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Copy of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the Law of Scotland’, written in an unidentified hand apparently in or about 1666.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.1.5
Scope and Contents
The general arrangement is the same as that of the first printed edition of 1681 (except that Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order), but the text of each title is shorter, contains fewer chapters, and is illustrated with fewer references to case decisions. An alphabetical index of subjects has been added in the same hand (folio 509). At page 307 is a signature of J or T Skene dated April 4 1678, and at folio i is an undated signature probably of John Swinton, Lord Swinton. Inside the...
Dates:
Circa 1666.
Copy of "The Endurance Diary of Harry McNeish", carpenter with Ernest Shackleton`s 1914-1916 Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition.
File
Identifier: Acc.12254
Scope and Contents
Transcribed by Shane Murphy from a microfilm in the National Library of Australia, Canberra. Includes copy of "The Diary of Thomas H Orde-Lees`s Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition, 1914-1916" being notes made by Margot Murrell, 1997.
Dates:
circa 1997.
Copy of ‘The Institutions of the Law of Scotland’ by Sir George MacKenzie, 5th edition (Edinburgh, 1719), octavo, interleaved with folio leaves, with brief marginalia and textual underlinings written on some of the printed pages and a much larger number of notes written on the interleaves, as far as folio 120, the remainder being blank.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.1.21
Scope and Contents
Further notes are written on folios ii-v which were found loosely enclosed at folios 15, 53 and 101 and which have been tipped in at folios 2-4. The notes, almost all of which refer to legal decisions of the later 17th century (the latest reference (folio 14 verso) is dated 1708) are written in the same hand throughout. It does not appear to be that of Alexander Hume, Lord Polwarth (later A H Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont), whose bookplate is pasted to the verso of the title page, but the...
Dates:
?Late 17th century-1719.
Copy of the official report, 31 January 1725 [i.e. 1726], by Major-General (later Field-Marshal) George Wade, of his proceedings in disarming the Highlands; followed by copies of several papers.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.17.1.21
Scope and Contents
The report is signed by Major General George Wade, folio 15.A copy of each of the following papers follows the official report:a list of the arms surrendered by the clans between August and October 1725 (folio 15 verso);Wade’s instructions to the Officers Commanding the Highland Companies, 22 September 1725 (folio 16 verso);letters of submission of persons attainted of high treason, written between August and October 1725 (folio 17 verso);...
Dates:
1726.
Copy of White Heather calendar, with historical notes and maps of Lachlan Dinwoodie.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5489
Dates:
1972.
Copy of William Maitland, "History of Edinburgh" (Edinburgh, 1753), with additional papers bound in to the book.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9932
Scope and Contents
Additional papers include:
printed proposals for the work
printed and manuscript papers concerning alterations to the text
papers concerning defamation of James Coutts and Mrs Little of Liberton.
Dates:
1753 and undated.
Copy of ‘Περὶ μέτρων ποιητικῶν’, a Byzantine medical treatise by Isaac Monachus.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.9
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes marginal notes. The number XVIII is on the inside top board, £1-11-6 on folio i.
Dates:
1780.
'Cornucopia manuscriptorum codicum qui reperiuntur in Anglia. Londini. MDCLXXXIV': catalogues of manuscripts, possibly in the hand of Adrian Beverland, author of ‘De stolatae virginitatis jure’, inserted at the end of 'Nova Bibliotheca MSS. Librorum’ by Philippe Labbé (Paris, 1653).
Item
Identifier: MS.6134
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'Catalogus Codicum Manuscriptorum integrioris notae et exactioris curae Viri incomparabilis Domini Isaaci Vossii ab Hadriano Beverlando conscriptus et concinnatus. In arce Vindesoriensi X Febr. MDCXXCIV'. (Folio 4.)(ii) 'Praecipui Codices Manuscripti in Eicosarchio Regis Britanniae in palatio Ducis Eboracensis vulgo S. Jacobi'. (Folio 39.) There are no entries under this heading.(iii) 'MSS Lambaethani in Sacrario...
Dates:
1684.
Corrected typescript drafts and page proofs of a novel of Robert Nye, "Falstaff" (1976), with associated manuscript notes.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7076
Scope and Contents
With corrected typescript versions of the play of Robert Nye and John Abulafia, "Falstaff" (1977).
Dates:
circa 1976-circa 1977.
Corrected typescript drafts and proofs of William Wolfe, "Scotland Lives" (1973).
File
Identifier: Acc.9537
Scope and Contents
With associated notes and correspondence.
Dates:
circa 1973.
Corrected typescript drafts of `Points in time: an autobiography` by Dr William Johnstone, and related materials.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.332
Dates:
1980.
Corrected typescript of the text, introduction, appendixes and notes of A B Taylor`s edition of Alexander Lindsay, "Rutter of the Scottish Seas".
File
Identifier: Acc.7963
Dates:
Undated
Correspondence, 1807-1853, mostly of James Everson, Beverley, on the Scotch Baptist Church.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.11076
Scope and Contents
Includes transcripts, 1944, by James Idwal Jones, together with notes, essays and pamphlets on the history of the Church.
Dates:
1807-1853, 1944.
Correspondence and bibliographical notes on children`s books, compiled by Eudo Mason.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4986
Dates:
1948-1966.
Correspondence and literary papers of and concerning George Borrow collected by Sir Angus Fraser, with working papers of Sir Angus Fraser relating to George Borrow.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12091/1-74
Scope and Contents
Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).
Dates:
1794-2001, undated.
Correspondence and notes of William Stewart, of the Glasgow Herald.
File
Identifier: Acc.10021
Scope and Contents
Concerning the printer James Watson.
Dates:
1900-1908 and undated.
Correspondence and other papers of John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.171
Dates:
1858-1940, and undated.
Correspondence and papers, 1940, of Jim Harley, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.11939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers largely of and to the Children`s Overseas Reception Board (Scottish Branch) concerning the proposed evacuation of Rosemary Harley to Canada. Also includes Rosemary Harley`s school reports, 1932-1938, from Cranley School, Edinburgh, a Cranley School photograph, 1937, and her notes on the papers, 2001.
Dates:
1932-1940, 2001.
Correspondence and papers, 1996-1999, of Ronald Black concerning the publication of his work 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999); with papers, 1937-1999, relating to other work on 20th century Gaelic literature.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12035/1-38
Scope and Contents
Includes scripts of two unpublished Gaelic novels of the Rev Ewen MacLean, Edinburgh, and photocopies of 'Leabhar nam Prannag', manuscript poems of Ian Paterson.
Dates:
1937-1999, undated.
Correspondence and papers concerning Ebenezer Henderson`s research for his biography "Life of James Ferguson FRS" (Edinburgh, 1867).
File
Identifier: Acc.13166
Dates:
1861-1864.
Correspondence and papers concerning Joseph James Forrester, of and compiled by Colin D I G Forrester.
File
Identifier: Acc.10258
Dates:
1967-1971 and undated.
Correspondence and papers concerning research for, and the writing and publication of "Benjamin Fawcett Engraver and Colour Printer" (1988) by Ruari and Antonia McLean.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11090
Dates:
circa 1968-1988.
Correspondence and papers concerning various peerages on which James Maidment conducted genealogical research.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5266-5270
Dates:
1618-19th century.