Bannatyne Miscellany; Containing Original Papers and Tracts, Chiefly Relating to the History and Literature of Scotland : Bannatyne Club.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Sir Waler.

Contributor:

Laing, David.

Series:

Bannatyne Miscellany Series

Bannatyne Miscellany Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Scottish.

Scottish literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

The Bannatyne Miscellany is a collection of original papers, tracts, and historical documents primarily related to the history, literature, and antiquities of Scotland. Compiled under the auspices of the Bannatyne Club, the work features contributions from notable figures of the 19th century and includes materials such as correspondence, legal records, narratives, and literary works from various periods of Scottish history. The compilation aims to preserve and provide access to rare and valuable manuscripts, offering insights into Scotland’s cultural and historical heritage. It is intended for historians, literary scholars, and those interested in Scottish antiquities. Generated by AI.

Contents:

TITLE PAGE

CONTENTS

BANNATYNE MISCELLANY

Part I

A Proposal for Uniting Scotland with England addressed to King Henry VIII, by John Elder

Progress of the Regent of Scotland with Certain of His Nobility (June 1568)

Account of a Pretended Conference held by the Regent, Earl of Murray, with the Lord Lindsay et al (January 1570)

An Opinion of the Present State, Faction, Religion and Power of the Nobility of Scotland (1583)

Instructions from Henry III, King of France, to the Sieur de la Mothe Fenelon, Ambassador at the Court of Scotland (1583)

Notes by John Colville to Lord Hunsdon (1584)

Manner and Form of the Examination and Death of WIlliam, Earl of Gowrie (May 1584)

Apology of Patrick Galloway, Minister at Perth, when he fled to England (May 1584)

Realtion by the Master of Gray concerning the surprise of the King at Stirling (November 1585)

Application of 3 Discourses regarding the Gowrie Conspiracy (August 1600)

Narrative by Robert Bruce, Minister of Edinburgh, concerning his troubles in 1600

Part II

Edinburgi Regiae Scotorum Ubris Desciptio per Alexandrum Alesium Tempore Jacobi V (1550)

Elegy on Sir Robert Kerr of Cessford, 1st Earl of Roxburgh (1650)

Relation of the Imprisonment and Examination of James Cathkin, Bookseller (June 1619)

Letter from Robert of Dunhelm, Monk of Kelso, to the Prior and Convent of Tynemouth (1257)

Reasons against the reception of King James' Metaphrase of the Psalms (1631)

Declarator in the Court of the Superintendent of Fife (1561) upon the Articles and Sentence against Sir John Borthwick, Knight, by Cardinal Beaton (1540)

Diary of the Expedition of Edward I into Scotland (1296)

Extracts from the Obituary of Robert Boyd of Trochrig (1609-1625)

Poems by Sir Robert Ayton

Letters of Florentius Volusenus

Meditation faite par Marie Royne D'Ecosse et Douairiere de France (1572)

Letters of John, Earl of Gowrye (1595)

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ISBN:

9781773011394

1773011391

OCLC:

1472980675