Genealogical and historical material in the hand of Sir James Balfour.
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
(i) Notes on the Scottish nobility and on Scottish history, based on ‘Scotorum historiae’ (folio 1).
(ii) Dates of Scottish Parliaments, 1424-1457, with brief notes on Parliaments held up to 1625 (folio 26 verso).
(iii) Genealogy of the Stuarts from Banquo to Charles I (folio 28).
(iv) Notes of the statutes of Kenneth I and II (folio 31).
(v) Genealogy of the Earls of Caithness to 1625 (folio 36).
(vi) Genealogy of the Earls of Mar to 1625 (folio 40).
There is a contents list dated 1626 on folio ii.
Dates
- Creation: 1625.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 45 + several blank folios. Oblong octavo.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
17th-century vellum binding, blind-tooled and stamped with the initials IB.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 23 07 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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