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BURNET-LEIGHTON PAPERS
and the absence of specific dates renders it difficult to dis¬
cover their actual sequence, and deprives them of much
interest. We can, however, hardly err in assuming that the
last in our order preceded by but a few months that final visit
to London undertaken, at the request of Burnet, and in the
interests of Lord Perth, during the summer of 1684 ; which
terminated (28th June 1684) so awfully, and yet in the way
Leighton would most have desired, with his sudden death
(after a twelve hours’ illness), at the Bell Inn, Warwick
Lane. It is pleasant to think that his devoted friends,
Burnet and Fall, were present to close the eyes of their
beloved master. H. C. F.
BURNET-LEIGHTON PAPERS
and the absence of specific dates renders it difficult to dis¬
cover their actual sequence, and deprives them of much
interest. We can, however, hardly err in assuming that the
last in our order preceded by but a few months that final visit
to London undertaken, at the request of Burnet, and in the
interests of Lord Perth, during the summer of 1684 ; which
terminated (28th June 1684) so awfully, and yet in the way
Leighton would most have desired, with his sudden death
(after a twelve hours’ illness), at the Bell Inn, Warwick
Lane. It is pleasant to think that his devoted friends,
Burnet and Fall, were present to close the eyes of their
beloved master. H. C. F.
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| Description | Contents: The Scottish king's household and other fragments from a 14th century manuscript / Mary Bateson -- The Scottish nation in the University of Orleans, 1336-1538 / John Kirkpatrick -- Muster-roll of the French garrison at Dunbar, 1553 / Robert S. Rait -- The antiquity of the Christian religion among the Scots, 1594 / Henry D.G. Law -- The apology for William Maitland of Lethington, 1610 / Andrew Lang -- Some letters and correspondence of George Graeme / L.G. Graeme -- A Scottish journie, being an account in verse of a tour from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1641, by P.J. / C.H. Firth -- Narratives illustrating the Duke of Hamilton's expedition to England in 1648 / C.H. Firth -- Certain papers of Robert Burnet ... Gilbert Burnet ... and Robert Leighton / H.C. Foxcroft -- Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, 1677-1720 / Robert Paul -- The will of Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1789 / Francis Steuart -- Index. |
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| Description | Over 180 volumes, published by the Scottish History Society, containing original sources on Scotland's history and people. With a wide range of subjects, the books collectively cover all periods from the 12th to 20th centuries, and reflect changing trends in Scottish history. Sources are accompanied by scholarly interpretation, references and bibliographies. Volumes are usually published annually, and more digitised volumes will be added as they become available. |
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