GB 0103 MS ANGL 2 - Boece's Chronicles (Lindsay Continuation)

1 volume containing 150 leaves

The volume bears the Ex libris of the Earl of Kinnoul, Dupplin Castle, Perth.
GB 0103 MS ANGL 2 1600 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 150 leaves Unknown
Robert Lindsay: born, possibly in 1500, at Pitscottie in the parish of Ceres, Fifeshire; Scottish historian; a cadet of the principal family of Lindsays, Earls of Crawford, and probably a descendant of Patrick, fourth Lord Lindsay of the Byres; according to the `Privy Seal Register', received a grant of escheat, 1552; a service in the Douglas charter-chest proves that he was alive in 1562; probably died c1565; his History includes the period of Scottish history, from the death of James I to that of James III, about which very little is known; its preface states the author's intention of continuing what had been left unwritten by Hector Boece and John Bellenden, the period after James I; the History includes narrative passages, but also other brief entries, and contains inaccuracies and confusion as to dates; Pitscottie's History was first published by the printer Robert Freebairn, 1728, and again in 1749 and 1778, and in 1814 (2 volumes) by Graham Dalyell; the History was used as a source by Sir Walter Scott and other writers.

Hector Boece (or Boethius): born at Dundee, Scotland, c1465; historian and humanist; educated at Dundee and the University of Paris; a friend of Desiderius Erasmus; chief adviser to William Elphinstone, bishop of Aberdeen, in the foundation of the University of Aberdeen (King's College, Aberdeen); first Principal of the University; lectured on divinity; received a pension from the Scottish court, 1527-1534; a canon of Aberdeen; vicar of Tullynessle; later rector of Tyrie; author of the Latin history Scotorum historiae a prima gentis origine (The History and Chronicles of Scotland), 1527; the work, based on legendary sources, glorified the Scottish nation; the History had wide currency abroad in a French translation; Boece died, 1536.

The volume bears the Ex libris of the Earl of Kinnoul, Dupplin Castle, Perth.

Presented to University College London by H W Brown in 1912.

Manuscript volume, 1600, containing a copy of the translation, into Scots, of Hector Boece's Chronicles of Scotland, continued by Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Scots dialect
Paper manuscript bound in brown calf, stamped on covers "I S". One hand throughout. Edges coloured red. 30cm. Some damage.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

University College London Special Collections also holds a 16th-century copy of Hector Boece's Chronicles of Scotland, translated into Scots by John Bellenden (Ref: MS ANGL 1).

The National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division, holds a manuscript of Lindsay's History and Chronicles of Scotland (Ref: Crawford Papers).

Sources: Dictionary of National Biography; National Register of Archives. Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2001 Boece , Hector , c 1465-1536 , historian , also Hector Boethius x Boethius , Hector Documents Europe European history Historical periods History Information sources Lindsay , Robert , ? 1500- ? 1565 , of Pitscottie , Scottish historian Medieval history National history Scotland Scottish history Translations UK Western Europe London England

Presented to University College London by H W Brown in 1912.

Manuscript volume, 1600, containing a copy of the translation, into Scots, of Hector Boece's Chronicles of Scotland, continued by Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

• English

• Latin

Scots dialect

University College London Special Collections also holds a 16th-century copy of Hector Boece's Chronicles of Scotland, translated into Scots by John Bellenden (Ref: MS ANGL 1).

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

The National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division, holds a manuscript of Lindsay's History and Chronicles of Scotland (Ref: Crawford Papers).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English