LOCATION | Edinburgh, UL |
MANUSCRIPT | Edinburgh, UL, Laing III.395 |
ITEM No. 10 | Chronologia |
Chronologia : popes, emperors, kings of Scotland
Author(s):
Chronologia: popes, emperors, kings of Scotland = book 6 of "Rolment of courtis".
Here the author tries to supply exact dates for undated historical events, starting with a supposed date for the crucifixion of Jesus, allegedly in 45 AD, then dates for the death of individual apostles and martyrs and other outstanding personalities in early Christianity. Followed by a dated list of popes' pontificates until 1621, among which are interspersed other bishops, saints, emperors, and especially the dates of governance of the kings of Scotland
Author(s):
No. of pages: Fol. 224v-282v (second series = old numbering in ink):
Rubric: Of the computation of tymes