Gifts.
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Gift of the Lordship of Deer to William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1635)., 8 February 1639.
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.
Gift of the wardship of James Kinninmond of Kinninmonth to Sir William Fleming, Chamberlain of the Household to Charles II., 1661.
Gift under privy seal to Alexander, Earl of Kincardin, of the ward, non-entry, etc. of Sir James Halket, and the marriage of Sir Charles Halket., 4 September 1673.
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).
Gift under privy seal to Dr John Wedderburn of yearly pension of £2000 Scots., 28 June 1661.
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).
Gift under privy seal to Dr John Wedderburn, physician to the King, of pension of £2000 Scots during life., 10 January 1647.
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).
Gift under the privy seal to the commendator of Dunfermline of the marriage of George Hakket of Pitfirrane., 15 August 1573.
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).
Gift, William Scot of Balwery to Henry Lindsay, clerk, of £15 yearly from his lands., 5 December 1494.
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).
Grants by Sir William Purves and others to Andrew, Lord Fraser, and horning and poinding at his instance, 1665-1668, with royal gift, 1665, to Purves of ward and non-entry of Kinkell-Fraser., 1655-1668.
These papers relate to particular debts and other affairs, chiefly of Simon Fraser, 3rd of Inverallochie, with a few of his father Simon, 2nd of that family, and business ensuing therefrom. Unless it is otherwise stated, the papers refer to a debt to the person mentioned.
Miscellaneous commissions, remissions, and gifts in favour of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet., 1687-1703.
Two copies of Royal grant to Edward Kellie, servant, of croft grounds in the precinct of Holyrood Abbey., 17th century.
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.