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SL245, described in the Sotheby catalogue as c. 300,000 words on 975 pp., was bought at the Sotheby sale by Gabriel Wells for £48 and sold to Yahuda on 1 Aug. 1936 for the sale price plus 15%. On 24 May 1949, Yahuda wrote to the London dealer Heinrich Eisemann, 'As to lot 245 the new arrangement and replacement of the pages resulted in 1,530 pages instead of 975 pages as many pages had to be taken out from other lots. But for this manuscript I have a customer who wants to pay a much higher price than $3,800 suggested by you.' If this was true, the prospective buyer's desire to part with his or her cash presumably waned. There must subsequently have been further reordering of the manuscript as the present Yahuda Ms. 7 amounts to nowhere near 1,530 pp.
The 2 papers about the books of the Old Testament, and the
time of writing the Revelations I take to be as curious as any part of the work
and as much even necessary to be printed with the others. The first of these
papers should I think be put by way of Introduction to the whole, only
leaving out some of the last while which may relate in some measure to
other imperfect papers not finisht by him as suppose it was ended in this
manner ---------- & state of the Church in the last ages; as these are general heads of Religion and may be considered without undertaking to interpret the Prophesies. Where I understand him by interpreting to mean
giving such a particular explanation as hereby to foretell things before
happen which he all along disclaims. I make no doubt
sr I. himself intended his introduction for his discourse on Daniel as h
did the second for an introduction to his discourse on the Apocalyps
which are still in some sort distinct pieces, or 2 books of the same wo
for as farr as the 10h Chapt Exclusively in the new copy and the 9h s
exclusively in the old relates to Daniel and all that follows either t
the Apocalypse singly or to the same as compared and having relation
the old law or to the Prophecys particularly
submit it to consideration, if it be not right to place the 1st pap
by way of introduction to the first chapter relating to Daniel only,
the 2d by way of Introduction to the remaining sections
and which may therefore be called 2d book or 2d part. in whic
Case the general title might be Discourses or Observations on the Prophecys of Daniel & the Apocalypse of S t Iohn. for the boo
itself I should be for making it as perfect as I could by se
tions out of the 2 Copys, in order referring as little as I could to
an appendix. You may indeed give notice in the Margin when
Chapters were not wrote other
printed it will surely give more satisfaction and better carry
on the thread to have everything in its own place than broken
to pieces, besides that the last copy is so far from being fi
nisht that it seems to me more than probable Sr I
would have added to it in another place most if not all those
here is not the least reason to think he had any ways altered
his opinion about any material matters, but what he chiefly left
out is what relates to the corruptions and innovations of the Roman
Church, probably only cut out because he had no mind to enter into
controversy with them but which cause is now entirely vanisht
specially they being to be printed somewhere and it only doubted
in what place: and surely they are some of the most curious
parts of the whole I would therefore propose the following Scheme
The 10h chapter in the new copy with the imperfect beginning of the II is an extract
of part of those 2 last of the old copy, but as the outer was going on it is proba
ble most of the things left out would have been put in therefore it is necessary
they should be printed from the old which is more finisht, only it should be
the new such paragraphs may be put in in their place but they must not both
be printed it being but the very same thing twice over. The most considerable
a sort of general notice of what follows and which I would therefore insert
instead of the 3 first of page 67. of the old after which the old is the fullest.
As to what I have seen in Print I should set ordered of time
the passages I have met with in
Sr I. says p. 2d
relate to the number of kingdoms in that
head with respects to military powers
p. 3. To reject Daniel's prophecies is to reject the
Christian religion for this religion is founded on his
prophecy concerning the Messiah
Sect. 4. th o in the copy first writt
horn of Daniel's 4th to change
times & laws) is entirely omitted, it
shews the
Spiritual dominion & foretells when
it shall be destroyed viz. in 1260
years from the year 800 – he says
p. 35- that it was his temporal dominion
made him one of the horns-- d
opinion that was the reason why Sr I. left
this chapter out because it relates only to
his spiritual dominion-, but it seems to
me that several parts of the prophecy of the
11th horn relate to this spiritual dominion-
viz. eyes a month speaking great
things, its look was more stout that its
& prevailed against them - a king diverse from the first ten kings -
speak great words against the most,
high & wear out the saints &
think to change times & laws &
that they should be given into his
hands for a time times & half a
time - & Sr I. applies them all in short a few words to the Pope as a
spiritual Princes in p. 19 - of the
last copy, & perhaps left out the
chapter only because it imported the
same at large - in the old first
copy he explains that the spiritual
power of the Pope shall fall in
1260 years ch
point entirely omitted in the last -
he hints the same in p. 77. of the
first copy - & there applies all the spiritual parts
of the prophecy to the Church of horns-bride as
it is repeated again there may it not be proper
therefore to print sect. 4. of the first copy in the appendix
C. 8. of the prophecy of the
seventy weeks is not only in the
last copy & not in the first
C. 6. of the prophecy of the scripture of
truth in the last
than . c. 9. on the same subjects in the
last - the one is nine pages & the
other but two & a half there seems
to be no
last is an abridgement of the first
Chapter. 7. & 8. in the first copy are
entirely omitted in the last they
relate to the king who regarded not
the desire of women i.e. the monks
honoured Mahuzzims 0 i.e. worshipped
the dead - in the 8 th Chapter is a
very good account of the rise & prospects
of the worship & invocation of Saints
reliques - miracles &c -
Qu. Might not they follow as well at the end of
the last copy ch
material to be entirely omitted, &
not to be abridged in th & inserted
in short in the last copy as the other
chapters were chSect. X. in the new copy entitled of the
Apocalypses of Iohn seems to be an
abridgement of sect. 9. in the old
copy entitled of the relation ch
prophesy of Iohn hath to the book of the
law of Moses & to the worship of
God in the Temple - the new is only
5 pages & the old 7 - Memm. Dr
Clarke is for printing, both one after
another - the new first & then the old -
Qu - wether the new should not be printed
in the body & the old only in the Appendix. Sect. II. in the new (Entituled of opening
the seals of the books ch
com
carried only as far as a page & a half
& contains has nothing but what is in Sect. X of the old ch
ment of - Mem.m Sect. X in the old chsect. X in
the new, & therefore sect. 9. of the
old chX in the new may be printed in
the appendix without breaking
the connexion - as sect Sect. 11 in the new is imperfect I am of Dr
Clark's opinion that no part of
it should be printed -
Mem.m p. 75 of sect. X of the old
Sr I. N. says = the heads are seven successive
kings four of them were the horsemen ch
four seals - ch
not think Christ the 4th Horseman
Then follows in the same page = the 4 horsemen
are ver ch
that I had rather continue the third to the
end of the reign of the 3 Gordians &
from the South & began the 4th with
the reign
of Decius &c. ch
with Mead who makes Christ the 4 th & implies that he makes Decius
the 4th & therefore it seems a question
to me wether there be even any
occasion for a marginal note by
way of illustration -
Mem.m p. 80. of the first copy - it is
said the Nicolaitans are the
Continents above described who
placed religion in abstinence from
marriage, & they are only mentioned
in c. 7. of the first w ch
omitted in the last, & therefore unless
that chapter be printed in the body
of the work - a note must be put
here to shew what above refers to
I can make at present - I think
all the best copy should be printed by it self as far as p. 32 except
then I would insert sect. 7. & 8 first because they are not abridged
as the other
referred to as above in that part
of the first ch
leaves off & notice may be taken by way
of preface or by a marginal note
that those two chapters were not on
the last copy – I would then print the last as far as p. 38. & then from p 75 to 86. of the old, & add by way
of appendix - sect. 4. of the first from p. 27. to p. 37 - & perhaps. sect. 5. from p. 37 to 52 - & p. 67. to 74 –
I believe the first copy concludes as Sr I. intended - for several older
copies go no farther than that does
& in one foul sheet he says after the The first plague ch
he makes synchronal to the trumpets | lasted about 12 years the second 21. the 3 d 49- the 4 th 160 - the 5.th 620 & accor
ding to this progression the sixth may
last 7 or 800 years but it is not for us
to know the times & seasons ch
put into his own breast -
to print by way of preface an
acct of the Apocalypse of the time of it's being writt - & an account of the finish books of the old Testament -
and in the appendix - a larger part upon the 70 weeks - & a synchronic acct of the Apocalypse - but the later part of the
account of the books of the old Testament seems
not proper to be printed before the prophecies
because it mentions- several tracts some he intended to write
some of ch
be considered without undertaking to interpret the Prophecies
but that difficulty may be removed by having out the last
sixteen lines –
From pag. 1. to pag. 34 new [26 old]
print the new.
Then interpose sect. IV of the
old pag. 27. 35. omitted in the
new –
Then go on with the new. p. 25.
to 32. [on of old. p. 35.-52]
Then interpose sect. 7. 8. of the
old. p. 53-66.
Then go on with the new pag. 33.
to 38. [& add the old p. 67.-74.
Then go on with the old pag. 75. to the
end. For the new is perfect no
farther the Author then dying
of the Kingdoms & Churches the Subject of Prophesy
4 Empires. printed
Ram & Hegoat. printed
Ten Horns - printed
Last Horn of the Beast
Empire of the Greeks
Empire of the Latins
Empire of the Latins. much varies from t
the king who did according to his Will. Mauzzims. printed. p. 194.
Last Horn of the Hegoat printed. p. 118.
Scripture of Truth.
Relation of the Prophecy of Iohn to the Law of Moses
Woman and Two horned Beast
2d Temple & Candlesticks represent the 2 Witnesses 4 or
if the Church was manifestly intended
to be a preface to the Discourses in Daniel and should
therefore be placed before them.
N.B. the Little horn was to root out three of the ten
horns. see p. 11. & p 22. The principality or Dukedome
of Rome.
Q The Ram and the Goat
Q The Seventy weeks.
I think the new should be printed together, as
the lost the
appendix.
Bp Sherlock
Chapter first of prophetick Language. Little difference.
Chap. 2d Image of four metalls. an addition.
Chap: 3dLion had eagles wings. in the new the wings represent
the two kingdoms ch
according to
kingdom itself, when it became the first kingdom? will not
this make Babylon & Modin in their
Nebuchadnezzarthe 2d &c. no: Nebuchad. was one
but then the last part as being introduced - must be fulfilled
partly by taking Babylon, partly by Cyrus I conquering the Medes
therefore Sr I makes the 2d the persians only, but the text says
Medes a seruant Dan 5. 28. - at the close of the Ch. he makes
Media & persia the the second beast
Wether Sect 4. should be interpozed. it does explain the
growth of the power Eccles: power only, and that before
he come to be the 11th horn. see the last passage.