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Legal documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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 468 Collections and/or Records:

Copies of legal documents, 2nd half of 17th century, and copies, 1657 and early 18th century, of valuations, 16th century, of places in Scotland.

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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.

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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 papers concerning a threatened legal action of The United Turkey Red Company against George Dallas, "Forward", and Tom Johnston.

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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.

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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 Stair`s "Institutions of the Law of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1681 and 1693).

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Identifier: Acc.11284
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript additions, late 17th century.

Dates: circa 1681-1699.

Copies of valuations for the shire of Aberdeen.

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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.

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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 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, late 17th century to 18th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’ by Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.24.1.3A
Scope and Contents

A collection of decisions and law notes.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (a.3.20).

Dates: 1st half of 17th century.

Copy of part of Stair's 'Institutions of the Law of Scotland', being Titles 1-22 with Title 19 omitted.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5058
Scope and Contents

Contains Titles 1-22 with Title 19 omitted.

Dates: 1666.