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17th-century extracts and transcripts, in the hand of Sir James Balfour, of chartularies and other historical works.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.9
Scope and Contents
17th-century manuscript written and compiled by Sir James Balfour containing the following works:1. Copy by Sir James Balfour of George Marjorybanks, 'Annals of Scotland, 1514-94'. Folios 6r-23r.A history of Scotland in the form of annals written in Scots, originally written in the late 16th century by George Marjoribanks, burgess of Edinburgh. The location of the original manuscript from which Balfour made his copy is unknown. The work is separated into...
Dates:
17th century.
Register of the bishopric of Dunblane, entitled 'Registrum capituli Dunblanensis', 1663-1688.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.8
Scope and Contents
The volume contains records of the bishopric from 15 January 1663 to 14 August 1688.
Paginated [1]-235 by a contemporary hand, with page 225 repeated in pagination. Written by several different hands, with a noticeable change of hands on page 174. According to a note by the donor on folio iii verso, the main scribe of the volume was John Graham, commissary clerk and clerk of the Chapter of Dunblane.
Dates:
1663-1688.