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14th-century manuscript of the chartulary of Balmerino Abbey

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14th-century manuscript of the chartulary of Balmerino Abbey
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Description	A chartulary of the 14th century, after 1331, with some later additions. It was written for use of the Cistercian Abbey of Balmerino, founded circa 1227 and dissolved in 1603. The chartulary is arranged into two sections. Folios 1r-20r contain royal and other charters; folios 21v-27v contain papal privileges to the abbey and Cistercian Order. The work is multi-scribal with a few different contemporary hands in evidence.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.34.5.3
Attribution and copyright:	Public Domain - This work is free of known copyright restrictions. For details visit our copyright page. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Lists (documents) > Cartularies
Dates / events:	1331-1350 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (country) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Balmerino Abbey [Former owner] Balfour, James, Sir, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird (antiquary), 1600-1657 [Former owner]
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