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An Anglican commonplace book, [c. 1620]-[1638], containing theological and sermon notes in English, Welsh (ff. 1 verso, 5, 6-7 verso, 26, 32 verso-39 verso passim, 60) and Latin, on topics such as prayer, conscience, 'Honora parentes', repentance and the sacraments; along with a prayer in Welsh, [1620x1625] (ff. 3-4 verso).
The notes include excerpts from William Cowper, Three Heauenly Treatises Vpon the Eight Chapter to the Romanes (London: William Firebrand and Iohn Budge, 1609, STC 5919.5), p. 204 (f. 8 recto-verso), George Downame, The Christians Sanctuarie (London: Thomas Man, 1604, STC 7113), pp. 76-87 (ff. 9-15 verso), Christopher Hampton, A Sermon Preached in the Cittie of Glasco in Scotland (London: Henry Fetherstone, 1611, STC 12739), pp. 5-7 (ff. 20 verso-21 verso), Iohn Hughes, St. Pauls Exercise; or, A sermon of conscience (London: Iohn Budge, 1622, STC 13914), pp. 4-6 (ff. 21 verso-22 verso), Samuel Ward, Balme from Gilead to Recouer Conscience (London: Roger Iackson and William Bladen, 1617, STC 25035), p. 33 (ff. 27 verso), Gervase Babington, A Very Fruitfull Exposition of the Commaundements (London: Thomas Charde, 1583, STC 1095), pp. 206-8, 223-4 (ff. 40 verso-41), George Hakewill, King Davids Vow for Reformation of Himselfe, his Family, his Kingdome (London: Mathew Lownes, 1621, STC 12616), pp. 298-303, 305-7 (ff. 63 verso-66), 20-22 (ff. 66 verso-67), 317 (f. 67), and Thomas Scot, The High-Waies of God and the King (London: [n. pub.], 1623, STC 22079), pp. 82-83 (ff. 68-69). Miscellaneous family and other memoranda on f. 1 recto-verso include the date 1638.

A volume of meditations and prayers written in a mid-eighteenth century hand, comprising the following: A Meditation for Sonday, 'I was glad when they said into [sic] me let us go into ye house of the Lord' (pp. 1-11); A Generall thanksgiving for Sonday, 'Worthy art thou O Ld of heaven & earth, to receive, glory & honour, & power' (pp. 11-19); Sonday Meditation before Chur[ch], 'O come let us Sing unto ye Ld let us hearttily rejoyce in ye strength of our salvation' (pp. 20-30); A short prayer for Morning, 'Almighty God heavenly father behold me O Ld prostrate before thee' (pp. 31-36 verso); Examination at Night, 'Now my Soul ye day is gone' (pp. 37-46 verso); and A Meditation for Monday, 'Since by allmighty providence I have another day added to my life' (pp. 47-54 verso).

A notebook, [late 17 cent. x early 18 cent.], containing prayers and devotions.
Later additions in a different hand are on ff. 18 verso and 24 verso.

A volume of prayers and devotions, written in 1708, arranged in two parts with indexes to each part on ff. 1-2 and f. 37 respectively.
The first part, which lacks a title page owing to the excision of a leaf between ff. i and 1, relates to religious duties and comprises an analysis of each topic with a table of Biblical texts and proofs on facing pages (ff. 1-35); the second part comprises a series of devotions and prayers entitled 'Devotions for Morning and Evening together with severall other prayers upon particular Occasions' (ff. 36-71 verso).

A volume containing copies, [c. 1765], probably in the hand of Mrs Egerton of Sundorne, Shropshire (see f. i), of meditations and family prayers by Thomas Wilson (1663-1755), bishop of Sodor and Man.
The volume contains the following: Morning Prayer, 'The Lord hath brought us safe to the Beginning of this Day' (ff. 2-7); Evening Prayer, 'By the Favour of God, we are come to the Evening of this Day' (ff. 8-13 verso); A short and necessary Instruction for Sunday Morning, 'The Lord who hath blessed one Day in seven' (ff. 15-22 verso); A Prayer For Sunday Morning, 'O Lord, who hast consecrated that good Day to thy service' (ff. 23-26); A plain and useful Instruction For Sunday Evening, 'That God is great, and to be greatly feared' (ff. 27-35 verso); Short and Plain Directions for the worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper, 'When Notice is given, that the Lord's Supper is to be administer'd' (ff. 37-46 verso); A Prayer, 'O Lord and Heavenly Father, we are not worthy of the least of all the Mercies' (ff. 47-48 verso); Plain and short Instructions for such as have been Confirm'd, and such as have been at the Lords Supper, 'Having given up yourself to God and his Service' (ff. 51-59); A Prayer for Divine Grace, 'Blessed Spirit of Grace' (ff. 59-60 verso); Plain and short Directions for such as are Sick, or under any other Affliction, 'When you are visited with Sickness, or any other Affliction' (ff. 63-75 verso); A Prayer in Time of Affliction, 'Almighty God, the Author of Life and Death' (ff. 76-77 verso); A Prayer in the time of any Publick Calamity By another Hand In the year 1750, 'O God in the midst of Wrath remember Mercy!' (ff. 80-82 verso).