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Charters.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents, usually sealed, granting specific rights, setting forth aims and principles of a newly established entity, and often embodying formal agreements and authorizing special privileges or exemptions. (AAT) This term was not used in the NLS published catalogues. Lists or calendars of charters were indexed under the more general term 'Writs'. (NLS) .

Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:

Transcripts of ‘Cartularium insule missarum’, being the Register of the Abbey of Inchaffray, and of a charter, 1444, of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray., 1444.

 File
Identifier: MS.2685
Scope and Contents

The transcripts were made by John Dillon, Secretary of the Maitland Club, probably in 1812 (see folio 63 and watermark), the charter of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray beginning on folio 61. They are followed by a short calendar (folio 65) and index, also by Dillon, on paper watermarked 1823.

Dates: 1444.

Typed transcripts, 1956-1957, concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose in the period 1455-1710.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.3566/1-2
Scope and Contents

Comprising typed transcripts of the town council minutes and burgh count books of the Burgh of the Chanonry of Ross, 1647-1658, and the Burgh of Fortrose, 1674-1710, and of charters and other deeds concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose, 1455-1661.

Dates: 1956, 1957.