Sermon notebooks of John Drummond (1677-1754), minister of Crieff
Scope and Contents
60 notebooks of manuscript sermons, each with ownership marks and pen trials on end boards, and an index of sermons in Drummond's hand. Some sermons are dated, but others are less clear. Most volumes have text beginning at the front and at the back, which do not necessarily meet in the centre. Resultantly, volumes mostly have two systems of pagination that end at different points. The sermons are cumulative, and frequently refer to previous volumes and discussions.
The sequence is arranged chronologically but is not complete, and numbers run as below:
MS DRU 4.1 (1707)
MS DRU 4.2 (undated)
MS DRU 4.2a (undated)
MS DRU 4.4 - MS DRU 4.5 (undated)
MS DRU 4.6 (1711)
MS DRU 4.8 (undated)
MS DRU 4.10 (undated)
MS DRU 4.11 (1715)
MS DRU 4.12 (undated)
MS DRU 4.14 - MS DRU 4.16 (undated)
MS DRU 4.17 - MS DRU 4.20 (undated)
MS DRU 4.21 - (1724)
MS DRU 4.22 - MS DRU 4.23 (both vols 1725)
MS DRU 4.24 - (1726)
MS DRU 4.26 - MS DRU 4.28 (undated)
MS DRU 4.29 (1730)
MS DRU 4.31 (undated)
MS DRU 4.33 (1733)
MS DRU 4.34 (undated)
MS DRU 4.35 (1734)
MS DRU 4.36 - MS DRU 4.37 (undated)
MS DRU 4.39 (undated)
MS DRU 4.40 (1737)
MS DRU 4.42 (undated)
MS DRU 4.44 (undated)
MS DRU 4.45 (1740)
MS DRU 4.46 - MS DRU 4.47 (undated)
MS DRU 4.49 - MS DRU 4.51 (undated)
MS DRU 4.53 - MS DRU 5.55 (undated)
MS DRU 4.57 - MS DRU 4.58 (undated)
MS DRU 4.59 - MS DRU 4.60 (both 1749)
MS DRU 4.61 - MS DRU 4.65 (undated)
MS DRU 4.67 (1751)
MS DRU 4.68 - MS DRU 4.69 (both 1752)
MS DRU 4.72 (undated)
MS DRU 4.73 - MS DRU 4.74 (both 1753)
MS DRU 4.76 (1754)
MS DRU 4.77 (undated)
Note: MS DRU 4.77 is unnumbered, presumed to succeed MS DRU 4.76 in content and date. It concludes with an incomplete index to help navigate the entire MS DRU 4 notebook collection
Dates
- Creation: c.1700-1754
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Extent
60 items: bound volumes
Physical Location
MS DRU4.1 to MS DRU4.77
Nos. 3,7,9,13,16,25,30,32,38,41,43,52,56,66,70,71 and 75 wanting.
Physical Facet
Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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