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Contracts. Agreements.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents, enforceable by law, embodying agreements between two or more competent parties to do or not to do something, and specifying the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Found in 485 Collections and/or Records:

Copies of miscellaneous legal documents., 1614-1619.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13487
Scope and Contents Comprised of: charter by James VI to Robert, Lord Lindsay, Sir Harie Lindsay and Sir John Lindsay of Finevin, 7 May 1614; comprising by James, Lord Ochiltree of Finevin and Carestoun, 15 August 1616; charter by James VI to James, Lord Ochiltree of Finevin and Carestoun, 11 January 1617; disposition by James, Lord Ochiltree to Mr William Forbes of Finevin and Carestoun, 20 March 1618; contract between Sir Harie Lindsay and Mr William Forbes concerning Finevin and Carestoun, 27 March 1618;...
Dates: 1614-1619.

Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.17
Scope and Contents On the first leaf is the inscription “Concerning the Chekker and the Kingis rent 1591”.The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.3.11.The contents are as follows: (i) Act of Suretie for Angus McConell of Dunecraig, 1591 (folio 3); (ii) The King’s command to the Seals anent the revocation, 1591 (folio 4); (iii) Act of Suretie for McClane of Dowart, 1591 (folio 11); (iv) Copies of papers by the King, Checker,...
Dates: 1546-Late 16th century.

'Copy of original writings containing the rights and priveldges belonging to the Incorporation of the Tailors of Canongate', 1438-1796; with related material., 1438-1796.

 File
Identifier: MS.1958
Scope and Contents

The copy was made in the 18th century. It is followed by copies of a contract of union, 1709, between the trades and incorporations of Canongate, and other deeds (folio 27), and an extract from William Maitland's 'History of Edinburgh' (Edinburgh, 1753), regarding the Canongate (folio 37).

Dates: 1438-1796.

Copy of the contract by Sir William Alexander for the first settlement of Nova Scotia.

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Identifier: Acc.11716
Scope and Contents

Includes copy of a letter signed by James VI and I granting Alexander funds for the colony.

Dates: 1622.