Copies. Derivative objects.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
Copy, 1821, of ‘De antiqua Atheniensium religione’, ?16th century, transcribed from an anonymous manuscript treatise in the Royal Library at Hanover.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.7.3
Dates:
?16th century.
Copy, ?1825, written by William Milton, of a journal, 1823, of a tour in Western Scotland by four members of the Bonar family and a friend., 1823.
Item
Identifier: MS.15999
Scope and Contents
The journal describes in a humorous style their travels from Edinburgh to Glasgow, Mull, Ballachulish, the Trossachs and Blair Logie, with lengthy descriptions of places visited such as New Lanark and Hamilton Palace.
The paper is watermarked 1825.
Dates:
1823.
Copy, 1828, of the account of his activities leading to his flight from Scotland in 1567 and his subsequent adventures on the coast of Norway composed by James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, in 1568, whilst he was confined at Copenhagen by order of the King of Denmark.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.14
Scope and Contents
The account was intended to show that Bothwell was the victim of ill will on the part of the Scottish nobility, and to persuade the King to release him; but he was unsuccessful and remained in prison until his death in 1578.
Following an application by the Curators of the Advocates` Library to the philologist R C Rask, this copy was made in 1828 from the original, in Drottningholm, by P A Wallmark, Librarian to the King of Sweden.
Dates:
1568.
Copy, 1839, of the charter of confirmation, 1684, of the contract, 1684, between the 2nd Lord Forbes of Pitsligo and the Master of Pitsligo and the feuars and burgesses of Rosehearty, concerning lands in Rosehearty., 1684.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.99
Copy, 1855, of the charter of confirmation, 1684, of the contract, 1684, between the 2nd Lord Forbes of Pitsligo and the Master of Pitsligo and the feuars and burgesses of Rosehearty, concerning lands in Rosehearty., 1684.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.101
Copy, 1864, of retour, 7 November 1746, of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun L.J.C. as heir to his father in Saltoun., 7 November 1746.
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Identifier: Ch.14616
Copy, 1865, of will, 1848, of Anne, daughter of Provost George Brown., 1848.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2503
Copy, 1873, disposition, 1825, by Sir Patrick Keith Murray in favour of Alexander Innes of Dunnottar., 8 November 1825.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17304
Dates:
8 November 1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849., 1826-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1681-1683
Dates:
1826-1849.
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index., 1826-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1681-1684
Scope and Contents
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849.
Copy, 1482/1483, of charter, 10 January 1482/1483, by James III to William, Lord Abernethy, of the baronies and lands of Rothiemay, Corncarm, Redy, lands of Dalgetty, Dalderse, baronies of Glencorse, Saltoun, lands of Lylestoun and Ugistoun, and barony of Plenderleith., 10 January 1482/1483.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13009
Dates:
10 January 1482/1483.
Copy, 1491/1492, of charter, 9 March 1491/1492, by James IV to Alexander Abernethy, son of James, Lord Abernethy, of the lands and baronies of Saltoun, Glencorse, Ugstoun and Lylestoun, Redy, Rothiemay, Corncarm, Maschle and Edyntor., 9 March 1491/1492.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13020
Dates:
9 March 1491/1492.
Copy, 1586/1587, of charter, 21 January 1586/1587, by provost, bailies, councillors and community of Edinburgh to David, Earl of Crawford, of husbandlands in Nether Saltoun., 21 January 1586/1587.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13108
Dates:
21 January 1586/1587.
Copy, after 1690, of `Collections of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland drawn from ther own charters and other authentick writts ... with ane account of ther armes’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.6.1
Scope and Contents
The authorship is attributed to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, but an 18th-century footnote added to the title page of Adv.MS.34.3.19 states that the collection was originally compiled by Sir Patrick Lyon of Carse, and that his manuscript was copied by Mackenzie and others who made their own additions to it. One such copy by William Aikman of Cairnie, advocate, is now MS.979; another is in Edinburgh University Library; five more are Adv.MSS.13.2.10, 31.7.4, 34.3.14, 34.3.19 and 34.6.8....
Dates:
Circa 1672.
‘Copy Book of Accompts’ of the Darien Company., 1696-1698.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.6.2
Copy - Bridge - Altgran, Ross - surveyed by J Smeaton., 1772.
Item
Identifier: MS.5844 (88)
Dates:
1772.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with A.
Copy by John Boswell of "Decreets of Division of Valuations in the Shire of Ayr".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7357
Scope and Contents
Consisting of records of meetings of the Commissioners of Supply and other papers.
Dates:
1774, 1779.
Copy by John Chalmer, 1732, of the 3rd edition of John Spottiswood, ‘An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.17
Dates:
1727.
Copy by Matthew Craufurd, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Edinburgh, of ‘History of the University of Edinburgh from 1580 to 1646’ by Thomas Craufurd.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.23
Scope and Contents
A colophon dated 20 January 1725, states that Matthew Craufurd made this copy from the original, which then belonged to Laurence Dundas, Professor of Humanity.
The text is preceded by brief notes on purchases by and gifts to the University, 1582-1642.
Dates:
1646, or after.
Copy by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne of the log-book of Captain John Anderson for 1640 to 1643.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.3.14
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is written in a Dutch printed pilot`s log-book, and the final entry and postscript are signed by Anderson (folios 79-80).In December 1640, Anderson, an experienced seaman, sailed as navigator in a Dutch ship bound from Holland to Java. From July 1641 to May 1642, he was with the Dutch fleet blockading the Portuguese off the coast of Goa, and in December 1642 he returned to Holland. His log consists chiefly of a record of distance covered, wind direction, land...
Dates:
1640-1643.
Copy by Sir James Balfour of the diary of Robert Birrell, burgess of Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.28
Scope and Contents
Apart from a few entries at the beginning, recording major events since 1370, it covers the period between 1566 and 1603, breaking off in July of that year. All the entries concern public events.
Dates:
1566-1603.
Copy, certified by Sir George Hay of Nethercliff, Lord Clerk Register (later 1st Earl of Kinnoull), of the treaty between Edward VI of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, concerning the `Debatable Lands` in the Borders., 1551.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.26
Dates:
1551.
Copy charge of horning and poynding by the widow and children of Duncan Campbell, minister of Roseneath, against Donald Campbell Auchachlan and John Lamont of Kilfinan., 20 February 1713.
Item
Identifier: Ch.360
Dates:
20 February 1713.
Copy, circa 1702, with additions to 1703, of `Collections of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland drawn from ther own charters and other authentick writts ... with ane account of ther armes’, probably made in 1672, attributed to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.13.2.10
Scope and Contents
The original compilation was probably made in 1672 (see Adv.MSS.32.6.1, folio 154 and 34.3.14, folio 42) and is attributed to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. However, an 18th-century footnote added to the title page of Adv.MS.34.3.19 states that the collection was originally compiled by Sir Patrick Lyon of Carse, and that his manuscript was copied by Mackenzie and others who made their own additions to it.
Dates:
?1672.
Copy, circa 1812, of an article, undated, entitled 'Notes taken at advising the Action of Defamation and damages--Alex[ande]r Cunningham Jeweller in Edin[burgh] against Mr James Russell surgeon there', attributed to George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse., [1816, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4784
Dates:
[1816, or before.]