History of the Moravian Church in England, 1728-1750

Scope and Content

Contemporary Papers, or Papers by Contemporary Moravians, relating to the Moravian Church in England (other than those printed in Benham's Life of J. Hutton and not including Memoirs): First Period, 1728-1750 , in two groupings:

(a)

  • London and General (numbers 1-20), including Acta der drei Brüder David Nitschmann, Wenceslaus Neisser und ]ohann Töltschig ihre Deputation nach England betreffend, 1728 (number 1);
  • James Hutton's accounts of Moravian work in England down to 1741 (numbers 2 and 3, English and German) and 1747 (number 4) and his Note on the Preaching of the Gospel in England, Ireland and Scotland , c.1746-47 (number 5);
  • Holland's Account of the Beginning of the Brethern's Work in England, 1732-45 (number 6);
  • Rules and Orders of the Fetter Lane Society (from a Herrnhut MS. apparently older in form than that printed by Benham) (number 8);
  • Rules for the Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel , 1742 (number 9);
  • Viney's account of the School at Broadoaks, co. Essex, 1742 (number 10);
  • Zinzendorf's Declaration concerning the Brethren's Church... in England , July 21, 1744 (number 14);
  • Ingham's Agreement with the Brethren, 1742-43 (number 15);
  • Böhler's Report on the Moravian Work in England , 1745 (number 16).
 (b) English Districts other than London (numbers 21-33), comprising copies of contemporary papers relating to work in: 
  • Yorkshire, 1742-1744 (numbers 21-26);
  • Wiltshire, 1740-1747 (number 27);
  • Dublin, 1745-1748 (number 28);
  • Haverfordwest, 1746 (number 29);
  • Wales, 1747 (numbers 30, 31);
  • Lerwick, 1739 (number 32);
  • Edinburgh, 1743-1744 (numbers 33).