Dr. Saywell, etc., 17th century
- (fol. 1) i. Copy of a paper written by William Saywell, D.D., in the form of a letter, vindicating the authority of bishops against interruption by the civil power, "written upon the suspension of the bishop of London", H. Compton, by the commissioners of James II in 1686.
- (fol. 51) ii. "Mr. Sam. Saywell’s sermon preacht at Great Gransden [Hunts., on 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8], in commemoration of the bl[essed] Mr. Barnabas Oley".
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
64 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1261
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 1261.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 13993.
Custodial History
"Ex MSS. olim R[ev.] a[dmodum] Turner, S.T.P., episcopi Eliensis".
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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