Miscellaneous papers mostly relating to Scotland, Written in the 17th and 18th century
File
MS. Gough Scotland 4
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous papers mostly relating to Scotland, the chief of which are:
- Fol. 1. Abstracts of charters by which the king altered the tenure of lands in Scotland, 1664-1751
- Fol. 5. Translation into English by Gough of the will of Mary queen of Scots, with notes about her
- Fol. 9. Copy of a royal order creating a fund for the Royal Infirmary at Edinburgh, 1740 (?)
- Fol. 12. Copy of a royal order giving the rents of the archbishopric of Glasgow to the University of Glasgow for 19 years, 18 Jan. 1737/8
- Fol. 17. Formal documents bearing the signatures of sir Patrick Ruthven, 24 Nov.--, and, as earl of Brentford ('Bramford'), 28 Dec. 1648
- Fol. 19. Description of Kirk Croglin and Caldbeck in Cumberland from 'Mr Denton's collections', 1671
- Fol. 20. Account of Dunscore in Dumfriesshire (18th century)
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 17th and 18th century
Extent
35 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Scotland 4
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 18311
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 × 9 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk