Solemn League and Covenant, printed by Evan Tyler (Edinburgh, 1643), and subscribed in West St. Giles`s, Edinburgh, in October 1643. It has some 750 names, of which two-thirds are actual signatures.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.16
Dates
- Creation: 1643.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 14 pages of printed text + 18 pages for subscriptions.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The item was bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1879.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.456.
Bibliography
See the list of covenants in ‘Covenanters’ by J K Hewison (Glasgow, 1913), volume i, page 492.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 11 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
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