TY - BOOK AU - Neville,Cynthia J AU - Simpson,Grant G TI - The acts of Alexander III, King of Scots 1249-1286 T2 - Regesta Regum Scottorum SN - 9780748631445 PY - 2012/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Law KW - Scotland KW - History KW - Sources KW - HISTORY KW - Europe KW - Great Britain KW - bisacsh KW - Medieval KW - fast KW - Alexander III, 1249-1286 N1 - Includes index N2 - Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Analysis of the Acts of Alexander III; Appendix 1: The Inventory of 29 September 1282; Methods of Editing; List of Sources; Notes to the Introduction; The Acts of Alexander III; Dated Acts; Undated Acts known in Full Texts; Lost Acts of Undetermined Date; Unattributable Acts: Alexander II or Alexander III; Index of Persons and Places; Index of Subjects; Map of Scotland showing the places at which Alexander III's acts were issued; This volume contains the full texts of 175 acts issued under the seal of King Alexander III, together with notes on a further 155 'lost acts' that survive only in notices. These acts, many of which have never been published before, have been collected from a variety of archives in Scotland, England, Belgium and France. The Introduction examines the administrative contexts of the later thirteenth century in which the royal chancery drafted and authenticated charters, brieves and other written instruments, and the varied sources from which the collection is compiled. The texts include full Latin UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=469224 ER -