Reg. Mag. Sig.?
John P. DuLong
charter, when discussing the legitimizing of the children of James Stewart,
1st Earl of Buchan, and Margaret Murray. What is Reg. Mag. Sig.? Is this a
published compilation of royal charters for Scotland? Any clues would be
appreciated. Thank you.
JP
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Chris Phillips
> Paul's _Scots Peerage_ cites Reg. Mag. Sig., 20 Dec. 1488/9, a royal
> charter, when discussing the legitimizing of the children of James
Stewart,
> 1st Earl of Buchan, and Margaret Murray. What is Reg. Mag. Sig.? Is this
a
> published compilation of royal charters for Scotland? Any clues would be
> appreciated. Thank you.
The details from the British Library catalogue (http://blpc.bl.uk/) are:
Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of
Scotland.
1. A.D. 1306-1424. New edition ... Edited by John Maitland Thomson. pp.
xxvi. 779. 1912.
2. A.D. 1424-1513. Edited by James Balfour Paul. pp. viii. 1153. 1882.
3. A.D. 1513-1546. Edited by James Balfour Paul ... and John Maitland
Thomson. pp. 1066. 1883.
4-9. A.D. 1546-1580 (1580-1593; 1593-1608; 1609-1620; 1620-1633; 1634-1651).
Edited by John Maitland Thomson. 6 vol. 1886-1897.
10. A.D. 1652-1659. Edited by John Horne Stevenson ... and William Kirk
Dickson. pp. 424. 1904.
11. A.D. 1660-1668. Edited by John Horne Stevenson. pp. 821. 1914.
SCOTLAND. Departments of State and Government Institutions. General Register
House
11 vol. Edinburgh, 1912, 1882-1914. 8o.
Chris Phillips
Gordon Johnson
>Paul's _Scots Peerage_ cites Reg. Mag. Sig., 20 Dec. 1488/9, a royal
>charter, when discussing the legitimizing of the children of James Stewart,
>1st Earl of Buchan, and Margaret Murray. What is Reg. Mag. Sig.? Is this a
>published compilation of royal charters for Scotland? Any clues would be
>appreciated. Thank you.
*** This major 11-volume work is known both by its Latin title and
English translation:
Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum
=
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland.
It is basically a national register of charters which were recorded
under the Great Seal of the nation. It can, but does not always,
include charters found in other sources (private collections,
registers of charters of abbeys and other religious bodies, protocol
books, etc.), but is the first and main source to check for Scottish
charters.
Gordon Johnson
The 1984 reprint can be bought for around 100 pounds at present.
KinHelp - Scottish historical and genealogical services.
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Website: <http://www.kinhelp.co.uk>