Manuscript copy of ‘A true narratioune of the declyneing aige of the Kirk of Scotland…’ by James Melville (1556-1614)

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Identifier: MS MEL 3

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Title page (pencil, 1842) reads:

'A True Narration of the Declyneing aige of the Kirk of Scotland, from 1596 to 1610, being a continuation of Mr James Melvill's Diary'

Incomplete manuscript copy, written in secretary hand by several different scribes.

142 unnumbered pages.

Front flyleaf inscription reads:

'Presented to the Library in connection with the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland by J. M. Steven. George Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh, 25 May 1840'

Leather bound quarto volume, with gold tooling embossed stamp on both boards.

Dates

Creation: 1594-1610

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 MS volume : 142 pages

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS MEL 3

Related Materials

Printed copy at:

Melville, James, et al. The Autobiography and Diary of Mr. James Melvill. Printed for the Wodrow Society, 1842. New College Library: Z.264