Charters
Found in 629 Collections and/or Records:
Charter by Alexander Bad, portioner of [?] to John [?] of one quarter of Scottistoun., After 1550.
This document is dated 16 August.
Charter by Alexander Butchart in Balmirmure and Janet Henderson his wife to John Fletcher, son of Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer, assignee of Walter Ogilvy, of part of Petconray., 1610.
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.
Charter by Alexander Colville, Commendator of Culross, in favour of Robert Logan, of a tenement in Culross., 1577.
Charter by Alexander de Camirra of Murthill in favour of Andrew Moithier [possibly], Provost of Aberdeen, of two crofts in Cowie., 22 October 1452.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter by Alexander Guthrie, son of Andrew Guthrie of Guthrie, to John Guthrie of Esse of parts of Hilton and Easttown of Guthrie., 10 May 1546.
The earlier documents relate mainly to Guthrie of Petmowis and the lands of Stotfaulds and others in Monikie, the later to Guthrie of Guthrie and the lands of Hilton and Langlands of Guthrie, which were acquired by Lindsay of Balgays in 1603. There are also documents concerning the Collegiate Church of Guthrie (of which Guthrie of Guthrie was patron) and Innerpeffer (sold to Robert Fletcher in 1596).
Charter by Alexander II in favour of Richard de Moray, of Meikle Kincorth and Little Kintessack., 1236.
Charter by Alexander, Lord Home to Andrew Home, his brother, of Rostennet., 6 October 1567.
Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.
Charter by Alexander, Lord Saltoun to Robert Scott, director of chancery, and Elizabeth Scott, of parts of Saltoun., 22 April 1581.
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Charter by Alexander Lumsdon to William Lumsdon and Janet Keith, his wife, of Meikle Mardlers., 1628.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter by Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to Mr Andrew Skene of Chapeltoun, of West Saltoun and an annualrent., 20 April 1625.
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Charter by Alexander Seton, Chancellor of Aberdeen Cathedral, and William Caddell, Rector of Tullyness, in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of Tulliequhilie., 4 October 1555.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter by Allan Cowttis, burgess of Dunfermline, to Patrick Halkheid of Pitfirrane of the half of the lands of Pitconnoquhy., 26 May 1558.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Charter by Andrew, bishop of Murray, commendator of Dryburgh and Pettinweem etc, to Mr David Ramsay and Christian Forman, his spouse, sister to the bishop, of the half of a husbandland and others in Pettinweem etc., 8 February 1512.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Charter by Andrew Garioch of Caskieben in favour of Stephen Clarke on his marriage with his daughter, Margaret Garioch, of Caskieben., 12 April 1380.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter by Andrew Guthrie of Guthrie to Mariota Ogilvy of one third of Blackhall [Innerpeffer]., 1 June 1532.
The relationship between these families is not clear. The lands of Carse were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1628 and 1629.
Charter by Andrew, Lord Gray in favour of Andrew Ogilvy and Egidia Abercrombie, his wife, of Trottock and Littleton., 7 June 1617.
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Charter by Andrew Morton, Rector of Lundie in favour of James Monorgamid of that Ilk of the churchlands of Lundie., 11 April 1611.
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Charter by Andrew Row, vicar of Fowlis Easter in favour of Patrick, Lord Gray and Margaret, his wife, of the Kirklands of Fowlis., 28 November 1560.
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Charter by Archibald, 8th Earl of Angus, signed by James, Earl of Morton, his tutor, in favour of John Ogilvy of Inverarity, of Newton and other lands in Angus., 1560.
Charter by Archibald, Duke of Argyll to Donald Cameron of Locheil, of Locheil., 29 July 1745.
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Charter by Archibald, Earl of Angus, and James, Earl of Morton, his tutor, to Adam Crichton, son of John Crichton of Ruthven, of Scotstoun of Ouchterhouse [Kirriermuir]., 14 January 1561/1562.
The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.
Charter by Archibald, Earl of Angus to James Crichton, son of Adam Crichton of Ruthvens, of Scotstoun, of Auchterhous., 12 September 1579.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Charter by Archibald, Earl of Angus to William Ouchterlony, son of Sir James Ouchterlony of Ouchterlony and Margaret Garden his wife, of Petconra., 4 August 1511.
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.
Charter by Charles I in favour of Sir William Graham, Baronet, of Braco, of the territory of New Braco in Nova Scotia., 1626.
Charter by Constantine, the son of Constantine, son of Philip of Louchor, to Hugh Louchor, his uncle, of the third part of Petfuren, which the said Constantine, his father, had given him and which he held of the King, and a third part of the lands of Petsconhy which in like manner the said deceased Constantine had bestowed on sad Hugh, and which he held of the Earl of Fife., Circa 1260-1270.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).