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Copy of a letter from the 5th Earl of Bothwell to David Black, Minister at St Andrews, 1594

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Identifier: De.1.12/16

Scope and Contents

This is a copy of letter from Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell to David Black, Minister of St Andrews. In it Bothwell urges Black not to believe lies and rumours about him, and explains his innocence of intrigues with the "papist Lords".

Dates

  • Creation: 1594

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Extent

2 Leaves

Bibliography

Drummond, William, and Robert H. (Robert Hugh) MacDonald. The Library of Drummond of Hawthornden / Edited with an Introduction by Robert H. MacDonald. (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971). Item no. 1336.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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