Manuscript volume, 15th century, consisting of two, originally independent, manuscripts: sermons of St Bernard, and a collection of miscellaneous sermons.

Manuscript volume, 13th century: Sermones et Tractatus.

Contains the following items: ff 1-7, 118-119: 'Divine Paradoxes or seeminge Contradictions in Christianitye'; 1644 ff 10-114: 'Sermons concerning the necessity and manner of divine invocation: wherein is taught how our Prayers may be made acceptable unto God, comfortable to our selves', 1626.

Manuscript volume, 12th century, comprising a collection of sermons and other liturgical texts.

Manuscript volume containing a collection of treatises and sermons on the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating from the mid-fifteenth century, and comprising a treatise beginning 'Caritatis radix flos et fructus est eternitatis fundamentum'; Speculum Beatae Mariae Virginis by Conrad of Saxony; a sermon by Saint Augustine of Hippo on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; a homily by Saint Anselm on the Feast of the Assumption; a sermon by Saint Augustine of Hippo for the Feast of Assumption; a note on the seven privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary (possibly taken from the Speculum Beatae Mariae Virginis); and an incomplete copy of a sermon by Saint Ambrose on the Virgin Mary. The manuscript was written by various scribes in a mixture of book-hand and business-hand, probably in Germany.

Two manuscript volumes, 1645-1649, comprising sermons written by an unidentified preacher. Volume 1 includes a sermon for the confirmation of the 'Baron of Ossery, son and heire to the most honorable the Lo. Marquess or Ormond L. Lewetenant of Ireland' in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1646. This was Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossery (1634-1680), who was the eldest son of James Butler (1610-1688), 1st Marquess of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Archbishop of Dublin was present to conduct the 'laying of hands' at the confirmation. Also in volume 1, at the end of one of the sermons, it states 'Hitherto I preached and then was debarred of my ministry the 25th June 1649'.

Manuscript treatises and follows:

F 1: 'Annales Elizabethae Reginae', by Anthony Champney, 1558-1603. 1 vol. Latin.

F 3: Declaration of the Vicars Apostolic and their Coadjutors in Great Britain in defense of the Catholic faith, 1826. 1 vol. English.

F 4: Treatise from regular leaders (Jesuits or Benedictines) of England, against Richard Smith, Bishop of Chalcedon as part of the approbation controversy entitled 'A survey of the Answere to the Bishop of Chalcedon his letter to the lay Catholics of England sent to him by the heads of three regular orders in England', 1629. 1 vol. English.

F 5: De quimdecim gloriosis Anglia martyribus breuis historia,

ab Henrico Stilo Benedictino, ex Anglico sermone, in Lamu translate, ex me'I ciori ordine collocate.Pro verae virtutis preniys, falsisceleris poenas subimus.
Gislenpopoli. 1 vol. Latin.

F 6: Sixteenth century Commonplace book concerning the reformation and the dissolution of the monasteries. 1 vol. Latin.

F 7: Volume of additions to Charles Butler's Historical Memoirs of the English, Irish and Scottish Roman Catholics, given to the Vicar Apostolic of the London District by Butler, 1822. 1 vol. English.

F 8: Partial transcript of B28: Volume of contemporary catalogues of the English martyrs, 17th century.

F 9: Transcriptions of manuscripts in Series A comprising:

Transcription of 'Collectanea B' or 'Collectanea de martyribus', the collection of Father Christopher Greene, chiefly containing correspondence between Richard Verstegen and Father Person's, 1592-1594. This collection is no longer in the possession of the Westminster Diocesan Archives as it was exchanged with Stonyhurst College in 1921.

Transcription of Shelly's supplication to Queen Elizabeth I, 1585, in Series A, volume 4, p 33.

Transcriptions of papers relating to martyrs from Series A.

F 10: Transcriptions of papers relating to martyrs from Series A. 1 file.

F11-F17: Biographical notes on priests in penal times by Canon Edward Burton, arranged alphabetically. 7 boxes. English.

F18-19: Theological treatises by Jos[eph] Stapleton, eighteenth century. 2 vols. Latin.

F 20: Sermon notes on the Resurrection and other topics. 1 vol. English.

F 21: Two unbound manuscripts: 'The origin, distinction and mutual independence of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Power' by Bishop William Poynter, and 'The Contemplative Solitaire and Spiritual Guide' by Father George of St Joseph. 2 items. English.

Private correspondence and diaries, 1598-1847, comprising:

E1: An extended letter from John Sargeant (1623-1710) in his defence, bound in a volume, giving 'a catalogue of all the pieces I have writ for Catholic Faith; together with the Occasion, the Process and Upshot of the Controversies between myself and the Protestant writers', Paris, 1700.

E 2: Volume of letters, 1596-1606, chiefly in Spanish, notably from Don Gomez Suarez de Figueroa of Cordova, Duke of Feria to Thomas Fitzherbert and from Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria; Lord Bothwell; Thomas Fitzherbert and Sir Francis Inglefield.

E 7 and 8: Two volumes of Bishop Robert Gradwell's journal whilst rector of the English College, Rome. Volume 1, 1817-1825 and volume 2, 1825-1828.

E 11 Volume of the correspondence of Charles Edward Stuart, c 1764-1769 including with Henry Benedict Stuart and members of the French Court including the French Queen. The volume also contains the correspondence of Lady Webb.

E 12 Volume containing notes on legal practice, possibly made by Edmund Blount, Clifford's Inn, 1695.

Supplementary historical papers, 1293-1889, comprising:

1 Copy of the charter and statutes of the Vicars Choral of Wells, c 1591.

2 Volume containing Acta of Archbishops of Canterbury, Robert Winchelsea, 1293-1313; Walter Reynolds, 1313-1327 and Simon Islip, 1349-1366 and heresy presentations in the diocese of Norwich, c 1430.

3 Volume of letters of Bishop Robert Gradwell, whilst Rector of the English College, Rome, 1817-1828, chiefly to Bishop William Poynter.

4-5 Volumes containing copies of letters of Bishop Thomas Griffiths, 1837-1847.

6 Papers of Capt Barker on the Catholic Revival, 1676-1683 and papers of Henry Browne, Secretary of State to James II in exile at St. Germain, chiefly between France and England, c 1689-1691.

7 Papers relating to the Stuarts, notably James II, 1692-1695, 1711-1713 and 1717-1719.

8-13 Copies of papers and transcripts gathered by the antiquarian John Kirk when researching a continuation of Charles Dodd's Church History of England (1737-42).

14 Official printed material relating to the Beatification of St John Fisher, St Thomas More and others, 1866.

15 Writings of Bishop Richard Challoner and John Kirk's copy of Challoner's Spiritual Letters.

16 Letters from the French Clergy, following the French Revolution, chiefly to Bishop John Douglass, 1792-1798.

17 Papers of Bishop Douglass chiefly concerning nuns, 1788-1805.

18 Papers relating to the Chapter of St Peter, Rome, [by Canon Richard Howard], 1714-1720.

19 Petition of thanks to Pope Pius IX from the Laity of Westminster and Southwark, following the restoration of the Hierarchy, 1850.

20 Draft letters of Bishop William Poynter, 1812-1827.

24-27 Volumes of correspondence of the Roman Agents 1578-1636.

28 Volume of contemporary catalogues of the English martyrs, 17th century.

29 Letters and papers of William Howard and a few earlier family papers, c 1633-1680.

30 Letters of Bishop Robert Gradwell at Rome, 1817-1827.

31 Manuscript volume of Thomas Worthington's catalogue of martyrs, 1614, and copies of other papers concerning martyrs.

32 Volume containing transcriptions of documents in the Magliabecchiana Library, c 1549-1625.

33-46 Epistolae Variarum, 1701-1784, letters from Rome to the Vicars Apostolic.

47 Volume of Roman Agency papers, 1625 with some miscellaneous papers, 1605-1715.

48 Volume of papers of the Roman Agency and papers of [Christopher] Bagshaw, 1590-1790.

49 Volume of draft letters of Bishop William Poynter, [1806]-1814.

50-55 Claims for the recovery of the Douai property and for compensation and correspondence with the English Commissioners, c 1814-1830.

56-57 Process for the English martyrs at Rome, 1888-1889.

Pre-reformation papers and papers of the English Secular Clergy, 1501-1688 and papers of the Vicars Apostolic of the London District, 1688-1847.

The papers chiefly comprise correspondence with the Roman agent; papers relating to Synods; copies of Pastorals; correspondence with Vicars Apostolic and clergy from the Western, Midland and Northern Districts and Scotland; correspondence with Irish Bishops; correspondence with institutions of the English Catholic diaspora; correspondence with Bishops and clergy abroad notably with the Catholic Church in the British colonies; legal papers including wills, bequests, leases and trusts and papers of institutions of the English Catholic diaspora including Douai College, 1652-1789; St Omers College, 1762-1772; the English College Rome, 1701-1783; the English College Lisbon, 1708-1791; the English Seminary Paris (also known as St Gregory's, Paris), 1762-1777 and student register for the English College Lisbon, 1628-1715.

The papers of the Vicars Apostolic of the London District include papers from the episcopacy of Bishop John Leyburn, 1688-1702, Bishop Bonaventure Giffard, 1703-1734; Bishop Benjamin Petre, 1734-1758; Bishop Richard Challoner, 1758-1781; Bishop James Robert Talbot, 1781-1789; Bishop John Douglass, 1791-1798; Bishop William Poynter, 1812-1827; Bishop James Yorke Bramston, 1828-1836 and Bishop Thomas Griffiths, 1836-1847.

Highlights of the collection include: a consultation about the dowry of Catherine of Aragon, c 1509; copy of a letter from Mary Queen of Scots, c 1586; letter from St Henry Walpole to Father Persons, 13 Nov 1593; chart of the Royal succession down to James VI of Scotland as published in Father Persons' book on the succession, 1593; letters of Cardinal William Allen; letter from Father Henry Garnet relating to the Gunpowder Plot, c 1605 and a petition from the Citizens of London to Charles I complaining about Popery, 1640.

Minutes of the Annual General Meetings of the Circuit Trustees, with Trustees General Ledger recording the income, expenditure and debts of Great Queen Street Chapel, Kings Cross Chapel, Camden Town Chapel, Kentish Town Chapel, Finchley Chapel and Barnet Chapel, 1840-1869, including notes on the history of these chapels and lists of trustees number of members in each society.

Copy book for correspondence, 1906-1910 and Deacons' Court minute book, 1930-1937.

Material, 1930s-1990s, relating to southern Africa and the work of Cecil Edward Seager. Includes a video and transcript of early cine-film from the period in which Seager was stationed at Dombodema and Tjimali (1930s-1940s); correspondence (1933-1994); press cuttings; and typescripts of a play written by Seager entitled A Christian Cavalcade (1948).

Typescript transcripts [1992] of circular letters of Harry Scott sent to relatives and friends in England while missionary at Murray Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea, 1884-1887, with his later additions [1935-1936], giving a detailed account of life there, including his missionary work and Biblical translations, the landscape, and local customs.

Papers, 1893-1940, of the Rev Charles Perry Scott and the Rev Percy Melville Scott, together with those of fellow missionaries of the North China and Shantung Mission. Also included is a continuous series of the North China and Shantung Mission Quarterly Papers (January 1893-October 1936), and the correspondence and diaries of Maurice Woodforde Scott dating from his time in China with Butterfield & Swire (1934-1937).

The records of the Scots Church before 1856 comprise constitutional documents, registers and records of the congregation, financial material, letterbooks and administrative papers, and deeds. Also papers of Dr Robert Young (1801-1813).

Papers, 1832-1968, of and relating to Soloman Marcus Schiller-Szinessy and his family, owned or created by Raphael Loewe. A file of documents from Hungary, 1832-1888, comprises personalia relating to Schiller-Szinessy's activities there, including school reports. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's time at Manchester includes correspondence and papers, 1851-1860, on the synagogues of the Manchester Old Hebrew Congregation and Congregation of British Jews, Manchester, and Schiller-Szinessy's association with them as rabbi. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's time at Cambridge comprises printed material, press cuttings, manuscripts, and correspondence of Raphael Loewe, and includes a letter to Schiller-Szinessy from Sir Moses Montefiore, 1883, replying to his ninety-ninth birthday greetings, and an unpublished manuscript by Schiller-Szinessy (in German), 1888, on 'Der Neue Catalog Der Hebraischen Handscriften In Der Bodleiana'. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's contribution to the Jewish press, 1850-1890, includes press cuttings of his articles and typescript notes on his work. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's other publications includes printed copies and press cuttings of his writings from 1845. A file on the marriage, offspring and death of Schiller-Szinessy comprises a letter from H Samuel to Schiller-Szinessy, 1861; papers relating to his marriage, 1863, and other family papers; a photograph of him, 1888; undated photographs of his daughters Henrietta and Eleanor; a photograph, 1963, of his gravestone; cuttings and other printed papers on his death, 1890, including letters of condolence to his wife; notes, cuttings and correspondence, 1962-1968 and undated, of Raphael Loewe on Schiller-Szinessy, including biographical information. A file of correspondence and papers of Raphael Loewe concerning Alfred Solomon Schiller-Szinessy includes a small scrapbook containing poems, 1886-1887 and undated, by Alfred S Schiller-Szinessy; a photocopy of an article by Alfred S Schiller-Szinessy on 'The Testaments of the XII Patriarchs' from The Jewish World, 1887; and two letters, 1962, concerning his education at the Perse School, Cambridge. A file on the Schiller-Szinessy children notably includes correspondence, 1958-1965, of Raphael Loewe on the welfare, death and burial of Sydney Schiller-Szinessy. Other original material comprises a manuscript transcript of Bereshith Rabbathi; undated manuscript accounts of the Hebrew language, for teaching; bound copies of Der Ungarische Israelit (in German), 1886, for Dr Schiller-Szinessy; a notebook containing manuscript verse and miscellaneous notes, inscribed [1903]. There is a typescript list of documents relating to Schiller-Szinessy, 1940, and a ticket for an address by Raphael Loewe on Schiller-Szinessy, 1962.

Personal Documents and Working Papers of Fritz Saxl, 1896-1948, including bibliographical notes, notebooks, drafts of lectures and articles. Topics covered include: Mithras; Pagan and Jewish Influences on Christian Art; Astrology; Cosmology; Illuminated Astrological and Mythological Manuscripts; Medieval Encyclopaedias; Science and Art; Venetian Art; Spanish Art; Art of the Reformation: Dürer; Holbein, Elsheimer, Rembrandt; Historiography and Aby Warburg.

Papers, 1853-1888, of Alfred Thomas Saville, comprising diaries, 1853-1854, 1859-1888, including descriptions of his experiences at Airedale College, Highgate, in Huahine, and at Rye; answers to Ordination Questions, 1865; instructions from the London Missionary Society (LMS), 1866; two letters to his family and a letter from Reverend William George Lawes, 1867-1868; two draft letters to Dr Mullens at LMS headquarters, 1868-1869.

Records of the parish of Saint Vedast, Foster Lane, Church of England, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages and burials), churchwardens' accounts, vestry minutes, rate assessments and other administrative papers of the parishes.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Telford Park, Streatham Hill, including registers of baptisms, banns and marriages; preachers' books; registers of church services; and financial accounts.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Arbour Square, Stepney, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services; records of St Thomas (Colet) Schools; citations and faculties.

Records of the Parish of Saint Thomas, Southwark, comprising an account book of the Overseers of the Poor, 1739-1775.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Portman Square, St Marylebone, comprising registers of baptisms, registers of marriages and Vestry books.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Kensal Road, North Kensington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and church services; financial accounts; Parochial Church Council and Vestry meeting minutes; and parish magazines.

Records of Saint Thomas, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, comprising registers of baptisms; registers of marriages and account book.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Hemingford Road, Islington, including registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; and a parish magazine.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Hammersmith, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriages, and church services; Vestry minute book; Parochial Church Council minute book; and inventory of church furnishings. Please note that when the parishes merged the marriage register was closed and baptisms and marriages in the united parishes were entered in these registers which were formerly Saint Stephen's.

Records of the parish of St Thomas, Clapton Common, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and banns; clerical licences; parish magazines; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; registers of church services; preachers' books; papers relating to the rebuilding of the church; financial records; papers relating to missions; and papers of the Upper Clapton National School.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Charterhouse, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; summary of attendance at the school; register of church services and curates' licence.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Maryon Road, Charlton, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers of church societies; papers relating to parish boundaries; faculties; and papers relating to parish schools.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Bethnal Green, including registers of baptisms and marriages, and minutes of meetings of the committee of St Thomas' National Schools.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Agar Town, including registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; register of banns of marriage; and a parish magazine.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Acton Vale, comprising baptism registers; marriage registers; burial registers; banns registers and confirmation registers.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, City of London, comprising parish registers (baptisms, marriages) 1842-1886 and a volume commemorating the building of the church, 1837-1842.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas Apostle, Queen Street, City of London, including muniments of title from 1536; parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1558; Vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; poor rate assessments and property valuations.

Records of the parish of Saint Swithin, London Stone, Cannon Street, City of London, including parish registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns, Vestry minutes, Churchwardens' accounts, deeds, poor rate and tithe rate assessments and miscellaneous administrative papers.

Records of the London Stone District Visiting Society, 1830-1854, 2 volumes: This was a charitable society for visiting families and distributing religious tracts, and also linen, bread, coal etc. Little is known about the society. An undated (but ca.1830s or 1840s) printed notice bound into Ms 3367 gives the secretary's name as J. C. Bowles and indicates that the society was run by a committee which met at 16 Walbrook. The records of the society were deposited with the records of the parish of St Swithin London Stone in 1938 and catalogued shortly afterwards by a member of Guildhall Library staff. They comprise a cash book 1830-54 (P69/SWI/D/02/MS03366) and a summary of visits and payments made 1831-43 (P69/SWI/D/03/MS03367).

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, West Ealing, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and confirmations; church services registers; orders of service; papers relating to parish boundaries; papers relating to the benefice and terrier; papers relating to the maintenance of the church, vicarage and church hall including faculties, specifications of works, correspondence and photographs; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers of the Churchwardens; papers relating to church organisations including charities, societies and Saint Stephen's School; parish magazines; pamphlets and brochures; and photographs of church activities.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Villa Street, Walworth Common, including registers of baptisms, banns and marriages; church services registers; and papers relating to parish properties.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Tredegar Road, Bow, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; and Centenary Festival brochure.

Registers of baptisms, marriages and banns for the parish of Saint Stephen, Commercial Street, Spitalfields.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Manciple Street, Southwark, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; Parochial Church Council minutes; records relating to the parish National School; and administrative records.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, South Dulwich, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns, and church services; Vestry meeting minutes; Parochial Church Council meeting minutes; financial accounts; Churchwarden's vouchers; faculties and other papers relating to the maintenance and restoration of the church building; legal documents relating to the ownership of church land; maps and plans showing changes to parish boundaries; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Shepherd's Bush, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and church services; financial accounts; curates' licences; orders regarding parish boundaries and the parish merger; Churchwardens' accounts; faculties and citations relating to the maintenance of the church building; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to parochial charities and societies; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, East India Dock Road, Poplar, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, banns and church services.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Westbourne Park Road, Paddington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; registers of church services; Vestry minutes; and papers relating to Saint Stephen's National Schools including correspondence with the London County Council.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Kensington, comprising registers of baptisms, marriages and banns.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Elthorne Road, Upper Holloway, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; registers of preachers and church services; papers relating to the benefice and church finances; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes and papers; parish magazines; photographs; correspondence; and papers relating to church societies.

Records of the parish of St Stephen, Hounslow, comprising registers of baptisms and registers of marriages.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, East Twickenham, including registers of banns of marriage; preachers' books; registers of church services; papers relating to the maintenance and repair of the church, vicarage and mission hall, including correspondence and plans; Churchwardens' financial accounts; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes and verger's log book.