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Microfilm of 14th century copy of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century; and, late 14th century manuscript of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.454
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: English manuscript, 14th century, of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century (Adv.MS.33.5.2);

Manuscript written in England in the late 14th century by several hands of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough (Adv.MS.33.5.3).

Dates: 12th century, late 14th century.

Microfilm of assorted 13th-17th century manuscripts.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.465
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Fair copy, 1686-1689, of ‘Diplomatum veterum collectio’, being Richard Augustine Hay’s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 1. (Adv.MS.34.1.10(i)); Register of the Chapel Royal of Stirling, written, circa 1537, by John Lambert, prebendary of the Chapel, containing copies of papal bulls and other documents, 1501-1537...
Dates: 13th century-1689.

Microfilm of Gaelic manuscripts.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.658
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Fragment of a Gaelic manuscript, 15th century, containing scholastic texts (Adv.MS.72.1.7);Manuscript, ?14th-?19th century, containing a commentary on the aphorisms of Hippocrates in Gaelic and Latin (Adv.MS.72.1.10);Medical manuscript, ?16th century, in Gaelic written by Feargus Ó Caiside (Adv.MS.72.1.11);Medical manuscript, 16th century, in Gaelic, consisting chiefly of a treatise on diets and matters ancillary to medicine,...
Dates: ?14th century-?19th century.

Microfilm of letters, 1788-1812, of Gilbert Buchanan, Rector of Woodmansterne, to George Chalmers; and, ‘The Historie of Scotland from the year 1660’ by Sir George Mackenzie, [Before 1692].

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.440
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letters, 1788-1812, of Gilbert Buchanan, Rector of Woodmansterne, to George Chalmers. (Adv.MS.16.2.18);

‘The Historie of Scotland from the year 1660’ by Sir George Mackenzie, [Before 1692]. The only known manuscript, in the hand of a transcriber but with corrections in the hand of Sir George Mackenzie himself (Adv.MS.16.2.6).

Dates: [Before 1692], 1788-1812.

Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1209-1234
Scope and Contents

The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.

The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.

Dates: ?19th century-[?1921].

Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts, late 17th century; and, letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.560
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Manuscript of Geoffrey Keating’s ‘History of Ireland’ written by the scribe Sémus Ó Gribín, 1696 (Adv.MS.33.4.11);

Gaelic manuscript (Adv.MS.50.3.12);

Letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert (Wod.Lett.Qu.I).

Dates: Late 17th century-1701.