Catalogue description COLLECTIONS RELATING TO SION COLLEGE

Collections relating to Sion College'. The collection was formed by John Brand (1744-1806), antiquary and Rector of St Mary-at-Hill and St Mary Hubbard, City of London. Included are papers of Brand himself as President of Sion College 1802-4. ff. 1r-6v. Flyleaves. An index of contents (?late 19th cent) is tipped in as ff. 1r-4r. ff. 7r-64v. Originally a separate volume or fascicule, on paper of smaller size than the rest. Added notes appear throughout. Some of these appear to be in the hand of Michael Lort (1724-1790), antiquary and Rector of St. Matthew Friday Street, City of London, whose signature appears at f. 35r. Others may be in the hand of John Brand. ff. 7r-27r. 'The history and Hall of Sion College London, with several matters relating thereto. Written by John Williams DD, Rector of St. Mildred Poultry, London, and President of the said College (afterwards Bishop of Chichester) Anno Domini 1693'. ff. 27v-34v. Blank. ff. 35r-43r. 'Estates appropriated to the 10 almsmen and 10 almswomen in belonging to Sion College'. c.1776. ff. 44r-52r. 'The estate of the poor in Sion College truly stated, by George Dagget attorney and clerk of the said College. In a letter to a friend May 5th 1688'. George Daggett was Clerk of Sion College 1673-92. ff. 53r-55r. 'Estates belonging to Sion College given by Dr. Thomas White and not limited or appropriated to any particular use...' 1779 or later. ff. 55v-62v. Notes on the annual income and expenditure of the College. n.d. f. 63r. Latin prayers used at Sion College. Includes prayer for George III and Queen Charlotte, and the Prince and Princess of Wales [1795 or later]. f. 64. Blank. ff. 65r-86v. Originally a separate volume or fascicule. Sermon in Latin on II Corinthians 11:26, 'perils in the city'. Introduced by prayers, including prayers for George III and Queen Charlotte, and the Prince and Princess of Wales [between 1795 and 1820]. A draft, with numerous corrections. The sermon is one of the annual Sion College Latin sermons. At f. 86v is note, in the hand of John Brand: 'St. Alphage London Wall before the Governors and Fellows of Sion College Tuesday May 3rd 1803'. The Court minutes of Sion College record that John Brand, President of the College, preached the Latin sermon on this day (London Metropolitan Archives, Sion College, Court minutes vol D, pp. 1-2). ff. 87r-129v. Correspondence and papers of John Brand, President of Sion College from 1802 to 1804. 1799-1803. Included are College accounts (ff. 87-88); a printed account of a resolution of 30 May 1799 for a general subscription for the support of Joye's School (f. 89); a letter from Robert Watts, Librarian of Sion College, enclosing a copy of the Latin prayer generally used at Sion College, 26 April 1803 (ff. 94-98); correspondence of Brand with Thomas Pelham (afterwards 2nd Earl of Chichester), Home Secretary, and others concerning the gift to Sion College of sets of the journals of the House of Lords and House of Commons, 1802-03 (ff. 101-129 passim; cf. E.H. Pearce, 'Sion College and its Library (Cambridge, 1913), pp. 304-5); papers relating to the prosecution of Howarth, the gamekeeper on the College's estate at Bradwell, Essex, 1802 (ff. 99-100, 116-119). ff. 130-132. Blank, except for inscription 'T.F.F. 1893' at f. 132v (see Custodial History field).

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Formerly in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), being Phillipps MSS. 7145 and 7793. See paper label on spine '7145, 7793', and inscription on flyleaf (f. 4v): '7145 idem cum 7793 Ph'. The Phillipps catalogue describes 7145 as 'Brand's collection relating to Sion College, 4to' and 7793 as 'Brand's collections for Sion College 4to, pale russia'. Lot 416 in an unidentified (?Sotheby's sale), presumably one of the Phillipps sales between 1886 and 1946. See the sale catalogue description at f. 5r. The sale must have been held in 1893 or later, since the inscription 'T.F.F. 1893' occurs at f. 132v. This was written by Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick, grandson of Sir Thomas Phillipps. Transferred from Sion College to Lambeth Palace Library, 1996.