Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) 'The Douglas bonspiel', with introduction and sequel (by Captain John Paterson; printed in J B Greenshields, ‘Annals of the Parish of Lesmahagow’ (Edinburgh, 1864), Appendix, pages 39-55) (page 1); (ii) 'Review of the Douglas Upper Parish Rink As it Mustered In 1803-4 by One of the Rink' (page 31); (iii) 'The Douglas party' (page 36); (iv) 'Verses on a Dunghill' (page 37); (v) 'To Thomas R. Scott Esq. Castlemains' (page 40); (vi) 'Reflections on death'...

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Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.

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‘Panurgi Philo-Caballi-Scoti Poemata . . . 1688’ (folio 1); ‘Panurgi Philo-Caballi-Scoti Grameidos libri sex 1691’ (folio 9).

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The cover, in limp vellum, is annotated on both the front and the back, 'Fasciculus Curiosus'.

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The Genealogia, every page of which is within a coloured border, gives coats of arms, emblazoned; there is an index to it (folio 1). Following the Genealogia come the Catalogus (folio 29); short drafts for parts of the Genealogia (folio 31); a broadsheet, ‘The Succession of the Kings of England’ (London, 1687) (folio 34); and a genealogy showing the royal connections of various English families from early times (folio 37).

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The notes include instructions for making catalogues and for making an index (folio 17).

Scope and Contents The main work begins at folio 17. It is preceded by a summary (folio 1) entitled, 'The Contents of the severall Centuryes in this Booke concerning (especially) the state of the Roman Church and Empire, the decay of true Religion and rysing of the Papacy brieffely sett down and more fully shewed in the Booke following'. On folio 401 is a commentary on the Revelation of St John.At the end (folio 413) there is the beginning of another copy in the same hand. Throughout the complete...