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Decrees of transumpt. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Decrees calling for the exhibition of a writing in which the pursuer has a partial interest, or for which he has an immediate use, to support his titles or defences, in other actions, by the custodier of that writing, in order that a transumpt thereof may be judicially made and delivered to the pursuer. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'. 7th edition.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Decreet of transumpt, at the instance of Dame Janet Hacket, heiress of the deceased Sir Charles Hacket, her father, spouse of Sir Patrick Hacket, now of Pitfirren, against John, Marquis of Tweedale, of some of the titles of the half of Limekilns., 16 January 1700.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6691
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 16 January 1700.

Documents, including bonds and discharges, mainly relating to John Skeyne of Halyards., 1636-1704.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12092/9
Scope and Contents Contains:256. Exchequer receipt to Mr John Skene for the fueduty of the lands and barony of Halzairdis, July 1636, 257. Contract of wodset at Bowdoun 20 December 1639 between Robert Ker called of Mersingtoune, portioner of Bowdoun and Archibald Ruther notary public whereby for £40 Scots Robert Ker wadsets certain lands in Bowdoun to the said Archibald. Witnesses: Adam Hoge servitor to James Wallace, smith in Bowdoun and Nicoll Rem[ield]sone, eldest son to William Rem[ield]sone,...
Dates: 1636-1704.

Instrument of transumpt of the charter Acc.7750/3, under the hand of Patrick de Fothringam, presbyter of the diocese of Glasgow, notary public., 22 January 1439-1440.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7750/4
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Contains 71 writs and three detached seals, with Cairncross Charters of the Regality of Melrose (listed in "Selections from the Regality of Melrose", volume III, (1917), pp 373-382).Please note that the Rutherford name is represented variously throughout the charters, including Ruderfurde, Ruthirfurde, and Rutherfurde.This collection consists of material transferred from the Scottish Record Office to the National Library, and is supplementary to the main body of...
Dates: 22 January 1439-1440.