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"An Aon Dleasnas"/"The One Duty", typescripts of poem of James S Adam for Alastair and Dorothy Dunnett.
English and Gaelic texts.
Arabic astrological text, ? 19th century.
With Burmese prayer woven on a tape, roll containing a poem, an inscription, and a painting by Ch`êng Chih-You, with accompanying ink blocks, all undated.
Chronicles and historical works, written in England.
Copy, 1802, of verses of Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth I`s godson, written in 1602 to accompany a New Year`s gift of a dark lantern to James VI.
The present manuscript was copied by the poet John Leyden. An inscription at the end of the verses states that he had made the transcription `from the original in the University Library, Edinburgh, March 26, 1802`. The verses, written in Latin and English, are preceded by a detailed description of the lantern.
The verses are apparently unpublished.
‘Elogia et judicia doctorum de Scotis’, poems, chiefly in Latin, collected by, and in the hand of, Sir Robert Sibbald.
A collection of verses by various authors in honour of Scotsmen.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: N.7.15.
Fragments of at least 7 and perhaps 8 manuscripts on medicine and astrology, some, if not all, English.
A and E may be in the same hand and from the same manuscript.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.
Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).
“G. Sibbaldi’ poemata”, a collection of small poems in Latin, Greek & English, partly but probably not entirely, by George Sibbald of Rankeillour.
Greek poetry; a volume consisting of three printed books, with manuscript notes and annotations in Latin in an 18th-century hand.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of very miscellaneous papers on ecclesiastical history.
According to the folio catalogue (F.R.186) the volumes were originally marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’.
The description of the manuscripts in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.7-10.
Letters, 1812-1852, to William Menzies, his wife Elizabeth and their son James.
Includes letters and papers, 1679-1834 and undated, concerning the Robertsons of Struan, and poetry in English and Gaelic, undated.
Manuscript of the Regiam Maiestatem, statutes, Leges Portuum, forest laws, Quoniam attachiamenta, burgh and guild laws, and other smaller legal texts, some in Scots.
Microfilm of French manuscript containing all of the epigrams of Martial, and of the Auchinleck manuscript.
The contents are as follows:
French manuscript, 9th century, containing all of the epigrams of Martial (Adv.MS.18.3.1);
Auchinleck manuscript, 1st half of 14th century, a compilation of Middle English verse, including romances and religious and historical pieces (Adv.MS.19.2.1).
Microfilm of Irish and Scottish Gaelic manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Book of the Dean of Lismore, 16th century (Adv.MS.72.1.37);
Manuscript, ?15th century-17th century, containing verse and tale fragments in Gaelic (Adv.MS.72.1.47);
Manuscript, 17th century, of syllabic verse (Adv.MS.72.1.48);
Manuscript, 1618-1647, containing Irish bardic verse (Adv.MS.72.1.49);
Manuscript, [circa 1658], containing historical miscellany in Gaelic, written by Niall MacMhuirich (Adv.MS.72.1.50).
Microfilm of manuscript containing poems in Latin, apparently autograph, by Mark Alexander Boyd and later poems and personal information on members of the family of Boyd of Penkill and Trochrig.
Microfilm of manuscript of the Regiam Maiestatem, statutes, Leges Portuum, forest laws, Quoniam attachiamenta, burgh and guild laws, and other smaller legal texts, some in Scots.
Microfilm of schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Notebook of poems by John Willison.
Includes a Hebrew vocabulary and lexicon by Willison based on the published work of John Row.
Papers of the Rev Dr Neil Ross, Gaelic scholar and poet.
Poems translated from the German by James Geikie.
Preaching-book of John of Grimestone, a Franciscan friar from Norfolk.
Schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Three volumes of photocopied literary papers of Major Neil Macleod, Royal Artillery, of Waternish, Isle of Skye and Dalkeith.
Volume 1: Gaelic verse; volume 2: remarks on the Books of Genesis, Exodus and Revelation; volume 3: reminiscences of his life.
Three volumes of poems of Alexander Ross, Schoolmaster at Lochlee in Angus, and author of ‘Helinore: the Fortunate Shepherdess’ (Aberdeen, 1768).
The poems are mainly of a religious nature and written in English, with the exception of ‘The Fortunate Shepherd or the Orphan’, which is in Scots.