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 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 501 Collections and/or Records:

Reel-to-reel audio-tape and transcript of a BBC television programme, "Mirror of Scotland".

 Series
Identifier: Acc.6478/1-2
Scope and Contents

Concerning the work of the Films of Scotland Committee.

Dates: 1975.

`Registrum Coenobii Arbrothensis: Impensis Walteri McFarlan De Eodem, Transcriptum. 1740`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.2
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.2, 14th century, with extracts from Hay on Arbroath, 1700-1707, or after (page 331; from Adv.MSS.34.1.8, page 191, and 34.1.10(ii), pages 434-498) and Fyvie (page 408; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, page 386), and a list of the charters (page 409).

Dates: 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

`Registrum Coenobii de Cambus-Kenneth: Impensis Walteri McFarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 1535, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.7
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.2, 1535 (the list of the charters is trans¬ferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Cambuskenneth, 1700-1707, or after (page 313; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 511-516) and from ‘Collections concerning the Scottish History’, pages 264-265 (page 319), and a rental of the abbey in 1561 (page 321; `Ex MS[??] penes T[homam] C[alderwood] de P[olton] Jurisconsultum`). The rental is in Macfarlane’s own hand.

Dates: 1535, 1700-1707, or after.

‘Registrum Coenobii de Dunfermline: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum. MDCCXXXVIII`., 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.9
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.3A, 13th century-16th century (the index on folios 11-15 is placed after the first section), with an extract from Hay on Dunfermline, 1700-1707, or after (page 784; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 323-338), an additional note by Macfarlane himself (page 804), and a list of the charters (page 805).

Dates: 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

`Registrum Coenobii Kalsonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.6
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.5.1, 14th century (the medical treatise on folios 213 verso-215 is placed after the chartulary, the defaced last leaves of which are not completely transcribed; the rental on folios 1-6 is transferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Kelso, 1700-1707, or after (page 489; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 500-504) and Lesmahagow (page 495; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 509-510), and a list of the charters (page 497).

Dates: 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

`Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan De Eodem Transcriptum. 1740`., Late 14th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.4
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MSS.16.1.10, late 14th century-16th century (page 1), and 34.4.4, 1st half of 16th century (page 505; documents already tran¬scribed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 are omitted), with an extract from Hay, 1700-1707, or after, on the see of Aberdeen (page 593; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 159-90) and a list of the charters (page 625).

Dates: Late 14th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

`Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis Impensis Walteri MacFarlan De Eodem Transcriptum Anno MDCCXLII Volumen I`., Late 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.5(I)
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.10, late 13th century-16th century, with an extract from Hay on the see of Moray, 1700-1707, or after (page 548a; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 559-566).

Dates: Late 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

`Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis Impensis Walteri MacFarlan De Eodem Transcriptum Anno MDCCXLIIl Volumen Il`., 16th century.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.5(II)
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.9, 16th century, folios 117-154, 92-116, 155-321, with a copy of the rental of the see of Moray in 1565 (page 1085, from Adv.MS.34.5.2, folios 2-39), and a list of the charters (page 1125). The rental is in another hand.

Dates: 16th century.

Reminiscences of Andrew Macgeorge.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8341
Scope and Contents

Concerning his family, upbringing and social life.

With typed transcript.

Dates: 19th century.

Research papers of Robin J Adam.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11606
Scope and Contents

Includes research notes, transcripts and drafts concerning the Sutherland estates and the Calendar of Fearn Abbey.

Dates: circa 1960-1980.

`Resolutions of the Council of State 1745-7` (folio 1); `Secret Diplomatic Correspondence 1744-7` (folio 48); `Secret Resolutions of the States General 1744-7` (folio 62); `Documents from different sources relating to the Regiment of the Earl of Drumlanrig 1747-9` (folio 83)., 1744-1749.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.23
Scope and Contents From the Collection: It was originally Ferguson`s intention to print Dutch text and English translation of all Dutch documents quoted, but this scheme had to be abandoned for reasons of space, and only the English translations were ultimately printed (Volume I, page xxxiii). Before this change of plan, the Dutch texts had been inserted into the appropriate places of the manuscript of Volume I and part of Volume II; the rest are preserved separately, Adv.MSS.81.3.15-81.3.23.Summaries and extracts of...
Dates: 1744-1749.

`Resolutions of the Council of State 1749-65` (folio 1); `Resolutions of the States General 1735-49` (folio 38)., 1735-1765.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: It was originally Ferguson`s intention to print Dutch text and English translation of all Dutch documents quoted, but this scheme had to be abandoned for reasons of space, and only the English translations were ultimately printed (Volume I, page xxxiii). Before this change of plan, the Dutch texts had been inserted into the appropriate places of the manuscript of Volume I and part of Volume II; the rest are preserved separately, Adv.MSS.81.3.15-81.3.23.Summaries and extracts of...
Dates: 1735-1765.

Royal transumpt by James II of seven charters, 1449.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.951
Scope and Contents (i) Charter, 1366, of David II, to Thomas Fleming, Earl of Wigtown, of the Earldom of Wigtown.(ii) Charter, 1372, of Robert II, confirming the grant of the earldom by Thomas Fleming to Archibald [Earl of] Douglas.(iii) Charter, 1372, of Robert II, confirming the contracts between Thomas Fleming and Archibald Douglas.(iv) Charter, 1368, of David II, to Archibald Douglas, of lands in Galloway.(v) Charter, 1358, of David II, to Sir Thomas Moray,...
Dates: 1449.

Sale catalogues of books and transcripts of letters of Scottish interest in the Caligula section of the Cotton Library.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.1.12
Scope and Contents On folio i is written `No. 14 of Mr. Matthew Crawfurd`s printed Catalogue of Manuscripts. in fol.`, which appears to be intended as a title for the volume, although it does not correspond to the contents. On the same folio the letter `B` and the signature `John Wright` appear twice. All of these are in eighteenth-century hands. Section (iii) is the earliest, and the volume must have been later adapted by the writers of sectitons (i) and (ii).Section (i): Sale-catalogue of books,...
Dates: Late 16th century-early 18th century.

Schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.10
Scope and Contents The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Juvenal, 'Satires': citations with commentary in alphabetical order of keyword, incipit 'Maior auaritie patuit'. (i.88). (Folio 1.)(ii) Lucan, 'Civil War': introduction and citations with and without commentary from books 1-6 and 9, incipit 'Lucanii sum(m)a utilitas e(st) i(n) topog(ra)phia'. (Folio 5 verso.)(iii) Philosophical notes, possibly connected to Porphyry's introduction to Aristotle's 'Analytica...
Dates: Early 12th century.

Scottish chartularies and other works transcribed for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist in 1742 and 1746.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.13
Scope and Contents The sources are mainly the original manuscripts then in the Advocates` Library. Only those documents not known from other sources are indexed in detail. The contents are as follows:(i) `Registra Coenobiorum de Melrose et Balmerino Impensis Walteri McFarlan de eodem Transcripta Anno MDCCXLII`, copied from Adv.MSS.34.4.11, late 13th century (folio 1), and 34.5.3, 14th century (folio 67), with extracts from Richard Augustine Hay on Melrose, 1700-1707, or after (folio 54; from...
Dates: Late 13th century-1707, or after.

Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.2.5-35.3.9
Scope and Contents

The wording and ornament of the title pages suggest a division into three groups:

(i) Adv.MSS.35.2.5, 35.3.6, 35.3.7, 35.39: 1738-1739.

(ii) Adv.MSS.35.3.2, 35.3.4: 1740.

(iii) Adv.MSS.35.3.3, 35.3.5, 35.3.8: 1740-1744.

The sources are mainly the original manuscripts then in the Advocates` Library, with notes taken from Richard Augustine Hay`s works. Only those documents the present location of whose originals is unknown are indexed in detail.

Dates: 13th century-1707, or after.

‘Scottish Historical documents’, being transcripts and notes, in manuscript and typescript, by and for Sir Archibald C Lawrie in preparation for continuations (never published) to his ‘Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D.1153’.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.37.3.1-37.3.15
Scope and Contents The arrangement is as follows:Volumes I-VII: Royal charters and others of the same period; these have been used by the editors of the ‘Regesta Regum Scottorum’, volumes 1-3.Volumes VIII-XIII: Religious houses; there is no discernible order.Volume XIV: Bishoprics; alphabetical.Volume XV: Burghs and miscellanies.Each volume has an identical printed title page, on whose verso is given biographical information on Lawrie.The...
Dates: 1153-1249, ?1905, or after.

‘Scottish Historical documents’, being transcripts and notes, in manuscript and typescript, by and for Sir Archibald C Lawrie in preparation for continuations (never published) to his ‘Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D.1153’: Volume I: Royal charters: Malcolm IV., 1153-1165.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.3.1
Scope and Contents From the Series: The arrangement is as follows:Volumes I-VII: Royal charters and others of the same period; these have been used by the editors of the ‘Regesta Regum Scottorum’, volumes 1-3.Volumes VIII-XIII: Religious houses; there is no discernible order.Volume XIV: Bishoprics; alphabetical.Volume XV: Burghs and miscellanies.Each volume has an identical printed title page, on whose verso is given biographical information on Lawrie.The...
Dates: 1153-1165.

‘Scottish Historical documents’, being transcripts and notes, in manuscript and typescript, by and for Sir Archibald C Lawrie in preparation for continuations (never published) to his ‘Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D.1153’: Volume II: Royal charters: William the Lion., 1165-1214.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.3.2
Scope and Contents From the Series: The arrangement is as follows:Volumes I-VII: Royal charters and others of the same period; these have been used by the editors of the ‘Regesta Regum Scottorum’, volumes 1-3.Volumes VIII-XIII: Religious houses; there is no discernible order.Volume XIV: Bishoprics; alphabetical.Volume XV: Burghs and miscellanies.Each volume has an identical printed title page, on whose verso is given biographical information on Lawrie.The...
Dates: 1165-1214.