Scope and Contents Contains:144. Account between John Skene of Halyeards and Mr Thomas Skene, 1690-99. 1700.145. Testament dative of Mr Thomas Skein, advocat who deceased November 1700. Inventory given up by Beatrix Hepburne his relict. [part torn away] after 16 August 1701.146. Copy disposition by Elisabeth Ker, relict of Mr Christopher Irvein, Dr of medicine in. Edinburgh to her son, John Irveine of a bond for 1200 merks granted by Sir William Ker of Greenhead, Kt, Bt...

Scope and Contents Contains:256. Exchequer receipt to Mr John Skene for the fueduty of the lands and barony of Halzairdis, July 1636, 257. Contract of wodset at Bowdoun 20 December 1639 between Robert Ker called of Mersingtoune, portioner of Bowdoun and Archibald Ruther notary public whereby for £40 Scots Robert Ker wadsets certain lands in Bowdoun to the said Archibald. Witnesses: Adam Hoge servitor to James Wallace, smith in Bowdoun and Nicoll Rem[ield]sone, eldest son to William Rem[ield]sone,...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Bonds of relief to Hugh Murray Kynynmound, 1725-1741 (folio 1); (ii) Financial papers relating to the affairs of the Maules of Melgund, 1669-1678 (folio 60); (iii) Papers relating to Henry Scrimgeour of Wester Lochgelly, Writer to the Signet, 1711-1739 (folio l08).

Scope and Contents This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...

Scope and Contents The manuscript consists of:(i) Papers, being chiefly discharges of taxation: churches of Peebles, Houston, Belton, Lyne and lands of Powgavie, 1618-1668, including bonds of relief (folio 2); lands of Rodonna and Hopetoun, 1627-1639 (folio 34); teinds of Bara, 1629-1637 (folio 45); barony of Loquhariot, 1629-1638 (folio 53); barony of Auchtermuir, 1632-1639 (folio 60); tax paid to the Lords of Session, 1633-1636 (folio 63);(ii) Miscellaneous taxation papers, 1633-1665,...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Relief, 1541, of the castleward of Belton (folio 1);(ii) Copy of the instrument of sasine, 1603, of Lady (Margaret) Hay of Yester of the lands of Belton, Killpallet, Byrecleuch, Yester Park and 'Hedinghill' (folio 2);(iii) Papers, 1629-1648, concerning tacks of teinds to East Lothian lairds (folio 4);(iv) Papers, 1647-1653, of a dispute between the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and Patrick Hepburn of Nunraw...