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Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates:
?1825-1856.
Chartulary of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity at Soutra, written in 1399 by William de Cranstoun, notary public.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.1
Scope and Contents
The charters, which are not in chronological order, cover the period 1162-circa 1330. They are followed by a copy of Cranstoun`s notarial instrument concerning the making of the chartulary (folio 25) and copies of two charters of 1426 and 1440 in different hands (folio 26 verso).
Some of the initials have simple penwork decoration by the scribe, whose notarial sign is also given (folio 25 verso).
Dates:
1162-circa 1330.
Copies, early eighteenth century, of notarial instruments upon a process before the Bishops of Durham and Aberdeen, Pope’s delegates, concerning the Priory of Coldinghame, between the Priors of Durham and Coldinghame and Patrick and John Home.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.4.13
Dates:
1465-1468.
Microfilm of copies, early eighteenth century, of notarial instruments upon a process before the Bishops of Durham and Aberdeen, Pope’s delegates, concerning the Priory of Coldinghame, between the Priors of Durham and Coldinghame and Patrick and John Home.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.313
Dates:
1465-1468.
Notarial instrument, 31 March 1482, concerning the lands of Muroch (Monreith), and a patent of baronetcy, 1681, with a later extracted copy of the latter.
File
Identifier: Dep.270
Dates:
1482, 1681.
Papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, concerning lead and copper mining in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.24
Scope and Contents
Lord Menmuir was appointed Master of the Metals and Minerals for life in 1592.The papers are part of the Balcarres collection. They were bound in 1896, when it was not realised that they belonged to the collection.The contents are as follows:(i) Observations of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston on the Act of Parliament concerning metals, 1592. ‘Early records relating to mining in Scotland’, 73. Cf. Adv.MS.29.2.9, folio 17. (Folio 1.)(ii)...
Dates:
1567-1596, and undated.