Front cover image for The historie of Scotland

The historie of Scotland

John Leslie, James Dalrymple (Translator), E. G. Cody (Editor), William Murison (Editor)
Print Book, English, 1888-95
Printed for the Society by W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1888-95
Scot. Text S., 5, 14, 19, 34
History
2 volumes : frontispiece (portrait, volumes 2) facsimile ; 22 cm
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v. 1 [Scot. Text S., 5, 14]
v. 2 [Scot. Text S., 19,34]
Part of the work was "originally written in ... the Scottish language during 1568-70 ... for the perusal of Queen Mary, to whom it was presented in 1571. This Scottish portion bears the title "History of Scotland from the death of King James ... 1436 to ... 1561"--Dict. nat. biog. This section was first published by the Bannatyne club in 1830
Vol. 1 and part of vol. 2 edited by E.G. Cody; the editing of vol. 2 completed by William Murison. Published originally in four parts, 1885-95