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Proclamations.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents that are publicly announced or officially declared; especially a public notice by an official of some order, intended action, or state of facts.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents

The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.

Dates: 1548-1641.

Copies, 1636-1637, of documents and notes of Sir James Balfour on ecclesiastical history.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.32
Scope and Contents The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.4.16.The contents are as follows: (i) Copies of commissions, 1626, passing under the great seal (page 1); (ii) Several proclamations, 1626 (page 13); (iii) Names of the Sheriffs, Stewards, and Bailies of Scotland, 1606 (page 24); (iv) Articles and other documents concerning the commission anent tiends (page 28); (v) Documents connected with the introduction of the Service Book, 1637,...
Dates: 1st half of 17th century.

Miscellaneous papers which belonged to Sir William Fraser, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

 File
Identifier: MS.90
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i-iv) Four printed proclamations, etc., 1708, 1710, 1714 (folio 1);(v) Obligation by Patrick Hamilton and other inhabitants of Arran to provide levies, etc., for the defence of the religion, laws, and liberties of the Kirk and Kingdom whenever desired by the Earl of Argyll, 1639 (folio 6);(vi) Extract registered bond by Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum to the Committee of Estates to observe the National Covenant, 1641 (folio 8);...
Dates: 1590-1838.

Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.50273-50276
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of correspondence of and concerning Scots in Jamaica, including letters of the Earl of Balcarres, the Fyffe family and other Scots in Jamaica.

Typewritten lists concenring materials of Scottish interest in the National Library of Jamaica, formerly the West India Reference Library.

Typewritten list of Scottish place names in Jamaica.

Dates: 1699; 1735-1846.

Proclamation to the people of Great Britain, issued by Prince Charles Edward as Regent for his father, before raising his Royal Standard, initialled C P R and dated in the Prince's hand, Paris, 16 May 1745.

 File
Identifier: MS.2916
Scope and Contents

The proclamation is preceded by a copy of Prince James Edward's commission appointing Prince Charles Regent, Rome, 23rd December 1743, counter-signed by the latter 'Charles P.R.', and bearing his seal as Prince Regent.

This is the original manuscript, the lay-out of which is exactly followed in the printed copies.

It is accompanied by a note on its history, 1887.

Dates: 1745.

“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.