Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Copy, circa 1702, with additions to 1703, of ‘Collections of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland drawn from ther own charters and other authentick writts ... with ane account of ther armes’, probably made in 1672, attributed to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Adv.MS.13.2.10);Blazons of Scottish arms, 1630-1643, by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne (Adv.MS.15.1.11);Arms of British and foreign noblemen, drawn...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Genealogy, late 17th century-1st half of 18th century, of the surname of Douglas by Robert Mylne (Adv.MS.15.2.22);Genealogical account, late 17th century-1st half of 18th century, of the Scots peers by Robert Mylne (Adv.MS.15.2.23);Genealogical account, late 17th century-1st half of 18th century, of the Dukes of Scotland by Robert Mylne (Adv.MS.15.2.24);Genealogical material, late 17th century-mid 18th century, collected by...

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The contents are as follows: ‘Tabula super bibliam’. A glossed copy, early 15th century, of a summary of the Bible in Latin verse by Johannes Vasco, Order of Friars Minor, with the explanatory verses which give the date of composition as 1393 (Adv.MS.18.4.2);

Copies, 1623, by John Wither of English rolls of arms, 13th-15 century, mostly from ‘An auntient booke of Armes which Mr Glover Somerset the Harald had of Mr Joseph Holland in Cullers’ (Adv.MS.31.7.10).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: ‘Collection of illuminate arms’, 1794, by Etherington Martyn, in 2 volumes, containing watercolour paintings of Scottish, English and a few foreign arms. (Adv.MS.31.4.1-2); ‘Original institutions of the princely orders of collars’ by Sir William Segar, 1603, or after (Adv.MS.31.4.5);Copies by John Wither, 1623, of English rolls of arms, mostly from ‘an auntient booke of Armes which Mr Glover Somerset the Harald had of Mr Joseph Holland in...