Sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches in the time of Queen Elizabeth, of famous memory.
Church of England
Category
Books
Date
1842
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 3136765
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii, 666 p. . 12mo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate and presentation label of the 'Gift of Henry Hoare Esqr. / Who died March 12, 1724. Aged 47 / And by his last Will and Testament hath vested the sum of Two Thousand Pounds ... to the purchasing, dispersing and giving away - yearly, Bibles, Common Prayer Books ... conducive to the advancement of Christian faith and piety in the world'. - Signed in ink '1843'. Binding: Black sheep, gold-ruled spine, gold-lettered: 'Homilies'.
Makers and roles
Church of England Prayer-Book and Homily Society Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK)