Transcriptions. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written versions of oral language or music, or written copies made of other written documents, either in longhand or on a machine.
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
'4th Earl of Minto's Minto Manuscript Catalogue' of the family papers, being a typed transcription, made by Colonel the Honourable W F Elliot in 1916, of the catalogue compiled by the 4th Earl of Minto., 1891-1895.
File
Identifier: MS.13416
Scope and Contents
The material the transcription includes is broadly that now in the National Library, but excluding the charters and the Fife and Angus estate papers.
Dates:
1891-1895.
15th-century transcript of the chartulary of Dryburgh Abbey.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.7
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in Scotland containing the chartulary of Dryburgh, a Premonstratensian Abbey founded in 1150 and dissolved in 1606. Davis, Borland, and Spottiswoode date the manuscript to the 15th century.The manuscript is the work of one hand and has apparently been transcribed from an earlier compilation. The material covers the 12th to the 14th centuries, with the last entry dated 1338. The chartulary is arranged in a roughly topographical order, with copies of...
Dates:
15th century.
Account, 1669-1670, of the Fleming family to James Crichton for the demolition and repair of buildings at Boghall, with a transcription, 19th century, of pages 1-3., 1669-1670.
File
Identifier: MS.20785
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The family estates of Cumbernauld and Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire extended into the neighbouring parishes of Monkland in Lanarkshire and Dunipace in Stirlingshire. That of Biggar in Lanarkshire included also some lands in Peeblesshire, where the Flemings were in conflict with the Tweedies of Drumelzier. Members of the family were prominent in public affairs in the 16th and 17th centuries, but the later Earls took little part in them. The male line failed in 1747, and the estates passed to...
Dates:
1669-1670.
Accounts of the Keith family., 1601-1761, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21176-21177
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates:
1601-1761, undated.
Bound and illustrated transcriptions of correspondence of the Guild family., 2022.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14531/28-29
Scope and Contents
The volumes here contain transcriptions of much of the correspondenceof the Guild family contained in the previous numbers of this accession. It has also been illustrated with images largely in the possession of various members of the family.
The volumes were compiled by Robert Hamish Wyllie Galbraith, who has also included an introduction with family history and information about the history of the archive.
Dates:
2022.
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.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents
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`.
Dates:
1548-1641.
Copies, 1688, by J M (possibly James Man) of documents, 1398-1677, concerning Aberdeen.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.7.6
Dates:
1398-1577.
Copies, chiefly from printed books, of documents concerning Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.19
Dates:
15th century-16th century.
Copies, facsimiles and reproductions of various correspondence of Lord Byron., 1931-1951, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43543
Scope and Contents
There are here copies and transcriptions of original letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron as well as catalogue entries with images for letters of Lord Byron for sale. The copies are all undated unless otherwise stated and have been arranged chronologically by date of the original letters, followed by the transcriptions organised in the same way. The catalogue entries are then placed at the end of the sequence with a letter to John Murray.Facsimile copies of:Letter...
Dates:
1931-1951, undated.
Copies, late 16th century, of papers, 1584-1587, concerning the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and her English supporters.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.6.9
Dates:
1584-1587.
Copies of accounts of and documents connected with the English Mint.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.5.4
Dates:
1702-1710.
Copies of rentals of Roxburghshire, some imperfect.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.7
Dates:
17th century.
Copies of sixteen letters concerning public affairs in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.4
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.2.27.
Dates:
1746.
Copies of warrants and orders by the Lord Chamberlain to the Queen.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.22
Scope and Contents
The documents are from 1665, when Henry Lord Carbury was Lord Chamberlain, to 1683, when the post was held by Louis, Earl of Feversham.
Dates:
1665-1683.
Copy, 18th century, by Samuel Ayscough of documents concerning revenues of religious houses.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.5.5
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is an imperfect copy of the book of assumption of benefices.
The transcript is from the Harleian manuscript (4623 (or 4613) tom 2).
Dates:
16th century-17th century.
Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1
Scope and Contents
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Copy, 18th century, of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo (van der Heyden).
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (I)-(IV)
Dates:
15th century.
Copy, 1821, of ‘De antiqua Atheniensium religione’, ?16th century, transcribed from an anonymous manuscript treatise in the Royal Library at Hanover.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.7.3
Dates:
?16th century.
Copy, 1891, of ‘The bridal of Borthwick’ by David Macbeth Moir in the hand of Elizabeth M Borthwick, wife of John (died 1907)., 1841.
Item
Identifier: MS.10380
Copy of book 1 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (1 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of book 6 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (4 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of books 2 and 3 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (2 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of books 4 and 5 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (3 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom I., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (I)
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom II., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (II)