Charter of David, Bishop of Ross

Charter of David, Bishop of Ross

Manuscript location

 

 

Place

 

 

Repository

University of Western Australia Library

 

Collection

 

 

Shelf mark

MS Med. 7

 

Former shelf mark

 

 

Manuscript name

 

 

Name

Charter of David, Bishop of Ross (1604-13) after the restoration of episcopal lands by James VI, granting to Robert Munro lands of Assynt and Inchculter in the sheriffdom of Inverness; dated at Leith [?] on 20 March 1608

 

Contents

 

 

Summary

The seals of the bishop and the cathedral chapter are appended (plain wax, damaged and broken) together with the signatures of bishop David and members of the chapter and witnesses.

 

Physical description

 

 

Support

Vellum

 

Dimensions

510 x 560 mm

 

Extent

 

 

Collation

 

 

Catchwords

 

 

Signatures

 

 

Foliation

 

 

Condition

 

 

Layout

59 lines

 

Scribes

 

 

Scripts

 

 

Decoration

 

 

Musical notation

 

 

Binding

 

 

Seals

The seals of the bishop and the cathedral chapter are appended (plain wax, damaged and broken).

 

Accompanying material

 

 

 History

 

 

 Origin

Leith [?] 20 March 1608

 

 Provenance

 

 

 Acquisition

 

 

 Bibliography

 

 

 Bibliography list

 

 

 Analysis

 

 

 Commentary

 

 

 Description by

 

 

 Acknowledgements

 

 

 Other descriptions

 

 

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