Microfilm of letters and documents of Mary Queen of Scots.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Marriage Articles, 1558, of Mary Queen of Scots and François II of France; and ‘Memoire des affaires d`escosse pour diceulx estre escript a n[?]e s[?] pere le pape de la part du Roy daulphin [François II] et Royne daulphine [Mary Queen of Scots] soubs le bon plaisir et intencion du Roy’, 1559 (Adv.MS.54.1.2);
Letter, 1564, of Mary Queen of Scots to her cousin and brother-in-law Henri d’Angoulême, Abbot de la Chaise-Dieu, natural son of Henri II and Lady Fleming, Queen Mary’s aunt (Adv.MS.54.1.3);
Autograph letter, 1574,of Mary Queen of Scots to James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow and her Ambassador in France, thanking him for sweetmeats, and requesting that all assistance may be given to Madame de Briante, who has returned to France about certain law suits (Adv.MS.54.1.4);
Letter, 1557, of Mary of Guise to François de Noailles, Bishop of Dax, Ambassador of Henri II in England, thanking him for sending her news, with an autograph postscript (Adv.MS.54.1.5).
Dates
- Creation: 1557-1574.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Reels
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
28 frames.
Existence and Location of Originals
Adv.MSS.54.1.2-54.1.5.
- 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
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk