| Administrative History | John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537 - 1595) Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Mr Alexander Douglas, minister at Coldingham 1677 - 1689, dismissed by the Privy Council in 1689, for not praying for William and Mary. Died 1704 |
| Description | 1. King James VI's epitaph to Lord Maitland of Thirlstane, who died in 1595. Slip of paper, torn at top, headed: 'The Epitaph wherewith King James by his own pen and Poesie honoured the Lord Thirleston Chancellor Maitlan' in a contemporary hand c. 1600
2. Acrostic verse in honour of Mr Alexander Douglas, minister of the gospel at Coldingham, signed W.I. On paper, torn, with calligraphic ornament on the reverse. Undated, late 17th c.
3. Double fold of paper with copies of (1) and (2) an each page, undated, late 18th c. |