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Sotiiii History Sqcieiy SOTIIII HISTORY SQCIEIY SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY FIFTH SERIES VOLUME 3 Miscellany XI Miscellany of the Scottish History Society ELEVENTH VOLUME ★ ★ EDINBURGH printed for the Scottish History Society by PILLANS & WILSON LTD., EDINBURGH 1990 © Scottish History Society 1990 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 906245 12 5 Printed in Great Britain sco> i © e ^ i-ji-i CONTENTS Thomas Ian Rae, 1926-1989 a memoir by Ian B. Cowan 1 A plea roll of Edward I’s army in Scotland, 1296 edited by C. J. Neville 7 Letters of John Graham of Claverhouse edited by Andrew Murray Scott 135 Appendix 263 Chronological table 266 Some late seventeenth-century building contracts edited by J. G. Dunbar and Katherine Davies 269 Glossary 324 Correspondence relating to Millburn Tower and its garden, 1804—1829 edited by Clare Taylor 329 INDEX 389 A generous contribution from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland towards the cost of producing this volume is gratefully acknowledged by the Council of the Society T. I. Rae THOMAS IAN RAE, 1926-1989 A memoir by Professor Ian B. Cowan Thomas Ian Rae was born in Norwich on 9 June 1926. He received his early education at Knox Academy in Haddington and, after his move to Hawick, the High School there. In these formative years he conceived a strong love for the Borders which was to remain with him for the rest of his life. Called to active service during the closing years of World War Two, Ian, after a six-month Services short course at Oxford, served at sea in the Royal Navy from 1944 until 1947. This disruption in his life brought to a premature end his plans to study physics. Instead he entered the University of St Andrews to read for a degree in medieval and modern history, in which he graduated with first-class honours in 1951 after an active undergraduate career in which his principal extra-curricular interest revolved around the Kate Kennedy Club which he helped to revive. An academic life appeared in the offing and, indeed, his initial career took him in this direction with appointments as an assistant in the history departments at Glasgow and St Andrews universities, in both of which he was held in high regard by staff and students alike. Assistantships in those years were, however, even for the most gifted, terminable, poorly paid appointments; but inclination, rather than uncertainty over future prospects, appears to have dictated his decision in August 1955 to join the Department of Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland. Quickly adapting himself to his new role, he rejected an opportunity to return to academic life in 1962 and thereafter devoted his life to his chosen profession. Academia was not, however, abandoned. Two terms as a research fellow at the Folger Library in 1963 and the Huntington Library in 1969 were followed in 1970 by a temporary return to the University of St Andrews in which he deputised for Ronald Cant, during his absence in America, in teaching a senior honours class once a week. The students 2 MISCELLANY XI who attended that class remember him as a dedicated and articulate teacher who quickly gained their affection and respect. Thereafter, with the exception of an honorary fellowship to study ‘The Scottish Origin Legend’ in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh in 1976/77, Ian stuck to his last, giving unstinting service to his department, which not only occasioned frequent visits to London, but also encompassed trips as far afield as Australia. His period of office saw the acquisition of an enormous and valuable range of manuscripts relating to modern Scottish history. Readers’ needs, however, were never neglected and queries were readily answered in person or by correspondence. Indeed, such was his dedication to his duties that he had frequently to be persuaded to take his annual leave entitlement. His fellowship at the University of Edinburgh was one means of ensuring that a period of outstanding leave was profitably utilised. Within the milieu of the National Library, one of his major contributions to the work of the Department of Manuscripts, of which he became Keeper in October 1972, was to reorganise the regular publication of volumes of the Department’s Catalogue. Between 1982 and 1989, four volumes appeared, the last posthumously; the experience he gained in this way was of direct benefit to the historical organisations he worked for, especially the Scottish History Society. He is remembered in the Library as a gentle and popular colleague, one whose unflamboyant but enthusiastic support of the Library always appeared better in committee than in public, and whose advice was regularly sought by colleagues and outsiders on a wide variety of subjects. Such a full professional life might have sufficed for many, but Ian’s service in other fields far exceeded the call of duty. Although essentially a sixteenth-century historian, he was a founder member of the Scottish Medievalists’ Conference in 1957, the year in which he acted as treasurer for its progenitor, the Balfour of Denmilne conference. A regular attender at the Medievalists’ annual conferences, he saw membership of the group swell from a handful of young, ambitious historians to over 150 young and (eventually) not so young enthusiasts. Personally supportive of many of its ventures, he contributed to its highly successful Historical Atlas of Scotland, c.400-c.t600. When it was suggested in 1962 that a biennial Scottish Historical T. I. RAE 3 Conference might be mounted, he willingly offered his services as honorary secretary; and when the organising committee was given formal status in 1972 as the Scottish Historical Conference Trust, he became one of the trustees. This duty was, however, far from nominal; Ian was not only actively concerned in the organisation of most of its meetings, but also acted as a speaker, tour guide and general factotum when the occasion demanded. In other fields he was equally active. As a contributor to the Scottish Historical Review it was natural that he should be asked to become a member of the Company of Scottish History when that body was established in 1966 to publish the Review. In this latter capacity he served as a director of the company from 1971 to 1974, and four years later, in a time of growing crisis which threatened the future of the journal, he accepted the post of chairman. As such he acted with a tireless enthusiasm coupled with reassuring unflappability. Without his commonsense and practical outlook the journal might well have foundered. On his retiral from the chairmanship in 1984, the Review was again on course, the finances consolidated and the future secure. He was also a member of the council of the Scots Ancestry Research Society, a position offered almost ex officio to the Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library. Characteristically, he did much more than was strictly required of him, and latterly was deeply involved with the finances of the Society, and with the search for new and better premises. Other learned societies also sought his services. As a member of the Council of the Scottish Record Society, Ian confined his interest to regular attendance at meetings over several years; but his services to the Scottish History Society were herculean. A member of Council from 1965, he became honorary secretary in 1969 and immediately immersed himself not only in the routine administration of the Society, but also in the promotion of a major membership campaign. His primary concern was, however, with publications, initiating and checking proposals and seeing volumes through the press. Countless editors have attested to his helpfulness in bringing their texts to final publication. Whether he was cajoling or cosseting them, Ian’s devotion to his task never failed to win their admiration and gratitude. Ultimately, however, the dual responsibilities of the secretary became too great and he reluctantly proposed that a new position of Publications Secretary should be created. Characteris- 4 MISCELLANY XI tically, he opted for this demanding post which he occupied from 1976 until his death. In this period his duties expanded rather than contracted. With rising publication costs, new methods of production had to be sought; many hours were spent considering means of achieving this. Long discussions with Constables (1982) Ltd. were held, only to be thwarted by the liquidation of a firm which, as T. & A. Constable, had served the Society for a hundred years. The collapse occurred half-way through the printing of the Society’s centenary volume, Acts of the Lords of the Isles', it not only brought plans for a new format to a premature end, but also posed serious financial and production problems for the Society. Single-handed, Ian not only rescued the plates of the volume in progress but also retrieved the considerable stock of past publications and transported them in a hired van to safety in Glasgow. The difficulties, however, had only begun. In the aftermath of the crisis, few printers were prepared to accept a half-finished volume which, with a production run of only 850 copies, had little financial appeal. After many fruitless negotiations, Ian reached a successful agreement with Messrs Lilians & Wilson, Edinburgh, who undertook to complete the centenary volume and to print future editions. A fruitful partnership was thus entered into and a new style and format quickly agreed. This arrangement placed new responsibilities upon the publication secretary, as editors now had to submit their texts upon disc with printing commands already entered. Strict supervision was required.
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