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Cartularies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Registers, usually in volume form, of copies of charters, title deeds, and other documents of significance belonging to a person, family, or institution.

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Microfilm of transcript, 1815, by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of the cartulary, 13th century-14th century, of the Dominican priory of St Andrews., 13th century-14th century.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.148
Scope and Contents

The transcript was made from the original which was then at Panmure. A few textual losses are supplied by Hutton from "the other copy", presumably that known as the `Magnum Registrum’. A bifolium containing a few excerpts by John Stuart, formerly loosely enclosed, is at Adv.MS.9A.1.20, folio 1. The volume is bound with endpapers watermarked 1818.

Dates: 13th century-14th century.

Microfilm of transcripts, 1813-1816, by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of two cartularies, 13th century-15th century, of the Diocese of Glasgow., 13th century-15th century.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.146
Scope and Contents The transcripts are in Hutton`s hand as far as folio 428, and thereafter in an unidentified hand. The transcripts are of: (i) John Dillon’s copy of the cartulary of the diocese of Glasgow, known as the ‘Registrum Vetus’, 13th century-15th century; preceded by a calendar transcribed from an unidentified source (folio 1); (ii) Dillon’s copy of the cartulary of the diocese, known as the ‘Liber Ruber’, early 15th century-1476 (folio 230); (iii) the first part of the copy (in two volumes) made...
Dates: 13th century-15th century.

Microfilm of transcripts, 1813-1816, for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of two cartularies, 13th century-15th century, of the Diocese of Glasgow., 13th century-15th century.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.147
Scope and Contents The transcript, in an unidentified hand, is of the second part of the copy (in two volumes) made for and sent to Glasgow University Library in 1766 by the Scots College, Paris, containing full copies of John Dillon’s copy of the cartulary of the diocese of Glasgow, known as the ‘Registrum Vetus’, 13th century-15th century, preceded by a calendar transcribed from an unidentified source; of Dillon’s copy of the cartulary of the diocese, known as the ‘Liber Ruber’, early 15th century-1476; and...
Dates: 13th century-15th century.

Microfilm of transcripts of cartularies of Scone, Greyfriars of Aberdeen, and various other places., 1164-16th century.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.157
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Transcript made for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton, apparently in 1814, from a copy, before 1746, of the cartulary of the Abbey of Scone, 2nd quarter of 14th century, containing copies of charters, 1164-1326 (Adv.MS.9A.1.13);Transcript, 1813, by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of the Obit Book of the Observantine Greyfriars of Aberdeen, compiled between 1550 and 1560 (Adv.MS.9A.1.14);Transcript, 1818, made for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of...
Dates: 1164-16th century.

Microfilm of transcripts of cartulary of Elgin and Inchcolm., Late 13th century-[1548, or before].

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.155
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Transcript, 1818, by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of the cartulary of the Poor Hospital, Elgin, 1548, which consists of authenticated copies of relevant extracts from the cartularies of the diocese of Moray, late 13th century-1548, or before. (Adv.MS.9A.1.10);Transcript, 1818, made for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of the copy, 1739, made for Walter Macfarlane, of the notarial transcripts, 1420, of charters relating to the Abbey of Inchcolm....
Dates: Late 13th century-[1548, or before].

Miscellaneous papers of and concerning members of the Keith family., 1506-1906, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21183-21184
Scope and Contents

The papers include fragments of a Deer Abbey cartulary of 1542-1549 and rental of 1579, an account of the coronation of Charles I at Holyroodhouse in 1633, a roll of the Baron Court of Fetteresso and Dunnottar of July 1680, and papers concerning the Covenanting wars, the raising of Covenanting armies, the Revolution of 1688-1689, the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the attainder of the Earl Marischal in 1715 and the sale of his estates in 1720.

Dates: 1506-1906, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of, and concerning, the Keith family., 15th century-1906, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21182-21186
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: 15th century-1906, undated.

Register of constitutions and other legal documents concerning the bishopric of Aberdeen, written in the 16th century and covering the 13th to 16th centuries.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.4
Scope and Contents Chartulary produced in Scotland containing various documents relating to the Bishopric of Aberdeen. The documents include constitutions, ordinances, royal charters, inquisitions, and lists of bounds.Davis has dated the manuscript to the 1st half of the 16th century. Innes suggests that the volume was begun circa 1520 due to two factors. The first is the mention in an inscription on folio 50r of Alexander Galloway as a canon of Aberdeen and patron of the manuscript. Galloway was a...
Dates: 1st half of 16th century.

Register of the Cathedral Church and Bishopric of Aberdeen, also known as the 'Registrum Album', written between 1380 and 1550.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.16.1.10
Scope and Contents Manuscript written in Scotland containing the register of the cathedral church and bishopric of Aberdeen. This volume, also known as the 'Registrum Album', is a composite work containing miscellaneous charters of the church and see, including sections of royal and papal charters, as well as grants by the bishops. The manuscript dates from the late 14th century, with additions which extend into the 16th century. Davis has suggested that the work was probably begun during the...
Dates: 1380-1550.

Transcript, written in 1528, of the chartulary of Crail Collegiate Church.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.6
Scope and Contents Manuscript containing a transcript of the chartulary of Crail Collegiate Church, which was founded as a Collegiate in 1517.The volume consists of transcripts of the charters of constitution and endowment, with inventories of plates, ornaments and books. The work is arranged in a rough topographical order, and the charters are followed by their respective instruments.Davis dates the manuscript to 1528. The main body of work covers the years 1499-1530. The volume is...
Dates: 1528