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Excerpts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Portions of a larger work, such as a literary work or motion picture, reproduced or excised without further change from their original context.

Found in 686 Collections and/or Records:

Transcripts made in the early nineteenth century (see watermarks) of Mey and Tarbat charters and inventories, titled 'Cartularium Eccles. Cathedral. Rossensis'.

 File
Identifier: MS.1018
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Excerpts from an inventory dated 1641 of charters then in the House of Mey and from other inventories of charters covering the period 1464-1637, relating to the Sinclairs of Mey and to neighbouring lands (folio 1), with notes regarding rights of Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat, 1666, and a testimonial regarding Tarrell, 1382 (folio 13); (ii) Copies of charters in Tarbat House, 1457-1642, undated.

Dates: 1382-1642, undated.

Typescript 'Collected details re the Alston family (Scottish Branch)', compiled by Patrick R Alston, together with letters on the subject.

 File
Identifier: MS.3127
Scope and Contents

The compiler attempts to trace the history of the Saxon family of Alston from its first appearance in Scotland, before 1399. His collection, which deals mainly with Alstons of the seventeenth to nineteenth century, consists for the most part of extracts from Lionel Cresswell, ‘Stemmata Alstoniana’, 1905, other printed sources, and official records.

Dates: 1939-1941, undated.

Typescript Peeblesshire church histories, by Dr Clement Bryce Gunn, intended to form part of the author's series of 'Books of the Church'.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.954-961
Scope and Contents

The typescripts, chiefly 20th-century and consisting largely of excerpts from the kirk-session records, are almost ready for publication, and are accompanied by notes, newspaper cuttings, and photographs. Churches other than parish are dealt with, and biographical and genealogical information is given about ministers.

Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

Typescripts of 'The swans of Berwick' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., [1962, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26678
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript with manuscript corrections (folio 1). It includes (folio 3) excerpts of reviews of ‘The rock and the bird’. (ii) Printer's copy (folio 70).

Dates: [1962, or before.]

Various literary papers of the family of Erskine of Alva., 18th century-19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.5113
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Addresses, 1835, undated, of an unidentified R D Murray to a St Stephen's Society, on such subjects as the advantages of public education, poetry, phrenology, etc. (folio 1);(ii) Class cards, lecture notes (mostly on legal subjects), and copies of the regulations for Dollar Academy, with excerpts from the sederunt books of the trustees, 1826 (folio 97);(iii) Various short prose pieces, chiefly nineteenth century, including...
Dates: 18th century-19th century.

Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20491-20496
Scope and Contents

The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.

Dates: 4th quarter of 17th century-1st half of 18th century.

‘View of the diocese of Aberdeen’, a volume of historical narrative written by Alexander Keith, episcopal minister at Cruden.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.12
Scope and Contents

It includes descriptions of the civil parishes, biographies of bishops of the diocese, accounts of the old religious houses, collegiate churches and deaneries and of King`s College and University, parochial histories arranged by presbyteries and transcripts and extracts of documents relating to the history of the see.

Dates: 1732.

Volume containing, in part, brief biographies of men who were, or who were claimed to have been, Scottish authors (folios 6-8, 11, 12-16 verso, 30-39, 51 verso-54).

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.18
Scope and Contents The biographies are written in a formal 17th-century hand, similar to that of the greater part of Adv.MS.33.7.17, and are arranged in a very approximately chronological order.The biographies are interspersed with writings on various topics, written in an informal contemporary hand, or hands, similar to the informal hand(s) in Adv.MS.33.7.17. The topics include poems (folios 2 verso-5 verso, 77-77 verso), an account entitled `De Monasteriis Scotorum` (folio 63), and some extracts...
Dates: Early 17th century.

Volume containing notes, copies and extracts from manuscripts and documents, together with a few extracts from printed books, collected between about 1709 (folio 15) and about 1717 (folio 230 verso), many of the entries, which include a number of genealogies, relating to persons, families and places in Fife.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.24
Scope and Contents A large number of the sources used were at the Advocates` Library, and of these many had previously been in the possession of Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms (for example, the charters (now in Adv.MSS.15.1.18 and 15.1.19) excerpted at folio 91, and what follows, and folio 263, and what follows, and the cartularies excerpted at folios 1-8, 22-33, 43-49 verso, 230 verso-274 verso), as had the manuscript (now British Library, Harl MS. 4693) once in his possession which is...
Dates: Circa 1709-circa 1717.

Volume entitled 'Celtic music', compiled by David R Robertson, a mercantile clerk in Dundee, consisting of pipe tunes, poems, notes and memoranda, extracts from published sources, letters from correspondents interested in Gaelic culture, and some press cuttings and photographs.

 File
Identifier: MS.22164
Scope and Contents The title is taken from folio 1, a vellum leaf.Some items found loosely enclosed have been tipped or pasted in.The work consists of an introduction (folio 6) preceded by prefatory poems (folio 2), and eight sections: Old highland airs (folio 39), Clan tunes (folio 90), Jacobite airs (folio 131), Battle tunes (folio 159), Laments (folio 209), Old Scottish airs (folio 223), Army tunes (folio 244) and General marches (folio 276).There are two unrelated items:...
Dates: 1911-1912.