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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.
Found in 1665 Collections and/or Records:
'Genealogie of the wholl Nobility of Scotland ... since ye reign of K. Orbred ye It.... By H. R. by comand of HMK’., 1685.
File
Identifier: MS.2108
Scope and Contents
'Hugh McKy' appears as owner of the book on folios 1, 187 verso, 190 verso; 'Hu: Rose' on folio 1.The account of the nobility is followed by lists of officials in the same hand (folio 175). In another hand is a poem (folio 185), 'Lowe and honour, or the lowers fairweell to Calista being sent from see in the latte engagement agst the Duth to his mistris under the name of Armeda wt ye Ladys deploring and ingenuous ansr to a new sad air much in request or the tune of the Tirrant hes...
Dates:
1685.
Genealogies and other matter relating to the Richardson family, bound up with 'The Late John Richardson', by Lord Moncrieff, extracted from the 'North British Review', December 1864., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3992
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A note on John Richardson's children will be found in MS.3989, folio i.
Dates:
19th century.
General correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton, and miscellaneous papers of the Abercromby family., 1854-1876, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.13180
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, 1875-1876, undated (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1854-1871, undated (folio 252).
Dates:
1854-1876, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence of the Abercromby family.
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Correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter.
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Letters to the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton from members of her family.
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General correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton, and miscellaneous papers of the Abercromby family.
General correspondence relating to Jamaica, and miscellaneous accounts and legal papers relating to Ardoch Penn., 1775-1834.
File
Identifier: MS.10925
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) General correspondence, 1781-1789, 1810-1834 (folio 1);
(ii) Miscellaneous accounts and legal papers, 1775, 1811, 1815-1818, 1826-1827, (including a slave list of 1816) relating to Ardoch Penn (folio 71).
Dates:
1775-1834.
General order-book of Admiral Sir George Berkeley, January 1809-January 1811, concerning the everyday running of the squadron under his command., 1809-1811.
Item
Identifier: MS.9935
Scope and Contents
There are a number of formulas for different types of order, together with tables showing the recipients of these orders. At folios 1-4 are lists of Admiral Berkeley's order- and letter-books, and a contents-list of this manuscript.
Dates:
1809-1811.
General papers and organisational files of the Scottish Association for Mental Health, comprising correspondence, policy documents, meetings minutes, circulars and other related material., 1941-1975, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7170/[Boxes] 16(1)-24(4)
Glossary of Gaelic terms connected with ‘music, poetry, dancing and oratory’ compiled by Angus Fraser., [1855, or after.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.5
Scope and Contents
The volume was made in Cork as a military “Defaulter’s Book”, and obtained by a Sergeant Gardner, from whose father-in-law, James Beaton, Castle Street, Inverness, Angus Fraser purchased it from to use for his glossary (page ii). A number of leaves are excised at the beginning. Pages i-x consist of a variety of additional leaves. The contents are as follows.(i) List of works referred to. (Page i.)(ii) Note on purchase of book. (Page ii.)(iii)...
Dates:
[1855, or after.]
Greek and Latin vocabulary, probably by Archibald Fletcher, Lord Milton’s son., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17789
Scope and Contents
Greek words form the majority of the vocabulary. Explanations are in both Latin and English.
Dates:
18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Hand-list of Northern manuscripts in the Faculty of Advocates Library, based on the Latin catalogue made by Mr T G Repp, 1830, compiled by J M G Barclay.
Item
Identifier: F.R.209a
Dates:
1907.
Heraldic collection of Sir David Lindsay.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.20
Scope and Contents
Material copied in the late 16th and early 17th centuries apparently for Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1591 to 1620. It is closely related to John Scrymgeour`s manuscript (Adv.MS.31.5.2) in that some of its contents are apparently taken from Adam Loutfut`s manuscript (British [Museum] Library Harleian MS.6149), and the same order of arrangement is followed as by Scrymgeour; but there is also some additional material. Loutfut`s manuscript is described in ‘The...
Dates:
Late 16th century-early 17th century.
Heraldic collections of David and Alexander Deuchar.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.7044
Dates:
circa 1820-circa 1840.
'Highland regiments', being lists compiled in the 20th century of officers serving in various regiments of foot, 1758-1795., [Early 20th century-before 1969.]
File
Identifier: MS.15925
Dates:
[Early 20th century-before 1969.]
Historical and biographical notes of George Chalmers., ?1794-1803, or after.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.9.9
Scope and Contents
Among the contents of the volume are: lists of events in the reigns of the Kings of Scotland (written on paper watermarked 1800-1802) (folio 1), notes on the Earls of Caithness (folio 66), Sinclairs (written on paper watermarked 1797-1798) (folio 86), the Earldom of Carrick (folio 127), Boyles of Kelburne (written on paper watermarked 1800) (folio 129), Lords of the Isles and Macdonells of Glengarry (written on paper watermarked 1803) (folio 132), Polydore Vergil (folio 139), Thomas Dempster...
Dates:
?1794-1803, or after.
Historical papers formerly belonging to the antiquary Robert Mylne.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.1
Scope and Contents
The papers mostly concern events in Scotland from 1637 to 1652, and include copies of acts, proclamations, petitions, etc. The subjects include the service book, the National Covenant, teinds, and the College of Justice. There is also a copy of ‘Irene’ by William Drummond of Hawthornden (folio 213). A list has been inserted of those items which have been published.There are a few notes by Mylne, identifying some of the papers. His instructions for binding the collection and his...
Dates:
Late 16th century-17th century.
‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland’ by John Row, Minister of Carnock; and papers on ecclesiastical affairs.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.14
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) A copy of ‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland’ by John Row, with an addition after 1637 (beginning at page 284). At the end, in what appears to be a transcript of Mr Row’s own memorandum, it is noted that the text was copied at Aberdeen, October 2 1650;
(ii) Miscellaneous papers concerning church affairs, duplicating some of those found in Adv.MS.34.5.13;
(iii) ‘A supplement of the historie of the Kirk of Scotland…: or ane handful of goates haire...
Dates:
17th century.
‘History of the baronetage of Scotland and Nova Scotia’ by Robert Riddell, advocate (born 1797-died 1862).
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.2.1-Adv.MS.23.2.9
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
History of the see of Durham and its bishops from Aidan to Cuthbert Tunstall (died 1559), `summarily comprisinge such memorable acts and works of Charitie...with sundrie other things worthy of remembraunce, collected out of the auncient and late records of the Cathedrall Church of Durham, and for the most parte translated forth of Latten into English: the first day of August Anno Domini 1603`.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.2
Scope and Contents
The title `Origo Episcopatus Dunelmensis` bears the date 1616, but the text is followed (folio 25 verso) by lists of bishops up to Richard Neile (1617-1628), deans from 1543 to 1620, and mayors from 1603 to 1627.
Dates:
Early 17th century.
Honours' lectures and lecture notes of John Dover Wilson chiefly concerning Elizabethan literature with a number of related booklists, examination papers and syllabi; Dover Wilson was Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at Edinburgh University from 1935 to 1945., 1937-1942, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14366
Dates:
1937-1942, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Papers of John Dover Wilson concerning education and English literature.
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Lectures of John Dover Wilson on rhetoric and English literature.
Household account book for Ochtertyre and Fowlis Easter with daily menus and lists of expenditures., 1737-1739.
Item
Identifier: MS.21106
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:
1737-1739.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre.
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Accounts of the Murrays of Ochtertyre.
Household accounts of the Earl of Angus, and other miscellaneous papers., 1608, 18th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2200
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Household accounts of the Earl of Angus, June-November 1608, signed by the Earl, 'V. D. Erll Anguss'. See A O Curle, "The kitchen and buttery accounts of the Earl of Angus's Household, &c.", in ‘Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’, volume xlii, page 191, where a transcript is given of the accounts for a week in July. (Folio 1.)(ii) Papers regarding the state of the Highlands in relation to Jacobitism: part of a...
Dates:
1608, 18th century-19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Miscellaneous smaller manuscripts, single letters, small collections, etc., now made up into volumes, the property of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Household and medical recipes, lists of flowers and fruit-trees and other gardening notes, a list of fish in Loch Fyne, and conversion-tables for Scottish and English weights and measures., Mid 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.17889
Dates:
Mid 18th century.
Household, estate, legal and miscellaneous accounts., 1679-1713, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14653
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts and receipts, 1706-1713, of John Park, grieve (folio 1);(ii) Receipts by Alexander Douglas, 1705-1706 (folio 102), and George Harrower, 1705-1706 (folio 16) for monies for the use of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 116);(iii) Accounts, 1687-1688, relating to the death of Henry Linloffe, servant (folio 131);(iv) Farm accounts and receipts, 1687-1713 (folio 135);(v) Various accounts,...
Dates:
1679-1713, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Personal, household and estate accounts of the Hays of Yester.
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Personal and household (Yester, Edinburgh and London) and Yester estates accounts.
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Accounts chiefly of, to or concerning the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, or Mary, Marchioness of Tweeddale.
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Wage, household, estate, legal and miscellaneous accounts.
'Imago mundi' by Honorius of Autun, 'Speculum regum' by Godfrey of Viterbo, and an anonymous poem 'De laude civitatis Laudae'. A manuscript written in Italy in the late 13th or early 14th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.10
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) The `Imago mundi` of Honorius (folio 1), here entitled `Mappa mundi`, and attributed in both the title and the colophon to Isidore of Seville.(ii) `Speculum regum` by Godfrey of Viterbo (folio 23 verso). It contains the preface, list of chapters, and list of popes, but not the poem itself.(iii) ‘De laude civitatis Laudae’ (folio 38). An anonymous poem. Written in an Italian littera textualis...
Dates:
Late 13th century-early 14th century.
Incomplete manuscript, typescript, and proofs of volume I of ‘The life of George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen’, by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot, with copies of the illustrations and lists of reviews of the work., [1911, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.19566
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Minto. He was educated privately, at Edinburgh University, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. After a brief period of practice on the Northern Circuit, he was elected Liberal M P for Roxburghshire in 1880; in 1886 he opposed Gladstone's Home Rule policy but held his seat as a Liberal Unionist until 1892. After being defeated by a single vote in 1895, Elliot was returned for Durham at a by-election in 1898. He was appointed...
Dates:
[1911, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family.
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Papers and correspondence of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot.
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Political, literary, and miscellaneous papers of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot.
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Literary papers of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot.