Customs book, to which has been added historical material relating to contemporary affairs in Scotland.
Scope and Contents
The customs book comprises:
(i) Accounts of the Salt Custom on the North and South of the Firth of Forth, 1618-1630 (folio 1);
(ii) 'Ane Memorandum of all the declarations, petitions, protestations ... informations to the shires with the names of ther Commissioners and Collonelis from 1637 to 1648', followed by a table of contents (folio 49);
(iii) History of events, 1635-1662; at folio 93 has been inserted an account of 'The Generall Assemlie Holdin in Glasgow', 1638 (folio 89);
(iv) Accounts of the Coal Custom on the North and South of the Firth of Forth, 1619-1630 (folio 1 inverted).
Dates
- Creation: 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
381 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
246 + 135 inverted folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1938.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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