Royal letters, charters, and tracts : relating to the colonization of New Scotland, and the institution of the Order of Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, 1621-1638 / [edited by David Laing].
| Other author/creator | Laing, David, 1793-1878. |
| Other author/creator | Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Format | Book and Electronic |
| Edition | Searchable text ed. |
| Publication Info | Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing in collaboration with the Library and Information Services of the University of St Andrews, 2010. |
| Description | 4 preliminary leaves, [v]-vi pages, 291 unnumbered pages : frontispiece (portrait), 2 double maps, facsimiles. |
| Supplemental Content | Connect to e-book |
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| Series | Bannatyne Club publications ; 114 Bannatyne Club publications ; 114. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Preface, with royal letters, acts of Privy council, &c., 1621-1636 -- I. Captain John Mason -- II. The King's patent for the plantation of New Scotland, 1621 -- III. Sir William Alexander of Menstrie -- IV. Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar -- V. John Burnett of Aberdeen, 1638 -- VI. Nova Scotia papers subsequent to 1640 -- VII. Roll of the Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, from 1625 to 1638 -- Royal charters under the great seal of Scotland, &c., 1621-1628 -- I. Charter granted to Sie Willaim Alexander, 10 September, 1621 -- II. Charter granted to Sir Robert Grdon, 8 November 1621 -- III. Charter granted to Sir William Alexander, 12 July 1625 -- IV. Charter granted to Sir William Alexander, 2 February 1628 -- Tracts: I. A briefe discourse of the New-found-land, by Captain John Mason (1620) -- II. Nova Scotia, the King's patent to Sir William Alexander ... (1625) --- III. An encouragement to colonies, by Sir William Alexander ... (1624) -- IV. Encouragements for New Galloway, in America, by Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar (1625). |
| General note | "This volume containing tracts reprinted at the expense of the Bannatyne Club, is completed and presented to the members by the editor"--Prelim. |
| General note | Electronic version in PHP and PDF formats of the volume published: Edinburgh : [Printed by G. Robb], 1867. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | University staff and students only. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN | 9781554932573 |
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