Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688
Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688 (Edinb., 1755, 4°), among which are:
- (fols. 1, 5) Scotch bishops 1688-1756;
- (fol. 2) Episcopal clergy in Scotland in about 1755;
- (fol. 14) Three letters from Browne Willis, 1757 (one a copy only of part of a letter).
The collection may have been made by bp. Robert Forbes (d. 1775) or by mr. Thomas Bowdler.
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1755-1760
Extent
29 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. C. 185, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. C. 185
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18896
Abstract
Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688, written in about 1755-1760
Biographical / Historical
Robert Keith (1681–1757) was a Scottish Episcopal bishop and historian.
Browne Willis (1682–1760) was an antiquary.
Robert Forbes (bap. 1708-1775) was a Jacobite annalist and the Scottish Episcopal bishop of Ross and Caithness.
Thomas Bawdler (fl. 1755-1760).
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. V, no. 29230.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (Madan, et al., 1980), vol. 5, records that this item was 'Acquired by exchange On April 6, 1882'. It was exchanged for the item described at no. 29220:
Incomplete transcripts of:
- Institutionum seu elementorum D. Justiniani principis, cum notis Arnoldi Vinnii, libri iv.
- Rohaultii tractatus physici.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 8 3/4 in.
- Title
- Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's 'Bishops of Scotland to 1688'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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