Transcription: 'The Laird of Stralochs preface to Spotswoods History of the Church of Scotland' Copy transcript, 'The Laird of Stralochs preface to Spotswoods History of the Church of Scotland'. Begins: 'Qui historiam suis gentis...’; Ends: 'Vale 4 cal. April 1655' (2 folios). [The earliest edition of John Spottiswoode, 'History of the Church of Scotland' in Aberdeen University Library is dated 1655.] 18th century