Legal documents.
Found in 468 Collections and/or Records:
Proceedings and notes of arguments in the case of the Earl of Traquair, apparently in his own hand.
Rental of the lands of Kintail, Lochalsh, Loch Carron, and others belonging to Seaforth made for Edwart Burt.
‘Repertory’ of Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie, Lord Justice Clerk.
`Riettarbætur Noregs Kónga.`
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
1. A copy of the `Bualög` (Leges Oeconomicorum);
2. Commentary on some obscure passages of that code;
3. Glossary of old words found in the Law Code of Iceland.
Scots law style-book, written by D Bonthrone.
The author’s signature appears on folio 69.
Scottish criminal cases, 1716-1760, written in a formal 18th-century hand.
The manuscript is inscribed `Baron Hume 1829` at folio 1, and may have been compiled or copied by him whilst a student. It is imperfect, lacking an estimated 84 leaves between folios 56 and 57 (corresponding to pages 111-278 of the original pagination), and possibly a flyleaf or leaves; and the upper board is detached from the binding. There appears to be an unidentified bookplate underneath the pastedown stuck to the upper board.
Sederunt book, 1744-1748, of the Trustees of William Elliot.
With household accounts, 1760-1778.
Sederunt book of Trustees of John Macfarlane, possibly of Coneyhill.
Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
Session papers collected by Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall.
Adv.MS.27.2.1-27.2.5 appear to have been arranged and bound in their present order in 1680.
Both the series Adv.MS.273.1-27.3.4 and Adv.MS.27.4.1-27.4.4 were collected in 1680.
Six unrelated Scottish historical documents.
Special retour of George Miller of Gourlaybank, an heir to George Sandilands, portioner of West Barns.
Specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland, from the first parliament of James I to the accession of James VI, by David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Contains three of the printed, interleaved copies which Lord Hailes issued privately and sent to legal authorities for their remarks, with autograph notes by Lord Auchinleck, James Gordon, Advocate, and Hailes himself.
Style book of Alexander Duncan.
A collection of styles apparently written by Alexander Duncan, whose name is on the first page.
Ten legal documents, some relating to lands in Angus.
Three documents of the Cockburn family.
Transcriptions and translations will be found in MS.2996(ff.14-37).
Three formal documents relating to George Smith and the firm of Smith, Elder and Company.
The documents relate to copyrights. A detailed list is available.