Letters and papers, mostly contemporary copies, concerning a dispute within the Episcopal Church of Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.7
Scope and Contents
The controversy was caused by some of the clergy of Edinburgh who objected to the canons of the Synod of 1743, particularly to those regulating the election of bishops.
Dates
- Creation: 1744-1745.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (33 folios. Folio and under.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The papers were presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1829 by George Smythe.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Some of the documents have been published by John Parker Lawson in his ‘History of the Scottish Episcopal Church’ (Edinburgh, 1843), pages 269-285.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 03 07 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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk