Skip to main content

Decrees

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 196 Collections and/or Records:

Extract of decreet in favour of the presbytery of Glasgow against William Houston., 1692.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8462
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1692.

Govan: decreet., 1728.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1111
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1728.

Legal papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1758-1785.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.5.2
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Process of George Dundas of Dundas against Thomas Dundas, elder and younger of Fingask, concerning their respective claims to the headship of the family of Dundas, 1758-1762 (folio 1).(ii) Decreet and account concerning action by James Dundas of Dundas against David Parker in Queensferry, 1762 (folio 92).(iii) Process of Dundas trustees against Margaret Dundas in Craigbrae, 1775-1785 (folio 96).(iv)...
Dates: 1758-1785.

Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates: 1231-1641.

Miscellaneous decreets of apprising, relating to the financial affairs of Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston., 1644-1680.

 File
Identifier: MS.25742
Scope and Contents From the File: A former Cromwellian Colonel, Sir James Stansfield settled in Scotland after the Restoration. At first, he lived in Edinburgh, where he became a prosperous merchant. Later, he purchased Newmills (subsequently Amisfield) in Haddington, where he was founder of the Newmills Cloth Manufactory. As a wealthy man, he was able to 'accomodate' a number of needy people, notably Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston, whose affairs are well represented here. Later, however, Stansfield was beset with...
Dates: 1644-1680.

Papers, 1818, in the claim of the Marquess of Abercorn to certain dignities and honours of the House of Hamilton, consisting of statements and opinions thereanent, and copies of a decreet of the Duchess of Hamilton against the Earl of Abercorn, 1658, and of a reported case of the Duke of Hamilton, 1747., 1658, 1747, 1818.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1658, 1747, 1818.

Recognition in Edinburgh bailie court that Lauchlan Robert Mackintosh is the nearest lawful heir of Robert Mackintosh, his uncle., 8 December 1809.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5985
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 8 December 1809.

Recognition in Edinburgh bailie court that Mary Horsburgh, née Bowie, and Catherine Harper, née Robertson, are the nearest lawful heirs of deceased Patrick Bowie., 28 March 1810.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5986
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 28 March 1810.

Transferal by Mr Robert Farquhar, merchant, burgess of Aberdeen to John Carstairs of his decreet etc against Alexander, Lord Saltoun., 14 September 1636.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13585
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 14 September 1636.