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Leases. Contracts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Contracts by which one conveys land or other property for a specified time usually for compensation or rent.

Found in 272 Collections and/or Records:

Tack by George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1670) in favour of David Keith in Lannerston, of milne of Garvoch., 10 August 1687.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17267
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 August 1687.

Tack by Hew Wallace of Orchyards to Thomas Gemmill, Malcolm Shawe and James Alexander, of lands in Paisley., 1647.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8446
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1647.

Tack by James VI to James Brown, brother of John Brown of Fordell, of the duties of temporality of Restennet., 4 July 1600.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14332
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.

Dates: 4 July 1600.

Tack by John, Lord Hamilton, commendator of Arbroath and the convent of Arbroath to Robert Fletcher, merchant, burgess of Dundee and Andrew Fletcher his son of the teinds of Hilton and Cotton of Innerpeffer., 1597.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14206
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The earlier documents relate mainly to Guthrie of Petmowis and the lands of Stotfaulds and others in Monikie, the later to Guthrie of Guthrie and the lands of Hilton and Langlands of Guthrie, which were acquired by Lindsay of Balgays in 1603. There are also documents concerning the Collegiate Church of Guthrie (of which Guthrie of Guthrie was patron) and Innerpeffer (sold to Robert Fletcher in 1596).

Dates: 1597.

Tack by John, Lord Saltoun to John Home of Carralsyd and Robert his son of lands in Glencorse., Before 1612.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13272
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: Before 1612.

Tack by Mr George Hakcet, conservator of the Scots privileges at Flanders, to William Mitchell and John Paterson, of the lands of Wester Silletoun for five years., 16 April 1588.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6311
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: 16 April 1588.

Tack by Mr Thomas McAlzeane of Cliftonhall, advocate to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 14 August 1563.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13072
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: 14 August 1563.

Tack by Mr Thomas McCalzean of Cliftonhall, advocate to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 31 May 1566.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13080
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: 31 May 1566.

Tack by Thomas, Earl of Kellie, Lord of Restennet to [?] of the teinds of Nether Tarings and Nether Quhinnedrum., 1623.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14344
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.

Dates: 1623.