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Notarial instruments. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots law. A notarial instrument is a written attestation, under the hand of a notary, of a fact or of facts falling within his observation. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates: ?1825-1856.

Chartulary of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity at Soutra, written in 1399 by William de Cranstoun, notary public.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.1
Scope and Contents

The charters, which are not in chronological order, cover the period 1162-circa 1330. They are followed by a copy of Cranstoun`s notarial instrument concerning the making of the chartulary (folio 25) and copies of two charters of 1426 and 1440 in different hands (folio 26 verso).

Some of the initials have simple penwork decoration by the scribe, whose notarial sign is also given (folio 25 verso).

Dates: 1162-circa 1330.

Collection of notarial papers compiled by James Dennistoun for a projected history of Dumbartonshire., 1471-1547.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.23
Scope and Contents The papers consist of (i) notarial entries 1471-1477 relating to Dumbartonshire (notary and place unidentified) (folio 1). The name John Kyd (?) is at folio 11 verso; folio 1 is stuck to folio 2 and folios 11-12 appear to be wrongly folded; (ii) copies by Walter Watson, notary, keeper of the protocol books, of documents dated Dunbarton 1449, 1507-1511, 1526 and 1547 (not in chronological order) (folio 20); (iii) an unidentified protocol book, possibly a fragment, apparently relating to...
Dates: 1471-1547.

Commonplace book of James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.7.3
Scope and Contents Composite manuscript produced in Scotland and compiled in the late 15th century, probably circa 1500, by James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane and secretary to William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews. The manuscript is a commonplace book and consists of a variety of religious, historical, legal, and literary material. There are several hands evident throughout the manuscript. Anderson states that folios 1r-24v are written by very similar hands, and could...
Dates: Late 15th century.

Copy, eighteenth century, of a notarial instrument, 1707, recording the lodgement of the Regalia of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle, inserted in ‘Return of the Lords of Session in Scotland... in Parliament assembled’ (London, 1740)., 1707.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6557 [L.C.1236]
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These are the more substantial of the letters, papers and notes found in the Lauriston Castle Collection of printed books, whether pasted or inserted loosely into volumes or as inscriptions written in books.

Dates: 1707.

Deeds relating to tenure: Italy., 1460.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1312
Scope and Contents

Notarial instrument of sale of houses in Castrum Vici, apparently in Italy.

Dates: 1460.

Notarial instrument by Alexander Guthrie (I), recording sasine of lands, bakehouse, garden etc in Gray`s Close, given by Alexander Scott to Adam Lawte. (25)., 23 April 1603.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5968
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 23 April 1603.

Notarial instrument by Alexander Guthrie (I), recording sasine of the bakehouse etc in Gray`s Close, given to Alexander Scott as heir of Alexander Scott. (20)., 11 August 1597.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5961
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 11 August 1597.

Notarial instrument by Alexander Guthrie (I), recording sasine of the Cross House, given by George Makison to Alexander Hunter. (15)., 25 May 1586.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5960
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 25 May 1586.

Notarial instrument by Alexander Guthrie (II) recording sasine of the Cross House, given by Thomas Barclay to his brother Gilbert. (12)., 28 June 1569.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5957
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 28 June 1569.

Notarial instrument by John Foular, recording sasine of half the Crosshouse to Thomas Nudry. (5), 9 May 1524.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5951
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 9 May 1524.

Notarial instrument by Vincent Strathauchin, clerk deputy of Edinburgh, recording sasine of half the Crosshouse to John Barclay given by William Nudry. (7)., 9 April 1528.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5953
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 9 April 1528.

Notarial instrument by Vincent Strathauchin, clerk deputy of Edinburgh, recording sasine of half the Crosshouse to William Nudry as heir to Thomas. (6)., 9 April 1528.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5952
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 9 April 1528.

Notarial instrument of sale of land in Rutherglen by Peter Broun to John Corse., 1628.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8443
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1628.