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“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.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 deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance, and the formal legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, W.S.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.4549-4762
Dates:
1476-1790.
Three charters.
File
Identifier: Acc.4645
Scope and Contents
Concerning lands in Roxburghshire.
Dates:
1567, 1654, 1771.
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.
Transcripts and translations, 1776-?1781, of ecclesiastical records of Perth, 1241-1732.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.186-194
Dates:
1241-1732.
Transcripts and translations, 1776-?1781, of ecclesiastical records of Perth, 1241-1732, and an essay entitled `The Superstitions of Perth`, 1788, by the Reverend James Scott, minister of the East Church, Perth.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.13.1.1-13.1.7
Scope and Contents
This is part i of Scott`s transcripts and translations.
Scott`s transcribing work is interspersed with historical notices by him.
Dates:
1241-1732, 1788.
Transcripts, early nineteenth century, of charters of the Earls of Morton.
File
Identifier: MS.1016
Scope and Contents
From the watermark, these transcripts appear to have been made in H M Register House early in the 19th century.
Dates:
14th century-15th century.
Transcripts, made for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton, of four mediaeval manuscripts relating to the ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland, the originals of which were in the Advocates’ Library.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.22.2.1-22.2.4
Dates:
?12th century-1st half of 16th century.
Transcripts made in the early nineteenth century (see watermarks) of Mey and Tarbat charters and inventories, titled 'Cartularium Eccles. Cathedral. Rossensis'.
File
Identifier: MS.1018
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Excerpts from an inventory dated 1641 of charters then in the House of Mey and from other inventories of charters covering the period 1464-1637, relating to the Sinclairs of Mey and to neighbouring lands (folio 1), with notes regarding rights of Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat, 1666, and a testimonial regarding Tarrell, 1382 (folio 13); (ii) Copies of charters in Tarbat House, 1457-1642, undated.
Dates:
1382-1642, undated.
Transcripts, mid 18th century, of miscellaneous charters, [circa 1174]-1755, made by copyists of Walter Macfarlane.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.25
Scope and Contents
Among the transcripts are charters of the following:
Sinclair, Lauder, Stirling, Pitcairn, Lundin, Kenmore, Forlie, Mortoun, Churches of Crichtoun, Holyrood, Kynloss.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.v.4.29.
Dates:
[Circa 1174]-1755.
Transcripts of circa 100 charters granted to dependents by Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, and his son, Archibald, 1st Duke of Argyll.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7771
Dates:
1671-1698.
Typed transcripts, 1956-1957, concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose in the period 1455-1710.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.3566/1-2
Scope and Contents
Comprising typed transcripts of the town council minutes and burgh count books of the Burgh of the Chanonry of Ross, 1647-1658, and the Burgh of Fortrose, 1674-1710, and of charters and other deeds concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose, 1455-1661.
Dates:
1956, 1957.
Volume consisting mostly of transcripts of medieval charters and other formal documents.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.23
Scope and Contents
The transcripts are written on paper watermarked 1794.Most of the originals were written between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries and many were issued by the kings of Scotland and their relatives. Several documents relate to religious institutions: at folios 62-71 verso are transcripts of documents contained in the cartulary of Reading Abbey (British [Museum] Library Egerton MS 3031) relating to the priory of the Island of May. The volume, which is in the same hand...
Dates:
?12th century-?14th century.
Volume containing notes, copies and extracts from manuscripts and documents, together with a few extracts from printed books, collected between about 1709 (folio 15) and about 1717 (folio 230 verso), many of the entries, which include a number of genealogies, relating to persons, families and places in Fife.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.24
Scope and Contents
A large number of the sources used were at the Advocates` Library, and of these many had previously been in the possession of Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms (for example, the charters (now in Adv.MSS.15.1.18 and 15.1.19) excerpted at folio 91, and what follows, and folio 263, and what follows, and the cartularies excerpted at folios 1-8, 22-33, 43-49 verso, 230 verso-274 verso), as had the manuscript (now British Library, Harl MS. 4693) once in his possession which is...
Dates:
Circa 1709-circa 1717.
Volume containing transcripts by Alexander Brown, Keeper of the Advocates’ Library, of some early Scottish charters, with a few other writings.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.4
Scope and Contents
The volume appears to have been begun about 1780 and entries made until about 1787, but by far the greater part of the volume is blank. The contents are as follows:(i) transcript of instrument and protest of Sir Alexander Moray of Abercairnay, 7 December 1391 (page 1). Printed (from the original, then at Abercairney) in ‘Liber Insulae Missarum’, page xlix; see page xii.(ii) memorandum, 1781, concerning chapel in grounds of seat of Cockburn family at...
Dates:
Before 1172-1781.
Volume entitled (folio i) `Miscellania [sic] Scotica Curiosa Or A Collection of Curious, rare, and valuable Paper`s: Relating to Scotland, and Scots Affaires. Collected and Coppied, from the Originalls. by C:R:S:` containing transcripts of Scottish historical documents, extracts of manuscripts and copies of correspondence, from various sources, 1419-1731, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.2.18
Scope and Contents
The collection was compiled by Captain Robert Seton, Judge Advocate for Scotland, and consists of:(i) Copies of correspondence, 1566-1567, of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (folio 1) including two letters of Mary, Queen of Scots not recorded in Labanoff`s collection. The letters are similar to, but not the same as many of the letters in MS Calig CI from the Cottonian Library in the British Library: they may have been copied from the portion of the collection that was destroyed in the...
Dates:
1419-1731.
Volume of genealogies and poems in the hand of Robert Mylne, engraver, son of the writer and antiquary of the same name (see folio 82), with a few additions by his father.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.24
Scope and Contents
The following dates of writing are given: 15 September 1712 (folio 2), 10 April 1713 (folio 76), 13 November 1712 (folio 80).The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `The Pourtrait of True Loyalty exposed in the Family of Gordon, without interruption to this present year of God, 1691. With a copious relation of the siege of the Castle of Edinburgh in the year 1689. By W.S. An. 1691.` The original manuscript of this work, which was in Blairs College, Aberdeen...
Dates:
1338, circa 1670-1732.
Volume written in 1796 entitled `Copy Search of Charters, Diplomas, andc in favours of the Peers of Scotland containing the Charts of Dignities and Series of Heirs`.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.20
Scope and Contents
The volume consists of a collection of copies and extracts of charters and other formal documents dating from the early 14th to the early 18th century from the Register of the Great Seal and the Records in Chancery (folio 2), an appendix concerning certain Scottish peerages (folio 63 verso), a list of the Parliaments of England and of Great Britain (folio 96 verso), names of Scots Representative Peers who sat in the House of Lords in the 18th century (folio 97 verso), and an index to the...
Dates:
Early 14th century-18th century.