Baptism

Charm beginning 'A Mhoire faic a bhuan is i air fod a bhais', c1870

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/45

Scope and Contents

Charm beginning 'A Mhoire faic a bhuan is i air fod a bhais' which relates to child baptism.

Dates: c1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Conversion, 1951

File

Identifier: BAI 1/13/14

Scope and Contents

Paper entitled Conversion, accompanied by notes and by a letter to John Baillie from Donald Macpherson Baillie offering his opinion. The paper looks at theological issues such as baptism and conversion, puting them in a historical context

Dates: 1951

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Manuscripts

Notes, story and rhyme relating to burials and archaeological finds on Lismore, September 1870

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/38

Scope and Contents Notes, story and rhyme relating to burials and archaeological finds on Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire probably collected from John Roy, including the location of Eaglais Mhaoluag [St Moluag's Cathedral] at 'Borstain na croise on top of the croise'. This church burned down while people were in it and the bones all washed down to Eala [Clach na h-Ealaidh]. The Eala is noted as being a refuge for criminals and north of it a large unsculpted stone was found with 'a few...

Dates: September 1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Regeneration and Conversion, 1955

File

Identifier: BAI 1/4/1/19

Scope and Contents

Carnaban Lectures given by John Baillie in 1955. These were subsequently published posthumously as Baptism and Conversion, 1964).

Dates: 1955

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Lectures and addresses / Mixed lectures and addresses

Speculum Sacerdotum, 1457

Part

Identifier: MS 112/ff. 275r-278v

Scope and Contents

Text entitled Speculum Sacerdotum ('The Mirror of the Priests'), starting on f. 275r with the words 'Materia baptismi debet esse aqua pura...', and ending on f. 278v with the words 'continentur. Explicit speculum sacerdotum'. It appears to be a treatise on baptism.

Dates: 1457