Instruments of sasine. Legal instruments.
Found in 744 Collections and/or Records:
Instrument and precept of sasine of two chaplaincies in the parish church of Haddington, in favour of William Wilson and Archibald Borthwick, priests of St Mary`s Church, Haddington., 1533.
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.
Instrument concerning Mr Andrew Leslie, son of deceased Robert Leslie burgess of Edinburgh, William, Earl of Erroll, and sasine of Innerpeffer., 19 May 1537.
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Instrument of resignation and sasine following on charter by Richard Waitt, portioner of Aughtermughtie, and Margaret Waitt, his daughter, in favour of Robert Waitt, tenant in Machonie in parish of Blackfurd, of Smairtis cottage., 28 June 1661.
Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.
Instrument of resignation and sasine in favour of John Rutherford, nephew (nepos) of Sir William Rutherfurd, vicar of Gyrnlaw, of the four merklands of old extent lying on the east side of the town of Scraisburgh; following on the resignation made by Sir William into the hands of John Rutherfurd of Hunthyll, superior thereof., 22 December 1542.
Instrument of resignation by George Disart, burgess of Forfar, to William Graham, bailie of Forfar in favour of his son James, of a tenement in Forfar and instrument of sasine to the latter., 5 September 1547.
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.
Instrument of sasine.
By George Douglas as deputy for William Douglas of Cavers, Sheriff of Roxburghshire, in favour of William Cranstoun of Cranstoun of lands of Smaiholm, Nether Crailing and Lanton, and of the office of Coroner of Roxburgh.
Instrument of sasine, 2 July 1612, proceeding on charter, 8 February 1612, by Stephen Patton in favour of Archibald Patton and George Patton of Ferrochie., 2 July 1612.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 3 February 1561, following charter, 28 November 1560, by Andrew Row, vicar of Fowlis Easter in favour of Patrick, Lord Gray and Margaret, his wife, of the Kirklands of Fowlis., 3 February 1561.
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Instrument of sasine, 3 September 1606, following charter, 26 January 1606, by John, Lord Saltoun to William Wilkie, James Heriot, John Byres, Robert Jolly, and Robert Livingston, burgesses of Edinburgh, of Saltoun., 3 September 1606.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 4 June 1562, following charter, 9 May 1562, by George Gordon of Lismore in favour of John Gordon, his son, of Glasgow Forest., 4 June 1562.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 6 August 1610, in favour of David Toshach following charter, 25 June 1610, by John Toshach of Pittenzie in favour of David Toshach and Agnes Graham, his wife, of Monzievaird and Methven., 6 August 1610.
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Instrument of sasine, 8 January 1515/1616, following precept, 14 December 1515, by King James V under the quarter seal, for giving infeftment to John Halkhed of Petfurane, upon a charter of resignation by the late King [James IV] to the deceased Henry Halkhed, his father, in the third part of Vchtirtire and Balcrag and mill thereof in shire of Forfar, and sixth part of Petconnochy in shire of Fife, on which he had not taken infeftment., 8 January 1515/1616.
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).
Instrument of sasine, 8 October 1566, following charter, 1 June 1566, by Lord George Clapperton, provost of Holy Trinity Edinburgh, to Mr George Crichton, advocate, of farms in Saltoun., 8 October 1566.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 9 June 1576, following charter, 7 June 1576, by James Colville in Easter Wemyss in favour of Archibald Melville, burgess, Dysart, of an annualrent from Strarvdie., 9 June 1576.
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Instrument of sasine, 9 June 1617, following charter, 7 June 1617, by Andrew, Lord Gray in favour of Andrew Ogilvy and Egidia Abercrombie, his wife, of Trottock and Littleton., 9 June 1617.
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Instrument of sasine, 9 March 1637, of a half of a back tenement of land with a house and yard called Soutar`s Yard on the north side of North Street, Perth, and an annualrent, undated, of a tenement in North Street, Perth, belonging to the heirs of Walter Simpson, granted by William Moncrieff of Maryland in favour of Andrew Moncrieff, burgess, Perth., 9 March 1637.
Instrument of sasine, 9 November 1668, following precept, 30 October 1669, from Chancery for infefting David Toshach in the Barony of Monzievaird., 9 November 1668.
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Instrument of sasine, 10 December 1522, following precept, 10 November 1522, upon the charter, 10 November 1522, in favour of John Lamont of Inneryne and Moir Campbell, his wife, of the lands of Ardyne and Auchinfour, resigned by Patrick Houston., 10 December 1522.
Instrument of sasine, 10 February 1566/1567, following charter, 16 November 1566 by Thomas Cairns to Mr John Moscrop, advocate, of a husbandland in Saltoun., 10 February 1566/1567.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 12 June 1576, following instrument of sasine, 9 June 1576, following charter, 7 June 1576, by James Colville in Easter Wemyss in favour of Archibald Melville, burgess, Dysart, of an annualrent from Strarvdie., 12 June 1576.
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Instrument of sasine, 13, 16 October 1609, following charter, 12 October 1609, by William, Lord Keith in favour of Margaret, Countess of Marischal of liferent of Fetteresso., 13, 16 October 1609.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 14, 16 August 1632, following charter, 5 July 1632, by Sir William Forbes of Craigievar to Patrick, Bishop of Aberdeen, Alexander Skene of that ilk, John Kennedy of Kermuckie, John Forbes of Balnagask, and Robert Forbes brother of Sir William, of Saltoun, Glencorse, Craigievar, etc., 14, 16 August 1632.
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Instrument of sasine, 14 December 1620, following charter of confirmation, 9 August 1620, by William, Lord Keith in favour of Elizabeth Hay, wife of John Fraser of Meikle Elrich, of a liferent of Meikle Elrich., 14 December 1620.
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.
Instrument of sasine, 15 August 1587, in favour of Robert, 1st Lord Altrie, and George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581) following Crown precept of sasine, 29 July 1587, on the charter of erection of the lands and Abbey of Deer into the Lordship of Altrie., 15 August 1587.
Two copies.
Instrument of sasine, 18 April 1639, following charter, 17 April 1639, by William Gray of Pittendrum, his wife Lady Anne Gray and William Gray, his son, of Mains of Fowlis., 18 April 1639.
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