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Manuscripts of William Drummond of Hawthornden., 1605-1710.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2053-2062

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.

Dates

  • Creation: 1605-1710.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

10 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Bibliography

These manuscripts seem to have been partly used for the edition of William Drummond's ‘Works’ (Edinburgh, 1711).

A summary of the contents of the volumes is given in David Laing, 'Brief account of the Hawthornden Manuscripts', in Archaeologia Scotia, volume iv, page 57.

General

Hawthornden Manuscripts, volumes I-X.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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