Royal Letters, Charters and Tracts Relating to the Colonization of New Scotland, and the Institution of the Order of Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, 1621-1638.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laing, David, author.

Series:

Royal Letters, Charters and Tracts Relating to the Colonization of New Scotland, and the Institution of the Order of Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, 1621-1638 Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nova Scotia--History--1603-1713--Sources.

Nova Scotia.

Great Britain. Sovereign.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Royal Letters, Charters, and Tracts

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2010.

Contents:

Preface, with royal letters, acts of Privy council, &c., 1621-1636

I. Captain John Mason

II. The King's patent for the plantation of New Scotland, 1621

III. Sir William Alexander of Menstrie

IV. Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar

V. John Burnett of Aberdeen, 1638

VI. Nova Scotia papers subsequent to 1640

VII. Roll of the Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, from 1625 to 1638

Royal charters under the great seal of Scotland, &c., 1621-1628

I. Charter granted to Sie Willaim Alexander, 10 September, 1621

II. Charter granted to Sir Robert Grdon, 8 November 1621

III. Charter granted to Sir William Alexander, 12 July 1625

IV. Charter granted to Sir William Alexander, 2 February 1628

Tracts: I.A briefe discourse of the New-found-land, by Captain John Mason (1620)

II. Nova Scotia, the King's patent to Sir William Alexander ... (1625)

- III. An encouragement to colonies, by Sir William Alexander ... (1624)

IV. Encouragements for New Galloway, in America, by Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar (1625).

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ISBN:

9781441686428

1441686428