Poetry
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander, William. Doomesday or the Great day of the Lords Judgement, Early 16th century
This volume contains William Alexander's poem Doomesday or the Great day of the Lords Iudgement. There are four stanza of eight lines each to a page and the text breaks off at the end of the second stanza of the "Fifth Hour".
Anderson, Henry. Ad serreniss, Late 16th to early 17th century
This is the poem "Ad sereniss. potentissimumque regem I. 6 ... Iunias 1580 panegyris" by Henry Anderson of Perth.
Anderson, Henry. Amaryllis ingrata, Late 16th to early seventeenth century
Two copies of Henry Anderson's poem "Amaryllis ingrata". Each done in a different hand.
Anderson, Henry. Musarum querimonia, Late 16th to early 17th century
Two copies of Henry Anderson's poem "Musarum querimonia". Each done in a different hand.
Baston, William. Villielmi Bastone A[ ] in Bellum de Banockburne. Carmen, Late 16th to early 17th century
This volume contains a copy of William Baston's poem on the Battle of Bannnockburn, with some other verses on Bannockburn. Baston was an English friar and poet that Edward II brought north with him to write a poem commemorating his expected triumph over the Scots. Baston was captured and Robert the Bruce decided that his ransom should be a poem celebrating the Scots victory.
Fowler, William. The Taranula of love, Late 16th century
This volume is a sonet sequence comprising of seventy-two sonnets in a loose narrative by the makar (royal bard), writer, courtier, and translator William Fowler. Although the sonnets are written in his hand, the title and his name were written in William Drummond of Hawthornden's hand. Fowler was Drummond's uncle.
Maitland, Richard. The selected poems of Sir Richard Metellan of Lydington, Late 16th century
This is a volume of collected poems of Sir Richard Maitland, Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.
Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection
This collection is some of the manuscripts that William Drummond of Hawthornden collected and is the proportion donated to the University of Edinburgh.
Montgomery, Alexander. Poems, Late 16th century
This volume contains the poetic works of Alexander Montgomerie, Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, he was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band. Montgomerie’s poetic output of over 100 pieces is mostly known from this volume, known as the Ker manuscript. Margaret Ker was the daughter of John Lord Herries of Newbattle Abbey, who was a neighbour of William Drummond of Hawthornden.
