Single items and small collections, chiefly of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Scope and Contents
The contents include: A letter, 1562, of William Maitland of Lethington to the Earl of Leicester, expressing his wish for continued friendship between Elizabeth and Mary (folio 1); A letter, 1581, of the Jesuit, William Crichton, describing his efforts to have James VI brought up as a Catholic (folio 6); A letter, 1621, of Michael Drayton to William Drummond of Hawthornden, published in ‘The library’, 5th series, volume xxi (1966), pages 328-330 (folio 21); Short Latin poems by Andrew Melville, dated 1594 and possibly in his own hand, which do not appear among his poems in Arthur Johnston, ‘Delitiae poetarum scotorum’ (Amsterdam, 1637) (folio 44); A letter, 1683, of James Renwick, the Covenanter (folio 97); Resolutions of the House of Commons, 12-16 December, 1648, most of which are printed in the ‘Journals of the House of Commons’ (folio 107).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1562-1820.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
128 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
28 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript is a composite formed from various accessions: folio 1, bought, Sotheby’s, 2 March 1965, lot 394; folio 4, bought, Sotheby’s, 2 May 1966, lot 203; folios 6-9, bought, Sotheby’s, 2 March 1965, lot 411; folios 16-20, presented, 1956, by J F Macdonald, Marlborough; folio 21, presented, 1966, by Sir James H W Williams-Drummond, Baronet, of Hawthornden. folio 25, bought, Sotheby's, 27 February 1962, lot 496; folios 34-35, bought, Sotheby’s, 26 May, 1964, lot 454; folio 37, presented, 1965, by J E Macpherson, London; folio 39, bought, Sotheby’s, 18 July 1967, lot 491; folios 44-86, bought, Sotheby’s, 29 October 1968, lot 534; folios 87-94, presented, 1963, by Mrs A Burn Murdoch, Edinburgh; folios 95-101, bought, Sotheby’s, 29 October, 1968, lot 533; folios 102-124, presented, 1964, by Mrs S S Clephan, Alnwick; folios 125-128, presented, 1961, by Robert Brydon, Edinburgh; the rest bought elsewhere at various dates, 1961-1970.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1956-1970.
Separated Materials
For a few formal documents see Ch.8920-8924.
- 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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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