Fragments.
Found in 259 Collections and/or Records:
Drafts and texts of poems of Graham Brown., 1898-1931, undated.
Containing:
(1) ‘The Valley of Lost Friends and Other Verses’ (in typewriting)
(2) various poems 1924-6 (in typewriting; most undated)
(3) carbon copy of no.214 (2)
(4) various poems, 1898-1931, a few prose compositions, n.d., and a few poems by others, 1922-4, n.d., mostly in typewriting
(5) drafts and fragments of poems 1914-31
(6) fragments of poems 1922-4, n.d.
(7) drafts of poems by others
Drafts, fragments, typescript, reviews, prefaces and short pieces of Ruthven Todd., 1958-1977, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Drafts and fragments of short stories, 1958-1973, undated (folio 1). They include 'The Garden of Forking Paths' (folio 1), a translation of a story by Jorge Luis Borges, published in ‘Ficciones’, edited by A Kerrigan (London, 1962), pages 89-101. (ii) Typescript of 'The Freedom Riders', a play, undated (folio 83); (iii) Reviews, prefaces, short pieces and fragments, 1966-1977, undated (folio 90).
Drafts, notes, and corrected proof sheets of various historical works by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.
Drafts, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, of volume iv of ‘Antient metaphysics’., [1795, or before.]
Early, heavily revised manuscript of "King's quiver: the last three Tudors" by Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1972, or before.]
The text is followed (folio 160) by fragments of later versions, all with numerous alterations and additions.
Eight leaves of a noted missal, probably from Jedburgh Abbey., 13th century.
The leaves formed the cover of a sixteenth-century cartulary of the lordship of Jedburgh Abbey. Three leaves (folios 1-3) come from the end of the 'Temporale', and five (folios 4-8) from the earlier part of the 'Sanctorale'. The text appears to have been copied from an Augustinian source and the music added in another hand from a Sarum book. The initials are in red, with blue line ornament, or vice versa.
Essay, 1794, entitled 'On the chorus', and miscellaneous fragments, undated, on ancient drama, apparently unpublished., 1794, undated.
There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.
Family papers and correspondence of and concerning Hugh Miller., 1650-1864, undated.
Financial and miscellaneous papers of George Moncrieff-Scott., ?1956-1969, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Financial papers, including returns for a production of 'Try and be sensible' by Perth Theatre in 1951, and royalty statements, 1965-1969 (folio l); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, including fragments of literary works, ?1956-1966, undated (folio 15).
Five leaves from a book of hours, England., 15th century.
The leaves contain part of the first nocturn of matins in the Office for the Dead, from Psalm 6, verse 6 to the second reading (Job 10, verse 4). There is a lacuna between folios 3 and 4 and two leaves are probably missing here.
There are two illuminated 2-line initials (folios 2 and 5) with bar borders in red, blue and gold. Small initials in gold and penwork throughout.
Five leaves from an illuminated copy, dated 1665, of the diploma awarded by the University of Padua in 1658 to Jacobus Pasquali on his graduation as Doctor of Laws., 1658, 1665.
Four contiguous vellum fragments, together forming the upper outer quarter of a leaf of a mediaeval rubricated and noted service book, possibly a breviary of Italian provenance., ?13th century.
There is no stave, the notes being written above the various syllables. The portion of text visible appears to relate to the Feast of Saint Lucy (13 December). In the margin of the recto are written, in a German hand of the 18th century, what appear to be notes of five book-titles, the significance of which is not known.
Four fragments from the Temporale of a missal of Scottish provenance., Late 12th century.
Four pages probably from a Dutch catechism., ?Early 17th century.
Fourteen narrow strips of vellum from a breviary., 14th century.
Only three pairs of fragments are contiguous and at least four bifolia have been cut up to provide these strips; (one fragment which is blank on both sides cannot be located). The breviary appears to have been of a rather plain nature, there being no illumination and no stave visible in the fragments. The text is written in double columns, and some initials and rubrics in red may be discerned.
Fragment of a court roll referring to Ely and Swaffham., 14th century.
Fragment of a disposition by Robert Scott, merchant in Edinburgh, to Lt Harry Drummond., 1690.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Fragment of a document concerning the priory of North Berwick., 16th century.
Fragment of a document proceeding on apostolic letters of Pope Sixtus IV, regarding ecclesiastical events in Perth in 1483., ?4th quarter of 15th century.
This fragment was used by William Rose as a wrapper for the Pluscarden rental (Adv.MS.49.7.2).
Fragment of a manuscript, written by two hands of the early 17th century, of David Moysie's 'Memoir of the Affairs of Scotland', covering December 1586-March 1589., Early 17th century.
The text is much closer to that of Adv.MS.31.7.5 than to that of the edition by James Dennistoun, Bannatyne Club, 1830.
Fragment of a presentation in favour of Sir Thomas Burnet, physician, as tenant of James Johnston of Sciennes, on the forfeiture of the estate of Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston., 1663.
Fragment of a summons to Chancery by George III to Sir Robert Strange, John and Charles Alderman., 1785.
Fragment of a work on the remuneration of the clergy., 14th century.
The fragment contains the upper part of the outer columns of the leaf. The recto has the folio number CCCXX, but the number has been cut off and may originally have been longer. The fragment was used in a binding and bears the signature of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716).
Fragment of confirmation of charter of the barony of Weem and lands of Weem, Aberfeldy (and others) by Alexander Menzies [of Weem (d 1644)], Duncan his eldest son, and Alexander his second son., 17 January 1639.
Most of the formal documents relate to members of the family of Menzies of that ilk (formerly Menzies of Weem and Enoch) and other persons of the name; Ch.10647 is a passport issued, 1846, to Sir Hew H. Dalrymple, 6th Baronet, whose descendant, the Hon Sir Hew Dalrymple compiled the collection to which all these papers belong.
Fragment of document signed by Laurence Oliphant., 21 August 1607.
Their lands were acquired by Lindsay of Balgays.