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Malkiewicz Collection - Manuscripts
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1574
Scope and Contents
Covering six centuries (15th-20th), the material donated by Andrew Malkiewicz is composed of the following set of (largely French language) manuscript letters, missives, declarations, proclamations and engravings, including those relating to: King Philip II of Spain; Charles IX of France; the business of Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589), Cardinal and diplomat; the d'Este family of Italy; Napoleon Bonaparte; Louis Bonaparte; Karl Johan Bernadotte; the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period...
Dates:
1437-1913
Manuscript by James Fraser (1695-1796), minister of Alness
Fonds
Identifier: MS FRA 2
Scope and Contents
Original manuscript of James Fraser's "The Scripture doctrine of santification. Being a critical explication and paraphrase of the sixth [and] seventh chapters of the epistle to the Romans, and the four first verses of the eighth chapter."Quarto notebook with 384 numbered pages. Manuscript is dated 25 July 1769, and a note regarding its donation by Rev. Robert Mackintosh on 13 July 1926 is loosely inserted at the front fly leaf. Front fly also bears an inscription to Rev. Charles...
Dates:
1769
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript by John Forbes (c.1568-1634), minister of Alford
Fonds
Identifier: MS FOR 1
Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy of an earlier work by John Forbes, Minister of Alford, c.1568–1634. Created c. 1726."The Reformation of Religion in Scotland, Containing Beginning Progress [and] Establishing of the Truth, both in Doctrine [and] Discipline, writtin the same.Written be that faithful Servant and Witnes of Christ. Mr John Fforbes. Ex authoris Autographo"Contains several notes and inserts regarding provenance, including a contents list that is purportedly...
Dates:
c. 1726
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript commonplace books
Fonds
Identifier: MS COMM
Scope and Contents
MS COMM 1Commonplace book written in several hands. Includes discourses of Philip Nye (1595–1672), a treatise on liturgies, a collection out of Ogilby's 'History of Japan', letters by Margaret Neale, transcribed songs and theatrical performances, copy of 'A Salyr [sic] upon the French King'. Written by 'a non swearing p[e]rson and dropt out of his pocket at Samm's coffee house.', various encomia and farewells, and miscellanous notes on astrology, Europe (1672), the House of...
Dates:
c.1666-c.1715
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of ‘A true narratioune of the declyneing aige of the Kirk of Scotland…’ by James Melville (1556-1614)
Fonds
Identifier: MS MEL 3
Scope and Contents
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,...
Dates:
1594-1610
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood
Fonds
Identifier: MS CALD
Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood. Copied for Robert Wodrow in 1728 from manuscript held in Glasgow University Library.
Dates:
1728
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript entitled "Recueil de Chansons Choisies en Vaudeville"
Item — Box: CLX-A-1605
Identifier: Coll-2117
Content Description
Manuscript volume entitled "Recueil de Chansons Choisies en Vaudeville Pour servir a l'histoire Anecdote depuis [blank] jusqu'a present" ("Collection of Selected Vaudeville Songs, to Serve History Anecdote [sic] from [blank] until today") containing 101 French vaudeville songs with 58 scores, dated and annotated with notes explaining the figures and events referred to in the songs. At the end, there is also an index of people named in the songs, "Tables despersonnnes denommées et Matiere...
Dates:
1690-1700
Manuscript ‘History of the Church of Scotland from the earliest dawning of the light of the Gospel’ by Matthew Crawford
Fonds
Identifier: MS CRA 1
Scope and Contents
Manuscript titled, 'History of the Church of Scotland from the earliest dawning of the light of the Gospel after the Apostles time to the year 1688, by Matthew Crawford, with life of the author.' Included in front of the first volume is a note attributed to David Laing and a note about the purchase of the volumes by the General Assembly in 1737.Two published pamphlets have been bound into the manuscript:
The propositions presented to His Majestie at...
Dates:
1726
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript relating to Scotland's church history: 'A perfect Invantar of all the pious donations given to the kirks & hospitals since the day of King James the first of Scotland to the reign of King James the Sixth'
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-787
Identifier: Coll-1140
Scope and Contents
The inventory includes mention of John Kennedy of Blairquhan and his chapel at St. Ninian's (1508). There is also the will of the jeweller and philanthropist, George Heriot (1563-1624), who left funds to Edinburgh's ministers to found the hospital which bore his name (now a school). In addition there are letters from Lord Salisbury, Fentoun (Alexander Erskine, Viscount Fentoun), and others, and including Scottish government letters of condolence on the death of Henry, Prince of Wales,...
Dates:
1670
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Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection
Collection
Identifier: De
Scope and Contents
This collection is some of the manuscripts that William Drummond of Hawthornden collected and is the proportion donated to the University of Edinburgh.
Dates:
1482 to early 17th century