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Manuscript speeches and sermons

 Fonds
Identifier: MS COV

Scope and Contents

Manuscript volume containing 26 sermons, speeches, and texts. Contents include the dying words of Viscount Kenmure, Sir Archibald Johnston or Wariston, Marquis of Argyll, and James Wod, Principal of St Andrews University. Contains a table of contents for pages 1-166.

Also included are notes on sermons given in North Leith Church and South Leith Church by various ministers between 29 February - 21 November 1708. Notes written in different hands.

Bound in tooled leather with metal clasps. Several pages in the back are blank.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1708

Conditions Governing Access

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk

Full Extent

1 bound volume

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS COV

Physical Facet

Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Geographic

Topical

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the New College Library Special Collections Repository

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