Charters
Found in 754 Collections and/or Records:
Extract, 1817, of charter, 3 August 1791, granted at an inquest, in favour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden of the lands of Cairnlaw., 3 August 1791.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Extract, 1817, of charter, 12 September 1791, in favour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden of the lands of Cairnlaw., 12 September 1791.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Facsimile, 19th century, of charter, 1236, by Alexander II, in favour of Richard de Moray, of lands in Kincorth and Kintessack.
A transcript and facsimile of the original charter are included in `Registrum Moraviense`.
Facsimile, ?1792, of alleged "Charter of Malcolm, King of Scotland, A.D. 1060, to Ronald, Earl of Caithness...for defending the King from Macbeth"., 1060.
Accompanied by a note, "sent by Mr. John Davidson, W.S., to the Bishop of Salisbury, A.D. 1792".
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh.
The copy was probably begun in 1696 (the date quoted on the title page) and not completed until 1701 or later (34.1.10(iii), folio 294 verso), made apparently by a copyist from the transcripts made by Hay when he was in Scotland between 1686 and 1689.
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 1., 1686-1689.
Family of Tweedie of Drumelzier., 1426-1636.
Largely documents concerning their debts, and including a charter, 1426, by Walter Tweeddie of Drumelzier to his son and heir, James Tweedie (Ch.12210.)
Feu-charter of Patrick Lindsay and the bailies of Edinburgh in favour of William McVey.
Concerning three houses in Edinburgh.
Formal documents contained amongst the papers of John Riddell, peerage lawyer.
Formal documents from the Banff Papers.
The 17th century documents relate to members of the Fordyce family, in Auchencrieff; most of those of the 18th century concern persons dwelling in Banff and its neighbourhood; and most of those of the 19th century are accounts of the Banff Town Council.
Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.
Formal documents from the papers of Sir David Wilkie.
Formal documents from the papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.
Most of the documents are drafts and cancelled charters which concern the 1st Marquess.
Formal documents from the papers of the Setons of Touch.
Fragment of an extract of a charter concerning the subjects in Kincardineshire previously belonging to the Carmelite Friars of Inverbervie
Freuchie: charter., 1759.
The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.
Further estate and family papers of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland, 1651-1960, including titles, legal papers, financial records and maps and plans relating to the family’s Scottish estates.
Gogar: charter., 1594.
The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.
Great Charter of King Malcolm IV in favour of Kelso Abbey, in a glass frame.
Hailes Barony: precept of clare constat and charter., 1548, 1586.
The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.
Home. Charter of legitimation.
Granted by King James IV to John Home, natural son of Alexander, 3rd Lord Home and Katharine Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling of Keir.
Hutton transcripts. A collection of transcripts of the cartularies of Aberdeen Cathedral (Adv.MS.20.3.1) and Newbattle Abbey (Adv.MS.20.3.3) and of charters and other formal documents, many of which are extracts from other cartularies, of and concerning several of the medieval dioceses and religious houses of Scotland.
Most of these transcripts and extracts, which were made between circa 1794 and circa 1824, are in the hand of Lieutenant-General G H Hutton: most of the rest are in the same hand as Adv.MS.9A.1.4. Many of the transcripts were made from originals and copies in possession of William Maule of Panmure, who was created Baron Panmure in 1831: many of the rest were copied from documents in possession of Thomas Thomson and at the Scottish Record Office, General Register House.
Inventory of Pitfirrane writs., 1230-1794.
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).
John Riddell s copy of ‘Genealogical History of the Stewarts’ by Andrew Stuart (London, 1798), bearing a number of corrections and marginal notes in his hand., 1798, 1854.
A letter, 1854, of the 24th Earl of Crawford to Riddell is tipped in before page v and a transcript of a charter of Edward I to James, Seneschal of Scotland, is tipped in before page 17.