Machine derived contents note: Contents
General Editor¿s Preface viii
Acknowledgements ix
Permissions xii
Abbreviations xiii
List of Illustrations xiv
Introduction xv
Lady Anne Halkett: Selected Self-Writings
1. NLS. MS. 6490. ¿Ocationall Meditations, 1658/9-60¿ 1
Vpon the peace made betwixt France & Spain 2
Vpon the recovery of a very extenuated child that was brought
to me (Gibs child 5
Vpon the birth of my son Robert on the first of febr 1659/60,
beeing vpon Wednesday betwixt 2 & 3 afternoon & other passages
in my Childbed 6
Vpon the late change of puplicke affaires 10
2. NLS. MS. 6491. ¿Ocationall Meditations, 1660¿63¿ 15
Vpon the death of my dearest Child Betty who died of small poxe
vpon Tuesday the 13th of Nouember 1660 (in Couent Garden &
buried in that Church 15
Vpon the disbanding of the Army 19
Vpon Sr Iames his returne home & leauing mee behind (att London)
the 19 of Iuly 1661 22
Vpon the meeting that was to determine of church government.
beeing vpon Tuesday 3d of Nouember 1661 23
3. NLS MS. 6492. ¿Occationall Meditations and Select Contemplations. 27
Instructions to my Son, 1668-70/1¿ 28
Vpon the Act of Supreamecy decem 1669
Vpon the death of my Dearest Sr Iames Halkett who died vpon
Satturday morning betweixt eight & nine a clocke beeing
Sept 24 1670 30
Vpon my deplorable beeing a Widow 34
Feb 14th 1670/71. Vpon my going to Liue at Dunfermeline 38
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4. NLS. MS. 6493. ¿The Widows Mite, & Occationall Meditations, 1673-74¿ 45
Ianuary 30th 1673/4 45
Vpon the Peace proclaimed with ye Dutch februrary 1673/4 46
Vpon the death of Mrs Munroe who dyed in childbed the 27 of
March 1674 aboutt 2 a clocke in the Morning beeing entred on
the tenth day after her deliuery 47
Vpon a proposall 50
5. B.L. Add. MS. 32,376. ¿The Autobiography of Anne, Lady Halkett,
1677-78.¿ 53
6. NLS. MS. 6497. ¿Meditations, 1686/7¿88¿ 147
Thursday 19 of May 1687 147
Monday 27 of Iune 1687 149
Thursday 11th of August 1687 (the day of the meeting of the
Prisbiterian ministers) 151
Monday 20 of Februrary 1687/8 152
Aprill 14 beeing Easter Eue 88 154
7. NLS. MS. 6499. ¿Ocationall Meditations, 1690-91¿ 157
Monday 4th of August 1690 157
Satturday 9th of August 1690 158
Monday 25 of August 1690 160
Tuesday 16 of September 1690 161
Wednesday 8th of October 90 161
Monday 3d of Nouember 1690 162
Sattarday 20 of December. 90 163
Thursday 8th of Ianuary 1690/91 164
Friday the 20th of March 90/91 165
8. NLS. MS. 6500. ¿Of Watchfullnese, 1693/4-95¿ 167
Satturday 19th of May 1694 (about 3 a clocke in the afternoon) 168
Thursday 31 of May 1694 169
Satarday 23d of Iune 1694 170
Wednesday 11th of Iuly 1694 171
Friday 13 of Iuly 1694 172
Friday 20th of Iuly 1694 173
Friday the fift of October 1694 173
Friday the first of February 1694/5 174
9. NLS. MS. 6501. ¿Select & Occationall Obseruations, 1696-97¿ 177
Monday 25t of May 1696 177
Tuesday the second of Iune 1696 179
Monday 8th of June 1696 180
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Sunday 28 of Iune 1696 182
Thursday 19 of November 1696 183
Friday 7th of May 1697 183
Sunday 13th of Iune 1697 185
Wednesday 16th of Iune 1697 186
10. NLS. MS. 6502. ¿Select and Occationall Meditations, 1697/8-99¿ 189
Satturday 19th of February 1697/8 190
Thursday 24th of February 1697/8 192
Tuesday Aprill 26 1698 193
Wednesday 8th of Iune1698 194
Friday the 10th of Iune 1698 194
Tuesday 19th of Iuly 1698 195
Monday 8th of August 1698 195
Wednesday 17th of August 1698 196
Wednesday the 12th of October 1698 197
Bibliography 199
General Index 197
Concordance of Biblical References 165.