Letter from Alexander Leslie to the Marquis of Hamilton, announcing the death at the battle of Lutzen of Gustavus Adolphus, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden.
Loyal address to Edward VII on his coronation from County of Roxburgh: illuminated parchment.
Message of condolence on death of Queen Victoria to King Edward from County of Roxburgh: illuminated parchment.
Seal redesigned for the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Seal redesigned for the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Seals redesigned for the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
First official recorded mention of tartan within clothing accounts for King James V in 1538. The entry for 'Heland tartane' reads as follows:ITEM in the first for ij elnis ane quart[er] eln[e] of va-riant cullorit veluet to be the Kingis grace ane schortheland coit p[re]ce of the eln[e] vj li~ Su[m]ma xiij li~ x d~Item for iij elnis quarter elne of grene taffatyisto lyne the said coit w[i]t[h] p[re]ce of the elne x s~ Su[m]ma xxxij s~ vj d~Item for iij elnis of heland tertane to be hoiss to thekingis grace p[re]ce of the elne iiij s~ iiij d~ Su[m]ma xiij s~Item for xv elnis of Holland claith to be syde helandsarkis to the kingis grace p[re]ce of the elne viij s~Summa vj li~
Photograph of HRH Prince Charles, Princess Diana and Malcolm Rifkind, then Secretary of State for Scotland, touring the Glasgow Garden Festival site during the official opening ceremony.