| Description | Collection of 18th century transcriptions and notes mainly relating to summoning of parliaments or of extracts from works concerning legislation or Scottish and English public records and charters, probably made by, or for, John Gordon of Buthlaw (1715-1775), Professor of Civil Law at Edinburgh University. Also includes page proofs of articles, some by C. T. Gordon, for Douglas' 'The Scots Peerage', c. 1908. |