Oaths. Testimonies.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of attestation by which persons signify that they are bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully; also affirmations of the truth of a statement given before testifying, as in a court of law.
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Admission of Lord Rutherfurd as one of H.M. Privy Council, with a copy of the oath taken on admission., 5 May 1851.
File
Identifier: Ch.8904
Attestation by provost, bailies and magistrates of Edinburgh in favour of Alexander Wedderburn clerk of Dundee, at instance of Robert Auchinleck, Andrew Fletcher younger, and William Mure, merchants, burgesses of Dundee., 31 May 1564.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13743
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Dates:
31 May 1564.
Attestation by the Bishop of St Andrews that he had seen and inspected three charters, dated 1241, 1251 and 1266, by Alexander II and III in favour of the Friars Preachers of Perth., After 1266.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.4
Dates:
After 1266.
Burgess oath taken by Walter Ferguson on admission as burgess of Edinburgh., 1772.
Item
Identifier: Ch.4547
Contemporary copy of oath sworn by 14 Covenanters adhering to the Rutherglen Testimony, 1680
Item
Identifier: Acc.5484
Dates:
circa 1680.
'Diary of Transactions and Occurrences in a Voyage to Benares in 1773', being an account, with introduction, of Warren Hastings' negotiations with the Nawab Wazir of Oudh, June-October 1773., 1773-1774.
Item
Identifier: MS.11021
Scope and Contents
The account is dated Fort William, 10 March 1774, and is attested by James Lawrell and George Vansittart who accompanied Warren Hastings to Benares.
Dates:
1773-1774.
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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Early papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and relating to Alexander Kynynmound Elliot, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of the East India Company's service, Bengal.
Documents of Walter Ferguson, candle-maker, Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.4547-4548
Dates:
1772, 1783.
Formal documents from the papers of Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, Senator of the College of Justice.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8896-8907
Dates:
1805-circa 1852.
Formal documents from the papers of the Very Reverend Donald Macleod.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8908-8912
Dates:
6 January 1858-4 July 1872.
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.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to his publication ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’., 1951-1955.
File
Identifier: MS.50105
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1951-1955, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and various publishers relating to the publication of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by publisher, and by date under each publisher. ‘The British Journal of Medical Psychology’.Letter, 1951, of John D Sutherland, Editor of the ‘The British Journal of Medical Psychology’, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning permission...
Dates:
1951-1955.
Miscellaneous items of and concerning David Livingstone., 1825-1874, 1956.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10753-10756
Dates:
1825-1874, 1956.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and photocopies of material permanently exhibited there.
Oath, 4 October 1682, sworn by the Perth Hammermen on the Test Act, 1681., 4 October 1682.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15319
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprised of: charters and sasines of property in North Street, Perth, 1544-1668 (further records of the Incorporation held in the Scottish Record Office - GD1/427 - show that by 1718 the Hammermen had acquired much of the North Street property by purchase from David Moncrieff who in turn had acquired it from Sir William Stewart of Inneruytie) and one for property in South Street, 1781. Also the oath sworn by the Perth Hammermen on the Test Act 1681, in 1682, and extracts from the Burgh...
Dates:
4 October 1682.
Oath of abjuration signed by the 9th Earl of Lauderdale., 6 January 1858.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8909
Dates:
6 January 1858.
Oath of Allegiance, the Assurance and the Oath of Abjuration (printed)., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Ch.B.25
Dates:
18th century.
Oath taken by the clerk at the election of a Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire., 1765.
Item
Identifier: Ch.B.24
Dates:
1765.
Oath taken by William Daniel Satchwell, a labourer in Islington, that he purchased six dozen copies of the chap-book, `The Groans of the Gallows, or, a Sketch of the ... life of Wm Calcraft`, from Anne Ryle or Rial, printer, Seven Dials, in the Exchequer of Pleas, between Thomas Duggan, plaintiff, and Anne Ryle, defendant.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2049
Scope and Contents
One of the copies purchased is attached.
Dates:
1856.
Oaths to Government taken by Sir David Kinloch, Baronet, of Gilmerton: from the papers of Dr John Struthers., 1846.
File
Identifier: Ch.914
Dates:
1846.
Papers concerning lead mining in Scotland in the late 16th century, and political papers of the 17th century., 1584-1686, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.9
Scope and Contents
The first part of the volume consists of papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, mostly in his capacity of Master of the Metals and Minerals, and of his brother Sir David Lindsay of Edzell (see also Adv.MS.19.1.24). These are followed by papers concerning the Covenanters and the Scots Commissioners at Ripon and London. The remainder mostly concern Lord Menmuir`s grandson, Alexander, Lord Lindsay of Balcarres, later the first Earl, who joined the Covenanters, but after taking part in the...
Dates:
1584-1686, and undated.
Photocopies of miscellaneous papers of David Livingstone., 1840-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.10754
Scope and Contents
The photocopied papers consist of:(i) The oath taken on being admitted to the medical profession, written by David Livingstone, circa 1840;(ii) Certificate of attendance at medical classes in London, 1840;(iii) Livingstone's diploma of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, 1840;(iv) Livingstone's burgess-tickets of Glasgow, London, and Edinburgh, 1857;(v) An address to Livingstone by the United Presbyterian Presbytery...
Dates:
1840-1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and photocopies of material permanently exhibited there.
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Miscellaneous items of and concerning David Livingstone.
Proceedings of the Commissioners of Supply for Dumfriesshire, signed, with signed oaths of allegiance., 1693-1711.
Item
Identifier: MS.1912
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
1693-1711.
Regula of the Knights Templar, and works concerning ceremonial orders, heraldry and tournaments.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.6.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Statutes of the Order of the Garter in English (folio 1). The Statutes are those of Edward VI, 17 March 1552/1553, and are followed by a list of knights present at that Chapter. For other Statutes in English, see Adv.MS.31.7.18.(ii) `Regula pauperum commilitonum Christi templique salomonici` by Joannes Michaelensis, written in two hands of the 12th century (folio 18). The order of chapters differs from that given in...
Dates:
12th century-17th century.
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.3.24-81.3.26
Scope and Contents
These were originally in small notebooks, but have now been gathered into volumes, the title-pages of the notebooks being preserved and reproduced in the catalogue records for the individual volumes.
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.26
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) ‘Council of State States of War II’ (folio 1).
(ii) ‘War Estimates 1766-1795 II’ (folio 8).
(iii) ’War Estimates 1766-1795 III’ (folio 18).
(iv) ‘Commanding Officers and Sundries’ (folio 43).
(v) ‘D 46-120’ (folio 62).
(vi) ‘Companies’ (folio 72).
(vii) ‘Oath book I’ (folio 103).
(viii) ‘Oath book II’ (folio 128).
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
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Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson.