Reference code
DWL/RB/ii.49
Level of description
item
Title
Report of the conference between Baxter and John Tombes on infant baptism
Date
1649-1650
Extent and Medium
Extent:ff 328-365 (f 328 and f 365r are blank), Other pagination p. 1-72
Dimensions:185 x 153 mm
Genre/Physical Characteristic:Music manuscript paper ruled for the lute
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Scope and content
Verbatim report of the conference between Baxter and [John] Tombes on infant baptism. (pp. 72) in quarto written in a neat, small hand: within a wrapper of manuscript music-paper, ruled for the lute.
Finding aids
Argent / Black ii.49; Thomas p.6
Publication note
- Baxter’s own arguments were enlarged and published in his Plain Scripture Proof ( 1651. quarto), which reflects on infants, church-membership and baptism and carried prefaces to the churches at Kidderminster and Bewdley. Henry Danvers, Henry Haggar, William Kaye and John Tombes all replied to it.
- For Henry Danvers (born in or before 1619-87/8) see Corr 952, 953, 957, 970, 973, 987, 988, 991 and 997.
- For Henry Haggar and William Kaye (or Keye) see Corr 148.
- For John Tombes (1602/3-76) see ODNB , CR and Corr 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 42, 51, 62, 63, 66, 69, 70, 115, 128, 139, 154, 189, 203, 231, 232, 233, 237, 241, 248, 483, 491, 493, 576, 584, 585, 589, 604, 607, 611, 613, 614, 616, 774, 798, 799, 813, 816, 895, 903, 953, 960, 988, 991 and 1181.
- For Thomas Baldwin (d1693) of Wolverley and Chaddesley Corbett, who lived with Baxter at Kidderminster and assisted him see CR, Corr, 64, 68, 120, 238, 250, 262, 273, 299, 355, 378, 406, 413, 439, 507, 522, 524, 691, 730, 777, 779, 799, 800, 845, 946, 1064 and Rel i, 114, iii, 92
- See also Rel. i, 109.
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