Dispositions. Legal Instruments.
Found in 287 Collections and/or Records:
Disposition, Charles Anderson to Peter Ingram, late gardener at Pitfirren, of tenement, etc., in Crossford, and two acres, three roods and sixteen falls of ground there., 29 November 1781.
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).
Disposition, dated 8 April 1633 and registered in Books of Session 17 September 1633, Thomas, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, with consent of Dame Magdalene Clerk, his mother, to his cousin german, Robert Bruce of Blairhall, for 22,000 merks, the lands of Eister and Wester Pitdynneis and quarter of said lands acquired by David Reid., 8 April 1633.
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).
Disposition, discharges and other writs of the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh., 1691-1704.
Containing approximately twenty-one items.
Disposition, Elizabeth Mayne to John Fleming, gardener., 1675.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition, Henry Weir to John and William Wardrop., 1679.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition in favour John Windrame of Nether Liberton proceeding on a decree of apprising of the Earl Marischal`s estates., February 1673.
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.
Disposition in favour of Thomas Nimmo., 1659.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition in form of instrument by John Malloch in favour of David Murray, 4th of Ochtertyre, of the great tiends of Monzievaird., 14 April 1537.
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Disposition, James Brown, accountant, favouring Alexander Thomas Blackwood., 1836.
Disposition, John Anderson to Charles Anderson., 6 October 1746.
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).
Disposition, John Carmichael to Marion, his daughter., 1674.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition, lands of Foulshields, Henry Weir to John Carmichael., 1675.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition of Alexander Adie, mathematical instrument maker, Edinburgh, to William Coulter, hosier, Edinburgh, concerning land in Canaan, Edinburgh., 1877.
Disposition of Alexander Scott, in favour of Adam Lawte, of all his lands on the south side of the High Street, viz in Gray`s Close. (24)., 20 April 1603.
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.
Disposition of Archibald Hamilton in favour of Dougall Lamont of Steillage concerning the lands and barony of Inveryne., 15 March 1686.
Disposition of Archibald Hamilton to Archibald Lamont of Silvercraigs of the lands of Steillage and Ascogg., 15 March 1686.
Disposition of Charles Norrie in favour of Thomas Robb, New Pitsligo., 1832.
Disposition of Cowstoun and Strone by Cornelius Lamont to John Lamont, son of Archibald Lamont of that Ilk., 4 December 1700.
Disposition of Hector Bannatyne of Kames to Sir Coill Lamont of Inneryn, of the lands of Auchincrossanmoir and Auchincrossanbeg., 17 May 1623.
Disposition of heritable offices by the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale to his son, the 2nd Marquess., 1681.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Disposition of Hew Brown, in favour of Adam Lawte, writer, of the Cross House and its pertinents, at the foot of Barclay`s Close. (18)., 5 December 1599.
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.
Disposition of James Fordyce in Auchincrieff to John Abernethy of Mayen., 1693.
The 17th century documents relate to members of the Fordyce family, in Auchencrieff; most of those of the 18th century concern persons dwelling in Banff and its neighbourhood; and most of those of the 19th century are accounts of the Banff Town Council.
Disposition of James Henderson in favour of George Robb, New Pitsligo., 1850-1853.
Disposition of Jean Galloway to Francis Craig., 1696.
Disposition of John Cox, Dean of the Skinners, and Robert Legget, Dean of the Furriers, of the Cross House in Skinners` Close, the bakehouse etc in Gray`s Close, in favour of Robert Murray, Physician. (33)., 6 January 1832.
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.