Copy of sermons and religious verse written by James Cuninghame of Barns, a Quietist preacher and Jacobite.
Item
Identifier: MS.5166
Scope and Contents
The poems and sermons have for headings the date and place of composition; among the places mentioned are Edinburgh, Stirling, Kilsyth, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
The manuscript is written in a fair hand, and some gaps have been left where the copyist could not read the original.
The original pagination, lacking pages 100-179, is faulty.
Dates
- Creation: 1710-1711.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
72 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
72 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1958.
Bibliography
Although they are of a similar nature, none of the sermons or verses appear in the works published by Cuninghame and his disciple Margaret Mackenzie at this time, such as ‘Warnings of the Eternal Spirit to the City of Edenburgh' (London, 1710); the manuscript appears deliberately to avoid the published items, even where the chronological sequence is broken.
For James Cuninghame, see ‘Mystics of the North-East’ by G D Henderson (Aberdeen: 3rd Spalding Club, 1934), pages 191-199.
For James Cuninghame, see ‘Mystics of the North-East’ by G D Henderson (Aberdeen: 3rd Spalding Club, 1934), pages 191-199.
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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk