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Found in 683 Collections and/or Records:
Poems of John Skinner, Episcopal Minister of Longside, in the author’s handwriting.
The poems are all apparently unpublished except the ‘Letter to a Friend, on giving up a farm’, which differs from the printed version. The poems are followed by prose excerpts from Ossian in another hand.
Poems of Marion Coleman and extracts from unidentified sources, undated., Mid 19th century.
The poems and extracts are on leaves from notebooks (folios1, 45, 62) and other loose leaves.
Portfolio, containing chiefly extracts and notes taken from the letters of John Leyden, collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1797-1811, undated.
The contents are as follows:
Extracts and notes taken from letters of John Leyden, all in MS.971 (folio 1);
Specimens of scripts, in an envelope inscribed 'Birman & Siamese Writings' (folio 29);
Notes on poems of Leyden, made with a view to their publication (folio 33).
Portions of letters of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly regarding his purchase of Toftfield., 1815-1819, undated.
Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.
Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.
Printed papers and manuscripts concerning the troubles in Geneva.
Printed papers for use of members of the Cabinet relating to the affairs of Greece., 1850.
The contents are as follows. (i) 'Extracts [in manuscript] of M. Drouyn de Lhuys's Despatches on Greek Question (1850)', 6 folios; (ii) 'Abstract of Greek Correspondence presented to both Houses of Parliament in February, April and May 1850', 42 pages.
"Records of the Literary Society of Glasgow, 1764-79. Transcribed from the Society's Minutes, 1830", by William James Duncan.
`Registrum Coenobii Arbrothensis: Impensis Walteri McFarlan De Eodem, Transcriptum. 1740`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.2, 14th century, with extracts from Hay on Arbroath, 1700-1707, or after (page 331; from Adv.MSS.34.1.8, page 191, and 34.1.10(ii), pages 434-498) and Fyvie (page 408; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, page 386), and a list of the charters (page 409).
`Registrum Coenobii de Cambus-Kenneth: Impensis Walteri McFarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 1535, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.2, 1535 (the list of the charters is trans¬ferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Cambuskenneth, 1700-1707, or after (page 313; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 511-516) and from ‘Collections concerning the Scottish History’, pages 264-265 (page 319), and a rental of the abbey in 1561 (page 321; `Ex MS[??] penes T[homam] C[alderwood] de P[olton] Jurisconsultum`). The rental is in Macfarlane’s own hand.
‘Registrum Coenobii de Dunfermline: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum. MDCCXXXVIII`., 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.3A, 13th century-16th century (the index on folios 11-15 is placed after the first section), with an extract from Hay on Dunfermline, 1700-1707, or after (page 784; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 323-338), an additional note by Macfarlane himself (page 804), and a list of the charters (page 805).
`Registrum Coenobii Kalsonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.5.1, 14th century (the medical treatise on folios 213 verso-215 is placed after the chartulary, the defaced last leaves of which are not completely transcribed; the rental on folios 1-6 is transferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Kelso, 1700-1707, or after (page 489; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 500-504) and Lesmahagow (page 495; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 509-510), and a list of the charters (page 497).
`Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan De Eodem Transcriptum. 1740`., Late 14th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MSS.16.1.10, late 14th century-16th century (page 1), and 34.4.4, 1st half of 16th century (page 505; documents already tran¬scribed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 are omitted), with an extract from Hay, 1700-1707, or after, on the see of Aberdeen (page 593; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 159-90) and a list of the charters (page 625).
`Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis Impensis Walteri MacFarlan De Eodem Transcriptum Anno MDCCXLII Volumen I`., Late 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.10, late 13th century-16th century, with an extract from Hay on the see of Moray, 1700-1707, or after (page 548a; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 559-566).
‘Reports Guicawar reforms Guzerat vol. 4’: a volume containing memoranda and other papers, chiefly on the subject of female infanticide., [Circa 1807-circa 1822.]
Satirical and genealogical manuscripts, written in the late eighteenth century., 16th century-18th century.
Scottish chartularies and other works transcribed for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist in 1742 and 1746.
Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.
The wording and ornament of the title pages suggest a division into three groups:
(i) Adv.MSS.35.2.5, 35.3.6, 35.3.7, 35.39: 1738-1739.
(ii) Adv.MSS.35.3.2, 35.3.4: 1740.
(iii) Adv.MSS.35.3.3, 35.3.5, 35.3.8: 1740-1744.
The sources are mainly the original manuscripts then in the Advocates` Library, with notes taken from Richard Augustine Hay`s works. Only those documents the present location of whose originals is unknown are indexed in detail.
'Selections from the records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, No. CCCXLIII: correspondence between his Excellency Lord Minto and certain ruling chiefs regarding measures to be taken for the suppression of sedition and extracts from speeches during his Excellency's recent tour' (Calcutta, 1910)., 1909.
'Foreign Department Serial No. 178'.
Series of general abstracts of military events in Portugal from 27 September 1810 to 31 July 1811., 1810-1811.
Sermons, prayers, and other devotional writings, probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen., Late 18th century.
Sermons preached by John Gray., 1705-1707.
The volume contains excerpts by John Gray from printed books at folios 83 verso.
There are the remains of a clasp.
Shān magico religious work, containing many references to the 'Vessantara-jātaka', and probably intended to instruct people how to gain victory over enemies - hatred, passion, illness, and evil spirits., ?19th century.
The work is composed in the metrical style called by the Shāns 'Līk Haw'. It is written in a character resembling the scripts used for the Norā and Khāmtī dialects of Shān, but is not identical with either. It is illustrated with several drawings.
The date of the manuscript is uncertain; it is unlikely to be earlier than 1800.
An extract from notes made on the manuscript by Captain H J Inman has been placed with the manuscript.