‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton’, the title in the hand of Sir James Balfour prefaced to the collection from original charters, public records & chartularies made by Sir Thomas Hamilton, Clerk of Register and First Lord of Haddington.
Scope and Contents
There is no method preserved in the arrangement of the charters nor any index to the contents of the volumes but along the margins, especially of the first volume are notes in the hand of Sir James Balfour, which though imperfect are convenient.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.4.16.
Dates
- Creation: ?Early 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Other Finding Aids
The description is taken from the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. III. History” (F.R.186).
There is an index to these volumes in H.M. Register House (Reference: Maitland Thomson’s papers, miscellaneous, No. 10, Room 47).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Separated Materials
There is a copy of this manuscript, dated 1729-1730, in H.M. Register House (Reference: Dalhousie Muniments).
Bibliography
Cf. ‘Registrum Magni Sigilli’, volume i.
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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