‘Letters and instructions of state between England and Scotland’, a volume of copies in a modern hand from original papers in the Cotton Library being chiefly letters of English Ambassadors in Scotland.
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.2.
Dates
- Creation: 1580-1581.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
173 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
345 pages.
Other Finding Aids
The description is partly based on the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. I. State Papers, part I (F.R.184).
At the end of the volume is an index of the contents.
There is also an inserted sheet of notes supplied by research student David Lauder, identifying some writers/recipients.
Custodial History
The volume was presented to the Advocates Library by the Earl of Buchan in 1800.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
- 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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