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Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Series
Identifier: MSS.3041-3043
Scope and Contents
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Collection of romances and religious material, mostly in verse, written in the North Midlands by Richard Heeg with some items by James Hawghton and additions in other hands.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.3.1
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) ‘The Hunting of the Hare` (‘The Index of Middle English Verse’, 973) (folio 1), followed by a mock sermon in prose (folio 7 verso) and nonsense verses (folio 10 verso) (the latter ‘The Index of Middle English Verse’, 3425, both printed in ‘Reliquiae Antiquae’, volume 1, pages 82-84). See ‘The “Hunting of the Hare” in the Heege Manuscript’. Written by Richard Heeg.(ii) `Sir Gowther` (‘The Index of Middle English Verse’,...
Dates:
Circa 1480.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.9.1-81.9.12
Dates:
Late 17th century-?1829.