Prphet John Reeve's To Mr. Wm. Sedgwick. Written July 1657' [with] 'The Answer of Mr Wm. Sedgwick to The Queries of The Prophet John Reeve' [with] 'The Prophet Reeves Answer to Mr Wm. Sedgwick's', 1680 [manuscript].
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Prphet John Reeve's To Mr. Wm. Sedgwick. Written July 1657' [with] 'The Answer of Mr Wm. Sedgwick to The Queries of The Prophet John Reeve' [with] 'The Prophet Reeves Answer to Mr Wm. Sedgwick's', 1680 [manuscript].
Variant title
Prophet John Reeves to Mr. William Sedgwick.
An epistle from the prophet John Reeves to Mr. William Sedgwick.
An epistle from the prophet John Reeves to Mr. William Sedgwick.
Created/published
England, 1680.
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Great Britain.
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V.a.693
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "The text is written in a neat and legible seventeenth century scribal hand. The first epistle is dated 1657, however given that the correspondence in the British Library's Muggletonian Archive is thought to be circa 1680, a time when it was known that followers were making copies of Reeve's correspondence, it is likely that this text text dates from the same period. Near contemporary manuscript copies of John Reeve's epistles appear to be very rare. I have been unable to trace any in US libraries and the British Library seems to be the only UK library with such an archive. A collection of Hockley's mss was sold at Sotheby's in 2007.Added manuscript title page, 'An Epistle from the Prophet John Reeves to Mr. William Sedgwick'. Fred. Hockley. 1842. Fred. Hockley (1808-1885), a noted collector of manuscripts on the occult and fringe religions. Several manuscripts from Hockley's library located in Folger Library Catalogue. The manuscript comprises the letter from John Reeve to the religious controversialist William Sedgwick (bap. 1609, d . 1663/4), with Sedwgwick's reply, and Reeve's 'Answer' to Sedgwick. According to the ODNB, "In 1652 [Sedgwick] was attracted by John Reeve (1608-1658), the 'prophet' of the Muggletonians, and, without becoming a disciple, contributed to his 'quarterly necessity' till Reeve died. In June 1657 he explained his position in a correspondence with Reeve (Sacred Remains, 1706, pp. 1 sq.)." Ordered from Dean Byass, Manuscripts & Rare Books, D 8978, 2016-04-15, Email quote.
Folger accession
270267