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Copies, 19th century, and original papers collected by Sir William Fraser, 16th century-1793.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.25
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Latin legal abbreviations, 16th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Speech in Latin addressed to `domine doctissime coeterique commilitones mei suavissimi`, in praise of modesty. Late 16th or early 17th century. (Folio 2.)(iii) Transcript, 19th century, of the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3 February, 1590, concerning the slaughter of David Taillor by William Spottiswood of that Ilk and others. Cf. ‘The...
Dates:
16th century-1793.
Copies, 1593 to 18th century, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.2.4-24.2.4(b)
Dates:
[Circa 1579.]
Copies, in chronological order, of the opinions given by John Inglis (later Lord Glencorse, Lord President of the Court of Session), some conjointly with other advocates.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.4.13-81.4.18
Scope and Contents
The volumes are numbered V to X; it seems likely that the missing I to IV covered all of Inglis’s earlier career as an advocate, from 1835. The series ends with his elevation to the bench as Lord Justice Clerk in July 1858.
Dates:
1846-1858.
Copies, late 17th century and 18th century, of Sir Robert Spottiswoode, Lord Newabbey, ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.6.4-24.6.8
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Copies made by James Keay of Snaigow, circa 1722-1730, of legal works.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.5.9-81.5.11
Dates:
1715, circa 1722-1730.
Copies, mid-17th century-18th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’, 'Major Practicks', and commentary on Justinian, 'Digest', 'Codex' and 'Novellae'.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.1.6-24.1.7
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Copies of documents concerning the Commission for Valuation of Teinds.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.4.7
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
17th century.
Copies of Icelandic legal papers, mainly ecclesiastical.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.3.13
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Copies of legal documents, 2nd half of 17th century, and copies, 1657 and early 18th century, of valuations, 16th century, of places in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.5
Scope and Contents
(i) 'Taxtio super integra ecclesia Scoticana tam super pralatiuris quam aliis beneficis numonluis ad valarem annuum £40 sel ad rationem £30,000' (page 1);
(ii) 'Libellus taxationum seu contrivutionum spiritualitatis conceparcum S.D.N. Regi per fraelator et Clericas Regni Scotiae' (page 16);
(iii) Extent rolls of the Shires of Scotland in some instances distinguishing the property of the Crown, kirklands, and temporal lands, all apparently of the 16th century but dated at the end Sept 10 1687...
Dates:
16th century, 2nd half of 17th century.
Copies of legal papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.6
Scope and Contents
There is a pencil note inscribed thus, “this volume belonged to the late Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, and appears to be the same which he has referred to in ‘The annals of Scotland’ volume II, page 261 as ‘Pitmedden’s MS. Collection’ (signed) Tho. Thomson”.
The “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. II. Law" (F.R.185) includes the note “Prof. Hannay thinks there is no evidence for it being Pitmedden’s”.
Dates:
14th century-18th century.
Copies of memorials, 1786-1788, addressed by the Carron Company to Sir Thomas Dundas as arbiter, claiming repayment of water lost to them through the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
File
Identifier: MS.3006
Scope and Contents
Copies of reports of the Carron Company's inspectors, 1772, ?1775, and of George Whitworth, for the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, 1785, 1788, are included.
Dates:
1786-1788.
Copies of miscellaneous documents relating to practice and procedure in the Court of Exchequer, Westminster, copied for, or given to, John Maule of Inverkeilor, Baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.28.4.2-28.4.3
Dates:
1750-1751.
Copies of papers concerning a threatened legal action of The United Turkey Red Company against George Dallas, "Forward", and Tom Johnston.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6088/1-4
Scope and Contents
Copies, typescript and xerox, of papers, 1911, of George Dallas of the Independent Labour Party concerning a threatened legal action of the United Turkey Red Company Ltd, against him and The “Forward” printing and publishing Company and Thomas Johnston, for the publication of statements on the working conditions of women employees in the Company’s Alexandria and other Vale of Leven plants by George Dallas, published in Forward.
For statements on working conditions in the Company`s plant in...
Dates:
1911.
Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.17
Scope and Contents
On the first leaf is the inscription “Concerning the Chekker and the Kingis rent 1591”.The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.3.11.The contents are as follows:
(i) Act of Suretie for Angus McConell of Dunecraig, 1591 (folio 3);
(ii) The King’s command to the Seals anent the revocation, 1591 (folio 4);
(iii) Act of Suretie for McClane of Dowart, 1591 (folio 11);
(iv) Copies of papers by the King, Checker,...
Dates:
1546-Late 16th century.
Copies of Portuguese documents concerning a member of the Scott family.
File
Identifier: Acc.3281
Dates:
circa 1808-1833.
Copies of regulations, forms of process, etc., of the Court of Admiralty of England.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.6.6
Dates:
1639.
Copies, of Sir James Balfour of Pittendrigh, ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.6.3(a)-(c)
Dates:
[Circa 1579.]
Copies of Stair`s "Institutions of the Law of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1681 and 1693).
File
Identifier: Acc.11284
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscript additions, late 17th century.
Dates:
circa 1681-1699.
Copies of valuations for the shire of Aberdeen.
File
Identifier: Acc.10242
Dates:
17th century to 18th century.
Copies of William Aikman of Cairnie, chronological lists of Lord Chancellors, Lord Presidents, Lord Clerks Register, Lord Advocates, and Lords of Session, and other documents concerning the College of Justice.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.13
Scope and Contents
The volume is titled ‘A collection of several Acts of Parliament, Acts of Sederunt and other documents concerning the privileges and Immunities of the College of Justice by W. Aikman of Cairnie, Advocate, 1687’. The original board contained the note, ‘This Book was written by William Grant, Servitor to William Aikman of Cairnie, Advocate, collector thereof 1687’.The contents are as follows.(i) List of the Chancellors of Scotland since the Institution of...
Dates:
1687.
Copy, 18th century, of ‘Ane Essay upon Tiends`, an anonymous essay in six chapters.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.3
Scope and Contents
Internal evidence suggests that the original essay was written circa 1732. It begins on folio 1, and is followed by a discussion on `patronage` (folio 28 verso), apparently a memorial by C Talbot for an unnamed litigant; and a copy ‘Memorial for Mr Thomas Linning, Min[?]. at Walstoun` (folio 30). The original of this memorial must have been written before Linning`s death in 1731.
Dates:
Circa 1732.
Copy by John Boswell of "Decreets of Division of Valuations in the Shire of Ayr".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7357
Scope and Contents
Consisting of records of meetings of the Commissioners of Supply and other papers.
Dates:
1774, 1779.
Copy by John Chalmer, 1732, of the 3rd edition of John Spottiswood, ‘An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.17
Dates:
1727.
Copy, in a mid-18th century hand, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.4
Dates:
1731.
Copy, late 17th century-mid 18th century, of Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.3(a)
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.