The Scottish chronicle; or, A complete history and description of Scotland : being an accurate narration of the beginning, increase, proceedings, wars, acts, and government of the Scottish nation, from the original thereof unto the year 1585 / by Raphael Hollinshead.

Author/creator Boece, Hector
Other author Bellenden, John, approximately 1495-approximately 1548.
Other author Holinshed, Raphael, approximately 1525-1580?
Format Electronic
EditionSearchable text ed.
Publication InfoBurlington : TannerRitchie Publishing in collaboration with the Library and Information Services of the University of St Andrews, 2021.
Description1 online resource (2 volumes (8, 472 pages ; 485, 1 unnumbered page)) : illustrations.
Supplemental ContentConnect to e-book Vol. 1
Supplemental ContentConnect to e-book Vol. 2
Subjects

Uniform titleScotorum historia. English
Portion of title Complete history and description of Scotland
SeriesMedieval and early modern sources online
Medieval and early modern sources online. ^A1037800
General note"The description of Scotland was written originally in Latin, by Hector Boece, and afterwards translated into the Scottish speech by John Ballendean, arch-deacon of Murray, and lastly turned into English by Hollenshead. The remainder of the history of Scotland is compiled from the following authors: viz. William Parvus, or Neoburgensis, John Ferrarius Pedemontanus, John Major, John Fourdon, Roger Hoveden, Richard Southwell, Albert Crantz, Aeneas Sylvius, Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, John Stow, and some others."--Vol. I, p. 8.
General noteEach volume with half-title.
General noteElectronic version in PHP and PDF formats of the two volume work published: Arbroath : Printed by J. Findlay: - and sold by Messrs. Magnay, and Pickering, R. Ogle, J. Roach, London; W. and J. Deas, Edinburgh; A. Wilson, Glasgow, 1805.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteOriginally appeared as part of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.
General notePrint version has expanded title and slightly different statement of responsibility: The Scottish chronicle; or, A complete history and description of Scotlan : being an accurate narration of the beginning, increase, proceedings, wars, acts, and government of the Scottish nation, from the original thereof unto the year 1585 : together with a particular, and full, and interesting account of all its shires, islands, seas, rivers, lakes, bays, &c. &c. &c. : likewise, its chief cities, towns, universities, bishopricks, dukedoms, earldoms, viscounties, abbies, churches, &c. &c. &c. : also, an useful and entertaining relation of the religion, customs, manners, virtues and vices of the Scots and Picts: and a genuine detail of the birds, beasts, fishes, commodities, natural curiosities, antiquities, minerals, vegetable productions, flowers, herbs, plants, -&c. &c. found in its various regions / by the Reverend and learned Mr. Raphael Hollinshead ; in two volumes.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN9781773014951 (v. 1)
ISBN9781773014968 (v. 2)

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