Style-book of Scots Law forms, written in several hands.
Item
Identifier: MS.5897
Dates
- Creation: Late 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
300 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
vii folios + 585 pages.
Other Finding Aids
An index (folio ii) has been inserted between pages 572-573.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
From signatures inscribed within the volume, it seems to have been owned successively by John Forrester, Thomas Stevinson, younger, 1687, James Whytt, Clerk of Leith, and Thomas Hall, 1705.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 28 June 1948, lot 447.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk