Revenues or patrimony of the Crown, Edinburgh c. 1655

Scope and Content

The bound manuscript volume begins with a paragraph in Latin, thereafter it is in English. The 'revenues or patrimony' are listed by 'county' or other, beginning with 'Berwyck Shyre' with 'property', and 'observations' noted. Then follows 'Shyre of Selkirk', 'Roxburgh Shyre', 'Peebles Shyre', Dumfriece Shyre', 'Lanark Shyre', Kirkcudbright Stewartrie', 'Wigtoune Shyre','Chamberlane of Galloway', 'Air Shyre', 'Bailliarie of Carrick', 'Bailliarie of Kyle', Dumbrittane Shyre', 'Bute Shyre', 'Argyle and Tarbet Shyre', 'Renfrew Shyre', 'Striveling Shyre', 'Clackmannan Shyre', 'Linlithgow Shyre', 'Bathcate Shyre', 'Edinburgh Shyre', 'Regalitie of Musselburgh', 'Hadington Shyre', 'Perth Shyre', 'Stratherne Stewartrie', 'Ffyfe Shyre', 'Regalitie of Dumfermeling', 'Regalitie of Pittenweem', 'Shyre of Forfar', 'Kincairden Shyre', ''Aberdene Shyre', 'Shyre of Elgin', 'Nairne Shyre', 'Invernes and Ross Shyre', 'Cromartie', 'Sutherland Shyre', 'Caithnes Shyre', and 'Orknay and Zetland'.

Administrative / Biographical History

A manuscript volume 'Of the proper and Constant rent of the Crown of Scotland paid by the [...] Fewars for their respective Lands' etc.

Access Information

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.

Acquisition Information

Item purchased January 2013. Accession no: E2013.50.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 01 August 2013