Decrees
Found in 196 Collections and/or Records:
4th Marquess of Tweeddale papers., 1716-1761, undated.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Assignation, 3 November 1614, by Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to Sir James Stewart of Killeith of decreet, 5 March 1614, against tenants in West Saltoun., 3 November 1614.
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B. Miscellaney. A group of mostly unrelated legal documents., 1759-1824.
Comprised of:
Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;
Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.
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Contemporary copy of a list of articles proposed by James VI to the General Assembly held at Perth in 1597, including The Assembly`s answers., 1597.
Contemporary copy of some articles devised by the Arran administration to be observed by `all the preachers of the word and office bearers in the kirk`., 1585.
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 19, No. 20, No. 21. Collectio variarum Regiarum Constitutionum and Mandatorum de rebus Islandicis præcipue tractantium.`
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 19, No. 20, No. 21. Collectio variarum Regiarum Constitutionum and Mandatorum de rebus Islandicis præcipue tractantium.`
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 19, No. 20, No. 21. Collectio variarum Regiarum Constitutionum and Mandatorum de rebus Islandicis præcipue tractantium.`
Copy, 1623, of decreet, 24 July 1623, of Lords of Council in case of Helen Somerville, relict of Sir John Skene of Curriehill, and Sir Alexander Hay of Forresterseit S.C.J. against Alexander, Lord Saltoun., 24 July 1623.
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Copy, 1625, of decreet, 28 July 1625, by Lords of Session in case Mr David Wood assignee of Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar against John Ogilvie of Cars., 28 July 1625.
The relationship between these families is not clear. The lands of Carse were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1628 and 1629.
Copy, 1642, of decreet, 17 December 1642, by Lords of Council in action by Sir Charles Erskine of Bandeath and Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall against Sir William Gray of Pittindrum, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, concerning the redemption of Saltoun., 17 December 1642.
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Copy of decreet, 16 July 1607, of the Lords of Council in case Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer against Patrick Maule of Panmure concerning Panlathie, including copy of contract, 21 November 1576, between William Douglas of Glenbervie and Patrick Maule, fiar of Panmure., 16 July 1607.
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Copy of the decreet for the Earl of Errol against the city of Edinburgh., 1633.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Copy, undated, of decreet, 3 March 1604, of Lords of Council in case Alexander Guthrie of that ilk, Alexander Guthrie his son, James William and Gabriel his brothers, David Guthrie, son of John sometime of Hilbinie, John Guthrie his son, and David and Henry Guthrie in Lawis against Sir Walter Lyndesay of Balgavys., 3 March 1604.
Their lands were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1631.
Copy, undated, of decreet, 13 January 1630, by Lords of Council in case William Forbes of Craigievar against Sir William Cunningham of Caprington., 13 January 1630.
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Decree in case Mr John Sandilands, advocate, and Katherine Purves his wife against John Home of Renton and Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerveick., 18 June 1622.
His widow, Margaret Cockburne, later married Sir William Graham of Braco and then Sir Andrew Fletcher.
Decreeet in case John Lyon of Cossymine against Robert Fletcher, bailie, burgess of Dundee and Sir James Lyndsay of Crawford., 17 June 1594.
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Decreet, 2 February 1636, Isobell and Margaret Andersons, children of umquhile William Andersoun, merchant in Burntisland, against Sir Robert Halkit and other debtors., 2 February 1636.
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).
Decreet, 24 February 1604, of transferal of contract, 22 April 1581, between Alexander, Lord Saltoun and Robert Scot, director of chancery to Mr John Scot oy and heir of Robert Scot and John, Lord Saltoun., 24 February 1604.
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Decreet against Alexander Home, heir of William Home, to make payment to Sir William Purves of 5000 merks., 9 December 1675.
Decreet against the Honorable Archibald Campbell, in favour of Lady Susanna Campbell., 1694.
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Decreet by commissaries of Edinburgh in case of Elizabeth Scott, wife of Robert Scott, writer, against George, Lord Saltoun., 18 January 1587/1588.
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Decreet by commissary of Brechin in case Robert Rollock younger against John Rynd of Carss., 20 March 1613.
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Decreet by Commissioners for the Plantation of Kirks concerning the provision of the kirk of Keith and its chapel of Grange and the prorogation of Lord Ochiltree`s tack of its teinds., 3 July 1618.
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Decreet by Earl of Dunfermline, bailie of the regality of Dunfermline, and Sir Henry Wardlaw of Balmule, knight, against Adam Scobbie and others for abstracted multures., 1 January 1614.
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).