Account of the affairs of Scotland, 1688 91 : Autograph ms. about 1692 / Balcarres. ca. 1692.

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Account of the affairs of Scotland, 1688 91 : Autograph ms. about 1692 / Balcarres. ca. 1692.

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Early manuscript copy of Balcarres' Account of the affairs of Scotland, which circulated widely in manuscript copies until its 1714 publication. This is apparently a copy made by or for Balcarres from his original autograph manuscript. The former owners of this particular volume form a list of respected Scottish scholars and local historians.

[14], 124 p., bound ; 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171528

University of California, Los Angeles

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