1000 printed sermons and theological pamphlets ranging in date from 1629 to 1849, but concentrated mainly in the period 1680-1740.
Many of the pamphlets were bought on publication by the Reverend Thomas Green (Rector of Woodchurch, Cheshire 1705-1747) and have been preserved in their original condition; some of Green's manuscript sermons also survive, annotated to show the dates on which he used them. These sermons are listed in the GEMMS database (Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons).
More than 30 items have been identified in the ESTC as the only recorded surviving copies, and the Lancelyn Green copy of the Monthly Chronicle for January-March 1732 is the only known perfect copy.
The collection remained in the same family until 1966, when it was presented to the University by Mr. Roger Lancelyn Green, a member of the University Council.
The collection features on the Special Collections and Archives blog, Manuscripts and More, in the post The Lancelyn Green Pamphlets.
GEMMS database overview and entry for University of Liverpool, LUL MS.155
