Notebook of the Reverend Robert Kirk, later Minister of Aberfoyle and author of ‘The secret commonwealth of elves, fauns, and fairies’, titled, ‘First Manuscript. A Miscellany of occurring thoughts on various occasions. Ro: Kirk. Love and Live; August i at Balquhidder, 1678'.
Item
Identifier: MS.3932
Scope and Contents
Reverend Kirk’s reflections on moral, religious, ecclesiastical, and general questions (including traditions about witches and fairies) give, incidentally, a picture of life in a Highland parish.
Dates
- Creation: 1678.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
190 Leaves ; 140 x 65 millimetres.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
190 folios.
Custodial History
Inside the flap of the vellum cover are the date 1698 and the names Thomas Rutherfoord, and C Kirk (possibly the writer's son, Colin Kirk, Writer to the Signet).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by Mrs Baird Smith, Drymen, widow of David Baird Smith.
Bibliography
The book is described, with copious extracts, by David Baird Smith, the previous owner, in the ‘Scottish Historical Review’, volume xviii (1921), page 237.
Kirk, Robert. ‘Secret commonwealth of elves, faum, and fairies’ (London, 1893).
For the Gaelic poem contained in the manuscript, see Colm Ó Baoill, "Robert Kirk's lament for his wife", Scottish Gaelic Studies XV (1988), pages 140-144.
Kirk, Robert. ‘Secret commonwealth of elves, faum, and fairies’ (London, 1893).
For the Gaelic poem contained in the manuscript, see Colm Ó Baoill, "Robert Kirk's lament for his wife", Scottish Gaelic Studies XV (1988), pages 140-144.
Genre / Form
- 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
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National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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