Manuscripta juridica

Historia Scotiae: transactions betuixt the kingdoms of Scotland and England ... 1543 .

This is the eighth volume of a series. Many encrypted letters, some of them not yet deciphered. The MS likens a group of MSS of similar content in the Cottonian collection. I therefore suspect that it might have belonged to this collection, formerly held at Ashburnham House. It is known that many volumes disappeared when the collection was rescued from Ashburnham House which burnt down in 1731. The Library's catalogue describes the volume in detail, and many items of the volume are calendared or even edited.

[{i}Fol. 186, blackmailing of important persons in Scotland:{/i}] Money to be distributed emonge the kings majesties frends in Scotlande in maner and fourme following, that is to saye: To the Erle of Anguisse ..., Erle of Glencarne ..., Erle of Cassells ..., maister of Maxwell ..., scherive of Ryre ..., Larde of Drumlangrig ..., Erle Marschall ..., John Charters and the Lorde Grayes frends in the Northe ..., to Sir George Duglas and his frends in the Marche and Lowdyane ... [{i}a list of sums of money, probably paid in 1543{/i}]

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