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Extracts transcribed, 1780-1781, from Perth Kirk Session records, volume i, 1569, 1577-1620, by the Reverend James Scott, in order to compile a register concerning the James VI hospital., 1569, 1577-1620.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.13.1.4(i)

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Gaps in the Session record are filled from the Presbytery record.



According to his normal practice, Scott includes historical digressions, and some earlier material.

Dates

  • Creation: 1569, 1577-1620.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (412 pages. Folio.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.190.

Bibliography

The 1569 foundation charter of the hospital (page 1), its charter of confirmation and relevant Acts of Parliament, 1587 (pages 94-123), are printed in ‘The Rental Books of the King James VI Hospital, Perth’, edited by R Milne (Perth, 1891), pages li-lxviii.

Repository Details

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