Historical and genealogical account of the principal families of the name of Kennedy

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very old abridgement of the Booke of Pasley ; which Booke, Ufher
cites, containing ane account of the memorable things which occurr'd
in every year fmce our fettling in this Ifle, or rather, fince the creation,
till King James the Firft's death. It is founded upon good grounds and
warrands, and deferves the credit and applaufe it met with. The
abridgement kept by Doctor Sibbald was extracted, per venerabilem
virum Johannem Gibfon, Canovicum Glafgoenfem, et Rectorem de Ren-
frew, anno 1501. The Hiftory of the Reed Friers or Trinitariens
cites frequently the Booke of Dumfreise, which probably belong'd to
the Gray Friers of that city.. Camerarius alfo cites the Chronicles of
Dumfermelyne, Scone, Fragmentum Glasguense, Bruni Collec-
tanea, Scoti Chronicon, Sinclare, the Breviarie of Aberdeen, Hunterus
libro de Sanctis Scotis, Millus, Georgius Neutonus, Elphinftonius, Bre-
viarium Scoticum, Martyrologium Sanctae Cruris, Georgius Thomfonius,
Jacobus Ballindenus, Veremundi Hiftoria, Dempfterus, Adammannus de
vita Sancti Columbei, &c. I have feen likewife cited elfewhere, the
Chronicle of the Black Friers of Edinburgh," &c.
The preceding notices prove the correctness of the Editor's general
assertion, that the number of authentic Scotish Histories and Chronicles
was formerly very considerable. Considering the multitude of copies
which must have been taken from each of these books, the total disap-
pearance of so many of them, is matter of astonishment, and not easily
to be accounted for. However, it is trusted, that many of these monu-
ments of the History of Scotland are still preserved abroad, whither it
is known very many valuable MSS. were carried, during the troubles