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13th-century manuscript containing extracts from the writings of Gilbert of Hoyland, St Bernard, St Gregory, St Augustine, and other theological works.
13th-century manuscript containing theological works by Boethius and St Augustine, and short excerpts of works by Anselm, Eadmer, St Gregory of Tours, St Caesarius of Arles, and Bernard of Clairvaux.
15th-century manuscript of 'Collationes' attributed to Robert Holcot.
15th-century manuscript written in the Low Countries containing devotional texts.
15th-century manuscript written in the Low Countries, containing various works attributed to, or written by, St Bernard.
'A few manuscript sermons of the Revd. David Lumgair, Newton St. Boswells (written between the years 1845-1859)'.
Album, containing notes taken by the father of Thomas Ross, the architect, of sermons preached by the Reverend John Caird, and drawings by Ross.
The sermons were preached in Errol Church in 1851 (folio 1).
Some of Thomas Ross's drawings bear dates from 1858 to 1919 (chiefly architectural sketches and designs), and some are evidently juvenile. Loose drawings and a sermon (folio 94) have been pasted in.
Autograph sermon on 1 Peter iii. 15 by the Reverend Sydney Smith, Canon of St Paul`s; with explanatory letter of the donor, 1919.
Autograph sermons, apparently unpublished, of Hugh Anderson of Udol, Presbyterian minister of Cromarty.
Most of the sermons are undated, but one is written on the back of a letter of 1702, another is of 1662, and two others of 1666. These last refer to the plague in England, while another was used as a 'presbyterial exercise'.
The papers also includes a summons, ?1662, ordering Hugh Anderson to answer charges before the Bishop of Ross.
Books of sermons of Andrew Moir and the Lawson family, secession ministers at Selkirk.
Business records, 1869-1892, of Walter Duncan, tea merchant in India, with his school copybook, 1846, printed sermon, 1900, from his funeral oration, with typescript and manuscript notes concerning his life.
Collection of manuscript material transferred from printed theses collection, 1637-late 19th century, chiefly consisting of German academic papers, but including a small cache of Scottish legal papers, 19th century.
With some Scottish legal papers, 19th century, including account of the death of a child chimney sweep in Edinburgh in 1817.
Collection of romances and religious material, mostly in verse, written in the North Midlands by Richard Heeg with some items by James Hawghton and additions in other hands.
Collection of sermons in three parts, each written by a different 17th century hand.
(i) Sermons, circa 1650, by various ministers, the majority from the Presbytery of St. Andrews. A list of the preachers and their texts precedes, (Folios 2-260).
(ii) Sermons and extracts from theological books. (Folios 261-322).
(iii) Sermons, many of which are headed `At Torphichen`, with the time taken in delivering them; possibly by George Wilson, Minister of Torphichen, 1663-1681. (Folios 323-383).
Collection of sixty-nine sermons by seventeen Presbyterian preachers.
Contemporary copy of the 'Pockmantie sermon', 'a Sermon preached att St Giles the great Church in Edenburgh uppon a fast day, the last Sunday in July [1638] by Mr James Rowe', on 'Jeremiah', xxx. 17.
Another version of the 'Red-shankes Sermon' (preached in April) and the 'Cupp of Bon-Accord', printed in 'Memorials of the Family of Row'.
Copies, 17th century, of letters, 1636-1640, of Samuel Rutherfurd chiefly written during the period of his banishment to Aberdeen in 1637.
The letters are followed (folio 56) by copies of sermons and similar material of Hugh Mackail, David Dickson and others.
The inverted folios contain political and other poems, including 'The black bastel' by James Melvill.
Copies, early 18th century, of autobiographies and other works of covenanters.
Copy of sermons and religious verse written by James Cuninghame of Barns, a Quietist preacher and Jacobite.
The poems and sermons have for headings the date and place of composition; among the places mentioned are Edinburgh, Stirling, Kilsyth, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
The manuscript is written in a fair hand, and some gaps have been left where the copyist could not read the original.
The original pagination, lacking pages 100-179, is faulty.
Copy of sermons of Thomas Boston, the Elder, later published in "An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion" (1773).
Concern the Ten Commandments. With unpublished material criticising the English Service Book and Roman Catholicism.
Corrected manuscript of George MacDonald, "Unspoken Sermons" (First Series, 1867).
Correspondence and documents concerning the families of Thomas Smith, Professor of Evangelistic Theology at New College, Edinburgh, and John Smith, tenant in Libberton, Lanarkshire.
The families of Thomas and John Smith were related by marriage and an outline genealogy is provided (MS.7185, folio i.).
Correspondence and other papers of John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.
Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.