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Letters of suspension. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: If a debtor wished to negate the effects of letters of horning and poinding, they could obtain letters of suspension. These halted the whole procedure until the matter could be considered by a court. Source: Formulary of old Scots legal documents. (Edinburgh: Stair Society, 1985.).

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Decreet of suspension against Robert, Commendator of Deer of a third of his benefices., 28 April 1579.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17157
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 28 April 1579.

Interloquitur in suspension at instance of Mr William Forbes of Craigievar against John Forbes of Pitsligo., 25 June 1624.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13515
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.

Dates: 25 June 1624.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.

 File
Identifier: MS.5327
Scope and Contents The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Condescendences, 1766-1822 (number 1); (ii) Submissions, 1703-1812 (number 7); (iii) Summonses, 1654-1818 (number 12); (iv) Executions, 1664-1804 (number 23); (v) Protests, 1724-1779 (number 43); (vi) Suspensions, 1672-1772 (number 82); (vii) Declarations, 1674-1824 (number 97); (viii) Instructions, 1672-1822 (number 113); (ix) Intimations, 1793-1820 (number 132); (x) Minutes, 1676-1825 (number 139); (xi) Instruments, 1678-1680 (number...
Dates: 1664-1829.

Letters of suspension, Sir Robert Halkheid of Pitfirran, knight, against Dame Isobel Hepburn, his mother, about the lands of South and North Lumphynnance provided to her in her marriage contract., 19 June 1629.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6522
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 19 June 1629.

Suspension at instance of James Hepburn of Beifurd against William, Earl of Lothian., 29 November 1643.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15165
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.

Dates: 29 November 1643.

Suspension at instance of Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to Mr Peter Kennoway of Ketilistoun., 16 December 1626.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13825
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.

Dates: 16 December 1626.

Suspension by Isobel Findlason, daughter of James Findlason, of selling anything without the consent of Robert Fletcher of Panlathie., 15 June 1601.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13767
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.

Dates: 15 June 1601.

Suspension from horn of Robert and Andrew Fletcher, merchants, burgesses of Dundee, concerning Dumbarton Castle., 15 November 1604.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13778
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.

Dates: 15 November 1604.