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Instruments of resignation. Legal Instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots Law. Transmission of heritable rights. Notarial instruments drawn up and attested by the notary and witnesses recording the transmission of property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.

Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:

Instrument of resignation from Earl of Tweedail, in favour of Sir Charles Halket, of the half of the lands of Lymekills., 19 February 1686.

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Identifier: Ch.6662
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: 19 February 1686.

Instrument of resignation in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 30 August 1815.

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Identifier: Ch.12611
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.

Dates: 30 August 1815.

Instrument of resignation in favour of George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly., 20 April 1858.

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Identifier: Ch.12629
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.

Dates: 20 April 1858.

Instrument of resignation in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1483) of lands in Uras., 6 March 1497.

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Identifier: Ch.17103
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 6 March 1497.

Instrument of resignation in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), for a new infestment of Deer., 5 February 1554.

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Identifier: Ch.17135
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 5 February 1554.

Instrument of resignation in favour of William, Lord Keith of kirktown, of Dunnottar., 11 November 1619.

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Identifier: Ch.17226
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 11 November 1619.

Instrument of Resignation, John Simpson, son of Alexander Simpson in Anstruther, in favour of William Rig, merchant in Edinburgh, of a tenement and yard in Anstruther., 24 January 1591/1592.

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Identifier: Ch.6326
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: 24 January 1591/1592.

Instrument of resignation, John Smetoun in Turnourishill to George Hakcet of Pitfirran and James Rae, as procurators for Mr George Hakcet, conservator at Flanders, of an annual-rent of £20 from the lands of Burnemouth., 18 May 1583.

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Identifier: Ch.6275
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: 18 May 1583.

Instrument of resignation narrating (a) resignation mae by Ninian Glendinwin of that Ilk into the hands of the King of the £10 lands of old extent of Cliftoun and the £8 lands of old extent of Scraisburgh in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh in favour of himself and Jonet Dunbar, his spouse, and (b) the re-delivery of said lands to their procurator., 4 December 1528.

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Identifier: Acc.7750/23
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: 4 December 1528.

Instrument of resignation of a tenement in Inverkeithing by James Kinglassie, baxter, burgess of Inverkeithing in favour of Alexander Anderson, merchant, burgess of Inverkeithing., 10 March 1687.

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Identifier: Ch.12967
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 10 March 1687.

Instrument of resignation of half of the lands of Touch by Robert Rychartsoun, commendator of St Mary`s Isle in favour of Robert Pitcairn, commendator of Dunfermline., 15 July 1569.

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Identifier: Ch.12949
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 15 July 1569.

Instrument of resignation of half the lands of Touch by Robert Pitcairn, Archdeacon of St Andrews and commendator of Dunfermline, in favour of Abraham Walwod, son of John Walwood the younger, portioner of Touch., 12 June 1579.

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Identifier: Ch.12950
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 12 June 1579.