Essays.
Found in 567 Collections and/or Records:
Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson., 1898-[before 1928].
Volume containing: (i) ‘An Essay on the Origine of the Royal Family of the Stewarts’ by Richard Augustine Hay (Edinburgh, 1722); (ii) ‘A Vindication of Elizabeth More from the Imputation of being a Concubine ...’ by Richard Augustine Hay (Edinburgh, 1723)., 1722-1723.
The volume contains George Paton’s signature and bookplate on the verso of the title page of (i), marginalia in another hand on pages 118-119 of (ii), and, on leaves bound in at the back of the volume, copies in his hand of most of Hay’s additions and corrections in his copy of (i) which he gave to Alexander McFarlane on 22 September (not April) 1725.
Work on styles, bearing the name of John Spottiswoode., 1757-1764.
Work on styles, bearing (folio i) the name of John Spottiswoode, compiled 1761-1764 (dates on folio i, page 194). It includes 'Legal calendar or table of prescription' (page 145), essays on arrestments (page 147), 'Report 3d concerning priviledged summonses', 1759 (page 159), 'Abstract of the state of the Records of Scotland reported by Jas. Ker ... to a meeting of lawyers and writers', 1757 (page 167).
Work on the Curia of the Church of Rome written in Italian.
Works of James Ramsay, volume I: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume II: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume III: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume IV: 'Religion its Progress'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume V: 'Religion its Progress'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume VI: 'Government Clanship Law'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volume X: 'Tracts', being articles of forestry, superstition, and other matters., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volumes I-III: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of James Ramsay, volumes IV-V: 'Religion its Progress'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.
Works of John H Balfour Browne.
With manuscript and printed material of Balfour Browne and others, including poetry, essays, plays and novels.
Writings of David Gray, chiefly in manuscript, but some in print, including poems, part of an attempt at drama, essays, and miscellaneous notes., [1861, or before.]
Several of the poems appear to be unpublished.
Writings of Sir John Stuart Hepburn Forbes., 1828-1836.
Writings on various subjects of Alexander Carlyle., 1752-1803, undated.
Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.