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Instruments of sasine. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scottish law. The deed or document recording the transfer of property. Source: Concise Scottish Dictionary (Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1987).

Found in 744 Collections and/or Records:

Abercrombie: instrument of sasine., 1649.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1026
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1649.

Achnacraig and Morven: instrument of sasine., 1804.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.973
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1804.

Airth Parish: instruments of sasine., 1754, 1808.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1199-1200
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1754, 1808.

Another copy of sasine, 19 October 1573, to George Hakheid in the lands of Knokas and Primrose, and third part of Pitfirran, following upon the precept, 5 October 1573, upon a charter by Robert, commendator of Dunfermline., 19 October 1573.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6195
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 October 1573.

Another copy of sasine in favour of George Halket, on precept of ‘clare constat’ by Patrick Kinnynmont of Craghall to him as heir of Patrick Hakket of Pitfirrane, his father, in a third part of the lands of Pytfuran, with mansion-house, etc., 9 October 1573.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6196
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: 9 October 1573.

Avondale Parish: instrument of sasine., 1787.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1080
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1787.

B. Miscellaney. A group of mostly unrelated legal documents., 1759-1824.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.5976-5990
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1759-1824.

Badenscoth: instrument of sasine., 1643.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.953
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1643.

Baitford: charter and instrument of sasine., 1575.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.994-995
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1575.

Balgarvie: heritable bond and instruments of sasine., 1791-1816.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1031-1037
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1791-1816.

Bara Parish: instrument of sasine., 1581.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1581.

Blainslie: charters and instrument of sasine., 1593, 1618.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1179-1181
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1593, 1618.

Bonhill Parish: instrument of sasine., 1793.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1793.

Bothkennar Parish: instrument of sasine., 1821.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1204
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1821.

Charter and instrument of sasine of annualrent of property on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by James Burnett, senior, son of Archibald, burgess, Perth, in favour of Alexander Maxton, burgess, Perth, and Katherine, his wife., 20 September 1572.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15259
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Comprised of: charters and sasines of property in North Street, Perth, 1544-1668 (further records of the Incorporation held in the Scottish Record Office - GD1/427 - show that by 1718 the Hammermen had acquired much of the North Street property by purchase from David Moncrieff who in turn had acquired it from Sir William Stewart of Inneruytie) and one for property in South Street, 1781. Also the oath sworn by the Perth Hammermen on the Test Act 1681, in 1682, and extracts from the Burgh...
Dates: 20 September 1572.

Charter and instrument of sasine of annualrent of property on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by William Murray, glover, burgess, Perth, in favour of Patrick Mathow, dyer, burgess, Perth., 31 October 1586.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15282
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Comprised of: charters and sasines of property in North Street, Perth, 1544-1668 (further records of the Incorporation held in the Scottish Record Office - GD1/427 - show that by 1718 the Hammermen had acquired much of the North Street property by purchase from David Moncrieff who in turn had acquired it from Sir William Stewart of Inneruytie) and one for property in South Street, 1781. Also the oath sworn by the Perth Hammermen on the Test Act 1681, in 1682, and extracts from the Burgh...
Dates: 31 October 1586.

Charters and formal documents of the Graemes of Inchbraikie and Aberuthven, Perthshire.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.15439-15440
Scope and Contents

Collection relates mainly to properties and military service.

Dates: 1680-1871.

Charters relating to members of the Ellice family., 1804-1873, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12711-12751
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 1804-1873, undated.

Copies of instrument of resignation by John Ross of Craigie to John Charters of Kinfauns, of Craigton and of precept and instrument of sasine to him., 3-5 March 1557.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14974
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 3-5 March 1557.

Copy, 30 October 1643, of instrument of sasine, 30 October 1643, to Mr Hew Wallace, son of the deceased John Wallace of Dundonald of part of Ricarton., 30 October 1643.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15164
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 30 October 1643.

Copy, 1587, of instrument of sasine, 28 May 1587, to George, Lord Saltoun, of Saltoun and Glencorse., 28 May 1587.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13111
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.

Dates: 28 May 1587.