Copy, dated 1800, of ‘The Historie and Life of King James the Sext’, attributed to John Colville.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.6.17
Scope and Contents
An inscription by Malcolm Laing appears on folio 181, dated 15 July, 1800.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iv + 181 + several blank folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
For the attribution of the work to John Colville, see the preface by David Laing in ‘Original Letters of Mr John Colville 1582-1603’ (Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club, 1858).
In 1825 the Bannatyne Club published the history, edited by Thomas Thomson, with a continuation to 1617, which had mainly been taken from an older manuscript source in the library of Newbattle Abbey.
In 1825 the Bannatyne Club published the history, edited by Thomas Thomson, with a continuation to 1617, which had mainly been taken from an older manuscript source in the library of Newbattle Abbey.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 13 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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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk