John Davenport sermons and writings, 1615-1658.

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John Davenport sermons and writings, 1615-1658.

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Holograph notes of sermons preached by Davenport at Hilton Castle near Durham, England, 1615 Nov-1616 Mar, accompanied by original binding and fragments; volume containing holograph examination responses in Latin dated 1625 May, and a holograph copy of Davenport's reply to A. Leighton about kneeling at the Sacrament, with other memoranda on conformity, dated 1626-1627; and holograph sermons preached at New Haven, Connecticut, between 1656 and 1658.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Davenport, John, 1597-1670

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John Davenport (1597-1669/70) was reared in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He was curate of St. Lawrence Jewry in London from 1619 to 1624, and graduated from Oxford in 1625. Davenport served as vicar of St. Stephen's parish in London from 1625 to 1633. In that year he fled to Amsterdam, Holland, when his increasingly Puritan views incurred the disfavor of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud (1573-1645). In 1637, Davenport arrived in Boston, Mass., and became first minister of the N...