Original deed of the King`s Confession, signed by, among others, James VI, Lennox, Morton, Ruthven, and John Craig, the minister who drew it up.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.6.12
Dates
- Creation: 1580-1581.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Parchment.
Custodial History
The manuscript was apparently presented to the Church of Scotland in 1646 by Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet who, according to an endorsement, had received it from France five years earlier. It was presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1704 by John, Earl of Sutherland.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
The manuscript is included in the list of covenants in ‘Covenanters’ by J K Hewison (Glasgow, 1908), volume i, pages 81-91, and printed, with facsimile on pages 101-103.
Physical Description
0.00 linear metres57.00 x 58.00 centimetres
Dimensions
57.00 x 58.00 centimetres
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 08 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk