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12 Charters, 1648-1847, of Stonecroft, Queensferry.
With photocopies of letters, accounts and papers, 1666-1768, of John Weir, Auchengillan.
14 charters.
Including:
charter, 1357, of David II
confirmation, 1404, of Robert, Duke of Albany
document, circa 1547-circa 1571, in fine italic hand issued by John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews.
18 charters concerning the lands of Bendochy, Perthshire.
64 charters and documents, 1513-1773, of the Flemings of Wigtown.
With, 16 charters, 1592-1693, of the Earls Marischal
petition, 1746, of David Carmichael of Maudsley to sell entailed lands
four deeds, 1813-1860, concerning property in Sierra Leone.
A collection of charters and writs, with two catalogues.
A collection of formal documents relating to the lands of Skeoch, Stirlingshire.
A collection of five formal documents, 1544-1607, relating to the lands of Skeoch, Stirlingshire (Ch.8486-8490), together with an extract, 1711, of an acknowledgement of payment, 1710, by Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (Ch.8491), and a burgess ticket of Campbeltown, 1764, granted to John Walker, botanist (Ch.8492). An inventory is available.
Balcarres Papers.
Calligraphic transcript, 7 August 1782, by John McOmie of the copy made by James Scott, minister of East church, Perth, of the charter granted 14 April 1498 to the Carthusian monastery, Perth, by James Stewart, Earl of Buchan (created 1469), of his garden or orchard without the Spey (folio 4).
The main transcript is preceded by transcripts by McOmie of Scott`s account of the circumstances of the donation (folio 1) and Scott`s presentation note, 19 July 1782, to David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (succeeded 1767) (folio ii).
Cartularies of the Sligo family of Inzievar and Carmyle
Charter, before 1172, of William, King of Scotland, confirming a charter, before 1172, of the lands of Monorgan in Longforgan, granted by his brother David, Earl of Huntingdon in favour of Gilbert, nephew of Andrew, bishop of Caithness.
The document, which is undated, was granted before 2 April, 1172, being witnessed by Matthew, bishop-elect of Aberdeen, and seven others.
Charter by Archibald, 4th Earl of Douglas, to his esquire James de Dundas of a wadset of the lands of Dunbarny, Perthshire.
Charter by David Scott in favour of James Douglas.
Concerning lands in Johnshaven.
Charter by John, Earl of Carrick, later Robert III, in favour of Alan de Cathcart.
Refers to the lands in Carrick formerly belonging to Alan de Cathcart`s uncle, Sir Duncan Wallace.
Charter by King Robert II to Sir James Douglas of Strabrock of a tenement in Linlithgow, formerly owned by Hugh Gadyrsie.
Witnessed by the Bishops of St Andrews and Dunkeld, the Earls of Carrick, Fife and Menteith, and Douglas, Sir Archibald Douglas, and Sir Thomas Erskine.
Charter by Mary, prioress of Coldstream Abbey, to Roger, son of Martin the weaver, of land in the Longate, Haddington
Includes seal.
Charter by Sir Alexander Hepburn of Whitsome in favour of Mr John Hume in Wollines of the lands of Wollines.
Charter by Sir William Cockburn of Langton in favour of his future wife Helen Elphinstone, of the lands in the parish of Langton.
Charter by William More of Abercorn to Adam Forrester, of the eastern part of Corstorphine Hill.
Charter granting coat of arms to the Royal Scottish Society of Arts issued by Sir James Monteith Grant, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
Charter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, granting to Gilbert, nephew of Andrew, bishop of Caithness, the lands of Monorgan in Longforgan, Perthshire.
Undated, but witnessed by Matthew (wrongly entered as Andrew), bishop-elect of Aberdeen, who was consecrated 2 April 1172, and ten others.
Charter of David Waus, granting the land and buildings of Bewlie to his son and heir, John.
Charter of James Stewart, Earl of Moray, and Alexander Mylne, as Abbot of Cambuskenneth.
Charter of Murdach, 8th Earl of Menteith.
Granting to Gilbert Drummond part of the township of Buchchoppill, in the earldom of Menteith.
Charter of Roger `de Beaumont`, bishop-elect of Saint Andrews, confirming possession of the Church of Rossie in Inchture and Longforgan, Perthshire, in favour of Walter de Perth.
The document is undated, but was drawn up between 13 April 1189 and 15 February 1198, when Roger was respectively elected and consecrated bishop of Saint Andrews.