Short treatises on the Sabbath, etc., of the first half of the 17th cent.:
- Fol. 1. 'My last writing concerning the Sabbath ...', by 'Tho: Broade', dated 'from Rendcomb in Gloucestershire, 1632': in nine chapters with preface: prepared for the press, autograph
- Fol. 11. 'An Answere to the Supplemente or Second parte of Mr. [Henry] Burtons worke, intituled, The Law and the Gospeli reconciled ... [printed 1631] By Theophilus Brabourne': in six sections with preface: written in several hands
- Fol. 43. A copy of Walter Mape's (Apocalypsis, or) Rhithmi vetustissimi de corrupto Ecclesiae statu (beg. 'A tauro torrida'), edited by John Bale and printed in 1546, prepared for a new edition in 1623 with corrections, additions, and a new translation of the preface and verses into English
- Fol. 62. 'A confutation of Mr [Theophilus] Brabournes Sabbathdoctrine ... [printed 1628] By Thomas Broad', autograph, abt. 1629
- Fol. 73. 'Two treatises, the one concerninge the Sabboath or seventh day, the other concerninge the Lords day or first of the weeke. By Thomas Broade', about 1630, with preface and epilogue: apparently a copy
Dates
- Creation: Made up of several separate treatises written about 1623-1632
Extent
100 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 538, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 538
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17924
Abstract
Short treatises on the Sabbath
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
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. II, no. 2259
Custodial History
Manuscript 2899 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received about 1635, as it is in the printed Appendix to the Bodleian Catalogue, of that date.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Topical
- Title
- Short treatises on the Sabbath
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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