Archives and Manuscript Catalogue

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Copies of Acts and minutes of sederunt of the second session of the first parliament of King William and Queen Marie, 15 April 1690, in a contemporary hand. (Adv.MS.15.2.12);Heraldic and genealogical material, 2nd quarter of 17th century, in the hand of Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.13);Treatise, 1st half of 17th century, ‘On nobility’ by Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.14);Description of Italy, its principal towns and most...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Copy, 18th century, of the title-page and pages 881-889 of ‘Opus de Obligationibus Justitiae, Religionis, et Charitatis’ (Lugduni, 1608) of Fernando Rebello, containing Liber 18, `de promissionibus et donationibus`, 18th century (Adv.MS.5.1.5);Minutes of the Belles-Lettres Society of Edinburgh, 27 November 1761-7 December 1764 (Adv.MS.5.1.6);Catalogue of the library of Sir Ellis Cunliffe, Baronet, 1762 (Adv.MS.5.1.7);Catalogue...

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The contents are as follows: Book of the Incorporation of Wrights of Culross, 1612-1793 (MS.3577);

Book of the Incorporation of Wrights of Culross, 1793-1845 (MS.3578).

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The contents are as follows: Borrowers' book, 1732-1789 (MS.16480);

Borrowers' books, 1790-1816 (MS.16481).

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The contents are as follows: Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1659 (Adv.MS.25.2.5(i));

Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1661-1689 (Adv.MS.25.2.5(ii)).

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The contents are as follows: ‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland from 1558 to 1637 in August’ by Mr John Row; and related material, 1650 (Adv.MS.16.1.6);

Manuscript inscribed 'Girvane sesione booke', late 17th century (Adv.MS.16.1.8).

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The contents are as follows: Correspondence, reports, minutes, and other papers, of the Malabar Commission during Alexander Walker’s time in Malabar (MS.13609);

‘Considerations on the Revenue of Malabar', compiled circa 1801 (MS.13624).

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Minute books and other papers from the Edinburgh headquarters office of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, consisting mainly of older records of the Scottish Liberal Party prior to its union with the Social Democratic Party and the creation of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and including records of the Scottish Liberal Club and the Scottish Reform Club.