The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments . and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: together with such of the Sunday lessons, as are taken from the Old Testament. With notes, By Sir John Bayley, ...
Church of England
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3129052
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxv, [1], 707, [1]p. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: P3. Extensive manuscript inscriptions at front and rear: prayers in verse transcribed at front; passage from Elijah at rear. Family births and deaths annotated on calendar. Insertions: sheet with child's handwritten prayer (p.561); sheet with manuscript headed "Scotts annotation on Jeremiah" (p.577); sheet with ms., dated'June 26: 1826', describing hot weather in Derbyshire (p.585); printed sheet, cutting headed "National prayers" (p.631); further annotated sheet (p.697). Provenance: Title page inscribed: "George Crewe June 29th 1825. the gift of Huwe M. Cowl[?] / to be given at my decease to my dear son, John Harpur Crewe, if he be living, if not to my nephew & god-child, Thos. Henry Whitaker. G. Crewe". Binding: Nineteenth-century brown morocco, blind embossed decoration, gilt lettered on spine.
Makers and roles
Church of England Sir John Bayley (1763-1841)