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Fair copy in an unknown hand of `De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus` by Sir Thomas Craig.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.4.3

Scope and Contents

There are many words and passages left blank, and corrections and additions have been made in the original hand and others. Some omissions have been supplied and marginal notes added, by William Aikman of Carnie, Advocate, in 1690, from a copy then in the possession of Christopher Irvine, Doctor of Medicine, for which see folio 132 verso.

Sir Thomas Craig was one of the Scottish Commissioners appointed to discuss closer political links with England following James VI`s accession to the English throne in 1603. This work was written as a statement of the arguments in favour of the Union of the Crowns which resulted from the deliberations.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1604.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (iii + 132 folios. Folio.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposited, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates.

Related Materials

For other copies of this work see MSS.2698, 2707 folio 468, and 25388.

Bibliography

Like many of Craig`s works this was not published during his lifetime, but an edition was produced from this volume for the Scottish History Society by C Sanford Terry in 1909. At the time this was the only known copy of the work.
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

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