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Andrew Birnie of Saline : 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

[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     Reader/Listener/Group: David Marshall      Print: Book

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