Letters of lawburrows. Legal instruments.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Act of Suretyship (of Lawborrows), James Maistertoun, burgess of Edinburgh, for John Smetoun in Turnourishill, that Robert Halket now of Pitfirrane, son and apparent heir to umquhill George Halket of Pitfirrane, and Elizabeth Hepburne, relict of said George, and their tenants, etc., shall be (kept) harmless and skaithless in their bodies, etc., 7 August 1588.
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).
Charge of lawborrows, signeted 3 April 1606, Sir Robert Halket of Pitfirrane, knight, against Margaret Moubray and Charles Vallange concerning the occupation of Mekilmedow, alias New Medow., 3 April 1606.
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).
Lawburrows at the instance of James Kinninmond of Kinninmonth against John Colyer of Wester Lochgelly and others, 1662, Sir Andrew Aytoun of Kinglassie, 1669, and David Colyer of Wester Lochgelly, 1682., 1662-1682.
Lawburrows at the instance of Margaret, widow of the 7th Lord Hay of Yester, against Sir John Murray of Blackbarony., 1611.
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Lawburrows of Sir James Lamond of Inneryne against James Campbell of Ardkinglass., 19 September 1654.
Letters of lawburrows at instance of James Reid in East Saltoun and other tenants against John Heriot in Blans and others., 7 October 1646.
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.
Letters of lawburrows at instance of Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer and David Ramsay in West Cottoun against Harie Lindsay of Blairfeddoun, James Fentoun, Alexander Buist, William Ramsay of the Wood, William and John Dick Peter Henderson and Thomas Ray, tenants of William Ramsay., 23 June 1634.
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.