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Add MS 4215 B
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- 040-002109678
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FORBES PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 55). Scottish historical collections; 18th cent.
(1) "Re Constitution of Scotland with respect to the Regal Power', being a translation of the beginning of G. Buchanan's 'De Jure Regni apud Scotos'. ff. 1-4.
(2) 'Refutatio libri Buchanani De jure Regni apud Scotos'. ff. 5-13.
(3) Letters copied in Ridpath's system of shorthand. ff. 15-24. For other shorthand transcripts see Add. MSS. 4135, art. 2, and 35833.
(4) Copies of Scottish charters, etc., temp. William the Lion-1654. Latin and shorthand. ff. 25-33.
(5) 'Description of Aberdeenshire' by Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran; 1716, 1717. lt was edited for the Spalding Club by Joseph Robertson in 1843. ff. 34-50.
(6) 'Description of the parish of Foveran', by the same; circ. 1716. ff. 5 1-55.
Scotland General: Historical collections of P. Forbes rel. to: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly shorthand.
Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Historical collections of: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly shorthand.
includes:
- ff. 1-13 George Buchanan, Scottish historian: Refutation and partial translation of his 'De jure regni apud Scotos' (1579): 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
- ff. 15-24, 31 Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt.
- ff. 15-24, 31 George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt.
- ff. 34-50 County of Aberdeen: Description of, by Sir S. Forbes: 1716-1717.
- ff. 34-55 Sir Samuel Forbes, 1st Baronet; of Foveran: Description of Aberdeenshire and Foveran: 1716-1717.
- ff. 51-55 Foveran, Aberdeenshire: Description of, by Sir S. Forbes: 1716-1717.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-002109547
036-002109676
040-002109678 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4215 A-B : Papers of Dr. Patrick Forbes. Cf'. also Add. MSS. 4126, 4133-4146, 4248, 4249, 35833.
Add MS 4215 B : FORBES PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 55). Scottish historical collections; 18th cent. (1) "Re Constitution of Scotland with respect to… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0060]/036-002109676[0002]/040-002109678
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- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Buchanan, George, Scottish historian
Forbes, Patrick, historian and physician, d 1743
Forbes, Samuel, 1st Baronet, of Foveran, fl 1716-1717
Ridpath, George, Whig journalist - Places:
- Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Foveran, Aberdeenshire