Genealogies of Scottish families.
Scope and Contents
(i) The compilation by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (see Adv.MS.34.3.19). This copy (folio 1) appears to have been made between 1679 and 1684, during which period the Earl of Linlithgow was colonel of the Guards (folio 40). A leaf containing notes by David Sibbald of Kair on the Sibbald families of Balgonie and Kair has been inserted (folio 65), and notes by Sir Robert Sibbald on the family of Boyd have also been added (folio 67 verso).
(ii) Copy of part of William Drummond, Viscount Strathallan`s ‘Genealogie of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond’, compiled in 1681 and published in Edinburgh in 1831 (folio 70). This copy is incomplete, containing only the preface (1831 edition, pages 11-26) and part of the `third partitione` (pages 72-85).
Dates
- Creation: Late 17th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 77 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Contemporary binding of blind-stamped brown sheepskin, rebacked.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 28 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
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