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Bound manuscript entitled "A Collection of choice Songs English and Scots In Two Parts", compiled by John Robinson
Church of Scotland Books of Discipline
Confession of Faith and Covenant of the Church of Scotland
"The Confession of Faith and Covenant of the Kirk of Scotland as it was upon the supplication of the General Assembly to His Majesties Honourable Privie Counsell subscribed againe in the yeare 1639."
Written by John Laurie, Writer in Edinburgh. Accompanied by another copy, 1638.
Draft copy of MacDiarmid's poem 'A hymn to Lenin'
This is an ink manuscript letter on 4 pages. Pages numbered 10, 11, 12, and 13.
The first page of the poem is headed: "First Hymn to Lenin (To Prince D. S. Mirsky)".
Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection
This collection is some of the manuscripts that William Drummond of Hawthornden collected and is the proportion donated to the University of Edinburgh.
Papers of Jeannie Robertson
The collection is largely composed of circa 160 letters from Robertson to the poet Hamish Henderson (1919-2002). It also contains her equity card and a recording contract.
Sermons of Alexander Wodrow (1674-1706), minister at Tron Kirk, Glasgow
Sermons, possibly in the author's hand, mainly preached at Laigh Kirk, later Tron Kirk [Collegiate charge], and Outer Kirk, Glasgow. Some notes in shorthand.
Sermons of Henry Davidson, Minister of Galashiels.
Sermon notebook of Henry Davidson, Minister of Galashiels.
112 pages, of which 32 are blank. Sermons are written in a combination of English and Scots, in both full and short hand.