Fair copy in an unknown hand of `De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus` by Sir Thomas Craig.
Scope and Contents
There are many words and passages left blank, and corrections and additions have been made in the original hand and others. Some omissions have been supplied and marginal notes added, by William Aikman of Carnie, Advocate, in 1690, from a copy then in the possession of Christopher Irvine, Doctor of Medicine, for which see folio 132 verso.
Sir Thomas Craig was one of the Scottish Commissioners appointed to discuss closer political links with England following James VI`s accession to the English throne in 1603. This work was written as a statement of the arguments in favour of the Union of the Crowns which resulted from the deliberations.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1604.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 132 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 28 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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