Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.
Scope and Contents
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, reported by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, at several periods, and in a series of volumes. The intermediate volumes containing Fountainhall’s ‘Note of Decisions till the Revolution 1688’ in a small octavo manuscript’, and his ‘Remarks in three quarto paper books from 1st November 1689 to the 1st November 1692’, are not known to be extant.
Dates
- Creation: 1647-1712.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
7 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The decisions are arranged chronologically.
Other Finding Aids
The description is based on the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. II. Law" (F.R.185).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Separated Materials
The volume containing Decisions from 1st November 1692 till February 1695 is marked by Sir John Fountainhall as ‘MS.PP’, and is placed in the Library as Adv.MS.6.2.14.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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