Mary, Queen of Scots. The declaration of the will of Marie, Quene of Scotland, 1566
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Identifier: De.1.12/22
Scope and Contents
This paper consists of a closely written sheet of four pages, in a contemporary hand, and contains the instructions the Queen dictated when lying ill at Jedburgh, after the famous ride she took on horseback to visit the Earl of Bothwell at Hermitage Castle. It was likely transcribed by John Lesley, the Bishop of Ross.
Dates
- Creation: 1566
Creator
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 (Person)
Language of Materials
Scots
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. 1374.
Queen Mary at Jedburgh in 1566. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1880/1), pp. 227-229. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=15&CFID=3eb44360-7d7e-4072-8dad-77a2b23821c7&CFTOKEN=0 [accessed 28/11/2023]
Queen Mary at Jedburgh in 1566. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1880/1), pp. 227-229. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=15&CFID=3eb44360-7d7e-4072-8dad-77a2b23821c7&CFTOKEN=0 [accessed 28/11/2023]
Creator
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 (Person)
- Lesley, John, 1527-1596 (Bishop of Ross) (Transcriber, Person)
Repository Details
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk