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Proof-sheets of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s edition of James Kirkton’s 'Secret and true history of the Church of Scotland'.
File
Identifier: MS.540
Scope and Contents
There are many notes and corrections in the autograph of the editor, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, which were embodied in the published text, and some instructions to the printer in the hand of James Ballantyne.Inserted are three letters of Walter Scott to the editor, 1817, 1829 (folios ii—vii); and Sharpe’s application to the Curators of the Advocates’ Library for the use of Wodrow’s copy of Kirkton’s manuscript at his own house, 1817. Sharpe’s application was granted, [Sir] John...
Dates:
1817, 1829.
'Recollections of teachings by Mr Irving. March 1834', being notes of sermons of Edward Irving.
File
Identifier: MS.14227
Scope and Contents
The notes are partly in a contemporary hand, and partly by a 20th-century copyist signing himself 'W.G.' An original letter, 1831, from Edward Irving to Matthew Macdonald, Writer to the Signet, is inserted at the end of the volume (folio i).
Dates:
1831, 1834.
Regula of the Knights Templar, and works concerning ceremonial orders, heraldry and tournaments.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.6.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Statutes of the Order of the Garter in English (folio 1). The Statutes are those of Edward VI, 17 March 1552/1553, and are followed by a list of knights present at that Chapter. For other Statutes in English, see Adv.MS.31.7.18.(ii) `Regula pauperum commilitonum Christi templique salomonici` by Joannes Michaelensis, written in two hands of the 12th century (folio 18). The order of chapters differs from that given in...
Dates:
12th century-17th century.
Scribal copy of letter, 1643, of Oliver Cromwell to Lawrence Crawford
File
Identifier: Acc.5003
Scope and Contents
With annotated transcript and notes, circa 1840-circa 1845, of Thomas Carlyle.
Dates:
1643-circa 1845
Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.28.1.2-28.1.7
Dates:
1705-1773.
Seven letters of Eric Linklater.
File
Identifier: Acc.6756
Scope and Contents
On literary matters.
With typescript notes of Linklater, for a projected television programme on Sir Walter Scott.
Dates:
1954-1966.
'Sibbaldi Fragmenta Historica.'
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.3.25
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Transcript of the 'Chronicon de Melross';
(ii) Relationes Arnaldi Blair;
(iii) 'Extracta de MS. D. Gul. Cunninghaim de rebus gestis Gul. Vallæ', 1296;
(iv) Dr. Jamieson’s notes upon the ‘Chronicon de Melross’;
(v) Three letters of Queen Mary extracted from a Roman Manuscript;
(vi) Dr Jamieson’s observations on Melville’s Memoirs and on Bede;
(vii) Off the revenue or patrimony of the Crown;
(viii) Bull of Pope Urban Vth Contra Magnqs Societates;
(ix) A Charter...
Dates:
Late 17th century-1st quarter of 18th century.
Small collections of correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family.
Series
Identifier: MS.20260 (Part 1)-(Part 2)
Dates:
[Circa 1735]-1948, undated.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.2.18-20
Scope and Contents
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Dates:
17th century.
‘The Ogilvies of Boyne’ by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (Aberdeen, 1933), containing inserts; with further letters and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21248-21249
Dates:
1719, 1929-1933, undated.
Three letters, 1712, of William Nicolson to Archibald Campbell.
File
Identifier: Acc.5915
Scope and Contents
With notes and fragments mainly of Alexander Jolly.
Dates:
1712 and undated.
Three letters, 1760, of John Dundas.
File
Identifier: Acc.6264
Scope and Contents
Concerning the Casket Letters.
With:
1. plan, 18th century, of the Jacobite line at Culloden
2. bible, 1658, with manuscript genealogical information, 1694-1707, about the family of George Wilsone of Sands.
Dates:
1658-circa 1799.
Three letters or Sir James Clark, physician to Queen Victoria, to Dr Leonhard Schmitz, Rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, concerning the education of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (afterwards King Edward VIl), with an explanatory note by the donors.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.12
Dates:
1859.
Transcript, 18th century, of the ‘Chronicon Melrosense’, and other material.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.5.6
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:Transcript of the ‘Chronicon Melrosense’: a copy of Adv.MS.33.3.25 (page 1);‘Addenda ex exemplari Anglico impresso’ (page 41);The ‘Relationes Arnaldi Blair’ copied from Adv.MS.35.6.10 (page 44);‘Addenda alia e chronico Melrosensi impresso’ (page 51);Copies of letters, 1563, of Queen Mary to the Council of Trent in Latin, and to the Cardinal of Lorrain and the Pope in Italian (page 65);...
Dates:
12th century-1683.
Transcript in a contemporary hand, of the ‘Autobiography’ of Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk.
File
Identifier: MS.3732
Scope and Contents
This version of the ‘Autobiography’, the same as that found in MS.3462 (folios 1-371), contains also the opening pages which are missing in that manuscript. Included (as far as folio 34 verso) are numerous excerpts from Thomas Carlyle's 'Recollections', some of which were printed for the first time, perhaps from MS.3463, in the form of footnotes in the 1910 edition of the ‘Autobiography’. Thereafter, apart from minor variations in arrangement and the omission of several paragraphs, the text...
Dates:
1765, 1800, 1819.
Transcript made by the Reverend Walter MacLeod of the Book of the Dean of Lismore.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.3.12
Scope and Contents
Transcript of the Book of the Dean of Lismore (Adv.MS.72.1.37) made in 1897 by the Reverend Walter MacLeod (1864-1935) of Strathkinnes, Fife. Corresponds page for page and line for line to the original. The circumstances of the transcript are described by Donald Mackinnon in a letter to J T Clark, Keeper of the Advocates’ Library, 13 November 1895 (now pages ii-iii) and in a note at folio i verso. The Reverend Walter MacLeod was chosen to make the transcript due to his skill in...
Dates:
1897.
Transcripts made by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, possibly intended for publication.
Series
Identifier: MSS.16491-16492
Dates:
1573, [?1732-?1737.]
Transcripts of letters of Joanna Baillie to Sir Walter Scott in the collection of the National Library of Scotland.
File
Identifier: Acc.11484
Scope and Contents
Includes introduction and notes by Judith B Slagle.
Dates:
circa 1997.
Translation into English by Thomas Ross (later the Reverend Dr Thomas Ross of Lochbroom) of parts of James Macpherson’s concocted originals as published in Sir John Sinclair’s ‘Poems of Ossian in the original Gaelic’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.4
Scope and Contents
Copious notes face part of the text, beginning at verso of folio xiii and ending at folio 33 verso. Thomas Ross submitted at least part of the manuscript to the Highland Society of London (see his letter to their secretary, folio iii). His hand was similar to Ewen MacLachlan’s, and in notes at folio 24 verso Sir John Sinclair attributes his work on ‘Temora’ to the latter.
The manuscript is watermarked 1804.The contents are as follows.(i) Letter of the Reverend W...
Dates:
1807-1809, 1894, undated.
Two letters of J G Lockhart to James Ballantyne.
File
Identifier: Acc.11556
Scope and Contents
Letters concern Ballantyne`s relationship with Sir Walter Scott and memoranda of Scott to be supplied by Ballantyne for the use of Lockhart in his projected biography.
Includes notes on the letters by Alexander Ballantyne and transcripts of three letters of Scott to James Ballantyne.
Dates:
1832.
Two letters of James Nasymth to his mistress Virtue Squib and one to their daughter Minnie.
File
Identifier: Acc.11882
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Squibb (Emily Russell) to Minnie. The letters are accompanied by notes compiled by Dr John Cartwell.
Dates:
1880-1885 and undated.
‘Two Theban queens’ by Colin Campbell (London, 1909); the author's copy.
File
Identifier: MS.9048
Scope and Contents
The volume contains Colin Campbell’s signature on the flyleaf, a sketch at page 84, and a few pencil notes in his hand dispersed through the printed text. Inside the front cover are pasted a cutting from a bookseller's catalogue (folio 1) and a cutting from an unidentified newspaper containing a review of the book (folio 2).Two letters, 1925, to Campbell from Professor Francis Ll. Griffith in search of a copy of the book, which were formerly loosely enclosed at the title page,...
Dates:
1909.
Typescript, 1920, of ‘The Gordons of Craichlaw’ by William MacMath, with corrections and prefatory notes by the author.
File
Identifier: MS.5198
Scope and Contents
A letter about the work from E A Hornel, 1921, and a copy of Macmath's reply have been inserted (folio i).
Dates:
1920-1921.
Typescript copy of report, 1920, of expedition of Alexander M Kellas to ascend Kamet in the Himalayas.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9603
Scope and Contents
With presentation note and letter, 1921, to Dr Ernest L Kennaway.
Dates:
1920-1921