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BURNET-LEIGHTON PAPERS
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reign for ever, even thy God o Sion, to all generations and
therefore Halelujah’, that is ye close of all, and shall bee so to
all eternity.
I am very glad of ye welfare of yl excellent person, my L. of
Perth, and y* ye first news I heard of his dangerous sicknes was
this yow sent mee of his recovery, and begg the favour of yow
when yow write to present my humble service to him : If hee
comes to London before I see yow, I intreat yow in stead of
offring to conduct him hither, let mee know of it that I may
save yow both that labour, wch will bee much ye better for
severall reasons, wch I will freely tell yow when ever wee meet,
and I beleev will bring yow to bee of y® same opinion. I hope
I need no more bespeak y® continuance of y1 singular favour y®
help of yor prayers, having no doubt of yor constant kindnes
in all respects but in y4 above all y® rest, and finding a certain
pledge of it within my self, my dayly remembrance of yow as
of my self. Adieu.
I know not if my Lord Kincardine] bee still at Lond. but
if hee bee, I must give yow this one more trouble, when yow
see him, of presenting my humble service. I know well how
insignificant this is from mee to any, and especially to persons
of y4 quality, but where both my duety and my affection doe
so much require it, I cannot dispense my self wholly to omit
it, the receiving of y® letter enclosed in yours occasions to
trouble with this for this time, wch yow will be pleas’d to send
vnder any cover yow think fittest, as yow have opportunity,
for it requires no haste.
For Doctor Gilbert Burnett at London.
[Sealed in black wax.]
Bradhurst, Jan. 23.
Sr,—I am so horribly asham’d of yor extream overvaluing a
thing in itself so little worth, but my indispensable debt and
duety towards yow, that I am resolv’d henceforward to make
no more mention of it, but to rest secure of the gainfull
bargain I have made with yow in that matter. yor good ladies
condition, though it lookes vnpleasingly, yet is really happy, y®
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reign for ever, even thy God o Sion, to all generations and
therefore Halelujah’, that is ye close of all, and shall bee so to
all eternity.
I am very glad of ye welfare of yl excellent person, my L. of
Perth, and y* ye first news I heard of his dangerous sicknes was
this yow sent mee of his recovery, and begg the favour of yow
when yow write to present my humble service to him : If hee
comes to London before I see yow, I intreat yow in stead of
offring to conduct him hither, let mee know of it that I may
save yow both that labour, wch will bee much ye better for
severall reasons, wch I will freely tell yow when ever wee meet,
and I beleev will bring yow to bee of y® same opinion. I hope
I need no more bespeak y® continuance of y1 singular favour y®
help of yor prayers, having no doubt of yor constant kindnes
in all respects but in y4 above all y® rest, and finding a certain
pledge of it within my self, my dayly remembrance of yow as
of my self. Adieu.
I know not if my Lord Kincardine] bee still at Lond. but
if hee bee, I must give yow this one more trouble, when yow
see him, of presenting my humble service. I know well how
insignificant this is from mee to any, and especially to persons
of y4 quality, but where both my duety and my affection doe
so much require it, I cannot dispense my self wholly to omit
it, the receiving of y® letter enclosed in yours occasions to
trouble with this for this time, wch yow will be pleas’d to send
vnder any cover yow think fittest, as yow have opportunity,
for it requires no haste.
For Doctor Gilbert Burnett at London.
[Sealed in black wax.]
Bradhurst, Jan. 23.
Sr,—I am so horribly asham’d of yor extream overvaluing a
thing in itself so little worth, but my indispensable debt and
duety towards yow, that I am resolv’d henceforward to make
no more mention of it, but to rest secure of the gainfull
bargain I have made with yow in that matter. yor good ladies
condition, though it lookes vnpleasingly, yet is really happy, y®
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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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