Declarations.
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1736, undated.
Papers on coinage concerning the Bengal Government, and correspondence and papers concerning the administration of the Cadet College, Barasat, and the College at Fort William., 1807-1813.
Papers relating to the Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh, many of which appear to have been cut from the prison register., 1662-1794.
Proces verbal of Jacques Frappe, sergent général of the court of St Malo, of the confiscation of equipment from the Grace of Dundee and acceptance of offer of caution by Julien Gilbert., 30 April 1599.
Prose writings, of some of which there are several drafts, by William Drummond of Hawthornden., 1635-1643, undated.
The contents are as follows:
Letter, 1635, to the Earl of Ancram, concerning the divulging of a paper to the King (folio 1);
'Irene', 1638 (folio 42);
'Queries of state' (folio 190);
'The magicall mirror', 1639 (folio 211);
'The load-starre' (folio 242);
‘A Declaration against the Crosse Petition, by the Commissioners of the General Assembly’ (Edinburgh, 1643) (printed) (folio 250);
'Σκιαμαχία’, 1643 (folio 260).
Protest to the Presbytery [? of London], signed by Edward Irving., 26 April 1832.
Sermons, speeches and declarations by Covenanters involved in the Pentland Rising of 1666 and subsequently executed.
Includes work of Humphrey Colquhoun and Hugh Mackail.
Six unrelated Scottish historical documents.
Small collections, mostly of letters, and some single items.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 2: letters and papers,1603-1608 (chiefly 1607-1608), on various topics., 1603-1608.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 6: letters and papers, ?1608-1621 (chiefly 1615), undated., ?1608-1621, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 13: papers., ?1639-1641, undated.
Documents concerning political events, especially the Scots army at Newcastle and affairs in the English Parliament. Some printed ballads and letters to Sir James Balfour are included.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-3: letters and papers on various topics, chiefly addressed to James VI., 1560-1622, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics., 1560-1641, undated.
Statement by Francis, Earl of Buccleuch that he has various writs [listed] concerning the estate of Bothwell., 29 January 1649.
Statement of James Grant to the jury., 1759.
Statement that John Forbes, 6th of Culloden is legitimate heir of the late John Forbes 4th of Culloden., 11 December 1759.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of Scottish historical documents, for the most part copies from the Cotton Library, originally labelled ‘Kirk manuscripts B’., 17th century.
Testimonial of Richard of Lundoris that Robert Haket resigned his lands and tenement in Newburgh in favour of a noble man, David Hakete, his brother., 15 January 1422.
The Declaration, repudiating the Covenants, imposed on holders of public office by the Act of Parliament of 1662., After 1662.
The Declaration has been signed by the succession of persons who were appointed to the College of justice from 1674 to 1680 (from Sir David Balfour of Forret to Sir George Gordon of Haddo). Endorsed 4 June 1674, but perhaps signed by each as he was appointed.