Use is made of the following abbreviations in the citation of manuscript sources in footnotes to the essays, where a code is given for the archive or library holding the source, followed by a code for the source, which should be recognisable to the relevant archivists or librarians if readers request access to the source.
ayrshire archives (aa) |
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| b6/11 | court and council records of Ayr |
| b6/12 | burgh court books of Ayr |
| b6/18 | council minutes of Ayr |
aberdeen city archives (aca) |
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| ca1/1 | council register of Aberdeen |
| ca2/1 | register of sasines of Aberdeen |
| ca2/2 | register of deeds of Aberdeen |
| ca5/1 | bailie court books of Aberdeen |
aberdeen university library (aul) |
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| ms 3070 | papers of the Shipmasters Society of Aberdeen |
british library (bl) |
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| Add. ms 12504 | De officio admiralitatis Angliae |
| Add. ms 29439 | De officio admiralitatis Angliae |
| Add. ms 48050 | Latin digest of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Harley ms 2222 | De officio admiralitatis Angliae |
| Lansdowne ms 142 | papers relating to the English admiralty |
| Sloane ms 1605 | De officio admiralitatis Angliae |
cambridge university library (cul) |
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| Ee.4.21 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Kk.1.5(4) | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
dumfries archives centre (dac) |
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| wc4 | court and council records of Dumfries |
dundee city archives (dca) |
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| bcmb | burgh court minute books of Dundee |
| gbd | guildry book of Dundee |
| mbbc | minute books of the burgh council of Dundee |
| pbd | protocol books of Dundee |
dumbartonshire heritage centre (dhc) |
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| db1/10 | town clerk’s records of Dumbarton (general series) |
| 10/20/16 | register of ship entries at Dumbarton |
| sl1/1 | council register of Edinburgh |
| sl144/1 | dean of guild court books of Edinburgh |
| sl234/1 | bailie court books of Edinburgh |
elgin library (el) |
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| bcbe | burgh court books of Elgin |
east lothian archive centre (elac) |
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| b30/9 | burgh court books of Haddington |
| b30/10 | burgh court books of Haddington |
| b30/13 | council register of Haddington |
edinburgh university library (eul) |
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| La. iii 381a | Scots digest of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| La. iii 408 | reorganisation of Balfour’s practicks |
| La. iii 741 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
fife council archives (fca) |
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| b/cul/1/1 | council minutes of Culross |
| b/kdy/2/1 | burgh court books of Kirkcaldy |
folger shakespeare library (fsl) |
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| V.a.379 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
glasgow city archives (gca) |
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| c1/1 | council register of Glasgow |
highland archive centre (hac) |
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| b1/1 | burgh court books of Inverness |
hunter library (hl) |
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| a1/19 | burgh court books of Arbroath |
harvard law school library (hlsl) |
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| ms 6026 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
magdalene college library (mcl) |
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| pl2208 | Welwod’s abridgement of all sea laws |
national archives at kew (nak) |
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| c66 | patent rolls of the English chancery |
| sp12 | letters and papers of the English secretaries of state |
| sp14 | letters and papers of the English secretaries of state |
| sp16 | transcripts of documents relating to the English admiralty |
| sp52 | state papers (domestic) of the reign of Elizabeth |
national library of scotland (nls) |
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| Acc. 11218/5 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 7.1.9 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 7.1.10 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 22.3.4 | practicks (Colville and Haddington) |
practicks (Colville) |
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| Adv. ms 24.2.4b | practicks (Balfour) |
| Adv. ms 25.2.5(1) | abridgement of the acts of sederunt of the lords of council and session |
| Adv. ms 25.2.7 | abridgement of the acts of sederunt of the lords of council and session |
| Adv. ms 25.4.11 | Latin digest of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.4.12 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.5.6 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.5.8 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.5.9 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.5.10 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 25.9.7(1) | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| Adv. ms 28.4.7 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
| Adv. ms 31.4.9 | notes on the council register of Edinburgh |
| ms 941 | minute book of the society of mariners of Ayr |
| ms 1948 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
| ms 9931 | miscellaneous correspondence |
| ms 16497 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
national records of scotland (nrs) |
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| b6/1 | protocol books of Ayr |
| b9/1 | protocol books of Burntisland |
| b9/10 | court and council records of Burntisland |
| b9/11 | burgh court books of Burntisland |
| b19/1 | notaries’ minute books of Dundee |
| b20/10 | burgh court books of Dunfermline |
| b21/1 | protocol books of Dysart |
| b21/8 | burgh court books of Dysart |
| b22/23 | burgh court book of Edinburgh |
| b34/1/1 | protocol book of Inverkeithing |
| b34/11/1 | guildry minutes of Inverkeithing |
| b37/12 | council records of Irvine |
| b48/7 | council register of Linlithgow |
| b48/8 | burgh court books of Linlithgow |
| b51/1 | protocol books of Montrose |
| b51/10 | burgh court books of Montrose |
| b72/5 | court and council records of Wigtown |
| cc13/7 | register of deeds of the commissariot of Kirkcudbright |
| cc20/11 | register of deeds of the commissariot of St Andrews |
| ch2 | kirk session records |
books of sederunt of the lords of council and session |
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| cs4 | warrants of the books of sederunt of the lords of council and session |
| cs5 | register of acts and decreets of the lords of council and session |
| cs6 | register of acts and decreets of the lords of council and session |
| cs7 | register of acts and decreets of the lords of council and session |
| gd1/47/1 | documents relating to Montrose |
| gd1/413/15 | notes on the court and council records of Dunbar |
| gd3/9/1 | grant of admiralty jurisdiction over Cunningham |
| gd45/26/50 | King’s treatise on maritime law |
| gd63/37 | foundation of bursary in memory of Martin Balfour |
| gd106/135 | James Brown Craven bequest |
| gd111/3/8 | receipt granted by Robert Douglas, servant of the duke of Lennox |
| gd112/71/5 | Scots digest of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| gd124/1/565 | summons at the instance of Thomas Nudry, witnessed by John Nudry |
| gd150 | Morton papers |
| gd220/1/F/8/4/1 | charter granted to the duke of Lennox as admiral of Scotland |
| gd220/1/G/2/2/1 | ratification of the duke of Lennox’s infeftment as admiral |
| gd220/1/G/2/2/2 | renunciation of admiralty rights by the duke of Lennox |
| np1 | protocol books of notaries public |
| np2 | admission register of notaries public |
| pa5/3 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
| pc1 | register of acts of the privy council |
| ps1 | register of the privy seal |
| rd1 | register of deeds of the lords of council and session |
| rh9 | miscellaneous papers (foreign) |
perth and kinross council archives (pkca) |
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| b59/12 | burgh court books of Perth |
| b59/13 | burgh court register of decreets of Perth |
st andrews university library (saul) |
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| b10/8 | burgh court books of Crail |
| b13/10 | court and council records of Cupar |
| b65/8 | burgh court books of St Andrews |
| msKF51.R4 | collection of the ‘auld lawes’ of Scotland |
stirling council archives (sca) |
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| sbc11/1 | council minutes of Stirling |
| sbc37/1 | burgh court books of Stirling |