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Charter of Confirmation. Legal Instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Disposition to a purchaser ratifying and confirming the right granted and the sasine following upon it. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

A collection of formal documents relating to the lands of Skeoch, Stirlingshire.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.8486-8492
Scope and Contents

A collection of five formal documents, 1544-1607, relating to the lands of Skeoch, Stirlingshire (Ch.8486-8490), together with an extract, 1711, of an acknowledgement of payment, 1710, by Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (Ch.8491), and a burgess ticket of Campbeltown, 1764, granted to John Walker, botanist (Ch.8492). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1544-1764.

Charter, before 1172, of William, King of Scotland, confirming a charter, before 1172, of the lands of Monorgan in Longforgan, granted by his brother David, Earl of Huntingdon in favour of Gilbert, nephew of Andrew, bishop of Caithness.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.7711
Scope and Contents

The document, which is undated, was granted before 2 April, 1172, being witnessed by Matthew, bishop-elect of Aberdeen, and seven others.

Dates: Before 2 April 1172.

Charter of confirmation.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12599
Scope and Contents

By John Halkett of Pitfirrane in favour of David Anderson and his wife, Janet Stewart, of the lands of Auchtertyre and Kinpurnie in the parish of Newtyle, Porfarshire.

Dates: 10 August 1518.

Charters and formal documents of the Graemes of Inchbraikie and Aberuthven, Perthshire.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.15439-15440
Scope and Contents

Collection relates mainly to properties and military service.

Dates: 1680-1871.

Confirmation by Robert I of a charter granted by Edward Bruce, King of Ireland, in favour of John of Carlton.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.10670
Scope and Contents

Refers to the lands of Dalmakeran, Karr, Enach, and Trevercrag in Carrick, in the period circa 1316-1318. Carlton was an ancestor of the Cathcarts of Killochan, and may have been the man in charge of the commissariat of Edward III`s army in 1327.

Dates: 26 July 1323.

Miscellaneous charters.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.A.1-46