Account of New England congregations, &c.

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 6710B
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004377600
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000377600
  • Dates of Creation
    • [17 cent.]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English English.
  • Physical Description
    • 65 ff. (partially paginated 1-33) ; 195 x 150 mm.
      Quarter-leather over boards, [early 19 cent.] (watermark 1808 on initial flyleaf); 'HERALDRY MSS' (gold on spine)
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

A volume containing a manuscript, possibly holograph, of a critical account of some congregations in Massachusetts, written in about 1649 by the Rev. Richard Sadler, then of Whixall, parish of Prees, Shropshire (pp. 3-32); together with a short treatise on heraldry, with an alphabetically-arranged blazon of English arms; and an incomplete treatise on fifteen common herbs and their qualities.
For a transcript of Richard Sadler's account see Richard C. Simmons, 'Richard Sadler's Account of the Massachusetts Churches', New England Quarterly, 42.3 (1969), 411-425 (pp. 415-425).

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Acquisition Information

Dr Iorwerth Hughes Jones; Sketty; Donation; January 1947.

Note

Preferred citation: NLW MS 6710B

Title based on contents.

Account firmly attributed to Richard Sadler and dated c. 1649 by Janice V. Cox in correspondence received by the Library on 31 January 2018.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Covers becoming loose; affected by damp; one leaf excised between pp. 18 and 19.

Archivist's Note

August 2019.

Description revised by Rhys Jones.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Custodial History

Book-plate of John Newling (1762-1838) inside front cover; 'Warwickshire etc (11769)' (pencil inside front cover); 'No 27 / S B / BM 29', later altered to read 'No 26 / S G / BM 4' (ink and pencil on label inside front cover).

Bibliography

Richard C. Simmons, 'Richard Sadler's Account of the Massachusetts Churches', New England Quarterly, 42.3 (1969), 411-425.

Additional Information

Published

Geographical Names

Massachusetts