Charges. Legal instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Generally, an order to obey a decree of the Court. In conveyancing law, being writs under the signet for compelling heirs in heritage to take up or renounce the succession so as to enable creditors of the estate to receive satisfaction. Source: Gibb (A D). 'Students' glossary of Scottish legal terms.' (Edinburgh: W Green and Son Ltd, 1946.).
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
Execution of charge to Mr William Livingston., 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13737
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to various Livingston(e)s, especially Patrick of Dalderse and Inchcorsie, his brother William, chamberlain of the 8th Lord Saltoun, and Alexander, advocate.
Executions of charge and inhibition at the instance of John Livingston of Glaswell., 28 December 1582.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13645
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
28 December 1582.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to various Livingston(e)s, especially Patrick of Dalderse and Inchcorsie, his brother William, chamberlain of the 8th Lord Saltoun, and Alexander, advocate.
Executions of charge at instance of Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie to William Auchterlony of Kellie., 20 April-7 May 1595.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14203
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier documents relate mainly to Guthrie of Petmowis and the lands of Stotfaulds and others in Monikie, the later to Guthrie of Guthrie and the lands of Hilton and Langlands of Guthrie, which were acquired by Lindsay of Balgays in 1603. There are also documents concerning the Collegiate Church of Guthrie (of which Guthrie of Guthrie was patron) and Innerpeffer (sold to Robert Fletcher in 1596).
Dates:
20 April-7 May 1595.
Extract of charge, 16 December 1606, to William Ouchterlony, fiar of that ilk, to infeft David Lindsays elder and younger of Kinnettles in Balpetrie [Rescobie]. Registered, 16 January 1608., 16 December 1606.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14124
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.
Dates:
16 December 1606.
Factors' and servants' accounts., 1692-1715, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14654
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Monthly accounts, 1694-1699, of John Shiel (folio 1);
(ii) Accounts, 1708-1710, of John Rose in Scotland and at London (folio 38);
(iii) Accounts, 1713, of John Hay of Hopes for the funeral of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 74);
(iv) Charge, December 1715, of money received from John Hay of Hopes (folio 76);
(v) Miscellaneous factors' accounts and receipts, 1692-1715, undated (folio 78).
Dates:
1692-1715, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Personal, household and estate accounts of the Hays of Yester.
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Personal and household (Yester, Edinburgh and London) and Yester estates accounts.
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Accounts chiefly of, to or concerning the 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale or his wife Susan, Marchioness of Tweeddale, formerly Countess of Dundonald.
Gosford estate accounts., 1703-1746.
File
Identifier: MS.6456
Scope and Contents
This bound volume is arranged on the crop year system, generally estimated from Whitsunday to Whitsunday. Thus, Whitsunday 1705 to Whitsunday 1706 equals Crop 1705. It contains the charges and discharges of the Gosford rent. Apart from entries relating to agriculture there are miscellaneous items concerning dress, housekeeping, education, and other matters. The volume was kept by Sir Peter Halkett, Baronet, of Pitfirrane (created 1697), formerly Wedderburn, during whose life-time the estates...
Dates:
1703-1746.
Jacobite papers collected by Sir Henry Steuart., 1715-1850, 1926, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1694
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are part of the collection which was formed by Sir Henry Steuart with a view to composing a ‘History of the Efforts in behalf of the House of Stuart from the Revolution onwards’, together with papers on the Stuarts and the rebellions which were acquired by Robert Chambers, and notes on persons and events of the period by him.The papers consist of originals and copies; most of them have been incorporated in Robert Chambers’ books or in articles written by him for...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1715-1850, 1926, undated.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1626-1819.
File
Identifier: MS.5328
Scope and Contents
The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Decreets, etc., 1626-1819 (number 1); (ii) Charges, 1677-1765 (number 68); (iii) Captions, 1675-1775 (number 72).
Dates:
1626-1819.
Letters and state papers of James VI., 1578-1621.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.6
Scope and Contents
Many of the papers are drafts made or collected by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, the Secretary of State. Letter, The Hague, 30 January 1587, of the Council of State of the United Provinces to James VI; in French (folios 1-2). - This letter does not appear to have been published or summarised elsewhere, and is briefly summarized here:The Council have received James’s letters concerning restitution to be made for Scottish merchandise seized by warships from...
Dates:
1578-1621.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1567, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.1
Scope and Contents
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French. Articles, 1538, of the marriage contract between Mary of Lorraine and James V (folio 1). - Teulet, volume 1, page 131, includes a version of the articles printed from a manuscript in the Archives Nationales. Four letters, undated, of James V (folio 4). - ‘Analecta Scotica’, 1st series, pages 179-181; - ‘Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Scotland’, volume iii, page 16 (folio 4...
Dates:
1538-1567, and undated.
Miscellaneous letters and papers relating to the Madras Army., 1769, 1792, 1804-1805, 1809-1810.
File
Identifier: MS.11667
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Includes papers relating to courts martial in 1769, 1792 and 1804-1805.
Dates:
1769, 1792, 1804-1805, 1809-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.
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Miscellaneous letters and papers relating to the Madras Army.
Papers and accounts concerning the University of Saint Andrews., 1438-1630.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.7
Scope and Contents
Most of the papers relate to, or resulted from the various Royal Commissions to Saint Andrews University in the late 16th century. Copy of the statutes of the Faculty of Theology, 1438; in Latin (folios 1-8). - This has been printed from other manuscripts in Hannay, page 112.Transcript, 1570, of the statutes of the Faculty of Arts, signed by John Rutherford; in Latin (folios 9-15). - This has been printed from another manuscript in Hannay, page...
Dates:
1438-1630.
Papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, concerning lead and copper mining in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.24
Scope and Contents
Lord Menmuir was appointed Master of the Metals and Minerals for life in 1592.The papers are part of the Balcarres collection. They were bound in 1896, when it was not realised that they belonged to the collection.The contents are as follows:(i) Observations of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston on the Act of Parliament concerning metals, 1592. ‘Early records relating to mining in Scotland’, 73. Cf. Adv.MS.29.2.9, folio 17. (Folio 1.)(ii)...
Dates:
1567-1596, and undated.
Printed intimation of roup, 1 August 1751, of lands of Sir John Home of Manderston, with charge, 16 August 1751, to Andrew Fletcher of Milton S.C.J. to be present as a creditor., 1 August, 16 August 1751.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14876
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
1 August, 16 August 1751.
Special charge at instance of Mrs Mary Home, daughter of the deceased Sir Patrick Home of Renton, to Sir John Home of Manderstoun, son of Sir Patrick Home., 1 April 1731.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14875
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
1 April 1731.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.2.18-20
Scope and Contents
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Dates:
17th century.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of Scottish historical documents, for the most part copies from the Cotton Library, originally labelled ‘Kirk manuscripts B’., 17th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.19
Scope and Contents
A collection copied by various hands without sufficient accuracy, possibly for Matthew Crawford.The contents are as follows:
(i) Letter, 3 May 1582, of Sir John Foster to Secretary Walsingham.
(ii) Advertisement out of Scotland, 22 June 1582.
(iii) Letter, 20 August 1582, of the Queen of England to the King of Scotland.
(iv) Depositions of George Douglas sent the 14 September from Stirling, and received the 20 September at Windsor. ‘Septr. 28 1582’.
(v) The heads whereof George...
Dates:
17th century.