Collection of Scottish poems and Jacobite songs.
Scope and Contents
The majority of the poems are anonymous but there are two by Allan Ramsay, one by Jonathan Swift, and one attributed to Colley Cibber. Several of the other poems have been printed and some appear in ‘First Line Index of English Poetry’. A list of these poems is inserted at the beginning of the volume.
Apart from the poems there are several pages written in a cypher and folios 71-73 contain dressmaking accounts, dated 1722-1729, in a different hand.
Dates
- Creation: Early 18th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (76 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Bound in part of a 17th century legal document.
Custodial History
There are two inscriptions at the beginning of the volume, `This book belongs to me Patrick Fraser, the 3rd day of January 1705` and `Keith Fraser, Nov. 12, 1719`.
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.727 (manuscript may not have been filmed in full).
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 17 04 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk