Chartulary of Cambuskenneth Abbey.

Item

Identifier: Adv.MS.34.1.2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

‘Registrum Monasterii de Cambeskenneth’. A formal transcript of all the charters of the Abbey which were in danger of destruction from its damp situation, obtained by Abbot Alexander Myln (the first president of the Court of Session) under the confirmation of the great seal, and with the attestation of Sir James Foulis, Clerk of Register affixed to each charter.

The foundation charter of David I occurs at folio 6.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.189a) includes the reference: (A.4.6).

Dates

Creation: 24 July 1535.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

166 Leaves

Language of Materials

Latin

Additional Description

Arrangement

166 folios.

The charters are arranged as nearly as was practicable in the alphabetical order of their subject.

Other Finding Aids

A table of contents is prefixed.

The description is partly based on the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. VI. Chartularies” (F.R.189).

Custodial History

The register appears to have been the property of the Earl of Mar in 1693.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.

Bibliography

See the history of the register’s acquisition in Sibbald’s ‘Repertory’, page 93, last two lines.

Physical Description

Vellum. The register is in fine preservation. The seal is gone but the cord by which it was attached to the volume remains.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Chartularies.

Record Groups

- Collection name. Medieval and early modern manuscripts.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts Adv.MS.34.1.2
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

External Documents

Digitised copy (permanent URL).

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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