James Sutherland - Robert Wodrow - 1701-01-22

James Sutherland

James Sutherland - Robert Wodrow - 1701-01-22

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14489
InstitutionName of Institution.	Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
InventoryInventory number.	Wodrow Letters Qu. I, f.150
AuthorAuthor of the document.	James Sutherland
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Robert Wodrow
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	January 22, 1701
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Richard Richardson
LiteratureReference to literature.	Jobert 16971, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1542, 732, 8022
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Roman , Saxon , Scottish , English , Numismatic Literature
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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'I am truly very much oblidged to Dr Richardson; he has sent me severall Supplies of Plants I wanted, and some Roman and Saxon Ancient Coyns.
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Receive inclosed that piece of ancient Scots Coyn ye sent me in your last. It is a Groat of James the third, the Inscription on the Face side is Iacobus Dei Gra Rex Scottorum. On the Reverse Dns Ptector Ms Z Liberator Ms or Dominus protector meus et liberator meus, and within the Ring Villa Edinburg. I compared it with a piece I have of the same size and stamp, very entire and legible. In your letter of Sept. 23 ye tell me of a Silver Coyn ye have of one of the Jameses with Villa Roxburgh which Ime very desireous to see, not haveing yet mett with any coyned at that place. Enclose It in the first Letter ye send me and I shall very shortly return It. The other piece ye have with Posui Deum Adjutorem meum and Civitas London is of Edward the fourth. When ye get any other piece that ye are not cleare in Send It and I shall do my best to explain It. The book I would advise you to read firt (sic) on medals is a small One in 8^vo in English viz. The Knowledge of Medals or Instructions for those who apply themselves to the Study of Medals both Ancient and Modern translated from the French and printed at London 1697. If ye cannot have It at Glasgow I shall either buy it for ye here or send for It to London if it be not among the Booksellers in Edinburgh. I am now and then adding some pieces of sundry Ancient Coyns to my Collection as I can light on them. I gote lately a very valuable piece of Gold of James the fift which weighs ane Unce and near three drop more. I shall reserve for you some of the doubles I get, and hope either to see you here in Summer or to make you a Visit at Glasgow, and then we shall compare our Pieces.
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Give my Service to my acquaintances at Glasgow they are the Goldsmiths and the Chirurgeons. I refer to you the Seeking in the Goldsmiths shops, and shall be content to share with you in what ye meet with [an]d pay what Money ye may lay out for them on my Account.'

(NLS, Wodrow Letters Qu. I, f.150; Burnett 2020b, p. 1542)

References

^ Jobert, Louis (1697), The Knowledge of Medals, Roger Gale, trans. London: Rogers.
^ Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.