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- [17 cent.] (Creation)
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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)
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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).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dr Iorwerth Hughes Jones; Sketty; Donation; January 1947.
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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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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
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English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Covers becoming loose; affected by damp; one leaf excised between pp. 18 and 19.
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Publication note
Richard C. Simmons, 'Richard Sadler's Account of the Massachusetts Churches', New England Quarterly, 42.3 (1969), 411-425.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 6710B
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Title based on contents.
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Account firmly attributed to Richard Sadler and dated c. 1649 by Janice V. Cox in correspondence received by the Library on 31 January 2018.
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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August 2019.
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Description revised by Rhys Jones.