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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 Alexander Moncrief, King’s servant, of lands of Westir Pitlour and Auchnarie in barony of Stramiglo, following on precept, dated 16 September 1600, by James Scott of Balwirie, kt., 15 December 1600.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8468/33
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.

Dates: 15 December 1600.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour. / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 2 October 1788.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12603
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: 2 October 1788.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents from the Ellice Papers. / Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 29 August 1815.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12610
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: 29 August 1815.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents from the Ellice Papers. / Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 11 April 1821.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12613
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 April 1821.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents from the Ellice Papers. / Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry.

Instrument of Sasine in favour of Andrew Blycht in Ouchtyrmukty of subject in said burgh between lands of John Rankyn on the east, of Stephen Brydy on the west, the stream on the north and the highway on the south, reserving to Margaret Styrk, mother of said Andrew, her liferent thereof., 20 November 1520.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8468/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.

Dates: 20 November 1520.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour. / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Andrew Gray of Balcarvie, of the lands of Balcarvie., 10 February 1476.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17097
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: 10 February 1476.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Andrew Hardie, candlemaker burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Johnstoun, his spouse, of Smairtis cottage., 3 August 1636.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8468/65
Scope and Contents

Registered General Registers of Sasines, 29 August, 1636, xlv, 22-3.

Dates: 3 August 1636.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour. / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents. / Charter, precept and instrument in favour of Andrew Hardie, candlemaker burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Johnstoun, his spouse, of Smairtis cottage.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Andrew Rutherfurd of Hunthill and Helen Rutherfurd, his spouse of the lands of Caiphoup lying in the barony of Hownoim and sheriffdom of Roxburgh; proceeding on precept from Chancery dated at Striveling 20 August 1529. Done at the town of Caiphoup., 25 August 1529.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7750/24
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: 25 August 1529.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and related writs of the Rutherford family of Edgerston.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Andrew Wardlaw, younger of Torrie, of lands of Ridie and Langswaird alias the Ward of Ridie, following on precept under Quarter Seal dated 28 January 1608., 25 February 1608.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8468/35
Scope and Contents

Registered Particular Registers of Sasines, Fife, 29 February, 1608, xi, 178-9.

Dates: 25 February 1608.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour. / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Archibald Hunter and his wife of the lands of Little Kymok in Fife., 1475.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.A.15
Dates: 1475.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellaneous charters.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Archibald Lamont., 27 November 1732.

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Identifier: Ch.7539
Dates: 27 November 1732.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds of, or connected with, the Lamonts of Lamont.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Archibald Melville of the Parson`s Croft, Dysart., Undated.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17023
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

More detailed lists are available on request.

Dates: Undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers. / Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter. / Miscellaneous titles.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden, as heir to his father John Forbes 6th of Culloden, of the lands of the Two Cantrays and Easter Ochterurquhill., 1 November 1781.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16833
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 1 November 1781.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden, of the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 5 November 1773.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16773
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 5 November 1773.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Arthur Forbes , 7th of Culloden, of the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 11 September 1783.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16775
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 11 September 1783.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Catherine Seatoune, spouse of John Leslie of Myris, of 2 cottages of lands of Auchtermuchtie, following on precept, dated 10 March, 1646, by said John., 10 December 1646.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8468/81
Scope and Contents

Registered Particular Registers of Sasines, Fife, 30 December, 1646, xv, 291.

Dates: 10 December 1646.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour. / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Colonel Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 26 March 1823.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12615
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: 26 March 1823.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents from the Ellice Papers. / Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Colonel Archibald Paton and Stephen Paton in Glasgow of the liferent of Ferrochie., 30 March 1607.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17207
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 March 1607.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.

Instrument of sasine in favour of David Bruce in Niddrie of an annualrent from Inverugie and Fowlis., 20 August 1655.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17006
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

More detailed lists are available on request.

Dates: 20 August 1655.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers. / Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter. / Barony of Fowlis Easter.

Instrument of sasine in favour of David Hakat of the lands of Clwno, lying in the barony of Pettyncref and sheriffdom of Fife, conform to his charter., 14 February 1441.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6030
Scope and Contents

Witnessed by William Hakat.

Dates: 14 February 1441.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, writs and formal papers mainly concerning the Halketts of Pitfirrane and the Wedderburns of Gosford. / Inventory of Pitfirrane writs.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Donald Malloch in Wester Crommachane., 9 December 1685.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16946
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

More detailed lists are available on request.

Dates: 9 December 1685.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers. / Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter. / Barony of Monzievaird.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Duncan Forbes 1st of Culloden of the lands of Cairnlaw., 29 July 1650.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16802
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 29 July 1650.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Duncan Forbes, 3rd of Culloden and John Forbes, 4th of Culloden for the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 17 August 1702.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16760
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 17 August 1702.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Duncan George Forbes, 8th of Culloden, of the baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh, the half lands of Altirlies, the lands of Easter and Wester Urchills and the Two Cantrays., 14 March 1835.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16781
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 14 March 1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

Instrument of sasine in favour of Duncan George Forbes, 8th of Culloden, of the lands of Leanachs, Belvraid, Bunchrew, Cairnlaw, Cullerness and Altirlies, Inverness-shire., 4 February 1837.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16825
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.

Dates: 4 February 1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents in the claim by Arthur Forbes 9th of Culloden (1841-1843) to the baronetcy of Foveran.

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