Copy, 19th century, of the poetical collection made in 1630 by Margaret Robertson, wife of Alexander Stewart of Bonskeid.
Scope and Contents
The original collection belonged to John Richardson of Pitfour (later Sir John Stewart-Richardson) who lent it to Peter Buchan for the compilation of his ‘Ancient ballads and songs of the North of Scotland’. Buchan intended to use it in the third volume of his work which was never completed. His extracts from it are contained in British Library, Add.MS.29409, folios 256-277; the whereabouts of the original is not known.
The paper is watermarked 1823.
The writers of the poems are not named, but the collection includes work by Alexander Montgomerie, Alexander Scott, Thomas Campion and others. A list of those items published by E H Fellowes in ‘English madrigal verse, 1588-1632’ has been inserted.
Dates
- Creation: [Before 1630.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
215 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
215 folios.
Custodial History
The copy also belonged to the Richardsons of Pitfour and contains their bookplate dating from after their succession to the baronetcy in 1837.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 27 June 1972, lot 311.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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