He wanted to get those lines out and not lose them. In a period when professional scribes were known by their elegant handwriting, Klemp can pinpoint a particular style to within a decade. He has learned to recognize various inks and the watermarks of 17th century paper makers, enabling him to date and verify the authenticity of documents. It is very rare to have this kind of document. The paper is old.
Handwriting is in old style.
A populist Andrewes. He sees in Andrewes' early sermons hints of more interest in the populist view than in divine right of kings. He considers the possibility Laud and Buckeridge made a conscious decision not to print a vast number of earlier sermons preached during Elizabeth's reign. It's a difficult point to prove. Klemp knows the frustration of promising leads that disappear into the dust of crumbling texts.