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Facsimiles of Scottish Charters and Letters prepared by Sir William Fraser
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Identifier: Coll-1418
Scope and Contents
The facsimile charters are loose and are numbered at rear from 1 to 288. A few are missing, and these are, nos: 37, 50, 89, 110-111, 136-137, 151, 211, and 233.
Dates:
1094-1844
Intelligence report from Thomas Henderson at Jedburgh to Sir John Forster, October 1559
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1397
Scope and Contents
The manuscript intelligence report penned 23 October 1559 at 'Jedert', Jedburgh, contains news of movements of the forces loyal to the Protestant Lords of Congregation in Edinburgh and mentions skirmishes between them and the French garrison at Leith. Sent by Thomas Henderson, burgess of Jedburgh, to Sir John Forster, the letter updates Forster on developments in the hostilities between the Protestant Congregation and the Catholic side headed by the Scottish regent Mary of Guise (1515-1560)....
Dates:
1559
Lecture notes and student memorabilia of Magnus Grimond
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1891
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of miscellaneous undergraduate materials from 1978-82 belonging to Magnus Grimond, relating to his studies in law and history. Grimond studied at Edinburgh University between 1978 and 1982, although 1980/81 was spent at the University of Pennsylvania.
Scots Law 1, 1978-79: course summary, reading and lecture notes and essays.
Scottish Legal System, 1978-79, &...
Dates:
1978-1982
Letter from Hedges to Lord Lt. of Ireland
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1138
Scope and Contents
The letter dated Whitehall 6 November 1706 written and signed by Hedges conveys the news to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland that the army is marching north and that the Queen (Anne) has asked for troops from Ireland to join them.
Dates:
1706
Material relating to Sir Thomas Hope, of Craighall, and Sir Thomas Hope, junior, of Kerse
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1523
Scope and Contents
Manuscript book. [Major Practicks]. The 'Practiques and decisiones of the Lords of sessions, with sev[er]all Collectiones out of the booke of the Majestie, Burrow Lawes, Acts of Parlia[men]t and bookes of Sederunt Collected (as is supposed) by Sir Thomas Hope elder whose the Observationes of the practiques are when he was Kings advocat putt in order and addit unto, by his sonne Sir Thomas Hope Junior of Carse'. The book bears the arms or book plate of Dundas of Arniston, front cover, and on the...
Dates:
1630-1640
Ms volume of genealogies of Scottish families, drawn up by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1568, Volume: Coll-1802 / SC-Acc-2017-0034, n/a: data_value_missing_139f29e7ae95ceeecdaad016eb384b42
Identifier: Coll-1802
Content Description
This genealogical manuscript volume relating to Scottish families, by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, bears the bookplate of Robert Graham, a literary patron of Robert Burns.
The title-page is noted as...: 'A collection of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland, drawn from their own charters [...] By Sir George Mackenzie'.
264 ms leaves, contemporary quarter calf over boards.
The title-page is noted as...: 'A collection of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland, drawn from their own charters [...] By Sir George Mackenzie'.
264 ms leaves, contemporary quarter calf over boards.
Dates:
c. 1636-1891
Notebook on legal matters, including copy of transcript of the trial of Capt.John Porteous
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1244
Scope and Contents
Much of this notebook contains a part-copy of the transcript of the trial as it was published in Edinburgh, 1818, in - Criminal Trials Illustrative Of The Tale Entitled The Heart Of Mid-Lothian: Published From The Original Record . Also in the notebook are some law notes on Cox v. Coleridge and the Rights of Allornies (or Attornies?); Rex v. Inhabitants of Middlesex; and, the Assizes at Lewes. There are also notes from Lacon, or Many...
Dates:
1818-1824
Notebooks of lectures at the University of Edinburgh, taken down by Robert Low Orr and William J. Orr
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1919
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of 20 notebooks containing notes on legal and medical lectures given at the University of Edinburgh, taken down by Robert Low Orr and William J. Orr. Also includes some class cards, exam papers, and ephemera of Robert Low Orr.
Robert Low Orr: Lectures on Metaphysics (Fraser)
Robert Low Orr: Law lectures (Muirhead, Macpherson)
Robert Low Orr: Scots law...
Dates:
1873-1886
Notes of medical lectures by Andrew Duncan Senior and Thomas Young, taken down by person unknown
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1920
Scope and Contents
Two volumes containing notes of lectures on midwifery by Thomas Young given in 1763-1764, and notes of lectures on 'the practice of physic' given by Andrew Duncan Snr in 1778.
Dates:
1763-1778
Nouveaux souvenirs d'Holyrood
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1181
Scope and Contents
The unsigned letters, mostly from Edinburgh, were all written during November or December 1831. They describe a trip from Paris to Edinburgh, and life among the French refugees there. Although the last word has been obliterated, an inscription reads: 'Quoique l'auteur ne se nomme pas, tout le monde le reconnait pour M. le Baron de [...]'. On the inside of the front cover is pasted a note reading, 'Pour mes pauvres petites filles de France', and signed Louise.
Dates:
1831
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