Papers of the Skene family of Hallyards in Midlothian.
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents belonged to John Skene (died 1644), the second son of Lord Curriehill, and to his son John, 2nd of Hallyards (died before 1699).
The subjects include estate matters (in particular, the teinds of Hallyards) and political matters such as the sequestration of goods in the second half of the 17th century, and the raising and quartering of troops. The elder Skene was a Clerk of Session, and a number of legal papers are included in the volume, one of which (folio 79) is an inventory of the registers in his custody. Finally there are some medical recipes in Latin, and a treatise `Of Husbandrie` by the younger Skene (folio 91).
Dates
- Creation: 1563-1710.
Language of Materials
Latin
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (vi + 100 folios. Folio and under.)
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.25.
Bibliography
Part of `Dr Sacheverel turned oculist’ (folio 99) appeared in the contemporary pamphlet ‘Dr Sacheverell`s everlasting receipts to the world’ (London, 1710).
Other items have been printed by James Maidment in ‘Analecta Scotica’, 1st Series (Edinburgh, 1834), pages 51-54.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 03 07 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
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