Charges. Legal instruments.
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
Execution of charge to Mr William Livingston., 17th century.
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Executions of charge and inhibition at the instance of John Livingston of Glaswell., 28 December 1582.
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Executions of charge at instance of Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie to William Auchterlony of Kellie., 20 April-7 May 1595.
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).
Extract of charge, 16 December 1606, to William Ouchterlony, fiar of that ilk, to infeft David Lindsays elder and younger of Kinnettles in Balpetrie [Rescobie]. Registered, 16 January 1608., 16 December 1606.
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.
Factors' and servants' accounts., 1692-1715, undated.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Monthly accounts, 1694-1699, of John Shiel (folio 1);
(ii) Accounts, 1708-1710, of John Rose in Scotland and at London (folio 38);
(iii) Accounts, 1713, of John Hay of Hopes for the funeral of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 74);
(iv) Charge, December 1715, of money received from John Hay of Hopes (folio 76);
(v) Miscellaneous factors' accounts and receipts, 1692-1715, undated (folio 78).
Gosford estate accounts., 1703-1746.
Jacobite papers collected by Sir Henry Steuart., 1715-1850, 1926, undated.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1626-1819.
The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Decreets, etc., 1626-1819 (number 1); (ii) Charges, 1677-1765 (number 68); (iii) Captions, 1675-1775 (number 72).
Letters and state papers of James VI., 1578-1621.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1567, and undated.
Miscellaneous letters and papers relating to the Madras Army., 1769, 1792, 1804-1805, 1809-1810.
Includes papers relating to courts martial in 1769, 1792 and 1804-1805.
Papers and accounts concerning the University of Saint Andrews., 1438-1630.
Papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, concerning lead and copper mining in Scotland.
Printed intimation of roup, 1 August 1751, of lands of Sir John Home of Manderston, with charge, 16 August 1751, to Andrew Fletcher of Milton S.C.J. to be present as a creditor., 1 August, 16 August 1751.
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Special charge at instance of Mrs Mary Home, daughter of the deceased Sir Patrick Home of Renton, to Sir John Home of Manderstoun, son of Sir Patrick Home., 1 April 1731.
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“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).