Procuratories. Legal instruments
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Procuratory by Alexander Livingston of Pantaskine to Andrew Livingston, servant of Sir John Hamilton of Magdalenes and John Livingston, indweller in Edinburgh, to summons Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, concerning West Saltoun., 6 March 1623.
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Procuratory by David Murray of Coig, David Murray in Kers, Janet his wife, and Walter their son, for resigning Coig in favour of Sir John Murray of Tullibardine., 8 November 1576.
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Procuratory by John, Earl of Mar with consent of Hary Erskine his son, Mary Stewart his wife, Rev. Archibald Livingston and James, Lord Ochiltree, to James Douglas, messenger, to resign the teinds of Saltoun in favour of Mr William Forbes of Craigievar., 19, 30 April 1624, 22 June 1624.
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.
Procuratory by John Pringle son of William in Milntoun, to John Baird, notary public in the apprising at his instance against James, Lord Ochiltree., 17 January 1623.
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Procuratory by John Rynd, son of deceased John Rynd of Cars, to get himself served heir to his grandfather William Rynd in Parkyet, Corsburn, Craighead, Wardmyln, and an annual rent from Downy., 11 March 1621.
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Procuratory by John Rynd, son of deceased John Rynd of Cars, to have himself served heir to William Rynd, his grandfather., 12 April 1621.
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Procuratory by Robert Keith, Commendator of Deer for receiving possession of the Abbey of Deer., 13 August 1546.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Procuratory by Sir Walter Lyndesay of Balgavies to Archibald Lyndsay., 8 June 1601.
Their lands were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1631.
Procuratory by William Douglas of Glenbervy to James Melvine of Dysart to appear before the sheriff of Forfar concerning Margaret Erskine, wife of Patrick Maule, fiar of Panmure., 12, 15 April 1577.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Procuratory by William Home for premonishing and charging John Steuart of Balshagrie and George Campbell as apprysors of the lands and barony of Inveryne., 14 June 1652.
Procuratory, George Stewart of Rosyth to George Lundy, minister of Dummany, to give intimation to Robert Stewart and John Lowdoun for redemption of certain annual-rents., 21 April 1592.
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).
Procuratory of resignation by William Ouchterlony of that ilk in favour of Alexander Ouchterlony his second son and Barbara Durhame his wife, of his lands of Guthrie etc., 24 February ?1606.
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.