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'A collection of the best reciepts in cookery, pastery and confectionary taken from the best authors by Margt Hume Campbell, with a dedication to the Right Honourable Lady Diana Scott’.
The collection was probably intended for Lady Diana, the author's younger sister, on her approaching marriage to Walter Scott of Harden in 1754. There are a few later additions and an index (folio iii) but no section on confectionery. Some of the sources of the recipes are named.
‘Breviary of the Decisions of the Lords of Session ... and of the Acts of Sederunt, from June, 1661, to July, 1681, observed by Sir James Dalrymple of Stair.’
Collection of copies of letters and papers concerning the formation of the Irish Treasury Board and the procedures to be adopted by it, with notes on the procedures of the British Treasury.
The volumes have the book-plate of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, and, as he was secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1794-1795, were presumably compiled on his instructions.
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.
Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Copy, possibly the holograph, of the report by Thomas Tucker on the customs and excise of Scotland.
Examples of lettering and correspondence of the calligrapher Edward Johnstone (1872-1944).
Five 13th-century medical manuscripts, possibly written in England, with additions of the 14th and 15th centuries.
The manuscripts had been bound into one volume by the 15th century. The contents are: (i) translation, by Constantinus Africanus, of 'De gradibus simplicum' by Isaac and the end of an unidentified work, with recipes added in later hands; (ii) Gerard, 'De modo medendi', with recipes and notes added by later hands; (iii) a work on digestion; (iv) seven works on medical subjects; (v) the end of an unidentified work on the degrees of medicine, with added recipes in French.
Instructions, 1579, of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, Knight Lyon King at Arms, to heralds, and a minute-book of executions, 1608-1609, by Thomas Lamb, Messenger-at-arms.
Journal, 1729, of George Skene, containing ‘An Account of a Journey to London, with the particular rout by Thomas Burnett of Kirkhill, George Skene of that ilk, and David Skene his brother german'.
Law book compiled by James Blair of Ballindean, Writer in Perth.
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Letters and papers, chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
Microfilm of correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
Microfilm of proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott; and, letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);
Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).
Microfilm of ‘Transactions of Scotts army in Ireland from 1643 to Junii 1648’, a collection in a contemporary hand of copies of letters, instructions and commencing with the treaty ‘concerning the Reducing of the Kingdom of Ireland’ and ending with a minute dated Carrickfergus 27 June 1648.
Microfilm of two books, 1692, 1697, of household recipes of Katherin Smith and correspondence and papers, 1818-1831, undated, of Sir John Sinclair on agriculture.
The correspondence and papers of Sir John Sinclair includes translations and copies of letters on his ‘Code of agriculture’ and letters of him to Sir Patrick Murray Threipland.
Notebook of Thomas Heart, containing prose translations, poetry, notes and some medical recipes.
The notebook contains prose translations of most of Horace's ‘Odes and Epodes’ (inverted folio 3, folio 1 verso), a poem entitled "The believer's dowry" with other verses and notes of a religious nature (folio 4), and some medical recipes (folio 27 verso). Dates ranging between the years 1720 and 1763 occur at points throughout the volume.
Papers of James Aitkins, Bishop of Galloway.
Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.
Papers of the Skene family of Hallyards in Midlothian.
Schoolbook of James Fowler, Strathpeffer, containing instructions and problems in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and the construction of sundials, and a translation of the ‘Iliad’, book 3.
A few miscellaneous notes and poems have been added in a 19th-century hand.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).