Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland | NLSMSS | Transcript, late 18th century, made for George Chalmers, of Thomas Innes`s ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D 80 – A.D. 818’; volume 1: books 1 and 2 covering the period A.D. 80-597.

Language of Materials

Latin
Scope and Contents

There is a chronological index and the author`s preface at the beginning of the manuscript, with the addition of a copy
of a letter in Latin from Innes to David Wilkins (folio 258), dated 23 November, 1735, Paris, discussing the ancient manner of holding synods in Scotland, which was published in Wilkins`s ‘Concilia’, volume I, page xxvii. There are also copies of a letter of Innes, 1736, concerning the Sarum Liturgy used in Scotland and extracts of letters of Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, 1730-1732, discussing Innes`s Critical Essay; these are published in ‘The Miscellany of the Spalding Club’, volume II, pages 357, 364.
Bibliography
Wilkins, David. ‘Concilia’, volume I, page xxvii (London, 1737).

‘Miscellany of the Spalding Club’, volume II (Aberdeen, 1842).

Transcript, late 18th century, made for George Chalmers, of Thomas Innes`s ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D 80 – A.D. 818’; volume 1: books 1 and 2 covering the period A.D. 80-597. Edit