An appendix to the history of Scotland
Subtitle: Containing, I.A detection of the actions of Mary Queen of Scots ... II. De jure regni apud Scotos: or, A discourse concerning the due privilege of government ... By George Buchanan, author of the said history. To which is added, The genealogie of all the Kings of Scotland ...
Contributors: De Peyster, J. Watts (John Watts), 1821-1907, donor; Mary, Queen of Scots Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed by Sam. Palmer, for S. Illidge
Published: 1721
Place of publication: London; T. Corbet; and T. Payne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Early works to 1800; Duties; Monarchy; Constitutional law
Other titles: Discourse concerning the due privilege of government in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Work titles: De Maria Scotorum Regina
Notes: In three parts; the first, 'A detection of the actions of Mary Queen of Scots' has a separate titlepage.

The second and third, 'De jure regni apud Scotos' and 'The geneologie of all the kings of Scotland' have separate titlepages; the pagination and register are continuous with the first part except that 'The translator to the reader' following the titlepage to the second part is a two-leaf insert, signed L in square brackets, which is not included in the pagination.

'A detection' and 'De jure regni' were both originally published separately.

The ornament on the titlepage of 'A detection of the actions.' has flowers; a variant has a winged head with trumpets.

Collected t.p.

English short title catalogue, T144675

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.