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Registered Particular Registers of Sasines, Fife, 18 February, 1626, vi, 64-5.

Scope and Contents Contains:13. Charter by William de Strachine and John Yhung son of Richard, baillies of Perth and the community of the same granting to John de Spensa son & heir of William de Spensa, senior a tenement, belonging to the deceased John son of Malcolm, burgess of Perth who was owing £4 to the royal custumar, on the South side of South Street between the land of William of Qwhitsum on the east and the land of Robert Broun on the west for payment of the said sum, the accustomed...

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The documents comprise the following:

(i) Resignations, 1643-1709 (number 1);

(ii) Copies of charters, 1656-1697 (number 5);

(iii) Sasines, 1569-1776 (number 16);

(iv) Marriage contracts, 1634-1781 (number 21);

(v) Other contracts and agreements, 1617-1814 (number 60);

(vi) Wills (number 77).

Scope and Contents Contains: 1. Obligation by Thos Forsyth, Isbel Knox and William Fulles to pay Colonel Archibald Spens of Lathallan Lodge £8:1 :- for corn. Kelso, 21 August 1813.2. Letters of excommunication by the official Principal of St Andrews at the instance of Margaret Dunbar, relict of the deceased William Forbes against William Ruthwane of Bandane for nonfulfilment of an order under the sign of Patrick Ross priest of St Andrews diocese, notary, dated 10 July 1537 to him through his...

Scope and Contents Contains:67. Charter by Robert Stewart of Rossyth in favour of Agnes Scrymgeour spouse of Peter Bruce apparent of Erlishall and their heirs failing which the heirs of Peter Bruce of the middle third of the lands of Cragy in the barony of Rossyth to by held in fee. Baillie for sesine William Barklay. At Edinburgh, 6 August 1558. Witnesses: William Galt, David Grege and Finlay Martin.68. Instrument of sasine dated 16 June 1576 in favour of David Seitoun son of Alexander...

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...

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Contains papers of the following: Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, 1775; St Clair of Sinclair, 1751; Stewart, 8th and 9th Earls of Moray, 1739-1767; Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland, 1751; Wright of Cliftonhall and Kersy, Alexander Gibson, 1761-1762; Young, Dame Jean, née Hamilton of Preston, 1713. All except the last are papers in connexion with serving of heirs.

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.

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.