The complaynt of Scotland : written in 1548. With a preliminary dissertation and glossary.
Leyden, John,1775-1811,ed.
Inglis, James,active 16th century.
Lindsay, David,active 1490-1555.
Wedderburn, Robert,approximately 1510-approximately 1557.
Dillon, John,-1831.former owner.NLS
Moll, Otto Ernst Eugen.former owner.NLS
Macmath, William,1844-1922.former owner.NLS
Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable. And sold by T. Cadell junior, and W. Davies, London,
1801.
A plea for the maintenance of Scotland's alliance with France, variously ascribed to Robert Wedderburn, Sir James Inglis and Sir David Lindsay.
Dedicated to Richard Heber by the editor and author of the preliminary dissertation, John Leyden.
Large paper edition, one of 25 copies printed.
NLS copy contains an unpublished [2] p. dedication to Heber by Leyden, dated Edinburgh, Oct. 1. 1801, which is tipped in to recto of dedication leaf (following the title page); NLS copy also contains an ALS of Leyden, dated Edinburgh March 20. 1800, to the "Curators of the Advocates Library", requesting permission to consult MSS in the course of editing this work (the Curators have annotated the other side of the letter, authorising Leyden to consult MSS in the Library).
With half title.
Printed by D. Willison, Edinburgh.
Preliminary dissertation -- Complaynt of Scotland -- Corrections -- Glossary.
19th century MS inscription on front free endpaper: John Dillon [FSSA, Vice president of the Maitland Club]; 20th century armorial bookplate on front free endpaper: Ex libris Doctoris Otto EE Moll (also bookstamp on front endpaper: Dr. O.E. Moll, Berlin=Spandau, Wilhelmstr. 137); MS booklabel on front free endpaper: Wm Macmath 4th December 1909.
Complaynt of Scotlande.
Scots language
Scottish literature