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Contemporary copy of the 'Pockmantie sermon', 'a Sermon preached att St Giles the great Church in Edenburgh uppon a fast day, the last Sunday in July [1638] by Mr James Rowe', on 'Jeremiah', xxx. 17.
Another version of the 'Red-shankes Sermon' (preached in April) and the 'Cupp of Bon-Accord', printed in 'Memorials of the Family of Row'.
Contemporary copy of the score of ‘Il Trovatore’ by Verdi.
Copies, 2nd half of 17th century, of Sir Andrew Gilmour's selections of Acts of Parliament.
Copies, 2nd half of 17th century, of Sir Andrew Gilmour's, selections of Acts of Parliament.
Copies, 17th and 18th century, of English and Scottish state papers, 1558-1641.
The papers include correspondence relating to the Earl of Essex, 1599, and material on the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, 1638-1640.
Copies, 17th century, of correspondence, 1586-1623, and undated.
The topics are very miscellaneous and include the Spanish match (1620), appeals for royal clemency, voyages of exploration and political events.
Copies, 17th century, of documents relating to heraldry.
Copies, 17th century, of letters, 1636-1640, of Samuel Rutherfurd chiefly written during the period of his banishment to Aberdeen in 1637.
The letters are followed (folio 56) by copies of sermons and similar material of Hugh Mackail, David Dickson and others.
The inverted folios contain political and other poems, including 'The black bastel' by James Melvill.
Copies, 17th century, of Ramón Lull, ‘Ars juris’ and ‘De inventione mediorum juris civilis’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.5.7).
Copies, 17th century, of `Sayings and Observations` by John Livingstone, minister of Ancrum (page 1) and of his notes on the lives of eminent ministers of the Church of Scotland (page 15).
The end of a religious meditation is written upside-down on page 108.
Copies, 17th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall`s renderings in Latin verse of the Psalms and the Song of Solomon.
The original was probably written after 1616, since it includes a dedicatory poem to Charles I as Prince of Wales.
Copies, 17th century, of treaties and other documents, 13th-16th century, concerning France and Scotland.
Copies, 18th century, of parts of ‘La Navigation du roy d`Escosse Iaques cinquiesme du nom, autour de son royaume’ by Nicolas de Nicolay (Paris, 1583) (folio 1), and of documents concerning the foundation of the University of Aberdeen, 1494-1538 (folio 6).
The parts of ‘La Navigation du roy d`Escosse Iaques cinquiesme du nom, autour de son royaume’ were copied by Tait for Walter Macfarlane. The sections copied concern Orkney and the East coast from Leith to Duncansby Head.
With one exception, the documents concerning the foundation of the University of Aberdeen are all printed in ‘Fasti Aberdonenses’.
Copies, 18th century, of records of Parliament and of the Privy Council.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords.
Copies, 18th century, of various legal papers, 16th and 17th century.
Copies, 19th century, and original papers collected by Sir William Fraser, 16th century-1793.
Copies, 1593 to 18th century, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’.
Copies, 1636-1637, of documents and notes of Sir James Balfour on ecclesiastical history.
Copies, 1642, of various works, 1529-1549, made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne.
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
(i) `A Descriptione of the Westerne Iles of Scotland` by Sir Donald Monro, 1549 (folio 1).
(ii) `Geneologies of the cheiff clans of the lies` by Sir Donald Monro, n.d. (folio 20).
(iii) `Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum` by John Ben, 1529 (folio 24).
Copies, 1688, by J M (possibly James Man) of documents, 1398-1677, concerning Aberdeen.
Copies, 1725-1726, of Great Seal charters of the 14th and early 15th centuries, made by John Corss, Keeper of the Records.
Each volume has an elaborate title-page and an index of personal names.