| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Ref No | MS 3361/1 |
| Title | Section I |
| Date | 14th century - 17th century |
| Extent | 71 bundles |
| Description | Section One covers the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. The material described therein includes writs and charters relating to the acquisition of different parts of the estate; title deeds to property in and around Banchory and Muchalls; papers dealing with relations between the Burnetts and neighbours such as the Irvines of Drum; the development of the town of Banchory, and its school (including mortifications, 1650 (3361/ I/21/7 - 8) and poor; material concerning patronage and teinds of the church of Banchory Ternan (MS 3361/I/10/23 - 24); family papers, including marriage contracts from 1509; and military and personal papers concerning the Covenanting period (MS 3361/I/38) and of Major William Burnett of Balfour (also MS 3361/II/42 - 59).
Many of the documents described in Section 1 of the NRA(S) list (see Description) were published by the Spalding Club in The Family of Burnett of Leys from the MSS of the late George Burnett, Lyon King of Arms, ed. by Colonel James Allardyce of Culquoich (Aberdeen: New Spalding Club, 1901). These are referenced in the catalogue as 'Burnett of Leys'. |
| Arrangement | Section 1 - is taken from an older list of records. There are gaps in this series, caused by removal of some of the papers to later sections at some time between the making of the old list and the new survey of 1986. Some documents are now held in Section 5 of the papers, or still displayed by the National Trust of Scotland in Crathes Castle. These are cross referenced in the catalogue where possible. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Some items are in the custody of the family and/or with the National Trust of Scotland for display purposes. These are noted in the catalogue. |