Sasine. Instrument of sasine.

A series of eight Scottish legal documents., 1726-1809.

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Identifier: Acc.14474/3

Dates: 1726-1809.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers relating to the American Civil War, John Laurie, and Scottish legal documents.

Bonds secured over the lands of Todshaugh, containing related papers, and receipts for fue duty payable to the crown., 1691-1826.

Sub-Series

Identifier: Acc.6275/59-107

Dates: 1691-1826.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook. / Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material. / Financial papers of the estate of Foxhall.

Correspondence and papers of Cecilia Mackenzie, née Renton, wife of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, 1746-1797, undated, and of children of John Mackenzie, Advocate: Christian, 1728-1741, Janet, 1739-1773, Jean, 1741-1776, and Katherine, 1739., 1728-1797, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1208

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...

Dates: 1728-1797, undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine. / Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.

Dispositions, Assignations, and Sasines in favour of New Pitsligo residents part 2: 29-48., 1809-1883.

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Identifier: Acc.13827/534

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Dates: 1809-1883.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Documents, including bonds and discharges, mainly relating to John Skeyne of Halyards., 1636-1704.

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Identifier: Acc.12092/9

Scope and Contents Contains:256. Exchequer receipt to Mr John Skene for the fueduty of the lands and barony of Halzairdis, July 1636, 257. Contract of wodset at Bowdoun 20 December 1639 between Robert Ker called of Mersingtoune, portioner of Bowdoun and Archibald Ruther notary public whereby for £40 Scots Robert Ker wadsets certain lands in Bowdoun to the said Archibald. Witnesses: Adam Hoge servitor to James Wallace, smith in Bowdoun and Nicoll Rem[ield]sone, eldest son to William Rem[ield]sone,...

Dates: 1636-1704.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family. / Papers of the Skene family and related families. / Early papers of the Skene family, including charters, sasines, marriage contracts and related legal instruments.

Extract of an Instrument of Sasine in favour of Alexander Inglis of Ingliston, following on a royal precept of 6 November 1640, of the barony of Ingliston including the lands of Todshaugh., 1641.

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Identifier: Acc.6275/3

Dates: 1641.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook. / Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material. / Papers concerning the estate of Foxhall, containing titles and other related material.

Extract of sasine, James Kinloch for the third part of lands of Aldingston., 1640.

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Identifier: Acc.9843/6

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.

Dates: 1640.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents concerning the lands of Foulshields, in the parish of Livingston, the Wardrop family, and other related families. / Formal and legal documents relating to various families and the lands of Foulshields. / Formal and legal documents relating to the Kinloch family and lands of Foulshields.

Family papers, including contracts, retours and sasines, some concerning Gilbert Skene., 1540-1661.

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Identifier: Acc.12092/3

Scope and Contents Contains:39. Copy assedation Alexander, Bishop of Brechin, in favour of James Guthrie burgess of Edinburgh and Christiane Barron his spouse of the teinds of the lands of Bannabrioth and half of the mill-lands thereof in liferent and for three heirs lives and 90 years thereafter. Edinburgh, 27 January 1577.40. Contract at Edinburgh 16 September 1575 between Mr Gilbert Skene, doctor of medicine on one part and John Melros, writer burgess of Edinburgh on the other part...

Dates: 1540-1661.