Item #146920 The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent. Sir James MELVILLE, of Halhill.
The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent
The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent
The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent
The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent

The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill; containing an Impartial Account of the most Remarkable Affairs of State during the last Age, not mention'd by other Historians; More particularly Relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which Transactions the Author was Personally and Publickly concern'd. Now published from the Original Manuscript. By George Scott, Gent

London, Printed by E.H. for Robert Boulter, 1683.

Folio, [xvi], 204, [26] pages.

Early Cambridge-style panelled sheep, expertly rebacked, retaining most of the early back-strip, and with some infill and recolouring to the sides; some worming, almost entirely confined to the blank margins; occasional ink smudges and other marks (generally unobtrusive); a few corner creases, short closed tears and other minor signs of age and handling; a very good copy.

The first edition of these memoirs by Scottish diplomat Sir James Melville who served at the courts of Mary Queen of Scots (for whom he acted as an envoy to Elizabeth I of England) and James VI and I.

Provenance: Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael (1859-1926), Governor of Victoria from 1908 to 1911, with the small label of his Castlecraig Library on the front pastedown. This item appears as lot 755 in the Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge catalogue for the sale of the library, which took place over five days in March 1903.

Item #146920

Price (AUD): $750.00

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