Letters of poinding. Legal instruments.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of poinding obtained by Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, against John Bruces and David Bruces, butchers in Brechin, Angus., 1765.
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 poinding obtained by Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, against Peter Fettes, servant to John Edgar of Keithock, Angus, concerning the non-payment of rents for the Large Park and other land in Angus., 1765.
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 poinding the ground of Dougall Lamont against James Lamont and Duncan Lamont of Auchinshelloch and Archibald Lamont of Stronalbanich., 17 April 1695.
Poinding, John Murray, son to Sir John Murray of Ettilstoun, against Patrick Halkheid, brother to Sir Robert Halkheid of Pitfirrane., 25 July 1612.
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).
Poinding, signeted 12 February 1619, Robert Pitcairn of Downfield and Robert Pitcairn, tailor in Canongate, against Sir Robert Halket., 12 February 1619.
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).
Poinding, signeted at Dunfermline (sic) 17 June 1612, Sir Henry Wardlaw of Balmule against Andrew Scobie and others for abstracted multures, 17 June 1612.
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).