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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 upon land with a close and yard on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by James Hendrie in Balhousie and Agnes, his wife, in favour of Henry Moncrieff, baker, burgess, Perth, and Agnes, his wife., ?1605.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15268
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: ?1605.

Instrument of sasine upon property on the north side of North Street, Perth, and three annualrents of the same, granted by the Glover`s Calling in favour of John Lamb, merchant, burgess, Perth, and Euphemia Fleming, his wife., ?1659.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15285
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: ?1659.

Instrument of sasine upon property on the north side of North Street, Perth, granted by Sir James Murray of Tibbermuir in favour of John Fleming and Euphemia, his wife., ?1618.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15303
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: ?1618.

Instrument of sasine, William, commendator of Pettinweem, on charter from the Crown, of the lands, lordship, barony and regality of Kerrymuir, etc., on forfeiture of Archibald, Earl of Angus., 25 September 1584.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6284
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: 25 September 1584.

Instruments of sasine in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of Dunnottar, Keith, Fetteresso, Uras and others., 4, 8 May 1526.

 File
Identifier: Ch.17111-17112
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: 4, 8 May 1526.

Instruments of sasine of the lands of Winterfield in Dunbar by James Forrest, burgess of Dunbar, in favour of his wife, Jean Kellie., 1683.

 File
Identifier: Ch.5887-5888
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A miscellany of charters and other formal documents from the collection of John Smith, Edinburgh. Most of the documents are deeds relating to land tenure in East Lothian, particularly to lands and properties in Dunbar.

Dates: 1683.

Kelso: precepts and instruments of sasine, etc., 1757-1805.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1182-1195
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: 1757-1805.

Kilpatrick (New) Parish: instrument of sasine., 1807.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1002
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: 1807.

Kingsdale: instruments of sasine., 1808-1809, 1816.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1053-1056
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: 1808-1809, 1816.

Kirkcaldy: instrument of sasine., 1627.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1057
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: 1627.

Kirkmichael Parish: instruments of sasine., 1717, 1733, 1738.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1164-1166
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: 1717, 1733, 1738.

Knapdale Parish: instrument of sasine., 1547.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.978
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: 1547.

Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents

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: 1780-1864.

Legal documents relating to properties in the West Indies belonging to Alexander Ellice and his descendants., 1768-1862.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12633-12707
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: 1768-1862.

Legal papers and charters of the family of Gordon of Halmyre and Gordonstoun., 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4642/12
Scope and Contents Contains the following:(i) Charter of William Johnston, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and his wife Margaret, concerning lands of Hallmyre, 1630.(ii) Sasine in favour of John Brand of Laurieston, 1793.(iii) Heritable bond by George Lyell of Kinneff in favour of John Brand, 1795.(iv) Sasine in favour of John Brand, 1795.(v) Fragment of document admitting an anonymous person to special membership of the Society of Natural Studies,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.

Liferent sasine, John Wardlaw and Margaret Mercer, his mother, on disposition by John Hakkat of Pytferan, of the six merkland of Norther Lumfenans., 11 January 1532/1533.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6731
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: 11 January 1532/1533.

Mathers: instrument of sasine., 1686.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1076
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: 1686.

Mearns Parish: instrument of sasine., 1714.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1170
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: 1714.