Education
He studied law, and was admitted as an advocate at the Scottish bar 1832, but devoted much time to the study of the antiquities and older literature of Great Britain.
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In 1834, he founded the Abbotsford Club, which preserved manuscripts and old editions of written material. He was an industrious and careful editor, and did excellent service by his editions of Middle English and early modern English poetry. His work as genealogist and historical editor was of value.
Among his publications may be named:
The Visions of Tundale (1843)
Letters of Mary Queen of Scots (1845)
The Poetical Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden (1856)
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