Anglo-Scottish relations
(1509-1589)
The State Papers Relating to Scotland is the collection of English government documents dealing with relations with Scotland when the latter was still an independent country.
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Official Papers
(1639)
The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records.
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Darien Company: Edinburgh Subscription List
(1696)
The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies was established by Act of Parliament, a general subscription list being opened at Edinburgh from 26 February to 1 August 1696, and a separate one at Glasgow from 5 March to 22 April 1696. These lists were published in 1849 by the Bannatyne Club as an appendix to a volume called The Darien Papers. The lists give date, full name, sometimes an indication of address, and the amount of the subscription, in pounds Scots.BETHUNE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1698)
The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records. Includes lists of passes to travel abroad.
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Treasury Books
(1702)
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain, America and the colonies, for 1702. Also includes Treasury minutes for early 1691; secret service accounts from 1689 to 1702, and accounts of the Civil List (royal expenditure) and army debts that had accumulated by the time of the death of king William III (8 March 1702).
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Treasury Books
(1708)
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain, America and the colonies, from January to December 1708. These also include records of the appointment and replacement of customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors.BETHUNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Treasury Books
(1710)
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain, America and the colonies, for 1710. These also include records of the appointment and replacement of customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors.BETHUNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of Apprentices registered at Edinburgh
(1713-1715)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's father's name and address, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. There was a single collection for the whole of Scotland, made in Edinburgh. The sums collected are recorded in Scottish money, with conversion to sterling for transfer to London. A Scottish pund was worth 20 English pence. July 1713 to April 1715. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Norfolk return)BETHUNE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Treasury Books
(1717)
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain, America and the colonies, for 1717. These also include records of the appointment and replacement of customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors.BETHUNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices registered at Edinburgh
(1717-1719)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's father's name and address, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. There was a single collection for the whole of Scotland, made in Edinburgh. The sums collected are recorded in Scottish money, with conversion to sterling for transfer to London. A Scottish pund was worth 20 English pence. Because of the delay before some collectors made their returns, this register includes indentures and articles from as early as 1716. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Norfolk return)BETHUNE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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