Legal documents.
Subject
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Scope Note: Documents having legal relevance in general. For documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, use ""legal instruments"".
Found in 2019 Collections and/or Records:
Copies, late 17th century and 18th century, of Sir Robert Spottiswoode, Lord Newabbey, ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.6.4-24.6.8
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Copies made by James Keay of Snaigow, circa 1722-1730, of legal works.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.5.9-81.5.11
Dates:
1715, circa 1722-1730.
Copies, mid-17th century-18th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’, 'Major Practicks', and commentary on Justinian, 'Digest', 'Codex' and 'Novellae'.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.1.6-24.1.7
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Copies of correspondence chiefly of Major Alexander Gilbert Barry, Chief Secretary to Government, Mauritius, and Captain Henry Lyme, senior naval officer at Mauritius, to the 1st Earl of Minto, concerning the detention of the transport 'Lord Minto' at Port Louis, with copies of depositions and other related papers., 1812.
File
Identifier: MS.11686
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with various Governors and others.
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Copies of correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto, concerning the detention of the transport 'Lord Minto', and letters, enclosures, and correspondence with the Governor and Acting Governor of Penang.
Copies of correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto, concerning the detention of the transport 'Lord Minto', and letters, enclosures, and correspondence with the Governor and Acting Governor of Penang., 1810-1812.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11686-11687
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1810-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with various Governors and others.
Copies of Icelandic legal papers, mainly ecclesiastical.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.3.13
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Copies of legal documents, 2nd half of 17th century, and copies, 1657 and early 18th century, of valuations, 16th century, of places in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.5
Scope and Contents
(i) 'Taxtio super integra ecclesia Scoticana tam super pralatiuris quam aliis beneficis numonluis ad valarem annuum £40 sel ad rationem £30,000' (page 1);
(ii) 'Libellus taxationum seu contrivutionum spiritualitatis conceparcum S.D.N. Regi per fraelator et Clericas Regni Scotiae' (page 16);
(iii) Extent rolls of the Shires of Scotland in some instances distinguishing the property of the Crown, kirklands, and temporal lands, all apparently of the 16th century but dated at the end Sept 10 1687...
Dates:
16th century, 2nd half of 17th century.
Copies of legal papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.6
Scope and Contents
There is a pencil note inscribed thus, “this volume belonged to the late Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, and appears to be the same which he has referred to in ‘The annals of Scotland’ volume II, page 261 as ‘Pitmedden’s MS. Collection’ (signed) Tho. Thomson”.
The “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. II. Law" (F.R.185) includes the note “Prof. Hannay thinks there is no evidence for it being Pitmedden’s”.
Dates:
14th century-18th century.
Copies of miscellaneous documents relating to practice and procedure in the Court of Exchequer, Westminster, copied for, or given to, John Maule of Inverkeilor, Baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.28.4.2-28.4.3
Dates:
1750-1751.
Copies of papers concerning a threatened legal action of The United Turkey Red Company against George Dallas, "Forward", and Tom Johnston.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6088/1-4
Scope and Contents
Copies, typescript and xerox, of papers, 1911, of George Dallas of the Independent Labour Party concerning a threatened legal action of the United Turkey Red Company Ltd, against him and The “Forward” printing and publishing Company and Thomas Johnston, for the publication of statements on the working conditions of women employees in the Company’s Alexandria and other Vale of Leven plants by George Dallas, published in Forward.
For statements on working conditions in the Company`s plant in...
Dates:
1911.
Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.17
Scope and Contents
On the first leaf is the inscription “Concerning the Chekker and the Kingis rent 1591”.The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.3.11.The contents are as follows:
(i) Act of Suretie for Angus McConell of Dunecraig, 1591 (folio 3);
(ii) The King’s command to the Seals anent the revocation, 1591 (folio 4);
(iii) Act of Suretie for McClane of Dowart, 1591 (folio 11);
(iv) Copies of papers by the King, Checker,...
Dates:
1546-Late 16th century.
Copies of papers in the trial of James Gordon, messenger, in 1691., 1691.
File
Identifier: MS.17511
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The majority of the papers grouped here are Lord Milton's political papers, reflecting his manifold interests and involvements. There are however some of earlier and later date, generated or collected by other members of the Fletcher family.
Dates:
1691.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the trial and murder of John Porteous, Captain of the Edinburgh City Guard. Lord Milton, as Lord Justice Clerk, presided at the trial.
Copies of Portuguese documents concerning a member of the Scott family.
File
Identifier: Acc.3281
Dates:
circa 1808-1833.
Copies of regulations, forms of process, etc., of the Court of Admiralty of England.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.6.6
Dates:
1639.
Copies, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.6.3(a)-(c)
Dates:
[Circa 1579.]
Copies of some of the printed papers contained in MS.1989, chiefly those relating to legal affairs, and the regulations of the Incorporation of Tailors of the Canongate., 1832-1854.
File
Identifier: MS.1990
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
1832-1854.
Copies of some papers of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville, contained in MSS.1041-1078., 1787-1825.
File
Identifier: MS.1079
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates:
1787-1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.
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Lists and copies of papers received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Copies of Stair`s "Institutions of the Law of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1681 and 1693).
File
Identifier: Acc.11284
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscript additions, late 17th century.
Dates:
circa 1681-1699.
Copies of valuations for the shire of Aberdeen.
File
Identifier: Acc.10242
Dates:
17th century to 18th century.
Copies of William Aikman of Cairnie, chronological lists of Lord Chancellors, Lord Presidents, Lord Clerks Register, Lord Advocates, and Lords of Session, and other documents concerning the College of Justice.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.13
Scope and Contents
The volume is titled ‘A collection of several Acts of Parliament, Acts of Sederunt and other documents concerning the privileges and Immunities of the College of Justice by W. Aikman of Cairnie, Advocate, 1687’. The original board contained the note, ‘This Book was written by William Grant, Servitor to William Aikman of Cairnie, Advocate, collector thereof 1687’.The contents are as follows.(i) List of the Chancellors of Scotland since the Institution of...
Dates:
1687.
Copy, 17th century, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’., [Circa 1579], 1627-1669.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.6.3(a)
Scope and Contents
The original text of the copy of Sir James Balfour’s ‘Practicks’ was incomplete and has been completed after folio 295 in a second hand. With extracts of court records, 1627, 1631, 1634 (folios vii-viii).
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.3.23).
Dates:
[Circa 1579], 1627-1669.
Copy, 17th century, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’., [Circa 1579.]
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.6.3(b)
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is imperfect.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.4.3).
Dates:
[Circa 1579.]
Copy by John Boswell of "Decreets of Division of Valuations in the Shire of Ayr".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7357
Scope and Contents
Consisting of records of meetings of the Commissioners of Supply and other papers.
Dates:
1774, 1779.
Copy by John Chalmer, 1732, of the 3rd edition of John Spottiswood, ‘An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.17
Dates:
1727.
Copy, in a mid-18th century hand, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.4
Dates:
1731.