Excerpts from printed works concerning history and genealogy, compiled by Andrew Stuart and his brother James Stuart., 1787-1795.
Scope and Contents
The excerpts are from the following:
(i) Scottish sources, including ‘System of heraldry, speculative and practical’ by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh, 1722-1742), ‘Annals of Scotland’ by David Dalrymple (Edinburgh, 1776-1779), and ’History of the House of Douglas’ by David Hume of Godscroft (Edinburgh, 1643) (folio 1);
(ii) English sources, including ‘Holinshed’s Chronicles’ (London, 1577) and ’Foedera’ by Thomas Rymer (London, 1704-1713), with a biography of Arabella Stuart (folio 94);
(iii) French sources, including ‘Histoire abbregée’ by David Chambers, Lord Ormond (Paris, 1579), ‘Recueil des Rois de France’ by Jean Du Tillet (Paris, 1566), and ’Histoire de Berry’ by Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassière (Bourges, 1689) (folio 231).
Dates
- Creation: 1787-1795.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
287 Leaves
Arrangement
287 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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