Wardlaw manuscript: 'Polichronicon, seu Policratica Temporum. Many histories in one, or nearer, the true genealogy of the Frasers', by James Fraser of Phopachy, Minister of Wardlaw (Kirkhill), begun in 1666 and continued at least until 1699.
Item
Identifier: MS.3658
Scope and Contents
A letter, 1870, of Francis Harvey, the London bookseller, to Sir William Fraser, Baronet, offering the manuscript for sale, has been pasted in at the end.
Dates
- Creation: 1666-1699.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
183 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 179 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1946, by Sir Keith Fraser, Baronet, of Ledeclune and Morar, through the good offices of William Mackay, son of the editor of the manuscript.
Bibliography
The manuscript was published in part and described by William Mackay in ‘Chronicles of the Frasers’, ‘Scottish History Society’, volume xlvii (1905).
Genre / Form
- 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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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk