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Balfour, James, Sir, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird (antiquary)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1600-1657. - 1657

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Early 15th-century manuscript containing short prayers, followed by conversion tables for calculating the price of merchandise.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.7.6
Scope and Contents Manuscript produced in Scotland, primarily for the use of converting the prices of commodities between Scotland and the Low Countries. The commodities listed include wool, skins, hides, cloth, canvas, iron, wax and wine. The monetary units used are a mixture of Flemish and English money. The volume also contains a small portion of religious material. Hanham believes that the commercial part of the volume is likely to be a copy of a work which was possibly originally composed in...
Dates: Early 15th century.

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