The staggering state of the Scot's statesmen from the year 1550 to the year 1660 / by Sir John Scott of Scot's Tarbit, 1710.

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The staggering state of the Scot's statesmen from the year 1550 to the year 1660 / by Sir John Scott of Scot's Tarbit, 1710.

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Scribal manuscript of a historical narrative of political scandals, crimes, and corruption of Scotland's public officials, including "Chancellours, Lords privy seal, secretarys, thesaurers and their deputs, Kings advocats, clerks registers, &ca."

1 v. (177 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript 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...