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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-007054
Sermon TitleSermon on Zechariah 1:3 (descriptive title)
Extentff. 59r-66r
Autographuncertain
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
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Associated Sermons
Preachingsca. 1703-05-01 - 1703-05-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No date in May is given. The date is preceded by a long series of abbreviations spanning two lines. Which (if any) of these represents a place name is unclear.ca. 1703-05-01 - 1705-05-31 (old) - Sleaford - Occasion not identified; No date in May is given. The month is spelled out in Greek letters, mu-alpha-iota.ca. 1705-09-01 - 1705-09-30 (old) - Bloxholm - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "7^r [September] 1705". No date in September is given.ca. 1705-09-01 - 1705-09-30 (old) - Timberland - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "7^r [September] 1705". No date in September is given.ca. 1717-03-01 - 1717-03-31 (old) - Bloxholm - Occasion not identified; No date in March is given. The place is uncertain; the writer has used his abbreviation for "Bloxholm" but another short word appears between that and the date. It is unclear whether this is adding more information or indicating another preaching occasion.ca. 1720-03-25 - 1720-03-24 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No date in 1720 is given. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1722-07-01 - 1722-07-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; The date appears to be "722 Jul . . ." but it disappears into the margin. What looks like the name of a town (or multiple towns) is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1728-06-01 - 1728-07-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "Ju [?]: 728" which presumably means either June or July 1728. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.
Additional MaterialThe preaching information is written in abbreviations using Greek letters, some of which are difficult to decipher, on f. 66v.
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Description
Source of DataJeanne Shami
Other NotePreacher unknown.
GEMMS record createdFebruary 23, 2017
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 23, 2017