Record Number: 7299

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[Marginalia]: two ms notes, one opp. to: "Joannes Marshall scripsit hunc librum./ Incepi scribere hunc librum duodecimo die Aprilis 1729. Finivi librum nonodecimo die Junij 1729"; opp. p. 88: "David Marshall ... libro Gulielmus D... scripsit hunc librum./ Incepi scribere hunc librum Quinto die Februarij 1725/ ... John Halkerston ... [ie between two paras.]/ Ego Joannes Marshall Incepi scribere hunc librum duodecimo die Martii 1729 et finivi librum nondecimo die Junij 1729" ["John Marshall transcribed this book. I began to transcribe this book on 12th April 1729. I finished the book on 19th June 1729", "David Marshall... book...William D... transcribed this book. I began to transcribe this book on the 5th Feb 1725.... John Halkerston... I John Marshall began to transcribe this book on 12 March 1729 and I finished the book on 19th June 1729."; marginal marks in text p. 112-3.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

unknown

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

David Marshall

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

Evidence suggests at least two further readers J. Marshall and J. Halkerston

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Andrew Birnie of Saline

Title:

A compend or abreviat of the most important ordinary securities of, and concerning. [sic] rights personal and real, redeemable and irredeemable; of common use in Scotland. Containing above an hundred different securities. Collected from the stiles of seve

Genre:

Law

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Edinburgh: Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson ?, 1702

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7299

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Birnie of Saline, Andrew, "A compend or abreviat of the most important ordinary securities of, and concerning. [sic] rights personal and real, redeemable and irredeemable; of common use in Scotland. Containing above an hundred different securities. Collected from the stiles of seveveral [sic] writers to the Signet, and others deceased. With the symbols and solemnities required by law and custom, for perfecting and making valid these rights and writs", (Edinburgh, 1702), various pages, [DH LIB 319] ,

Citation:

Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Birnie of Saline, Andrew, "A compend or abreviat of the most important ordinary securities of, and concerning. [sic] rights personal and real, redeemable and irredeemable; of common use in Scotland. Containing above an hundred different securities. Collected from the stiles of seveveral [sic] writers to the Signet, and others deceased. With the symbols and solemnities required by law and custom, for perfecting and making valid these rights and writs", (Edinburgh, 1702), various pages, [DH LIB 319] , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7299, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

There are a number of items, (mainly legal), in the collection, which were previously owned by J. Halkerston, some annotated. They in turn have a number of different previous owners but all appear to be from the local area. Evidence suggests that the books were annotated before coming into Erskine hands.