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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.

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.