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Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents

The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.

Dates: 1548-1641.

Copies of sixteen letters concerning public affairs in Scotland.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.4
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.2.27.

Dates: 1746.

Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14531/1-29
Scope and Contents The papers here relate to James Guild (1774-1839) and his descendants.There is a wealth of correspondence among members of the family across generations. The first series of correspondence has a particular focus on the son, also James Guild (1810-1893), grandson, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and great-granddaughter, Agatha Mary Guild (1896-1980) of the elder James Guild. The second series of correspondence is between James Harrower [Harry] Guild (1872-1951) and...
Dates: 1830-2022.

Transcript of “Discourse en forme de lettres sur le gouvernement de Geneve et sur l’affire du sieur Micheli du Crest copié a Lyon en 1734.”

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.4.1
Scope and Contents

Copies of papers concerning the judgement of the Council of Two Hundred of Geneva against Jacques-Barthélemi Micheli du Crest.

At the end is a printed notice, 1736, of the “consultations” of the Parliament of Paris on the same subject.

Dates: 1734, 1736.