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Microfilm of three Gaelic manuscripts of religious and medical texts.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.666
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: ‘1467 MS.’ written by Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail and the Reverend John Beaton’s ‘Broad Book’, written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín, [circa 1425, circa 1467], (Adv.MS.72.1.1);

Manuscript, 16th century-17th century, containing a medical compendium, in Gaelic, asembled by the Mull Beatons (Adv.MS.72.1.2);

‘Materia medica’, 15th century, formerly belonging to the Beaton family of physicians (Adv.MS.72.1.3).

Dates: 15th century-17th century.

Microfilm of works of Robert Mylne, Alexander Hume and William Drummond.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.196
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Index, early 18th century, to ‘Mercurius Aulicus’ for 1641-1661, in the hand of Robert Mylne, ‘as also to the large vol. of Mercurius’ (Adv.MS.13.2.1);Copies of historical works of Alexander Hume, preceded by a Latin treatise. Includes ‘De foedere Dei cum homine’ by Alexander Hume, 1653 (Adv.MS.13.2.3);Copy, 17th century, of five prose tracts of William Drummond, of Hawthornden, the poet, written between 1638 and 1642 about the time of...
Dates: 1638- early 18th century.