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Anonymous treatise entitled "Anent the Scott's Law in Civils".
The treatise describes the jurisdictions involved and goes on to deal systematically with the law of property, contract, and inheritance. Church property is discussed separately.
Coats of arms of the Nine Worthies, British and foreign royal houses, Kings of Scotland and their consorts from John Baliol to James VI, and the Scottish nobility and gentry.
At the beginning, on different paper, is a treatise, 'Scotica Nobilitas. Per Archibaldum Harbartum. Scotum. 1602' dedicated to the Bishop of Norwich.
The volume also contains lists of nobles and notes.
Copies of historical works of Alexander Hume, preceded by a Latin treatise.
Copy, 1821, of ‘De antiqua Atheniensium religione’, ?16th century, transcribed from an anonymous manuscript treatise in the Royal Library at Hanover.
'Discourse between a Writer and his Apprentice', possibly by William Campbell of Crawfordton, Writer to the Signet, concerning heritable and movable rights.
In his introduction (page 7), the author states that the work was compiled for his own use during his apprenticeship. It is preceded by forms of notarial attestations, and followed by a few legal accounts of 1822-1823.
‘Discourse of the High Courte of Parliament of the authoritie of the same and of the forme of proceedings therein called out of the common lawes of this lande and other good authors’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.5.15.
'General view of fortification', a treatise based partly on the work of seventeenth-century French authorities, such as the Comte de Pagan, the Chevalier de Ville and the Maréchal de Vauban.
The treatise contains numerous diagrams. The manuscript is undated, but there is a note by an eighteenth-century owner inside the front cover: 'Wrote in ye year 1738'.
‘Grant manuscript.’
The description is taken from the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. III. History” (F.R.186).
Lectures on philosophy, possibly taken down at Marischal College, Aberdeen by John Mair, a student at the college, 1718-1722, and later minister of Forbes and Rayne.
The signature 'John Mair, 1725' occurs on one of the front leaves, and the covers are gilt-stamped 'I.M. 1725'.
The lectures may have been delivered by Mair’s regent, Patrick Hardie.
There are three treatises in the volume:
'Metaphysicæ Synopsis' (page 1);
'Pneumatologie Mantissa' (page 53);
'Introductio ad Ethicam' (page 81).
Letters in English from the Reverend Donald MacQueen of Kilmuir (died 1785) to the Reverend Dr John Stuart of Luss.
Manuscript containing various legal works, compiled in 1704.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Medical treatise, titled ‘An enquiry into the principal cause of the wide destruction of mankind in time of war, and of the slow ineffectual progress and permanency of military and naval operations in general’, exemplified by reference to various campaigns, long voyages and colonizations.
Microfilm of 11th and 12th century manuscripts.
Microfilm of 15th century manuscript, 'De vero et falso bono' of Bartolomeo Platina in the hand of Bartolomeo Sanvito.
Microfilm of assorted 17th-century manuscripts.
Microfilm of Chronicle of England, and theological works.
Microfilm of collection of papers of Mark Alexander Boyd, including a few of members of his family.
Microfilm of copies, 17th century, of treaties and other documents, 13th-16th century, concerning France and Scotland.
Microfilm of documents concerning the Highlands of Scotland, including a history of the Macdonalds.
Microfilm of Gaelic manuscripts.
Microfilm of genealogical material.
Microfilm of genealogical material.
Microfilm of 'Liber taxarum' of the Papal Chancery; and, ‘Meroure of Wyssdome’ by John Ireland.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript produced in 1484, a 'Liber taxarum' of the Papal Chancery (Adv.MS.18.2.1);
‘Meroure of Wyssdome’ by John Ireland, ?1490 (Adv.MS.18.2.8).