Copy of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the Law of Scotland’, written apparently in or shortly after 1666.
Scope and Contents
The general arrangement is the same as that of the first printed edition of 1681 (except that Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order) but the titles are mostly shorter, containing fewer chapters and references to case-decisions. A few textual corrections and marginal additions have been made in a contemporary hand, mostly in Titles 1-6; most of Titles 8-31 are followed by blank leaves presumably intended for additions and corrections. Chapters 7-18 of Title 6 have been written in separately: the remainder, and the first seven of Title 7 (folios 27-32) are lacking. The chapter-headings of Titles 15 and 21 appear to have been written in separately: those of Titles 16, 17, 22 and 31 are lacking.
An unrelated sheet of paper (folio vii) being a copy of a retour of service in favour of George Taylor, Auchtermuchty, dated 20 July 1753, found loosely enclosed between folios 246 verso and 247 has been tipped in at folio viii.
Dates
- Creation: 1666 or after.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (xi + 256 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Bound in a contemporary leather cover with clasps (now missing).
Custodial History
At folio xi verso are fragments of Latin verse and the signature Adamus Gordon in a late 17th century hand. At folio 1 is the signature of Thomas Marschall in an 18th-century hand. At folio vi verso is the signature of David Laing, dated November 1822, who presented the volume to the Advocates` Library in 1827.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates.
Bibliography
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 28 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
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