Collection of 25 papal bulls, 1156 or 1158-1555, and a petition to the Pope, 1542x1561, with original binding.

File

Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Of the bulls, numbers 1-2, 4-7, 11-13, 17-23, and 25 concern the Bishopric and/or the Church of St Andrews; numbers 3, 8, 10, and 14 Dunfermline Abbey; number 9 the ransom of David II; number 15 the erection of the Collegiate Church of Seton; and numbers 24 and 26 appointments to the benefices of Cruden and Largo. Number 16 is a petition for indulgences on behalf of Henry Lauder, advocate of Mary Queen of Scots. The majority are of the thirteenth century.

A more detailed description is placed with the documents.

Since so many of the documents relate to Fife, it may have been Sir James Balfour who gathered them together and had them pasted into the volume in which they were originally kept.

Dates

Creation: 1156 or 1158-1542x1561.

Extent

1 Volumes (4 parts. Various sizes.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The numerical arrangement is basically chronological, but numbers 9, 15-16, 18, 22, and 24 are out of place.

The documents are divided into 3 boxes according to size. They were formerly pasted to alternate leaves of a large folio volume.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The seals of all except number 24 are missing.

Custodial History

The collection belonged to Sir James Balfour, and later to Sir Robert Sibbald. Bought by the Advocates’ Library, 1723.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.354.

Bibliography

On Sir James Balfour’s ownership of the collection see ‘Memoria Balfouriana’ by Robert Sibbald (Edinburgh, 1699), pages 20-21, number 13, 42.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Record Groups

- Collection name. Medieval and early modern manuscripts.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author: National Library of Scotland
Date: 03 02 2015
Description rules: Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

External Documents

Digitised copy (permanent URL).

Repository Details

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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manuscripts@nls.uk