Manuscript containing a register of documents relating to the Dominican Priory of Elgin and the Maison Dieu, copied from the chartulary of the see of Moray and certified mostly by David Douglas, notary public, in 1548.
Scope and Contents
A register of documents pertaining to the Dominican Priory of Elgin and the Maison Dieu, copied from the Chartulary of the see of Moray and certified mostly by David Douglas, notary public, in 1548.
An introduction by John Leslie (1527-1596), later bishop of Ross, on f. 1v states the purpose and attests the transcription. This is written in a different hand from that of David Douglas, whose transumpts or transcriptions begin on folio 2r. His hand continues to folio 71r, where the first hand takes over again half-way through the text of a charter, to continue until the end of this charter at the top of folio 72v, where John Gibson, notary public, certifies in his hand this charter and all those before it. The first hand then adds an unattested transcript of a charter dated 1550, folios 73v-75v.
Foliation: i-ii (paper), 75 (vellum), iii-iv (paper).
Dates
- Creation: 1548.
Creator
- Leslie, John (Bishop of Ross) (Person)
- Douglas, David (priest of Moray and notary public) (Scribe, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Volumes ; 15.8 x 16.2 x 6 cm.
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
The volume was acquired from Bishop Robert Keith (1681-1757). An exlibris of the Advocates Library on folio 1r is dated 1740, and includes the manuscript's former shelfmark, W.7.23. The volume was presented by the Advocates Library to the Scottish nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland in 1925.
Bibliography
Davis, G.C.R., 'Medieval cartularies of Great Britain and Ireland', rev. ed. by C. Breay, J. Harrison and D.M. Smith (London 2010), p. 234.
Physical Description
Written on vellum. Bound in a brown leather binding, probably early 19th century, decorated with triple gilt fillets along the outer board edges, and a small gold-tooled border along the inner edges.
Dimensions
15.8 x 16.2 x 6 cm. The leaves are mostly square in format, ca. 14.5 x 14.5 cm on average.
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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