Consisting of original papers and other documents illustrative of the history and literature of Scotland.
Notes:
Vol. iii.
Editor:
[Edited by James Dennistoun and Alexander Macdonald.]
Contents:
Pt. 1: Acts and orders of the Privy Council of Scotland against the Clangregour, and information anent the state of the Highlands and Isles. MDCX-MDCXXI.
Order of the king and lords of the Privy Council of Scotland, anent the election of the principal, and regents of the College of Glasgow; and for halding of the common table within the said college, etc. Aug. MDCII.
The address of the provest, baillies, town council and citizens of the city of Glasgow to King William and Queen Mary upon their majestys accession to the throne. 1 Feb. MDCXC.
Bond of association by the chancellor, rector, principal, dean of faculty, professors of theology and philosophy, students and others belonging to the University of Glasgow. MDCXCVI. [In support of William II.]
Establishment for the pay of his majesty's standing forces in the kingdom of Scotland. 16 June 1684.
Establishment for the pay of her majesty's standing forces in the kingdom of Scotland. 15 May 1702.
Extracts from the registers of the Privy Council of Scotland, and other papers connected with the method and manner of ryding the Scottish Parliament. MDC-MDCCIII.
Acts of the Parliament of Scotland for settling the orders in the Parliament House. MDCLXII-MDCCVI.
Lists of fees and pensions granted to the officers of state and other servants of the crown etc. in Scotland. MDCLXVII-MDCXCIX.
Letters from Mary Queen of Scots, to Sir Robert Melvill; and other papers from the archives of the Earl of Leven and Melville. MDLXV-MDLXVIII.
Register of vestments, jewels, and books for the choir, etc. belonging to the College of St Salvator in the university of St Andrews, circa A.D. MCCCCL.
Pt. 2: Extracts from the reigster of the kirk session of the city and parish of St Andrews. MDLIX-MDLXIII. [See 24.4.]
Account of the expenses of certain dogs sent to the King of Denmark, and requests by King James VI to the Earl of Mar for 'terrieres or earth dogges'. MDXCIX-MDCXXIV.
Letters from Christian Countess of Devonshire to Thomas second Earl of Haddington and to William seventh Earl of Morton about the year 1639.
The compt of James Murray of Kilbabertoun maister of wark to our soverane lord of the haill expensis maid upoun building and reparatiounes within and about his majesties castell of Stirling. MDCXXVIII-MDCXXIX. [Largely relating to painting done by Valentine Jenkin.]
Declarations by the clergy and nobility of Scotland and by the barons and commissioners of burghs against the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant. Jul. MDCLXXXI.
List of Popish parents and their children in various districts of Scotland as given in to the lords of the Privy Council and to the commission of the General Assembly. MDCCI-MDCCV.
Accounts of the burning of the villages of Auchterarder, Muthill, Crieff, Blackford, Dalreoch and Dunning, about the beginning of the year 1716. [By Jacobite forces.]
Commission by the meeting of the estates to Sir Alexander Leslie to be general of all the Scots forces. MDCXL.
The testament testamentar and inventar of the guidis and geir etc. pertening to umquhile George Heriot jeweler to the kingis majestie. MDCXXIV.