Charter of Confirmation. Legal Instruments.
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Charter of confirmation by Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in favour of James Gordon of Broadland, of tenements and titles in Peterhead., 13 June 1656.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter of Confirmation by Robert I in favour of Sir James Garioch of the Forest Gordon., 25 October 1316.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter of confirmation by Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife and Menteith (later Duke of Albany), of a charter by Isabella, Countess of Fife, in favour of Michael de Balfour., 1379.
Charter of confirmation by Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington of charter by William Inglis of Otterstoun of half the lands of Cowcairnie in liferent to Elizabeth Scott, wife of William Inglis., 13 March 1630.
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Charter of confirmation by Thomas Hamilton Lord Binning [afterwards 1st Earl of Haddington] of two charters of the lands of Cockairnie in favour of Patrick Greiff and William Inglis., 6 January 1616.
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Charter of confirmation by William, Archbishop of St Andrews in favour of David Melville of a croft in Dysart., 10 October 1493.
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Charter of Confirmation by William Dishington, Fiar of Ardross, in favour of William Manderston, Doctor of Medicine and Rector of Gogar, Ardross., 1538.
Charter of confirmation by William, Lord Keith in favour of Elizabeth Hay, wife of John Fraser of Meikle Elrich, of a liferent of Meikle Elrich., 9 August 1620.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter of confirmation, dated [ ] 1605, by John Strang of Balcaskie of charter, [ ] 1604, by Mr John Wardlaw to Edward, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, of the fourth of Petdwny and annual-rent of forty shillings from lands of Balcasky., 1605.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Charter of confirmation, Lord Torpichen to Robert Russell of Mulron., 1686.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Charter of confirmation, Norman Lochart, Writer to the Signet, of Lee and Carnwath, favouring Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet., 1810.
Charter of confirmation of Charles I in favour of Margaret Campbell., 1 February 1636.
Charter of confirmation of four sevenths of the lands of Eist Barnis alias Grange by Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of James VI and I, in favour of Gavin Douglas., 10 February 1595/1596.
Signed by James and by Anne.
Charter of confirmation of half of the lands of Colcarnie by James Mowbray of Colcarnie, Isobel Cleghorn his spouse and Robert Mowbray their son in favour of Margaret Finlaysoun in life rent., 20 July 1576.
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Charter of confirmation of half the lands of Cockairnie and one acre of the other half by James Hamilton 2nd Marquess of Hamilton in favour of James Leslie feuar of Otterston and his wife Ann Leslie., 22 October 1613.
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Charter of confirmation of one seventh of the lands of eistbarnes by Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of James VI and I, in favour of Alexander Seton, Lord Fyvie., 31 August 1600.
Signed by James and by Anne.
Charter of confirmation of trustees of Lieutenant General Simon Fraser of Lovat in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 16 May 1799.
These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.
Charter of confirmation of William Ward, Baron Ward., 20 December 1841.
These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.
Charter of confirmation under the Great Seal confirming a charter (dated at Edinburgh 20th March 1536-7) by Ninian Glendinwin of that Ilk in favour of John Ruthirfurde of Hunthill of the lands and barony of Scraisburgh, with the exception of a ten merkland of old extent lying in the town and territory of Langtoun called Gledstanislandis; dated at Edinburgh., 18 April 1537.
Charter of confirmation under the Great Seal in favour of Robert, bishop of Ross, confirming the following charters granted in his favour viz: (1) Charter (dated at Edinburgh 8th November, 1541) by William Craufurde of Hanyng of an annualrent of 20 merks Scots furth of his east fourth part of the Mains of Hanyng in the barony of Manwell and sheriffdom of Striveling. (2) Charter (dated at Edinburgh 20 May, 1542) by the said William Craufurde of an annualrent of 20 merks Scots furth of the one-half of the east side of the Mains of Hanyng, and (3) a charter (dated at Edinburgh 14 March 1541) by Robert Mowbray of Bernbowgall of an annualrent of £25 6s.8d Scots furth of his lands of Fowlfurde in the barony of Cvir Berntoun and sheriffdom of Edinburgh; dated at Edinburgh., 15 August 1542.
Charter of confirmation under the Great Seal of charter Acc.7750/3; dated at Edinburgh., 15 March 1439-1440.
Charter of confirmation under the Great Seal of charter Acc.7750/6; dated at Jedworth., 18 January 1466-1467.
Charter of entry and confirmation by the 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, in favour of William and John Rainy, of land in Rosehearty., 1741.
Charter of novodamas, confirmation and erection by James VI and I to George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581), of the lands then held by the family and the office of Marischal., 5 August 1587.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Charter of ratification and confirmation to the burgh by James III., 1464.
These papers relate to the affairs of the town of Inverness. The dealings of the Forbes in their private capacity with Inverness are placed under Ch.1642-1843.