Bookplates.
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript, seventeenth century, of 'Diurnal of occurrents, 1513-1572', based, perhaps indirectly, on the same original as the Pollok Manuscript, published as ‘A diurnal of remarkable occurrents’.
The manuscript differs considerably from the Pollok Manuscript; in parts it is fuller, but it ends in 1572 (page 299 of the Bannatyne volume).
A note of the donor (folio ii) suggests it is one of the Demnilne Manuscripts.
Material concerning the history of Geneva.
The contents are as follows: (i) “Reponse aux questions de Milord Townsend sur l’histoire et le gouvernement de Geneve par Monsieur Chouet conseiller et secretaire d’etat”; (ii) “Etat présent du gouvernement de Geneve en 1734”; (iii) ‘Remarques dur la ville et la Republique de Geneve; (iv) “Rôle des Sindics de la République de Genéve depuis l’an 1530”, ‘Les noms des anciens comtes de Genéve …’ and ‘Liste de Evêquas de Genéve…’.
Medical recipes, begun in London in 1709.
“Memoire concernant les troubles des Artichauds ou Informations pour bien enteudre le commencement des troubles & questions mueset advenues entre Berne & Genneve.”
‘Memoires sur la Reformation de Geneve, tires des Registres publies depuis 1526 jusques à 1536.’
Miscellaneous documents concerning heraldry, many by officials of the English College of Arms; including designs for a union flag, ca. 1604.
Miscellaneous notes concerning English heraldry, dealing chiefly with the ceremonial, with some on historical matters.
At the end, on two sheets bound into the volume (folios 182-183), are sketches of coats of arms in trick, including, among others, those of the Heptarchy and of the three English Kings of Arms, Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy. With the sketches are notes about the disposition of the shields on a building which may have been the old College of Arms.
Papers of Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux.
Pocket-book of Augustus Charles Minchin, a graduate of Dublin University, containing accounts of walking tours in Scotland.
Printed papers and manuscripts concerning the troubles in Geneva.
“Recueil de diverses particularites concernant Geneve depuis le mois de Janvier 1536 jusqu’à la fin de May 1607.”
“Relation de ce qui s’est passé au sujet de la vente du vin à Geneve en 1716.”
'Repertorium Juris' of Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie, apparently a manuscript of the 17th century.
Seven sermons of Andrew Moir, Minister of the Secession (Burgher) Church in Selkirk.
Specimens of copperplate handwriting written out for his parents by William Prichard.
A group of samples of handwriting was submitted half-yearly, at Christmas and mid-summer, when the boy was at Watford Academy, and subsequently (1828 onwards) at Prospect House Academy, Bushey. The texts consist of religious and educational maxims, and poems.
Ten letters between John Hill Watson and Duncan C Mactavish.
With two press cuttings and Watson`s bookplate concerning a copy of the 1694 edition of the Psalms in Gaelic.
'The Arms of Noblemen, Knights, and others who have been Recorded in the Books of the Lyon Office at Edinburgh. [Compiled, over a period of years at the end of the seventeenth century, by] Henry Frazer, Ross Herauld & Painter'.
Henry Frazer’s signature is on page 710.
There are additions throughout in various hands including that of David Deuchar, Seal Engraver, Edinburgh, who also compiled the indexes (cf. Adv.MSS.35.6.15-35.6.16). There are thirteen coats crudely emblazoned and a sketch of the seal of office of the Lyon King of Arms.
Transcript of “Discourse en forme de lettres sur le gouvernement de Geneve et sur l’affire du sieur Micheli du Crest copié a Lyon en 1734.”
Copies of papers concerning the judgement of the Council of Two Hundred of Geneva against Jacques-Barthélemi Micheli du Crest.
At the end is a printed notice, 1736, of the “consultations” of the Parliament of Paris on the same subject.
Transcripts, 18th century, of journals, 1547-1553, of the House of Lords for the reign of Edward VI; with a collection of songs and airs, 18th century.
Two manuscripts concerning the history of Geneva by Jacob de Chapeaurouge.
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.