The staggering state of the Scottish stats men this last hundereth year 1550 till the year 1650 : with some short observations of them carried on from 1650 till 1663 : manuscript, [166-]

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The staggering state of the Scottish stats men this last hundereth year 1550 till the year 1650 : with some short observations of them carried on from 1650 till 1663 : manuscript, [166-]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612892639

Written in an unidentified cursive hand; contains brief biographies organized by occupational classifications, such as chancellors, secretaries, and admirals.

1 v. (50 leaves) ; 20 cm.

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Scott, John, Sir, 1585-1670

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Sir John was dismissed from his offices during the Commonwealth. He, himself, is the final subject of the manuscript: "Sir John was a councellor to king James and king Charles I and lord of exchequer and a lord of session.... By the power and malice of his enemies, he has at last been thrust out of the said places in his old age, and likewise fined in 500 L Sterling." He was a scholar as well as a statesman. From the description of The staggering state of Scottish statesmen : manuscr...