Notes.
Found in 1168 Collections and/or Records:
'Brief sketch of a correspondence with Sir Walter Scott, commencing in the year 1814', by Joseph Train.
Business and personal papers of William Sim, colour manufacturer.
Calendar of Holyrood Abbey: a bifolium containing the entries for July to October.
The entries are written in red, blue, green, and black. There are several additions and deletions in later hands, and a sixteenth-century marginal note concerning writs of property.
Calligraphic transcript, 7 August 1782, by John McOmie of the copy made by James Scott, minister of East church, Perth, of the charter granted 14 April 1498 to the Carthusian monastery, Perth, by James Stewart, Earl of Buchan (created 1469), of his garden or orchard without the Spey (folio 4).
The main transcript is preceded by transcripts by McOmie of Scott`s account of the circumstances of the donation (folio 1) and Scott`s presentation note, 19 July 1782, to David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (succeeded 1767) (folio ii).
'Canon sive regula vitæ’ by George Sibbald of Rankeillour, in the hand of, and with notes by, Sir Robert Sibbald.
‘Capitulatio…Caroli VI’ (The Hague, 1713), with manuscript notes by Johann Jacob Vitriarius.
Carbon typescript of 'The Mystery of Gorbals Terrace', a four act play by Alexander McArthur (1901-1947).
The play was originally written in 1944-1945. This typescript contains manuscript corrections by the author, Alexander McArthur and a number of notes stating that a copy sent to Unity Theatre, Glasgow, was not returned, and implying that it was used by Robert McLeish as a source for his 'Gorbals Story'.
Carmichael and Gordon papers.
Catalogue compiled by Hugh Sharp of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books.
The catalogue was compiled before the transmission of the collection to the National Library of Scotland in 1938. It contains interesting details about many of the books. A newspaper-cutting about the collection, and notes made by members of the National Library staff, found loose in the first volume, have been pasted in.
'Catalogue of British family histories’ (London, 1935) by Theodore Radford Thomson, interleaved, with corrections and additions by the author.
‘Catalogue of the Books Manuscripts and pamphlets Belonging to Robert Mylne wryter in Edr. 1709’.
The catalogue is in two parts: books and manuscripts arranged by format (folio 2), and pamphlets (folio 115). The entries give the imprints and pressmarks. According to two declarations, 1709 and 1711, on folio 113 verso, the catalogue was largely written by Mylne`s son James, but there are numerous additions in Mylne`s hand, and also notes of loans of books, 1709-1743 (folios 232-238). Also on folio 113 verso is a note by Mylne, 1718, stating that he bequeathed his library to his sons.
'Chaṇḍī pāt sat saī', or ‘The catechism of the reading (or worship) of Chaṇḍī’.
According to a note, 1899, of the Reverend John Cameron, Chaplain, 93rd Highlanders, enclosed in the manuscript, it consists of a paraphrase and interpretation, composed by the ṛishis in recent times, of a few verses of the Ṛigveda, which are in this way adapted for the comparatively modern worship of the goddess Chaṇḍī (Devī); the pundit who gave him the manuscript said that it was about 200 years old, and had been in his family for that time.
Charters collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne.
"Cinquant [sic] Octonaires sur la vanité et inconstance du monde, dediez a tresillustre seigneur le conte de Shrewsbury, pour ses estrennes l'an 1607", being a calligraphic copy of the verses by Antoine de la Roche Chandieu, first published anonymously in ‘Les Cantigues du Seigneur de Maisonfleur’.
Circa 36 letters to Jean Wauchope.
With a few notes in her hand of visits and conversations.
Circular letter, signed and with postcript in the hand of Captain R F Scott.
Acknowledging a subscription to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910.
Coats of arms of the Nine Worthies, British and foreign royal houses, Kings of Scotland and their consorts from John Baliol to James VI, and the Scottish nobility and gentry.
At the beginning, on different paper, is a treatise, 'Scotica Nobilitas. Per Archibaldum Harbartum. Scotum. 1602' dedicated to the Bishop of Norwich.
The volume also contains lists of nobles and notes.
Collection of 26 letters of and to George Buchanan.
‘Collection of above 700 names that begin with Mac`, compiled By Robert Glen.
The names are listed under the letter immediately following the prefix `Mac`. The main series is followed by additional material (page 26) and a note of the number of names under each letter (page 39).
`Collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions, etc.` made by Alexander Deuchar.
‘Collection of Ballads, collected chiefly from tradition, by R. Pitcairn . . . Commenced Edinr., 1817', and containing later dates down to 1823.
The verse is accompanied by notes by Robert Pitcairn.
Collection of copies of letters and papers concerning the formation of the Irish Treasury Board and the procedures to be adopted by it, with notes on the procedures of the British Treasury.
The volumes have the book-plate of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, and, as he was secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1794-1795, were presumably compiled on his instructions.