M Rayner was apparently a boy in the second of the three school parties, and the style of English and peculiarities of punctuation suggest that he was French or Swiss. The tour begins and ends at Bellerive. The journal is illustrated by a coloured plate showing the Great Seal of the Swiss Confederation and the cloaks worn by the officials of the different cantons (folio ii), by numerous postcards, and by a printed plan of the Alps (folio 49).

The four volumes do not cover the entire period of the tour, and at points overlap.

The four volumes do not cover the entire period of the tour, and at points overlap.

The four volumes do not cover the entire period of the tour, and at points overlap.

The four volumes do not cover the entire period of the tour, and at points overlap.

The author, who is anonymous, travels from Bayonne to Paris in a north-easterly direction as far as Tours, passing through Dax, Bordeaux, Angoulême, Rochefort, and then due east through Blois and Orléans to Paris. He describes the condition of the roads, the scenery, the towns he passes through (especially Bordeaux), and the customs and appearance of the townspeople in each city.

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

The journal describes a visit to Edinburgh, the sea voyage to Aberdeen, and the land journey northwards. The narrative breaks off at Elgin.

The journal is not in the hand of Peter MacDougal.

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.

There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.

There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.

The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

The journal records Alexander Carlyle's activities whilst there (folio 8 verso), and his travel expenses (folios 2, 27).