Songbook containing the words of 150 popular Scottish, Irish, French and Dutch ballads.
Scope and Contents
There is an index on folio 1; the songs begin on folio 5.
The Scottish songs appear to come mainly from Allan Ramsay's ‘Tea table miscellany’ and David Herd's ‘Ancient and modern Scottish songs’ (1776), though some of the songs may have been picked up by ear, as they include a very debased version of Henry Carey's 'Sally in our alley' (folio 17 verso) and "My heart's in the Highlands" in an apparently unknown version different from that of Burns (folio 81 verso).
Written in a different hand at the end of the volume (folio 197), is the log of a voyage from London to Madeira by the mate of the ship 'Nancy', 1800, with a rough drawing of a ship (folio 196 verso).
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
209 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
209 folios.
Custodial History
On the back board is the name Adam Murray, 1796, minister of Eccles; the name Alexander Dickson, Nenthorn, occurs on folio 208 verso and there is a sketch of a coat of arms on folio 209 verso unidentified but possibly of a branch of the Spottiswoode family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1959, by Colonel C H Wilkinson, Order of the British Empire, Oxford.
Bibliography
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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