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ORIGINAL letters of Scotch noblemen:-

1. Letters of pardon from Mary Queen of Scots to the retainers of Patrick, Lord Gray, for absence from her army, at the siege, of St. Andrew's; dat. St. Andrew's, a.r. 4 [1546]. Sealed with the Queen's signet, and signed by James [Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Protector.]. f.1 2. John [Erskine, Earl of Mar], Regent of Scotland, to-, summoning him to council on the arrival of the Queen of England's commissioners; Stirling, 14 March, 1571[2]. Signed. f. 2.

3. Marie de' Medici, Queen Regent of France, to Prince Christian of Anhalt, on the confederation of the Prince de Condé and others against her governrnent; Paris, March, 1614; with the Prince's answer; Heidelberg, 10 Mar. 1614. French. Copies . f. 3 4. Marie de Seton to [.Jeane Drummond] Lady Boxburgh, endorsed, in the same hand, "Double de celle que jescris a ceste Dame;" and, by another hand, "copie du lettre de Ma. Marie Seton a Madame de Roxebrothe, a Londres, de Rheimes; September, 1614," f. 5.

5. Charles II. to the Privy Council of Scotland, appointing the meeting of Parliament; 29 May, 1663. Draft. f. 6.

6. General [Thomas] Dalyell, [or Dalzell, afterwards Baronet], to the Earl of Lauderdale; Edinburgh, 29 Nov. 1666. Holograph; with broken seal. f. 8.

7. The Commissioners; of the Treasury of Scotland to the Earl of Lauderdale; Eclinburgh, 14 Sept. 1667. Signed by [John Leslie, 6th Ear], afterwards lst Duke of] Rothes, [John Hay, 2nd Earl, afterwards Marquess of] Tweeddale, [William, Lord] Bellenden, [William, Lord] Cochrane, [afterwards Earl of Dundonald], [Alexander, 4th Earl of] Mora),. With seal. f. 10.

8. The same to the Earl of Kincardine; Holyroodhouse, 22 Jan. 1674. Signed by the Earl of Rothes, Chancellor, the Earl of Dundonald, and Sir Charles Maitland [afterwards Earl of Lauderdale]. With seal. f. 12.

9. The Earl of Rothes, Chancellor of Scotland, to [the Duke of Lauderdale]; Edinburgh, 2 July, 1674. Signed. f. 14.

10. The Commissioners of the Treasury of Scotland, to the Duke of Lauderdale, for. works at Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle, etc.; 31 July, 1674. Signed by the Earl of Rothes, [Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of] Argyll, [Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of] Kincardine, the Earl of Dundonald, and Sir Charles Maitland. With seal. f. 15.

11. The Privy Council of Scotland to the Duke of Lauderdale, on their resolutions for suppresion of disorders; Edinburgh, 15 July, 1675. With signatures and seal. f. 17.

12. [Charles Erskine, 10th Earl of] Mar, to the Duke of Lauderdale Aloa, 4 Jan. 1677[8?]. Holograph. f. 19.

13. Release from John [Maitland], Duke of Lauderdale, to Elizabeth his wife; Holyroodhouse, 27 April, 1678. Signed. Witnessed by Sir Thomas Murray of Glendock. f. 21.

14. [John Leslie, Duke of] Rothes, Chancellor of Scotland, to the Duke of Lauderdale; concerning the assassination of the Archbishop of Saint Andrews; Edinburgh, 4 May, 1679. Signed; with seal. f. 23.

15. Sir James Dick, Provost of Edinburgh, to the same, asking for the grant of stipends to the College of Edinburgh; dat. 2 March, 1680. Signed; with seal. f. 25. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Maitland family: Official and private correspondence and papers: 1529-1723.

includes:

f. 1 Patrick Gray, Master of Gray, 5th Baron Gray (1582): Pardon to his retainers, from Mary, Qu. of Scots: 1546.
f. 1 James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran; 1st Duke of Châtelhérault, Governor of Scotland: Pardon to Lord Gray's retainers: 1546.
f. 1 Mary of Scotland: Pardon to Lord Gray's retainers: 1546.
f. 2 John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar: Letter to -: 1572.
f. 3 Henry IV of France; Marie de Medici: Correspondence of Queen Marie de' Medici with Prince Christian of Anhalt: 1614.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 3 Henri II. de Bourbon, 3rd Prince de Condé: Confederation against the Queen Dowager of France: 1614.: Fr.
f. 3 Christian, Princes of Anhalt-Bernberg: Correspondence with Marie de' Medici: 1614.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 5 Jeane Ker, daughter of Lord Drummond, 2nd wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Roxburghe: Letter to, from Mary Seton: 1614.
f. 5 Marie de Seton: Letter to Lady Roxburgh: 1614.
f. 6 Charles II of England: Letter to the Privy Council of Scotland: 1663.: Draft.
f. 6 Kingdom of Scotland: Letter from Charles II. to the Privy Council, for the meeting of Parliament: 1663.: Draft.
ff. 6, 10, 14, 15, 19, 23, 25 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Letters to, from Gen. Dalyel, the Scottish Treasury, Lord Rothes and others: 1666-1680.
ff. 6, 17 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Correspondence with the Privy Council of Scotltnd: 1663, 1675.
f. 8 Sir Thomas Dalyell, of Binns, General in the Russian and Scotch armies: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1666-1680.
f. 10 John Hay, 2nd Earl; afterwards 1st Marquis, of Tweeddale: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1657-1680.
f. 10 William Bellenden, 1st Baron Bellenden: Letters to Lord Lauderdale: 1661-1669.
ff. 10, 14, 15, 17, 23 John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes; afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1657-1681.
ff. 10, 15 Kingdom of Scotland: Letters from the Treasury Commissioners to Lord Lauderdale: 1665-1675.
ff. 10, 15 William Cochrane: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660 - 1680.
ff. 10, 17 Alexander Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1680.
f. 12 Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine: Letter to, from the Scotch Commissioners: 1674.
f. 12 John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes; afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland: Letter to Lord Kincardine: 1674.
f. 12 Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale; of Hatton: Letter to Lord Kincardine: 1674.
f. 12 William Cochrane: Letter to Lord Kincardine: 1674.
f. 12 Kingdom of Scotland: Letter from the Treasury Commissioners to Lord Kincardine: 1674.
ff. 15, 17 Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1685.
ff. 15, 17 Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale; of Hatton: Letters to his brother the Duke of Lauderdale: 1657-1682.
f. 17 Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie: Letters to Lord Lauderdale: 1660-1675.
f. 17 James Douglas, 2nd Marquis of Douglas: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1667-1680.
f. 17 Sir James Dalrymple, of Stair, President of the Court of Session, afterwards Viscount Stair: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1667-1680.
f. 17 William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1661-1675.
f. 17 John Hamilton, 1st Baron Belhaven: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1679.
f. 17 William Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1675.
f. 17 Sir John Wauchope, of Niddrie: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1661-1680.
f. 17 Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmoore and Kinghorn: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1672-1680.
f. 17 George Livingstone, 3rd.Earl of Linlithgow, Major-General of the Royal Forces in Scotland: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1680.
f. 17 Sir James Foulis, of Collington: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1680.
f. 17 Kingdom of Scotland: Letters from the Privy Council to Lord Lauderdale: 1661-1681.
f. 17 John Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1675-1680.
f. 17 John Murray, 2nd Earl; afterwards 1st Marquis of Atholl, Lord Privy Seal of Scotland: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1661 - 1680.
f. 17 Sir John Nisbet, of Dirleton, Lord Advocate of Scotland: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1665 - 1676.
f. 17 George Ross, 11th Baron Ross: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1675-1680.
ff. 17, 19 Charles Erskine, 10th Earl of Mar: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1668-1680.
f. 21 Elizabeth Maitland, wife of John, 1st Duke of Lauderdale: Release to, from the Duke of Lauderdale: 1678.
f. 21 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Release from, to his 2nd wife Elizabeth: 1678.
f. 23 James Sharp, Minister of Crail, afterwards Archbishop of St. Andrews: Letter on his assassination: 1679.
f. 25 County of Edinburgh: Letter respecting the stipends of the college: 1675.
f. 25 Sir James Dick, Provost of Edinburgh, and President of the Convention of Royal Boroughs: Letter to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1680.

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Languages:

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Start Date:

1546

End Date:

1680

Date Range:

[1546]-1680

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Names:

Bellenden, William, 1st Baron Bellenden
Bourbon, Henri II., 3rd Prince de Condé
Bruce, Alexander, 2nd Earl of Kincardine
Campbell, Archibald, 9th Earl of Argyll
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Christian, Princes of Anhalt-Bernberg
Cochrane, William
Dalrymple, James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619-1695
Dalyell, Thomas, of Binns, General in the Russian and Scotch armies
Dick, James, merchant and Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1644-1728
Douglas, James, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, landowner, c 1646-1700
Douglas, William, 9th Earl of Morton, landowner, d 1681
Erskine, Alexander, 3rd Earl of Kellie, army officer, c 1615-1677
Erskine, Charles, 10th Earl of Mar
Erskine, John, 6th Earl of Mar
Foulis, James, of Collington
Gray, Patrick, 5th Lord Gray, landowner, 1538-1608
Hamilton, James, 2nd Earl of Arran; Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, c 1519-1575
Hamilton, John, 1st Baron Belhaven
Hamilton, William, 3rd Duke of Hamilton
Hay, John, 11th Earl of Erroll
Hay, John, 2nd Earl, afterwards 1st Marquis, of Tweeddale
Ker, Jeane, daughter of Lord Drummond, 2nd wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
Leslie, John, 6th Earl of Rothes, afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland
Livingstone, George, 3rd.Earl of Linlithgow, Major-General of the Royal Forces in Scotland
Lyon, Patrick, 3rd Earl of Strathmoore and Kinghorn
Maitland, Charles, of Hatton, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale
Maitland, Elizabeth, wife of John, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
Maitland, Family
Maitland, John, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary of State for Scotland
Mary, of Scotland
Medici, Marie, Queen Consort of France and Navarre, 1575-1642
Murray, John, 2nd Earl, afterwards 1st Marquis of Atholl, Lord Privy Seal of Scotland
Nisbet, John, of Dirleton, Lord Advocate of Scotland
Ross, George, 11th Baron Ross
Seton, Marie
Sharp, James, Minister of Crail, afterwards Archbishop of St. Andrews
Stuart, Alexander, 4th Earl of Moray
Wauchope, John, of Niddrie; of Add MS 23113

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