Copy, 18th century, written on paper watermarked 1742 or 1749, of an extract from `An Abridgment of the Scotishe historie`, written by John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries of Terregles and dated 1656.
Scope and Contents
The extract covers the period 1541-1571. There is a brief description of the original manuscript on the flyleaf of the present volume. According to Robert Pitcairn in his preface to the published work, the original manuscript was probably destroyed sometime during the French Revolution, having been housed in the Scots College at Douai. The copyist, whose initials appear to be J P (folio 1), may have been Friar John Pepper, Society of Jesus, who was a student at the Scots College, Douai from 1739 until 1747, and rector from 1766 until 1772, and who was a missioner at Terregles and Dumfries from 1774 until his death in 1810.
Dates
- Creation: 1656.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 58 + many blank folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Bound in original vellum.
Custodial History
The inscriptions at the beginning of the volume reveal that this manuscript belonged to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe in 1796 (folio i), who presented it to Archibald Constable in 1817. It was bought by the Advocates’ Library at the David Constable Sale, November 1828, where it was number 3003.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
The manuscript is referred to in ‘Innes Review’ (1977), page 97.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 27 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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