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RefNoCLP/16/31
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'An account of a Latin manuscript history of the Kingdom of Scotland' by unknown author
Date1699
DescriptionThe author writes: 'There is a manuscript found here whereof the best Antiquaryes [antiquaries] know noe double, it appears to be about 200 years old, it contains an history of the Kingdom of Scotland with the affairs of England and France'. James II and Robert III are discussed. Note on back reads 'No 19 of an ancient manuscript in Scotland.'

Subject: History

Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1699
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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