Manuscript, mid 17th century, of Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno’s Practicks, ?1626-?1639, entitled `Pratiques and Decisions of the Lords of Sessione observed and collected be Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno, Knight, One of the Ordinarie Lords of the Colledge of Justice.`

File

Identifier: Adv.MS.6.1.7

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Scope and Contents

On folio ii, an illustrated title-page, is written: `wreittin Be Ihon wrchait. 1644`; the date `7 October 1645` appears on folio 1; and, on folio 236, `Jo: Urquhart scripsit Apud Strathloch Vigesimo octavo Mar: 1646`. On the fly-leaf is written: `Arthurus Gordonius anno M.D.C.L.VI sexto Iduum decembris fato prudentia major Edinburgi` (Arthur Gordon, Advocate, was a son of Robert Gordon of Straloch, the Geographer).

Auchinleck was admitted an Ordinary Lord in 1626, and retained the position until his death in 1639. His practicks, arranged alphabetically, are unpublished.

Dates

Creation: ?1626-?1639.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (iii + 236 folios. Folio.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Bought by the Advocates` Library in 1881.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposited, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates.

Related Materials

The following are other manuscripts of the same work: Adv.MSS.24.3.8, 24.5.1, 24.6.13 (also written by John Urquhart and belonging to another son of Straloch), and 81.4.19.

Bibliography

Auchinleck`s practicks are not noticed in the chapter on Practicks by Hector McKechnie in ‘The Sources and Literature of Scots Law’ (The Stair Society, 1936).