Mosley, Joseph - 10, 1760

File — Box: 5, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The American Catholic Sermon collection was formed from manuscript sermons from the Woodstock College Archives, the Maryland Province Archives, and the Georgetown University Archives. It consists of some 456 autograph manuscript sermons, two contemporary written transcriptions, and four printed items (some only fragments) by 44 different preachers, including 55 texts by Archbishop John Carroll and seven by Georgetown's first president, Rev. Robert Plunkett. The sermons are arranged alphabetically by preacher's last name.

Dates

Other: 1760

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Mosley, Joseph Title: "On ye Nativity of our Lord." Text: "Et hoc vobis signum: invenietis Infantem Pannis involutum, et positum in Procepio [i.e., praesaepio]. Luc: C: 2. V: 12. And this shall be a Sign unto you: You shall find ye Infant in swaddling cloath's, and laid in a Manger. Luke: Chap: 2. Ver: 12." 12 pages Notes at head: "Bour: T: 1. Mys: P: 1e. St Joseph 1760 Sakia 1762. Chester 1765 Wye--1766." Based on the "Sermon sur la Nativite se Jesus-Christ" by the French Jesuit Rev. Louis Bourdaloue. Cf., for instance, Bourdaloue's Sermons ... sure les mysteres. Tome premier. Paris: Chez Rigaud, 1726, pp. 1-44. Georgetown University. Special Collections.