Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Description of Iceland and its inhabitants.
The manuscript consists of questions in Danish with answers in Latin.
Description of Italy, its principal towns and most interesting sights and the ways of travelling there, written by Richard Lassels, an English Roman Catholic priest who lived much of his life as a tutor and guide to young men of noble birth travelling on the continent.
Description of the Isle of Man., 17th century.
Descriptions by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, of the coronations of Alexander III in 1249 (folio 1), Robert II in 1371 (folio 6), and James VI in 1567 (folio 15).
The first two, to which Balfour has appended notes of his sources, are related to the versions in Adv.MS.33.2.36, printed in Balfour`s ‘Ancient heraldic and antiquarian tracts’ pages 32-41. See also ‘The Medieval Scottish coronation service’.
Descriptions of coronations and other ceremonies in the hand of Sir James Balfour of Denmilne.
Most of the material concerns European ceremonies of the 16th century, but rulers of the Incas, Mongols and others are also included. The final chapter `The Coronation of the Czarina of Muscovy May 1724` has been added in a later hand (folio 96).
The name Robert Innes in an 18th-century hand has been deleted (folio 14).
Descriptions of the shires of Scotland by Sir Robert Sibbald, interleaved with the Scottish section (colls. 877-960) of Edmund Gibson`s edition of William Camden`s ‘Britannia’ in English.
Descriptive and historical account of the public records of Scotland, preceded by a contents list (folio i), written apparently in 1760 (folio 37) by William Tytler.
Design for a carriage to be propelled by the driver, apparently offered to a scientific society for approval., 18th century.
Devotional work entitled 'Ane glasse for Christian Subjectis', dedicated to 'Prince Charles', by David Lindsay the younger, minister of South Leith, and written presumably between 1616 and 1625., 1616-1625.
The work is apparently unpublished, though written to resemble a printed book.
Devotional work entitled at the argument (folio ii verso) `A Dialogue betweene a Gohstly [sic] father and his Penitent shewing how a spouse long sought for by a louing soule in many thinges at length is found in one`.
Devotional writings by a member of the Episcopal Church of Scotland., 1713-[1717, or before].
The devotional writings begin with "Prayers I composed while in my Father's House in Inverury", 1713-1714 (page 1), and continue with commentaries, liturgical excerpts, prayers, versifications, etc. In another hand are copies of letters (page 315) of M G, who 'died the 9th of June 1717 in the 70th year of her age'.
Diagrams and notes of John Francis Campbell relating to experiments in thermography made, according to the note on the front board, between May 1880 and May 1881 with a new lens he had acquired., 1880-1881.
Diaries and autobiography of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1833-1860.
Diaries and notebooks of Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick L Maitland.
Diary containing a record, 7 December 1829-23 September 1831, kept by Robert Cadell of his conversations with Sir Walter Scott., 1829-1831.
The principal subject is Walter Scott's works and financial affairs, but conversations with members of Scott's family and others are also noted.
The manuscript and proof of a verse written by Scott for ‘Count Robert of Paris’ have been inserted (folios 88a-88b).
The conversations are followed (folio 124) by a 'Memorandum as to what passed at Abbotsford on the day of the funeral', 1832.
Diary kept by General Sir George Murray, 13-17 May 1808., 1808.
Diary of John Nicoll, Writer to the Signet.
The diary records political and other events of the time, and includes copies of proclamations and other current publications.
Diary of the Very Reverend Ronald Selby Wright, as Radio Padre and Chaplain to the Forces.
With a typed transcript and commentary.
Diary of Thomas Kincaid.
The diary describes Kincaid’s life and medical studies in Edinburgh, and gives his thoughts on a number of topics, particularly golf, archery, music and reading. The pages for January-July 1688 are missing, and folio 83 should follow folio 65. The beginning and end are also missing.
Diary, "The original notes of Captn. Franklin written during the most distressing part of his last residence at Fort Enterprize in 1821. Much defaced by being worn in his pocket. JF [John Franklin]"., 1821.
'Dicta factaque memorabilia ex vitis virorum illustrium a Plutarcho conscriptis collecta.’, 1716-1717.
The excerpts, in Latin, extend to the life of Sulla. They are dated from November 1716 to September 1717, and the initials 'H.' or 'H.H.' occur at various places.
`Diplomatic Correspondence (England) 1708-9` (folio 1); `Requests of the States General 1744-5’ (folio 49)., 1708-1709, 1744-1745.
`Diplomatic Correspondence Regiments of Wood, Douglas, and Hamilton 1720-1` (folio 1); `Resolutions of the Council of State 1726-46` (folio 30)., 1720-1746.
‘Diplomatum collectio’: copies of Scottish charters, made for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane.
Although lettered as volumes i and ii of the same collection, they are different in layout and character, and are written by different hands. Only those charters the present location of whose originals is unknown are indexed in detail.
‘Diplomatum collectio’: copies of Scottish charters, made for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane, volume I., ?12th century-?15th century.
There is no title page, but Macfarlane’s signature appears on the inside front cover. The charters are numbered throughout, and the source of each is indicated accurately. The numbering, dates, and some notes on seals are by Macfarlane him¬self; the text is by his earlier copyist.