Decrees
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 208 Collections and/or Records:
4th Marquess of Tweeddale papers., 1716-1761, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10951-10960
Assignation, 3 November 1614, by Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to Sir James Stewart of Killeith of decreet, 5 March 1614, against tenants in West Saltoun., 3 November 1614.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13329
Dates:
3 November 1614.
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 Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
B. Miscellaney. A group of mostly unrelated legal documents., 1759-1824.
Series
Identifier: Ch.5976-5990
Dates:
1759-1824.
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.
Chronicles and historical works, written in England.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.3.1
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Table of the sons and grandchildren of St. Louis (folio 1)(ii) `Scala mundi`: historical and genealogical tables from the Creation (folio 1 verso). A similar manuscript of this text is in Trinity College, Cambridge, MS. 645. The chronology goes up to 1519, but apart from a few additions in later hands, the last entry is the accession of Albert the Great in 1438. The tables include lunar and solar years, the dates of...
Dates:
15th century.
Contemporary copy of a list of articles proposed by James VI to the General Assembly held at Perth in 1597, including The Assembly`s answers., 1597.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.1.13(ix), folios 35-36
Contemporary copy of some articles devised by the Arran administration to be observed by `all the preachers of the word and office bearers in the kirk`., 1585.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.1.13(iv), folios 23-24
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.21.3.5-21.3.7
Scope and Contents
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 19, No. 20, No. 21. Collectio variarum Regiarum Constitutionum and Mandatorum de rebus Islandicis præcipue tractantium.`
Dates:
18th century.
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.3.5
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.3.6
Copies of royal edicts concerning Iceland, taken from a printed book of royal edicts and mandates., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.3.7
Copy, 1623, of decreet, 24 July 1623, of Lords of Council in case of Helen Somerville, relict of Sir John Skene of Curriehill, and Sir Alexander Hay of Forresterseit S.C.J. against Alexander, Lord Saltoun., 24 July 1623.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13350
Dates:
24 July 1623.
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 Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Copy, 1625, of decreet, 28 July 1625, by Lords of Session in case Mr David Wood assignee of Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar against John Ogilvie of Cars., 28 July 1625.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14080
Copy, late 15th or early 16th century, of material, early 14th century-1364, concerning the Parlement de Paris.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.15
Scope and Contents
(i) List of contents (folio 1).(ii) Guillaume du Breuil, `Stylus curie Parlamenti` (folio 5). This manuscript was known to Félix Aubert who edited the ‘Stilus curie Parlamenti’ (Paris, 1909). It belongs to Aubert`s second family of manuscripts; chapter 25 follows chapter 21, and chapter 37 item 39 is omitted. There are many inaccuracies and the scribe made a number of additions in the margin.(iii) `Sequuntur ordinationes adiunctiones et statuta parlamenti` (folio...
Dates:
Late 15th or early 16th century.
Copy of the decreet for the Earl of Errol against the city of Edinburgh., 1633.
Item
Identifier: Ch.10781
Copy, undated, of decreet, 13 January 1630, by Lords of Council in case William Forbes of Craigievar against Sir William Cunningham of Caprington., 13 January 1630.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13538
Decree in case Mr John Sandilands, advocate, and Katherine Purves his wife against John Home of Renton and Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerveick., 18 June 1622.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14419
Decreeet in case John Lyon of Cossymine against Robert Fletcher, bailie, burgess of Dundee and Sir James Lyndsay of Crawford., 17 June 1594.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13755
Dates:
17 June 1594.
Decreet, 2 February 1636, Isobell and Margaret Andersons, children of umquhile William Andersoun, merchant in Burntisland, against Sir Robert Halkit and other debtors., 2 February 1636.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6549
Decreet, 24 February 1604, of transferal of contract, 22 April 1581, between Alexander, Lord Saltoun and Robert Scot, director of chancery to Mr John Scot oy and heir of Robert Scot and John, Lord Saltoun., 24 February 1604.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13285
Dates:
24 February 1604.
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 Robert Scott, Director of Chancery, and his grandson Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet. Their claim on Saltoun was ultimately transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Decreet against Alexander Home, heir of William Home, to make payment to Sir William Purves of 5000 merks., 9 December 1675.
Item
Identifier: Ch.307
Dates:
9 December 1675.
Decreet against the Honorable Archibald Campbell, in favour of Lady Susanna Campbell., 1694.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8933