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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript copy, early 17th century, in an unknown hand, of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton's 'De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus'., [Circa 1604.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25388
Scope and Contents The manuscript is inscribed (folio 1) 'David Dalrymple, Hailes, 1771'. There are numerous marginal notes and annotations in several hands including that of Lord Hailes. This work was Sir Thomas Craig's statement of the arguments in favour of the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Like many of his works it was not published during his lifetime. However, an edition was produced in 1909 by C Stanford Terry for the 'Scottish History Society' from Adv.MS.25.4.3., probably a later manuscript, but the...
Dates: [Circa 1604.]

Manuscript copy, early 18th century, of the `Memoirs Concerning the Affairs of Scotland. From Queen Ann`s Accession to the Throne to the Commencement of the Union of the two Kingdoms of Scotland and England in May 1707. With an Account of the Origin and Progress of the designed Invasion from France in March 1708. And some Short Reflections on the Ancient State of Scotland`, 1714, by George Lockhart of Carnwath.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.6.1.10-6.1.11
Scope and Contents

George Lockhart`s ‘Memoirs’ were published in 1714, and went through three editions in that year. The 2nd and 3rd editions contained the `Appendix`, which is included in this manuscript. The Introduction (pages xi-xxx) is omitted.

A note in George Chalmers` handwriting is recorded on folio 1: `N.B. The names are all written plainly in this fine and accurate MS. and no blanks.`

Dates: 1714, or after.

Manuscript copy of ‘Collection of original Scotch tunes for the violin’, published by John Young., [Circa 1720.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3299 [Glen.76]
Scope and Contents

The manuscript was copied in the late nineteenth century (see note on folio i verso).

Dates: [Circa 1720.]

Manuscript copy of some doggerel, "Thoughts on Editors", by Thomas Moore., 1831.

 File
Identifier: MS.42488
Scope and Contents The manuscript is a fair copy of a poem by Moore included in a letter, 25 October 1831, to John Murray II. The fair copy is accompanied by a note, "The obliterated lines", which includes an attempt by the copyist to transcribe the final, heavily deleted verse of Moore`s original.The copy is undated, nor is there a watermark on the paper on which it is written. The accompanying note is also undated, but the paper on which it is written has a partial watermark, "31", which would...
Dates: 1831.