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‘Abbreviated charters 1425-1508’, a selection in the hand of Walter Macfarlane of 446 charters for illustrating Scottish genealogies.
At the beginning of the manuscript is an alphabetical index to the charters, and at the end are collections also by Walter Macfarlane, regarding the families of Myretoun, Orrock, Balram and Duff.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.v.4.26.
Alexander Skinner's Manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855'.
Alphabetical index to ‘Annals of Scotland’, 3rd edition, by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Alphabetical index to the Acts of the Faculty of Advocates contained in their register.
Atlas of Scotland.
A volume of county maps outlined in colour, with decorative cartouches in pen and wash. They are preceded by an index (folio i) and a map of the whole of Scotland showing the counties. The maps are based on ‘A general map of Scotland and Islands’ by James Dorret. They include a number of estates and the sites of several battles. The paper has the shield watermark with GR appendage used by James Whatman the younger from about 1762.
Biographical notes on the Senators of the College of Justice from 1532 to 1789, collected by John Philp Wood, probably in connection with his biographies in Adv.MSS.37.2.2-37.2.4.
The notes are followed by extracts from the Balcarres Papers and notes on the Court of Session, undated; with an index and a note on the papers by John Philp Wood's daughter, Marion Wood, who arranged them, 1877 (folio 29).
A list of Advocates (folio 1) and an account of the Duke of Hamilton's duel with Lord Mohun (folio 25), found loose in the volume, have been pasted in.
Catalogues, 1819, of the Earl of Glasgow's library at Hawkhead, Renfrewshire.
Each catalogue is preceded by an index and inserted lists of books missing in November 1846.
Collection of autographs formed by William Finlay Watson (died 1881), bookseller, Edinburgh.
The collection consists of letters and documents in the autograph of literary, political, social, artistic, naval, military, and legal celebrities, chiefly covering the period from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth.
The first 2,300 items bear numbers given in the National Galleries. Certain letters, etc., have been retained for exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery; the series is therefore not continuous (see MS.595).
Copies of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions in parish churchyards in Lanarkshire, compiled, with introductions, photographs, lists of contents, and indexes, by John Smith, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
John Smith is the author of "Monumental inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh", edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, in 'Scottish Record Society' series (Edinburgh, 1915, 1919).
Correspondence and other papers relating to the ‘Scottish Review’, which was published by Alexander Gardner, Paisley and London, 1882-1900, and edited by the Reverend William M Metcalfe, Minister of Paisley South Parish.
Cowie collection of manuscripts of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Allan Ramsay and others, made by Charles R Cowie of Glasgow.
The Cowie manuscripts include the final version of ‘The gentle shepherd, a Scots pastorall comedy’ by Allan Ramsay (MS.15972).
'Divine aenigms and pious problems', poems by John Donne, son of Dr John Donne, Dean of St Paul's.
The poems are dedicated to Francis, Baron Newport, afterwards Earl of Bradford. There are three illustrative diagrams, the ‘ensignes’ of the twelve Patriarchs, and ‘an index of most remarkable matters’.
'Geschlecht Buch dess Heiligen Reichs Stat Nürnberg Darinen alle alte und neue Adeliche Geschlecht daraus der Rath von 300 Jaren hero erwöhlth wordn Hierin zusamgebracht Anno 1610’, being histories, in different hands, of Nürnberg families.
Each history is preceded by an engraving of a figure with the arms of the family.
Index by John Walker to theological works.
Volume titled ‘Chronological M.S. vol I’, with inscription on the fly leaf, ‘Inchoatus est hic inven anno Dom. millesimo septingentesimo et nono, die Januar. Vicesimo sento. Jo Walker’.
Index by the Reverend Mr Inglis to ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood.
Index, early 18th century, to ‘Mercurius Aulicus’ for 1641-1661, in the hand of Robert Mylne, “as also to the large vol. of Mercurius”.
The author has arranged the contents as five volumes in one.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.v.8.9.
Index of books, undated, at the Faculty of Advocates Library.
Alphabetical index of books alongside members name.
Index of family names mentioned chiefly in Scottish chartularies, titled, 'Genealogical notices'.
Index of law books in the Faculty of Advocates Library by Thomas Ruddiman.
Index of law books as was brought into the Advocates Library before January 1697, continued to the 1st January 1702.
Index of periodicals in the Faculty of Advocates Library.
Index to new publications at the Faculty of Advocates Library.
Index to seventeenth century and eighteenth century decisions.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (a.3.37).
Index to the decisions of the Court of Session collected by Sir Patrick Home.
The index applies to the first volume on the series (Adv.MS.24.3.4) only. The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (a.4.292).