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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:

Instrument of sasine in favour of Sir William Kerr of Softlaw and Bridgend, and Agnes and Helen Kerr., 1751.

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Identifier: Ch.7645
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Formal documents from the papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park. They consist mostly of marriage-contracts, certificates and military commissions of members of the family, but also include a few documents relating to the family estates.

Dates: 1751.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Sophia Keith, wife of Allan Bridge, of lands in Fraserburgh., 29 January 1704.

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Identifier: Ch.17291
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: 29 January 1704.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William Carncors of the lands of Canlochmore and others in the sheriffdom of Inverness; following on precept of sasine (dated at the Chanonry of Ross 18 May 1543) by Robert, bishop of Ross., 3 July 1543.

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Identifier: Acc.7750/58
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: 3 July 1543.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1483) of the Barony of Keith and office of Marischal., 7 May 1483.

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Identifier: Ch.17099
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: 7 May 1483.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1483) of Uras., 22 December 1494.

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Identifier: Ch.17100
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: 22 December 1494.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of Clarkinscheills., 5 September 1577.

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Identifier: Ch.17156
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 September 1577.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of lands of Deer Abbey., 3 April 1557.

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Identifier: Ch.17141
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: 3 April 1557.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of Tulliquhille., 20 August 1554.

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Identifier: Ch.17138
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: 20 August 1554.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1623) of the tiends of Humbie., 1 September 1634.

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Identifier: Ch.17236
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: 1 September 1634.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1635), of Dalkeith and Aberdour., 30 August 1642.

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Identifier: Ch.17244
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: 30 August 1642.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William Forbes of Monymusk and Joanna Keith, his wife, of Monymusk., 11 August 1685.

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Identifier: Ch.17265
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 August 1685.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William Turing [possibly] of Severne as to the marches of Severne., 29 January 1585.

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Identifier: Ch.17162
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: 29 January 1585.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William Ward, Baron Ward [later Earl of Dudley]., 11 June 1841.

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Identifier: Ch.12630
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: 11 June 1841.

Instrument of sasine in favour of William Young, Oldmilns of Elgin., 1784.

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Identifier: Ch.7691
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1784.

Instrument of sasine of a back tenement of land with a house and yard on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by Gilbert Hendrie, messinger, in favour of John Drummond, cordiner, burgess, Perth., 27 July 1631.

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Identifier: Ch.15271
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: 27 July 1631.

Instrument of sasine of a back tenement of land with a house and yard on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by John Drummond, cordiner, burgess, Perth, in favour of Andrew Moncrieff, burgess, Perth, and William Moncrieff of Maryland., 27 July 1631.

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Identifier: Ch.15272
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: 27 July 1631.

Instrument of sasine of a back tenement of land with a yard formerly of Henry Moncrieff, on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by Robert Bell, taylor, burgess, Perth, in favour of Andrew Moncrieff, burgess, Perth., 28 November 1633.

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Identifier: Ch.15273
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: 28 November 1633.

Instrument of sasine of a back tenement of land with a yard on the north side of North Street, Perth, pertaining to Henry Moncrieff, baxter, Perth, granted by Gilbert Hendrie messinger, Perth, in favour of Robert Bell, taylor, Perth, and Isobel, his wife., 9 December 1630.

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Identifier: Ch.15270
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: 9 December 1630.