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Decisions. Judicial records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Conclusions or resolutions reached after consideration by a judicial body.

Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:

Decisions of the Court of Session, titled, 'Abridgement of the Journal of the [Court of] Session or the Lords Decisions From June 1705 Inclusive to November 1708 exclusive. Observed and collected by William Forbes Advocate', probably belonging to Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, Lord Minto., 1705-1708.

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Identifier: MS.11034
Scope and Contents From the Series: This section consists of the personal, political and official correspondence and papers of the Elliots of Minto up to and including the 3rd Baronet, but chiefly of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), and of his son Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722-1777). The former was Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1763; the latter was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire, 1753-1765, and for Roxburghshire, 1765-1777, and served as Lord of the...
Dates: 1705-1708.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Early papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Administrative and political papers of the Elliot family of Minto.

Decisions of the Court of Session, volume I, collected by Lord Durie., 1621-1629.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14782
Scope and Contents

The transcript was finished on 3 May 1665 (page 577).

Dates: 1621-1629.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester. / Decisions of the Court of Session collected by Lord Durie.

Decisions of the Court of Session, volume II, collected by Lord Durie., 1630-1642.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14783
Scope and Contents

The transcript of II was finished on 21 February 1666 (page 650).

Dates: 1630-1642.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester. / Decisions of the Court of Session collected by Lord Durie.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1647-1678, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1647-1678.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.1
Scope and Contents ‘MS. A – The contents of the following booke are: (i) Imprimus, Some essays and observes of the Roman and Scots Law compared together in 14 chapters (folio 1);(ii) Item, Some remarks about Marittine Affairs and the process of capers before the Admirale or Lords of Session for adjudging or reclaiming prize ships (folio 11);(iii) Item, Some Decisions of the Lords of Session from June 1647 till December 1649 (folio 15);(iv) Item, Some Decisions of the English...
Dates: 1647-1678.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1678-1683, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1678-1683.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.2
Scope and Contents

‘MS. E. – Some Decisions of the Lords of Session from June 1678 till the first of November 1678. There is also sundry observes and Decisions of the Privy Counsell, Justice Court & Exchequer etc., with some Historick Remarks their and their intermingled shortly because I have a folio Historick manuscript apart’.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.72-).

Dates: 1678-1683.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1683-1692, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1683-1692.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.3
Scope and Contents

‘MS. A. 13. – Some Decisions of the Lords of the Session, Privy Counsell, Justice Court, and of Exchequer, with some Observations and Reflection on some of them, from the first of November 1683 till the first of August 1688’.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.6).

Dates: 1683-1692.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1695-1702, reported, late 17th century- early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1677-1681, 1695-1702.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.4
Scope and Contents

‘MS. D. – Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from November 1695 continued to February 1702. On the versos, of the volume, at the beginning, is a portion containing Decisions of an earlier period, with the title ‘A short Abridgement of some Decisions of the Lords of Session, from November 1677 till the month of June 1681’ (page 91).

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.9).

Dates: 1677-1681, 1695-1702.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1702-1706, reported, early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1702-1706.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.5
Scope and Contents

‘MS. C. – Decision of the Lord of Council and Session from June 1702 till February 1706’.

‘At the other end of this volume, reversed are copies of Acts, Decreets and Informations, in several cases, chiefly between the years 1677 & 1682, extending to page 304.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.10).

Dates: 1702-1706.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1706-1709, reported, early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1706-1709.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.6
Scope and Contents ‘MS. G. A continuation of Lord Fountainhall’s Decisions, from June 1706 till February 1709’.“The other half of the volume, when reversed, contains a separate work by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall entitled ‘Some Historicall Observes brieflie mentioning some of the memorable occurrants happening either in church or State threw Europe, but more especially in Scotland and England, being a continuation of Remarks of this nature in another 8vo book”, from October 1680 to April...
Dates: 1706-1709.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1709-1712, reported, early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1709-1712.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.4.7
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.12).

Dates: 1709-1712.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1647-1712, reported, late 17th century-early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall.

Extracts, 18th century, of criminal decisions, 1661-1669, from the Books of Adjournal of the High Court of Justiciary., 30 June 1661-14 December 1669.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.5
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (M.6.2).

Contains newspaper cuttings from 'The Scotsman', 1901.

Dates: 30 June 1661-14 December 1669.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Extracts, 18th century, of criminal decisions, 1661-1674, from the Books of Adjournal of the High Court of Justiciary.

Extracts, 18th century, of criminal decisions, 1669-1674, from the Books of Adjournal of the High Court of Justiciary., 24 December 1669-19 January 1674.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.6
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (M.6.3).

Dates: 24 December 1669-19 January 1674.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Extracts, 18th century, of criminal decisions, 1661-1674, from the Books of Adjournal of the High Court of Justiciary.

Fragments of a collection of decisions in a seventeenth-century hand found loose in MS.3170., 16th century.

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Identifier: MS.3174
Scope and Contents

The latest date mentioned is 1592.

Dates: 16th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Yule collection, chiefly of Scottish manuscripts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but including a Book of Hours and some Persian manuscripts.

‘Grant manuscript’, volume 1., 1494-1577.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.2 (1)
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.A few notes of accounts, 1494-1499, between the Burgh of Hadington and their fermorars. Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), December 1550 – October 1577, collected chronologically by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington. Numbered up to 254 and continued to about 200 more.Extracts from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1568, imperfect at the beginning.'Tables of the kings of Scotland,...
Dates: 1494-1577.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘Grant manuscript.’

Index to the amalgamated ‘Decisions’ of Durie and ‘Practicks’ of Hope, Balfour, Spottiswoode, and Haddington: volume I, subjects beginning A-C., 17th century.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.2.3(i)
Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.

Index to the amalgamated ‘Decisions’ of Durie and ‘Practicks’ of Hope, Balfour, Spottiswoode, and Haddington: volume II, subjects beginning D-M., 17th century.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.2.3(ii)
Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.

Index to the amalgamated ‘Decisions’ of Durie and ‘Practicks’ of Hope, Balfour, Spottiswoode, and Haddington: volume III, subjects beginning N-W., 17th century.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.2.3(iii)
Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.

Late seventeenth century copy of 'Compend of Decisions of Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie, Baronet, Lord President of the Court of Session, by Sir George Lockhart, Lord President of the Court of Session'., 17th century.

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Identifier: MS.2695
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.

Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918).

Legal papers concerning the Incorporation of Tailors of the Canongate., 1694-1785.

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Identifier: MS.1960
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: notarial copy, dated 1736, of a 'Decreit of Mutuall Declarator of Reductione In Favours of the Trades of the Canongate', 1694 (folio ii); copy of a decree, 1767, of the Sheriff Depute of Edinburgh in favour of the Incorporations of Tailors of Canongate and of Potterrow regarding wages and breakfast-hours (folio iv); copy of a decision, 1767, of the Bailies of the Canongate confirming the latter in favour of the Incorporation of Tailors of the Canongate (folio 5)....
Dates: 1694-1785.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. / Books and papers of the Incorporation of Tailors of the Canongate, including copies of the earlier documents.

Manuscript copy of ‘Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session’ by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie., [1690, or after.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5344-5345
Scope and Contents

The second volume is in a different hand from the first.

Dates: [1690, or after.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.

Manuscript copy of ‘Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session’ by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie., [1690, or after.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.5344
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The second volume is in a different hand from the first.

Dates: [1690, or after.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Manuscript copy of ‘Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session’ by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie.

Manuscript copy of ‘Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session’ by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie., [1690, or after.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.5345
Scope and Contents

The volume contains some marginal notes.

Dates: [1690, or after.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Manuscript copy of ‘Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session’ by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie.

Manuscript copy, seventeenth century, of "Sir Thomas Hope's Major Practicks of the Law of Scotland"., 17th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2689
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.

Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918).

Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’ by David Hume; cases 1-31, ‘Aliment’-‘Bastard’, pages 1-34; case number 10 is missing., 1781-1822.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.7.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The only difference from the published work is that the cases are not numbered continuously, but internally within each heading, and that there are no indexes (except for a fragment, Adv.MS.81.7.19, folio 207).

In the individual descriptions, the numbers of the cases (as in the published work), the headings, and the pages of the published work are given in that order.

Dates: 1781-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’, collected by David Hume when he was Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh, arranged and prepared for publication when he was Baron of the Exchequer, and finally published posthumously in 1839.

Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’ by David Hume; cases 32-70, ‘Bill’, pages 34-82., 1781-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.7.2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The only difference from the published work is that the cases are not numbered continuously, but internally within each heading, and that there are no indexes (except for a fragment, Adv.MS.81.7.19, folio 207).

In the individual descriptions, the numbers of the cases (as in the published work), the headings, and the pages of the published work are given in that order.

Dates: 1781-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’, collected by David Hume when he was Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh, arranged and prepared for publication when he was Baron of the Exchequer, and finally published posthumously in 1839.

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