Lists of religious houses and parishes in Scotland and tax roll of Scotland for 1633.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) A list of the monasteries and nunneries in Scotland;
(ii) An alphabetical index of all the parishes in Scotland with an account of the shire diocese presbytery commissariot they ly in and who are patrons of the parishes;
(iii) The Tax Roll of the Sheriffdoms, Stewardries, Bailliaries, the King’s proper lands, prelacies, small benefices & burrows within this kingdom 1633.
The volume is neatly written in a uniform hand throughout and from various circumstances appears to have been written between 1684 and the final abolition of Episcopacy in Scotland (i.e. 1689).
Dates
- Creation: 1633, [?1684-?1689.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
81 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 77 folios.
Other Finding Aids
The description is partly based on the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. III. History” (F.R.186).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
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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