Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Copy, 18th century, of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, 1763, and before.
The manuscript contains numbers 1-127 of the Orders. The latest Orders are dated 1763.
Copy, 18th century, written on paper watermarked 1742 or 1749, of an extract from `An Abridgment of the Scotishe historie`, written by John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries of Terregles and dated 1656.
Copy, 19th century, of a comedy in verse, ‘The Pedlers Prophecie’, which was published anonymously in 1595 (printed by Thomas Creede, London), but has been attributed to Robert Wilson the actor and playwright.
Wilson was also the author of ‘The Coblers Prophesie’ which appeared in 1594.
Copy, 1685, of a calendar and `Stutt útskýring calendari`.
Copy, 1763, of the account by George (later Field-Marshal 1st Marquess) Townshend of the campaign in Portugal, 1762, in which he commanded a division in the Anglo-Portuguese Army (folio 2), followed by a copy of a letter by him describing his part in the campaign (folio 72)., 1762.
Copy, 1812, of "Tales of the Peries the History of Azar Shah from the Persie", from a manuscript in the possession of John Leyden.
With correspondence, 20th century, concerning John Leyden and to the Leyden papers now in the National Library of Scotland.
Copy, 1812, presumably by John Riddell, of a transcript in the possession of Thomas Thomson of the 18th-century inventory of the charters of Coldingham Priory preserved at Durham., 18th century.
Copy, 1820, of verse, `Prophecies by Sundrie authors some wherof knowen and ther names affixed, others not knowen, but many of them old and currant thro the isle of Great Brittane. Collected and faithfully written by John Gordon of Gillichoudie, 1711`. In several cases the original dates of the Prophecies are given, and range from 1399 to 1688.
There are two copies, in different hands, of a prophecy by Mr Bickerhead, a priest, dated 1679, folios 3 and 8.
The first Prophecy is ascribed to two authors, Sir James Galloway and John Napier of Merchiston, the mathematician. None of the poems appear to have been published.
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.
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’.
Copy, apparently the licence copy, of the play 'The fair Quaker' by Edward Thompson.
The volume is made up of pages from a copy of the 1769 edition of ‘The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, the Humours of the Navy’ by Charles Shadwell (originally published in 1710), bearing numerous small textual alterations and deletions, and leaves containing a great deal of new or completely revised material, written in a formal contemporary hand.
Copy by Matthew Craufurd, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Edinburgh, of ‘History of the University of Edinburgh from 1580 to 1646’ by Thomas Craufurd.
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.
Copy by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne of the log-book of Captain John Anderson for 1640 to 1643.
Copy by Sir James Balfour of the diary of Robert Birrell, burgess of Edinburgh.
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.
Copy, dated 1800, of ‘The Historie and Life of King James the Sext’, attributed to John Colville.
An inscription by Malcolm Laing appears on folio 181, dated 15 July, 1800.
Copy, dated June 16 1727 (page 178), of the autobiography of William Veitch, minister of Dumfries, which was written (in the third person) apparently in 1714 (page 171).
The text ends at page 171: the following pages contain passages intended for previous insertion.
Copy, early 17th century, of ‘Historie and Chronicles of Scotland’ by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, written circa 1565., Circa 1565-1603.
Copy, early 17th century, of ‘Historie and Chronicles of Scotland’ by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, written circa 1565., Circa 1565-1598.
The manuscript contains the author`s preface in full but excludes the verses dedicated to the Bishop of Caithness and the introduction is slightly abbreviated.
The addition to Pitscottie`s text (folio 107) only continues to 25 February 1598.
The narrative is divided into Books, beginning with Book xviii which is sub-divided into chapters, but there are no sub-divisions in the remaining Books.
This copy also lacks marginal notes and a table of contents.
Copy, early 18th century, of `A Discourse concerning the three Unions betwixt Scotland and England’, an apparently unpublished work, written circa 1670.
The affairs which are discussed include James VI’s succession to the English throne, the proposals for a more entire union of Scotland and England made early in James`s reign and the proposals for a legislative union made in 1669-1670 by Charles II.
Copy, early 18th century, of George Buchanan's 'Chamaelion', written in 1570 against Maitland of Lethington., 1570.
Copy, early 19th century, of a manuscript tilted ‘Tractatus Theologicus de directione, usu, & necessitate sciae mediae inter vocandum providendum et praedestinandum’., ?17th century.
The manuscript is early 19th century in date and is probably a copy of a 17th century manuscript.
Copy, eighteenth century, of ‘Arcanum hermeticae philosophiae opus’.
‘Arcanum hermeticae philosophiae opus in quo occulta Naturae et Artis circa Lapidis philosophorum materiam et operandi modum canonicé et ordinatè fiunt manifesta. muarto editio emendata et aucta 1647’.
Copy, eighteenth century, of 'The secret commonwealth' by Robert Kirk.
This copy of ‘The secret Commonwealth’ was at one time part of a larger volume (as was shown by remains of the binding).