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Commonplace book of James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane

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Commonplace book of James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane
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Description	A composite manuscript produced in Scotland and compiled, probably circa 1500, by James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane and secretary to William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews. The manuscript is a commonplace book and consists of a variety of religious, historical, legal, and literary material in Latin and Scots.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.34.7.3
Attribution and copyright:	In-copyright – Rightsholder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable - This work is protected by copyright, but no copyright owner(s) have been identified or one or more copyright owner(s) have been identified but not located. For details visit our copyright page.https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-RUU/1.0/?language=en

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Commonplace books Written and printed matter > Transcripts Written and printed matter > Poetry Written and printed matter > Religious texts > Prayers Written and printed matter > Statutes (legislative acts) Written and printed matter > Biographies (literary works) > Annals (histories, without comment) Miscellaneous > Notarial instruments
Dates / events:	1460-1499 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (country) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Gray, James (priest and Secretary to the Archbishop of St Andrews), fl 1460-1504 [Compiler] Belsis, James (Canon of Dunblane), fl. 1489-1512 [Former owner] Blackwood, James (Canon of Dunblane), fl. 1533-1550 [Former owner] Ker, John (Professor of Latin at Edinburgh University, neo-Latin poet), d 1741 [Former owner] Innes, Thomas (priest and historian), 1662-1744 [Annotator]
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