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‘Breviary of the Decisions of the Lords of Session ... and of the Acts of Sederunt, from June, 1661, to July, 1681, observed by Sir James Dalrymple of Stair.’
Composite manuscript consisting of two volumes (folios 1, 75) of copies, circa 1585, 1607, of papers, 1537-1606, in Italian and Latin concerning attempts to restore Roman Catholicism in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Copies, mid-17th century-18th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’, 'Major Practicks', and commentary on Justinian, 'Digest', 'Codex' and 'Novellae'.
Copies of documents concerning the Commission for Valuation of Teinds.
The contents are as follows.
(i) Copies or styles of deeds more or less connected with tythes and patronages;
(ii) Decisions and proceedings of the Commission for Plantation of Kirks, 1631-1673.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (Jac.V.2.5).
Copy, 17th century, of “Lord Chancellor’s Practicks” (possibly by Alexander Seton, Earl of Dunfermline.
A volume with ‘General Index’ on the fly leaf, then:
(i) Lord Chancellor’s Practiques (pages 1-72);
(ii) Sinclair’s Practiques (pages 72-235);
(iii) Maitland’s Practiques (page 237).
(iv) Colvill's Practiques (page 635);
(v) Haddington's Practiques.
A descriptive note of the contents of the book, written in a later hand, is fixed on the first fly leaf.
Copy, 17th century, or Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’.
Copy, early 19th century, of decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1673-1677, refuted by Sir Patrick Home of Renton.
Copy, late 17th century to 18th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’ by Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie.
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).
Copy, mid-17th century-18th century, of Sir George Auchinleck, Lord Balmanno, ‘Practicks’.
Imperfect at the end.
Copy of decreet arbitral and decisions of the Court of Session (practicks).
Copy of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the Law of Scotland’, written in or about 1662.
Copy of the decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), 1681-1688, collected, late 17th century, by Sir Patrick Home of Renton.
This is an older copy of Adv.MS.24.3.4 containing volumes I and II.