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Decrees arbitral. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: The decision of an arbiter. Source: Gibb (A D). 'Students' glossary of Scottish legal terms.' (Edinburgh: W Green and Son Ltd, 1946.).

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Decreet arbitral pronounced by Robert of Leueston, of Drumry and others, on submission by Andrew, abbot of Dunfermline, and Daui Hacet of Lumfennen, respecting the lands of Petfuran and certain roads., 31 July 1437.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6027
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 31 July 1437.

Extract of submission and decreet arbitral, 3-4, 28 March 1607, between George Wardlaw, sheriff clerk of Forfar, and Robert Wardlaw, son of Mr James Wardlaw, advocate. Registered, 28 March 1607., 3-4, 28 March 1607.

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Identifier: Ch.15031
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.

Dates: 3-4, 28 March 1607.

Extract registered submission and decreet arbitrall, dated 30 October 1744, registered 1 November 1744, John Anderson and Charles Anderson., 30 October 1744.

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Identifier: Ch.6711b
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 30 October 1744.

Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).

 File
Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates: 17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.

Papers, correspondence and accounts concerning various members of the Campbell family., 1728-1765, undated.

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Identifier: MS.17695
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Copies of letters and decreet arbitral concerning Sir James Campbell of Aberuchil and Colin Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1735-1736 (folio 1);(ii) Notes on the affairs of the widow of Archibald Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1765 (folio 11);(iii) Accounts, mostly for seeds, of Colonel John Campbell of Mamore (later 4th Duke of Argyll), 1728-1741, undated (folio 14);(iv) Correspondence and papers...
Dates: 1728-1765, undated.

Papers of and concerning Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick, Postmaster-General for Scotland, and papers concerning the Hepburns of Humbie., 1725-1763, undated.

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Identifier: MS.17728
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

(i) Papers, 1748-1763, of and concerning Alexander Hamilton (folio 1). They relate mostly to finance, personal and official (Lord Milton was his creditor), but also to some proposed changes in postal services.

(ii) Papers, 1725-1759, undated, concerning the Hepburns of Humbie, relating chiefly to a dispute between the elder and younger lairds, in which Lord Milton was arbitrator, and the entail of the estate.

Dates: 1725-1763, undated.

Ratification of a decreet arbitrall between Hugh Watt of Foulshields and Henry Weir., 1662.

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Identifier: Acc.9843/11
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

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.

Dates: 1662.

Submission, dated 20 and 22 February 1603, and decreet arbitral, 20 and 31 March 1603, Mr Edward Bruce, commendator of Kinloss, and others, and Sir Robert Halkheid of Pitfirran and others respecting the right to the waulkmiln and milnlands betwixt Pitliver and Futhies Miln., 20 February-31 March 1603.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6401
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 20 February-31 March 1603.

Transumpt, or notarial translation, 12 September 1432, of decreet arbitral, 12 September 1432, on submission of the abbot of Dunfermline and David Hacat `twychand the debatis of the marchis betwixt Petfurane and Abercrumby`., 12 September 1432.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6023
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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).

Dates: 12 September 1432.

Volume of works relating to Scots law in various seventeenth-century hands., 1583-17th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.3170
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Haddington's ‘Decisions’, from 1609 to 1623 (folio 1), 'wryten be Johne McKenzie, servitor to Mr. Rorie McKenzie, Advocat' (folio 101 verso); the same version as in MS. 2707;(ii) 'Informationes anent Consistories, qrby the usefulness and necessitie of these is evinced and prejudices against them is satisfied and declared', in the same hand (folio 102);(iii) 'Instructions to the Commissrs of Edr.', in the same hand (folio...
Dates: 1583-17th century.