Copy of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the Law of Scotland’ written apparently in or about 1662.
Scope and Contents
The general arrangement is the same as that of the first printed edition of 1681, except that the contents list of Title 9 (followed by a blank leaf) has been written into the text of Title 7, doubtless due to a miscalculation by the copyist; the contents list of Title 30 has been written in on the leaf following the end of the work, and Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order; also, the text is rather shorter, and the titles, most of which are divided into fewer paragraphs, are illustrated by references to earlier decisions than those quoted in the printed work.
A faulty pagination which has been ignored has been added throughout, presumably in the hand of the copyist. In the top margin of folio 1 is the inscription "Manuscript H" written in an 18th century hand.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1662.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (148 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The volume has been re-bound in a modern binding.
Custodial History
Pasted inside the front cover is a bookplate which was presumably inside the original cover, of Henry Home of Kames, later Lord Kames. The volume was presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1823 by H Home Drummond, Member of Parliament.
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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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