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Chronicon ad annum 1556, etc. — Kinloss, Moray. Cistercian abbey of Saint Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Kinloss, Moray. Cistercian abbey of Saint Mary the Virgin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Harley 2363
Author/Title: Chronicon ad annum 1556, etc.
Type of evidence: c: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.
Notes on evidence:

"Dominus Johannes Smyth monachus á Kynloss qui hunc librum scripsit ... anno domini 1557 et [?] 17 decembris etatis vero sue 65 atque sepultus prope utrumque parentem ante ostium sacelle sanctorum laurentii et bernardi ubi ipse vivens sacrificare solebat" (fol. 60v).

Fols. 44r–60v contain a chronicle mainly of Scottish affairs with special reference in the latter part to Kinloss. The obits of John Smith (1542) and Joneta Dawry his wife (1544) are entered.

Date: s. xvi
Notes:

Durkan 40.