Information on the Advocates' Library can be found here http://www.advocates.org.uk/library/index.html and their online catalogue here http://www.advocates.org.uk/library/catalogue.html Books etc can be made available through the National Library of Scotland, who may be able to supply photocopies. "The first point of contact for the members of the public interested in the Advocates library should be the Enquiries & Reference Services Division of the National Library of Scotland: Telephone: 0131 226 4531 Fax: 0131 466 2804 E-mail: enquiries@nls.uk For further information see: http://www.nls.uk:" Good luck with your search, Janet >> Does anyone know anything about the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh and >> how >> one can obtain either copies or transcripts of 13th century documents >> supposedly on reposit there? In my research of Lynns of Ayrshire, I've >> found citation to a 1244 grant and would like very much to know if the >> person citing the grant correctly wrote certain names. Any advice or >> suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> Loretta