'Book containing minutes of what passed in the Convention of Estates, 1648.'
Scope and Contents
The text describes the proceedings of Parliament, 9 March to 18 April, 1648, including meetings of the committees of eighteen and twenty four, and, occasionally, of the separate estates. Two of the meetings were also attended by ministers delegated by the Commission of the General Assembly. The debates mainly concern the conflict between the Parliament and the Church over the terms of the Engagement.
The record is, in some respects, fuller than that in the ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, volume vi, part II, pages 9-29.
The volume also contains a copy of 'The Humble Desires of the Commission of the General Assembly' ('The Right Desires'). See ‘Records of the Commissions of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland’, pages 403-405.
Dates
- Creation: 1648.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
101 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
v + 83 + ii + 11 (inverted) + blank folios.
Custodial History
The volume was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1954.
Bibliography
‘Records of the Commissions of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland', ‘Scottish History Society’, volume xi (Edinburgh, 1892).
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
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