Letters of inhibition. Legal instruments.
Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:
Inhibition, signeted 29 July 1676, Mr Robert Edmondstone, minister of Culross, against Thomas Bruce of Blairhall., 29 July 1676.
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).
Inhibition, William Frazer in Boigtounlie against Peter Ingram, late gardener at Pitfirren., 27 November 1788.
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).
Letter, 13 November 1559, of Mary of Guise to William Keith, Earl Marischal, concerning the siege of Leith, with an unrelated document, being an inhibition and arrestment, 1667, at the instance of Jean, widow of William Gordon, doctor of medicine, against Patrick Farquhar of Tonle., 1559, 1667.
Letter of inhibition., 1723.
Letter of inhibition and executions of letter of inhibition in favour of Sir John Scot of Ancrum, against William, Earl of Lothian, and Robert, Lord Ker of Newbattle., 1673.
Formal documents from the papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park. They consist mostly of marriage-contracts, certificates and military commissions of members of the family, but also include a few documents relating to the family estates.
Letters of inhibition and execution of letters of inhibition in favour of Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet against Sir Walter Scott of Harden, Sir Gideon Scott of Haychester, Lawrence Scott of Beavelaw, and Sir Gilbert Eliott of Stobs., 1659.
Most of the documents are drafts and cancelled charters which concern the 1st Marquess.
Letters of inhibition between John Keith and Robert Keith of Benholm., 12 December 1611.
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.
Letters of inhibition brought by John Wauchop of Newbigging, bailie of Niddrie, against John Hill, tenant there and others, tenants in Niddrie and Gilmerton, Mid Lothian., 1599.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Letters of inhibition obtained by Barbara Morrison, widow of Thomas Mortimer, baillie of Aberdeen, against Thomas Mortimer, son of Thomas Mortimer, deceased., 1675.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Letters of inhibition under the Privy Seal of action, at instance of H M advocate, of reduction against James Scot, of infeftment of deceased Sir William Scot of Balwwerie, kt, great grandfather of said James, in lands of Redie and Laingiswarde, until the end of the minority of said James., 1 March 1574-1575.
Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.