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De Maria Scotorum regina, [totáque] eius contra regem conspiratione foedo cum Bothuelio adulterio, [nefaria] in materium crudelitate et rabie, horrendo insuper et deterrimo eiusdem parricidio plena et tragica planè historia autore Georgio Buchanno Scoto : contemporary manuscript copy, [ca. 1571].

BIB_ID
108227
Accession number
MA 41
Creator
Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.
Display Date
[ca. 1571].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1906.
Description
1 item (29, 45 p.), bound 17.2 cm
Notes
Including Actio contra Mariam Scotorum reginam in qua ream et consciam esse eam huius parricidii, necessarias argumentis evincitur (45 p.), which was originally published together with De maria Scotorum Regina... but is now attributed to Thomas Wilson.
Shoulder notes summarizing the main text and catchwords throughout, and with some corrections in the margins.
This manuscript was probably copied from the first printed edition (1571), as the text and shoulder notes are identical.
Provenance
Bookplate of William Constable; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1906.
Housed in
Blue cloth drop-spine box (20 cm)