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 Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order) but the text is generally shorter and is illustrated by references to earlier case-decisions, and the titles are usually divided into fewer paragraphs.
An inaccurate pagination (which has been ignored) has been added almost throughout, but no running titles or paragraph numbers. The contents lists of Titles 25 to 31 have not been entered in the spaces left for them.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1662.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 394 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Bound in a contemporary Scottish cover.
Custodial History
The ownership note of David Strachan, minister of Carmylie, appears at folio i and, dated 1685, at folio ii.
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
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