Drummond, William, 1585-1649 (Poet)
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Family of Anhalt: Geneologia illustrissimo familie Anhaltine, Early 17th century
This is the family tree of the Anhalt family who were the ruling family of the Duchy of Anhalt. This was an historical German Duchy and is now part of the federal state of Saxony-Arnhalt.
Fowler, William. The Taranula of love, Late 16th century
This volume is a sonet sequence comprising of seventy-two sonnets in a loose narrative by the makar (royal bard), writer, courtier, and translator William Fowler. Although the sonnets are written in his hand, the title and his name were written in William Drummond of Hawthornden's hand. Fowler was Drummond's uncle.
James I, Tabula consanquintatis inter Christianiam Lotharingicam et. Jacobum Stewartum , early 17th century
This is a family tree for James VI of Scotland and I of England showing his ancestral roots.
Kalendar and astronomical tables, 1482
This volume contains calendars and astronomical tables. It is written in fair script by more than one hand. There are many diagrams and one pen drawing (16th century). The whole is heavily rubricated.
This manuscript is now part of the Western Medieval Manuscripts Collection. A detailed description is available HERE.
Laureation Degrees (First Laureation Album), 1587-1809
Maitland, Richard. The selected poems of Sir Richard Metellan of Lydington, Late 16th century
This is a volume of collected poems of Sir Richard Maitland, Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.
Maitland, Thomas. Thomae Maitlani ad serenissimam principem Elizabetha Anglorum Reginam Epistola, Late 16th to early 17th century
This volume contains Thomas Maitland's discourse in favour of letting Queen Mary free and restoring her to the throne.
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.
Montgomery, Alexander. Poems, Late 16th century
This volume contains the poetic works of Alexander Montgomerie, Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, he was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band. Montgomerie’s poetic output of over 100 pieces is mostly known from this volume, known as the Ker manuscript. Margaret Ker was the daughter of John Lord Herries of Newbattle Abbey, who was a neighbour of William Drummond of Hawthornden.
Mr. Thomas Ros his owne hand writing of the famous libel, 1618
This thesis is a copy by Thomas Ross of the one he affixed to the gate of a college at Oxford. It was a libel against his own countrymen (Scots) living in England. He was executed in Edinburgh in 1618 for his troubles.