Religion
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
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Sermon, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.15.20
Scope and Contents
'A visitation sermon', on Matt. v. 13. The book is written from both ends.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
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Sermon, 1620
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.05.18
Scope and Contents
A sermon on Proverbs iv. 2, by 'Henry Thorne, minister of God's worde', 10 March 1620. It is dedicated 'To the elect ladie, the L. B.', and begins (after the dedication, 'Madam even as the spouse') 'The title of this text is ...'. A paragraph follows on the last leaf, 'But if the devill ...'.
Dates:
1620
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Sermon, Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.04.20
Scope and Contents
'Agur's wish, in a sermon preached in the cathedral church of Norwich, Aug. 13, 1699, before the right reverend father in God, John, lord bishop of Norwich. By Thomas Davies, M. A. vicar of Siston in Leicestershire'. A dedication to the bishop is prefixed. The sermon, on Prov. xxx. 8, 9, begins 'I shall not trouble myself ...'. The manuscript is written in imitation of print.
Dates:
Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century
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Sermon, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.10.35
Scope and Contents
A sermon on Isaiah xxxii. 17, beginning 'These wordes are part of a prediction …'.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
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Sermons, Late seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.06.33
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Sermons and notes of sermon preached at Redgrave in Suffolk and elsewhere between 1670 and 1680. Probably by Samuel Foster, S. T. B., previously fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, who died in 1681 after being rector of Redgrave for 32 years.
Dates:
Late seventeenth century
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Sermons, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.06.44
Scope and Contents
English sermons preached chiefly between the years 1642 and 1644. Begins, Ps. xix. v. 14, 'O eternall and allseeing God …'. Several sermons are written from the other end of the book.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
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Sermons, Late seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.14.09
Scope and Contents
Sermons, apparently in more than one hand, on Matt. vii 12, 1 Cor. xv. 35, Matt. v. 16 and Rom. vi. 21. See also MS Dd.14.15.
Dates:
Late seventeenth century
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Sermons, Late seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.14.15
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Sermons on Rom. ii. 14, Luke xiii. 13, Matt. v. 3, Acts xvii. 31, Joshua xxvi. 15 and John xiv. 26. To the first sermon is prefixed 'Preacht at St Maries Aug. 18, 1672, and in the college chappel above a year before.' A bidding prayer, with a petition for the foundation of Clare Hall, is prefixed: the chancellor's name is 'George Duke of Buckingham', for which in a note is substituted 'James Duke of Monmouth our chancellor elect'; this would fix the date to 1674.
Dates:
Late seventeenth century
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Sermons and notes on sermons, Early seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.05.31
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Notes on sermons by Dr Roger Fenton (St Stephen’s, Walbrook), Dr Westfield, Dr Shute (July 1642), Dr Caril of Lincoln’s Inn, Mr Jackson, Mr Shute, and of a sermon by Dr Felton on Dr Fenton’s funeral, with a note that Fenton died in 1615, aged 50; with copies of sermons by Fenton, Dr Duppa (on Ps. xlii. 6, preached before King Charles I at Newport, 25 October 1648, and printed), Dr Curle, bishop of Winchester (on Luke xv. 10), James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh (on 1 Cor. xiv. 33), Dr Potter...
Dates:
Early seventeenth century
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Sermons and religious treatises, Sixteenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.04.50
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(1) Sermons, some of which are identical to those attributed to Gulielmus de Monte in MS Dd.04.27; a leaf is missing between ff. 32 and 33, and there are lacunæ in other places; (2) ‘De productione hominis ad corpus et animam’; (3) a treatise on confession and absolution, beginning ‘Confessio ... sive confessio fidei ...’; (4) sermon on S. John xvi. 23; (5) ‘Stimulus conscientiæ’, by Richard Hampole (copies of the English original of this treatise will be found in MSS Dd.11.89, Ee.04.35 and...
Dates:
Sixteenth century
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Sermons for the Sundays and holydays of the year, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.05.27
Scope and Contents
At the top of folio 1 are the words 'Jesus. Prologus in librum tropologie. Excripsi hunc librum ab alio in pergameno scripto in bibliotheca majori Universitatis Cantabrigie, latere aquilonari'.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
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Slavonic alphabet and parallel texts, 1660s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.06.05
Scope and Contents
The manuscript was written between 1664 and 1669 by 'Conradus Gleskinski, Germanus'. After a dedication to Sir Philip Warwick ('Magnificentissimo nobilissimo domino domino Philippo Warwick equiti aurato'), beginning 'Non necessum habeo ut linguam Slavonicam', the manuscript contains (1) 'Alphabetum Slavonicum'; (2) St Paul's epistle to Philemon, the Lords' prayer, and the numbers from one upwards, written out in three lines, in Slavonic, Slavonic in Roman characters, and English. The last...
Dates:
1660s
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Society of Friends, 'Christian and brotherly advices'
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8378
Scope and Contents
'Christian and brotherly advices given forth from time to time by the yearly meetings in London.' There is a 'table of heads' at the beginning, listing the fifty-one subjects discussed at the meetings that are described in the volume. These include children, kings and governors, law, marriage, meeting houses, orphans, parliament, the poor, preachers, prisons, schools, servants, tithes, trading, wills and other issues effecting society. No. 51 describes the arrangements for the yearly...
Dates:
1755 (circa)
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Cambridge University Library
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Society of Friends: Letters and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8366
Dates:
1661-1814
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Cambridge University Library
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Standish Hayes O'Grady: Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6472-6568
Scope and Contents
Poems, songs, verse, stories, historical notes, mainly concerning Ireland and of Irish origin.
Dates:
1701-1900 (Circa)
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Cambridge University Library
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Statutes of Worcester cathedral, 1664
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.02.16
Scope and Contents
‘Statuta ecclesiæ cathedralis Christi et beatæ Mariæ virginis Wigorniensis regis Henrici octavi prout ea a serenissimo rege Carolo eius nominis secundo correcta explanata et confirmata sunt’. The date 1664 is affixed to the flyleaf of the work. There are numerous alterations and corrections, as though the document were being prepared for printing.
Dates:
1664
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Summulæ, 1622
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ii.01.12
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'Summulæ, auctore reverendo in Christo patre, patre Valentin de Cespedes e societate Jesu censore apud logicæ quæsitores eiusque apud Albanenses professore. Cum regis privilegio. Vallisoleti apud N. N. Anno 1622'. Begins (after a page containing the alphabet in several different characters) 'Ad artis dialecticam introductio prævia: vulgo summulæ. In publica divi Ambrosii Vallisoletani schola, anno 1621. Præfatio. Quemadmodum gladiosi quando hæbetati sunt ...'. This is apparently a manuscript...
Dates:
1622
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The apocalypse or revelation of St John, Late seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.01.24
Scope and Contents
'In Greek and English, clausularily drawne, so as it may be easily read out of Greeke into English, or out of English into Greeke, by such as take delight in the text. Also a short commentary or explanation of the most difficult places and visions therein contained. Together with Greeke marginal notes, shewing the greatest part of the phrases and expressions which the Holy Ghost uses therein, are taken out of the Greeke translation called the Septuagint, which serves as good direction to...
Dates:
Late seventeenth century
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The art of preaching, 1695
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.02.32
Scope and Contents
A treatise on the composition of a sermon, being a translation from Mr Claude, Minister of Charanton in Paris. Translated by 'L. D. M.' The manuscript contains only the first six chapters of the treatise, with a brief summary of the seventh chapter. After the words 'ninth and Tenth Chapters' is added 'finy le 8me de No. OS,' that is, 8 Nov. 1695. On the outside page is the address: 'For Madame Bouke at her house in Redlyon Square'. See also MS Dd.09.40.
Dates:
1695
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[The art of preaching], 1695
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.09.40
Scope and Contents
A translation of chapters 8-10 of Claude's treatise on the composition of a sermon (a continuation of MS Dd.02.32), followed by brief summaries of all the chapters. At the end of the tenth chapter is written 'Ended the second day of Desember 1695'.
Dates:
1695
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The Bibliotheca Biblica of the Lambeth Library, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.05.16
Scope and Contents
The Bibliotheca Biblica of the Lambeth Library, the books being arranged under the heads of Writers on the different books of the Bible in their order, followed by those on the Sentences, S. Thomas Aquinas, etc. At one end is an acknowledgment from P. Allix, S.T.D. of his having received certain MSS. from the Publick Library of the University of Cambridge, dated Oct. 18, 1689.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
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The instruction of novices, Early sixteenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.02.33
Scope and Contents
A translation from the Latin 'Formula novitiorum', and divided into three books, the first of which is entitled 'the instruction of novices', the second, 'the reformation of the soul', and the third, 'the perfecting in religion'. 'Wrytten by the hand of Thomas Prestins brother of Syon.' Translated, with some omissions, from the treatise of David de Augusta ('De ordine minorum').
Dates:
Early sixteenth century
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The pilgrime, or, the pilgrimage of man in this world, 1655
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.06.30
Scope and Contents
'The pilgrime, or, the pilgrimage of man in this world. Wherein the authour doth plainly and truly sett forth the wretchednes of mans life in this world without grace our sole protectour. Written in the year of Christ 1331'. This copy presents a somewhat modified form of the English version of the 'Pélérinage de la vie humaine' of Guillaume de Deguilleville. A note on the final page reads: 'Written according to the first copy: the originall being in St John's College in Oxford, and thither...
Dates:
1655
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The psalms of David in English, 1573-1579
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.05.06
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‘The psalms of David’ in English, with annotations by Christopher Carlile. The first verse of Psalm i runs thus: ‘O the felicities of that man, who folowethe not the counsell of the wicked, neither persistethe in the trade of revolte, nor sittethe in the assembly of the malicyous’. The first 49 leaves contain notes that the author ‘could not conveniently place in the margyne’, written in a hand different from the rest of the manuscript. The psalter has its leaves numbered throughout; between...
Dates:
1573-1579
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The psalter or psalms of the most famous prophet David, 1593 - 1593
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.06.43
Scope and Contents
The translation is that of the Book of Common Prayer. To each psalm is affixed a heading of its contents. At the end is written 'The end of king David's psalmes set downe in written hande by me R: I: anno domini 1593, etatis meæ 32'.
Dates:
1593 - 1593
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