Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Copies, 17th century, of documents relating to heraldry.
Copies, 17th century, of Ramón Lull, ‘Ars juris’ and ‘De inventione mediorum juris civilis’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.5.7).
Copies, 17th century, of `Sayings and Observations` by John Livingstone, minister of Ancrum (page 1) and of his notes on the lives of eminent ministers of the Church of Scotland (page 15).
The end of a religious meditation is written upside-down on page 108.
Copies, 17th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall`s renderings in Latin verse of the Psalms and the Song of Solomon.
The original was probably written after 1616, since it includes a dedicatory poem to Charles I as Prince of Wales.
Copies, 18th century, of parts of ‘La Navigation du roy d`Escosse Iaques cinquiesme du nom, autour de son royaume’ by Nicolas de Nicolay (Paris, 1583) (folio 1), and of documents concerning the foundation of the University of Aberdeen, 1494-1538 (folio 6).
The parts of ‘La Navigation du roy d`Escosse Iaques cinquiesme du nom, autour de son royaume’ were copied by Tait for Walter Macfarlane. The sections copied concern Orkney and the East coast from Leith to Duncansby Head.
With one exception, the documents concerning the foundation of the University of Aberdeen are all printed in ‘Fasti Aberdonenses’.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Poetic Edda and other poems.
Copies, 18th century, of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords.
Copies, 18th century, of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, volume 1., 1641, 1708, and before.
The Orders in this manuscript are unnumbered and do not correspond with those in later copies. The latest Order is dated 1707/1708. This is followed (folio 52) by a note of an Order made in 1641. There is no index.
Copies, 18th century, of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, volume 2., 1721, and before.
This volume contains an index, followed (folio 9) by numbers 1-115 of the Orders, the last of which is dated 1721.
Copies, 18th century, of various legal papers, 16th and 17th century.
Copies, 18th century, of various poems of Alexander Robertson of Strowan (folio 1); and poems of Caroline Oliphant, daughter of Laurence Blair Oliphant of Gask (folio 33)., ?18th century-?1st half of 19th century.
Copies, 19th century, and original papers collected by Sir William Fraser, 16th century-1793.
Copies, 1642, of various works, 1529-1549, made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne.
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
(i) `A Descriptione of the Westerne Iles of Scotland` by Sir Donald Monro, 1549 (folio 1).
(ii) `Geneologies of the cheiff clans of the lies` by Sir Donald Monro, n.d. (folio 20).
(iii) `Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum` by John Ben, 1529 (folio 24).
Copies, 1725-1726, of Great Seal charters of the 14th and early 15th centuries, made by John Corss, Keeper of the Records.
Each volume has an elaborate title-page and an index of personal names.
Copies, 1725, of charters of Robert I, II and III and of Robert Duke of Albany as Governor, 14th and early 15th centuries., 14th century-early 15th century.
The charters were copied from the 12 rolls which then as now were all that had survived. Corss`s numbering differs in some respects from that now current: his 2nd and 3rd rolls are now 3 and 2, his 7th and 8th are now 8 and 7, his 9th and 10th are now 9, consequently his 11th and 12th are 10 and 11, and his second for Albany is now 12. He omits the damaged deeds at the beginnings of his numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11 and 12. The index is to each roll separately.
Copies, 1726, of charters of David II, 14th century., 14th century.
The charters were copied from the surviving volume. Corss does not include the early charters of Robert II which are in the same volume.
Copies, [?1845-1847], of documents, 1489-1663, and notes etc., 1845-1847, of John Riddell, concerning the successful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to that title., 1489-1663, 1845-1847.
Copies, [?1850-1855] of documents, 1457-1665, and accounts, etc., 1850-1855, of John Riddell concerning the unsuccessful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to the title of Duke of Montrose., 1457-1665, 1850-1855.
Copies and facsimiles of manuscripts, chiefly of Scottish interest, and mainly taken from various publications of the Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs., ?15th century-19th century.
Copies and manuscript fragments of "Howard's revenge", by Donald Campbell., [1995].
Copies by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of manuscripts and documents of and relating to people and places in Aberdeen., Late 12th century-1567.
Copies by Robert Mylne of birth-brieves and diplomas conferring titles., 1610-1696.
Many of the items concern Scots who had gone abroad. The contents list (folio iii verso) and the last entry are in a different hand.