Accession number
MS M.750
Object title
The history and croniklis of Scotland.
Display Date
1550-1600.
Created
Scotland or Northern England, 1550-1600.
Binding
Late 17th-century brown calf, gilt; bound in Scotland.
Description
635 leaves (1 column, 37 lines), bound : paper ; 320 x 220 mm
Provenance
James Law, the elder, Burger at Dysart, 16th century (signatures on fol. 6, 7, 33v) ; his son, James Law, the younger, Burger at Dysart, ca. 1600 (name on fol. 425); George Landis (or Lundie?) of Dysart, ca. 1650 (inscription on fol. 7v); Robert Mylne of Edinburgh, ca. 1685; Alexander Udny (1726); Princess Louise, the Duchess of Fife, who sold it in 1929.
Notes
Ms. chronicle; written in Scotland or northern England in the 16th century, with additions in the 17th century.
Title from ms. title page.
Scribe of the 17th century: fol. 1-5, 29-31, and 632-635 written by Robert Mylne; title page dated by him June 29, 1685.
Title from ms. title page.
Scribe of the 17th century: fol. 1-5, 29-31, and 632-635 written by Robert Mylne; title page dated by him June 29, 1685.
Script
bastarda
Language
English
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