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Disposition and assignation. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Deeds conveying a personal right to land, containing all the clauses of an ordinary disposition, except the procuratory of resignation and precept of sasine, and also containing a special assignation of the procuratory of precept in the original disposition, which still remained unexecuted. Disposition and assignation was also used if a wadsetter or other creditor wished to convey his rights under a security deed to another person.

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1473-1825.

 File
Identifier: MS.5321
Scope and Contents

The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Bonds and obligations, 1473-1825 (number 1); (ii) Dispositions, 1641-1818 (number 69); (iii) Assignations, 1638-1796 (number 119); (iv) Bills, 1766 (number 139).

Dates: 1473-1825.