Photostat of a short Scottish prose chronicle to 1482 entitled 'Heir is assignyt ye cause quhy oure natioun vas callyt fyrst ye Scottis'., [1482, or after]-circa 1500.
File
Identifier: MS.8494, folios 17-36
Scope and Contents
In the original manuscript in the British Library (Royal MS.17.D.XX) the work forms a continuation of Wyntoun's Chronicle.
The chronicle is followed by a Scottish text, circa 1500, based on a fourteenth-century Latin original, of the supposed letter of Prester John to the Emperor Frederick I (folio 28). A typescript of the latter is also included (folio 32).
Dates
- Creation: [1482, or after]-circa 1500.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
20 Leaves
Language of Materials
Scots
Custodial History
The photostat was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1949, British Library.
Bibliography
Part of the manuscript is printed in ‘History of Scotland’ by John Pinkerton, volume i (London, 1797), page 502.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk