Theological notes

An Abridgment of Wake upon the Church-catechism. An Abridgment of Grotius concerning the Truth of the Christian Religion. Author's holograph MS. On the second fly-leaf 'W. Davies M.A. Magd. College Oxford 1797'. This is written by the Rev. William Davies [1769-1849], nephew of Dr. Edward Jenner, who has also made some MS. notes on each of the dedications relating to Stephen Jenner. Produced in Oxford.

c. 1755

1 volume 86 ll. + 78 ll. 4to. 201/2 × 16 cm. 19th cent. half-calf binding, damaged. The first work is on paper of slightly smaller size.

Purchased at Sotheby's 27/11/1918, Lot 997 (part).

Each of these works bears a dedication to the Rev. Thomas Jenner, D.D., President of Magdalen College [1687-1768]. The author was himself a demy of that college from 1750 to 1753, and graduated B.A. in 1753, and M.A. in 1756.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).