Supplemental notes to Mr. Hume's commentaries on the law of Scotland respecting crimes /
Hume, David,Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland.
Macdonald, Colin,active 1772,former owner.StEdNL
Lowdon, James,former owner.StEdNL
Cockburn, Henry Cockburn,Lord,1779-1854,former owner.StEdNL
Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey,Lord,1773-1850,former owner.StEdNL
Smith, Alexander Howland,forger,inscriber.StEdNL
Hay, John,of Haystoun,inscriber.StEdNL
Magerl, Adam,active 1668,inscriber.StEdNL
Edinburgh,
1814.
Lord Cockburn's copy given by him to Lord Jeffrey. With manuscript notes by the former and an autograph inscription by the latter.
There is a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown that reads "Macdonald of Ulva". Tipped in before the flyleaf are two letters from J. Lowdon, Chief Constable of Ayr, to W. K. Dickson, Clerk to the Faculty of Advocates, offering the book to the Advocates Library and referencing several notable inscriptions in the book. Lowdon mentions that in addition to the bookplate, the front pastedown was signed by Henry Cockburn. Unfortunately the signature is no longer visible due to new pastedowns and endpapers although there are lengthy notes by Cockburn still visiable on pages 114-119, 189, 251 and 267. The front flyleaf is inscribed " July 1839. Given to me by my friend Cockburn with his memorandum as to Wilson's case laid before Lord Meadowbrook + jury. Francis Jeffrey". Below that "6 October 1913 Presented to the Advocates Library by J. Howdon Chief Constable of Ayr". The inscription by Francis Jeffrey does not appear to be in Jeffrey's hand suggesting that it might be a forgery by Alexander Howland Smith who is known to have authored numerous forged and bogus manuscripts. A letter has been tipped in between pages 140 and 141. The letter is to John Hay of Haystoun, dated 1668 and signed, "Adam Magerl[?]". Finally, there is pencil marginalia on pages 135-141.