THE materials of the present volume, all taken from the charter-room at Taymouth, have boen selected more with the viow of illustrating the antiquities of the Central Highland, and the modes of life and thought of their inhabitants in the old time, than for auy purpose of public national history, or for the genealogy and antiquities of the family of Breadalbane. But that family having so long Lome sway in the district, their personal affairs are to some extent mixed up with all local history; (TId 1 general acquaintance with the early descents of the bouse of Glonurchy is necessary for the full understanding of the materials now brought together. It is here supplied by the first article of Ollr collection. The "BLACK BOOK O}' TA YMOU'1'lI," has been long known and used ru! an 131slfI Uook Df authority in the Highlands. It is now for the first timo printed from the ~spmo!1lb. MS. of its author, lIIaster William Bowie, who seems to have discharged the
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CON TEN T S; TJH; 13J,ACK nOOK OF 'l~YMO{jTlI,; TilE CIlRONICLl:l O~' FORTJRGAU"; DUNC-~ JJlDEUS' alias lI KORBGOCRIS 'fESTAMl::N"r,; 'l'm: BUKl:: OF DA~DIS OF }L~R);l'I'l' St:}tUlCE, CALPlS, Al'D flARNlS l'ARr or; GUUlS l'£RTt:NYNCi TO Till': 1I0US OF GLENI"RQUHAY,; POJ~TIONS OF RI:;NTALS, COURT DOOKs, HOUSEHOW nOOKS, AND bVJ-:N'rORU:S; O~' B1EAIJALllA~f; The Bowhou~ Dwik begioand anna 1582,; Compt off the BowholSslS beginnand the yeir of God 1594,; ExpoDss of HOl1S:lld, 1590-1626,; lnventarig of rIcnissing, 1598-1640,; The Actis of the Laird of Glcnurqllbay his Courtis 1621-1642, ; Rollis of Able Men with their Armis, 163S,; Fell Chartcris and T:lkis, 15501703,; LETTERS t'ROl! 1'111': CJIAnTFn ROOJ[ AT TAYMOUTH 1570-IG19; l'AGt:; 1; 107; 149; 17&; :l63; :!65; :!68; 300; 319; :lHl; 405; 429 ILL 'II S T RAT ION S; KILCliU&N CASTLE-Thc Castle from an Etching of JOliN CLERK: of Eldin,liii 'fhe; /Scenery froll a Sketch m::lda on the spot, b
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CON TEN T S; TJH; 13J,ACK nOOK OF 'l~YMO{jTlI,; TilE CIlRONICLl:l O~' FORTJRGAU"; DUNC-~ JJlDEUS' alias lI KORBGOCRIS 'fESTAMl::N"r,; 'l'm: BUKl:: OF DA~DIS OF }L~R);l'I'l' St:}tUlCE, CALPlS, Al'D flARNlS l'ARr or; GUUlS l'£RTt:NYNCi TO Till': 1I0US OF GLENI"RQUHAY,; POJ~TIONS OF RI:;NTALS, COURT DOOKs, HOUSEHOW nOOKS, AND bVJ-:N'rORU:S; O~' B1EAIJALllA~f; The Bowhou~ Dwik begioand anna 1582,; Compt off the BowholSslS beginnand the yeir of God 1594,; ExpoDss of HOl1S:lld, 1590-1626,; lnventarig of rIcnissing, 1598-1640,; The Actis of the Laird of Glcnurqllbay his Courtis 1621-1642, ; Rollis of Able Men with their Armis, 163S,; Fell Chartcris and T:lkis, 15501703,; LETTERS t'ROl! 1'111': CJIAnTFn ROOJ[ AT TAYMOUTH 1570-IG19; l'AGt:; 1; 107; 149; 17&; :l63; :!65; :!68; 300; 319; :lHl; 405; 429 ILL 'II S T RAT ION S; KILCliU&N CASTLE-Thc Castle from an Etching of JOliN CLERK: of Eldin,liii 'fhe; /Scenery froll a Sketch m::lda on the spot, b
