Legislative acts. Legislative records.
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
4th Marquess of Tweeddale papers., 1716-1761, undated.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Abridgement, 18th century, of the `Acts of the Convention of Royal Burghs of Scotland, 1552-1708`.
Act allowing two fairs to be held yearly at Mulchaich in Ferintosh., 1670.
Act for rectifying the valuation of the lands of Ferintosh., 1670.
Act for replacing the single, permanent President of the Court of Session by one, or three in turn, appointed by the King for the duration of his pleasure., 1695.
Act in favour of Sir James Lawmont of Lawmont, returning land of which he had been dispossessed., 9 September 1662.
Act of Court of Justiciary in action of treason against Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun., 4 January 1687.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Act of parliament anent the dissolution of Restennet and granting of its temporalities to Thomas, Viscount of Fentoun., 9 July 1606.
Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.
Act of Parliament in favour of Sir John Wemyss of Bogie., 12 July 1661.
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.
Act of parliament ratifying previous acts in favour of Thomas, Earl of Kellie concerning Restennet., 17th century.
Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.
Act of Privy Council fining Sir Charles Halket in £25 sterling for officiating as a Justice of Peace before signing the Declaration., 5 May 1681.
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).
'Act of Sederunt of the Lords of Council and Session... approving the Act of the faculty of Advocates'.
Act of the Commissioners of Supply for the shire forbidding the garrison of Invergarry to requisition coal and candle from the inhabitants., 1695.
Act of the Committee of Estates anent the liberation of John and George Gordon., 1644.
Act of the inhabitants and Kirk Session of the North-west quarter of Edinburgh (in St. Giles), agreeing to remove a partition wall in their kirk., 1599.
The list of 32 names includes those of 'Andro Hairt' and 'George Heriot Eldar', who may be the printer and the goldsmith or his father. There is also a ith modern transcript.
Act of the Magistrates of Dunfermline, empowering the Craft of Weavers to seize textiles brought into the burgh by unfreemen., 1669.
'Act presented to Parliament for erecting the Advocates in to a Society'.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Law Room and Trustee Copies).
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Law Room Copy)., 1830, 1856.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Trustees Copies)., 1830, 1836, 1899.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Trustees Copy)., 1830, 1899.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Trustees Copy)., 1830, 1836.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Trustees Copy)., 1830, 1836.
‘Act to Raise a Fund for Provisions to Widows of the Members of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland’ (Trustees Copy)., 1830, 1899.
Act upon production of the inventories of the means and estate belonging to the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale., 1716.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.