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Manuscript containing copies of Bernard de Gordon’s ‘Lilium medicinae’ and other texts.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.2.11
Scope and Contents The main text, the ‘Lilium medicinae’, was written about October 1621 (folio 102 verso) at Duart (34 verso, 39 recto) for ‘Eoin’ (39 verso), presumably by John Beaton of the Pennycross family (1594-1657), father of the Reverend John. Also in this manuscript is the only extant piece of sustained medical writing in the Reverend John’s hand.The manuscript is written in five different hands:1. Chief text-hand. Appears to identify itself so ‘Ed: Bar’ (folio 2 recto),...
Dates: 1621.

Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198

Papers of Sir John Strange concerning the trial of Simon, Lord Lovat.

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Identifier: MS.5021
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) An annotated collection of precognitions by various witnesses, not all of whom were called at the trial (folio 1);(ii) An annotated copy of 'Examination of John Murray of Broughton ... Esq.', 1746 (folio 40);(iii) Notes, presumably by John Strange, on the use of written evidence in treason trials (folio 49);(iv) Copies of 'Articles of impeachment of high treason against Simon, Lord Lovat' and of "Sir John...
Dates: 1746-1747.

Scribal copy of letter, 1643, of Oliver Cromwell to Lawrence Crawford

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Identifier: Acc.5003
Scope and Contents

With annotated transcript and notes, circa 1840-circa 1845, of Thomas Carlyle.

Dates: 1643-circa 1845