Summonses. Judicial records.
Subject
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Scope Note: Instruments delivered by a sheriff or other appropriate party, notifying a person that a court action has been commenced against the person and that the person is required to appear in court on the day named to answer the complaint.
Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:
Allanton [Cambusnethan]: summons against tenants and executions., 1691-1692.
File
Identifier: Ch.12507-12511
Autograph sermons, apparently unpublished, of Hugh Anderson of Udol, Presbyterian minister of Cromarty.
File
Identifier: MS.8483
Scope and Contents
Most of the sermons are undated, but one is written on the back of a letter of 1702, another is of 1662, and two others of 1666. These last refer to the plague in England, while another was used as a 'presbyterial exercise'.
The papers also includes a summons, ?1662, ordering Hugh Anderson to answer charges before the Bishop of Ross.
Dates:
1662, 1666, ?1702, undated.
Blank legal summons., 1661.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8610
Copy, 18 July 1583, of summons, 18 July 1583, at instance of Andrew, Earl of Erroll to Thomas Cochrane, son of william Cochrane portioner of Muklerie, Laurence Bisset portioner of Muklerie and John Bisset his son., 18 July 1583.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15075
Copy, 1594, of summons, 16 April 1594, to John, Lord Saltoun concerning the contract with Robert Scott., 16 April 1594.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13284
Dates:
16 April 1594.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Robert Scott, Director of Chancery, and his grandson Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet. Their claim on Saltoun was ultimately transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Copy, 1603, of summons, 28 January 1603, at instance of Mr William Carnegie to Robert Fletcher, burgess of Dundee, and Agnes Finlason his wife., 28 January 1603.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13771
Dates:
28 January 1603.
Copy, 1610, of summons, 13 March 1610, at instance of John Hacheson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to John, Lord Saltoun., 13 March 1610.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13193
Dates:
13 March 1610.
Copy of summons of John Bryson and others against James Wilson and James Bain., 1748.
File
Identifier: Acc.12384/254
Dates:
1748.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of James Thin, bookseller, containing business papers and correspondence, with some personal papers.
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Minutes, membership list, accounts, notes and legal papers of the Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib, Antiburgher minister.
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Legal papers of the Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib, Antiburgher minister.
Copy of the official report, 31 January 1725 [i.e. 1726], by Major-General (later Field-Marshal) George Wade, of his proceedings in disarming the Highlands; followed by copies of several papers.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.17.1.21
Scope and Contents
The report is signed by Major General George Wade, folio 15.A copy of each of the following papers follows the official report:a list of the arms surrendered by the clans between August and October 1725 (folio 15 verso);Wade’s instructions to the Officers Commanding the Highland Companies, 22 September 1725 (folio 16 verso);letters of submission of persons attainted of high treason, written between August and October 1725 (folio 17 verso);...
Dates:
1726.
Copy summons of John Bryson and others, to the reply for James Wilson and others, on Antiburgher rights., Circa 1748.
File
Identifier: Acc.12384/262
Dates:
Circa 1748.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of James Thin, bookseller, containing business papers and correspondence, with some personal papers.
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Minutes, membership list, accounts, notes and legal papers of the Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib, Antiburgher minister.
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Legal papers of the Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib, Antiburgher minister.
Copy, undated, of summons, 18 April 1628, at instance of Thomas Gledstanes, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to Janet Finlayson and Thomas Finlayson, printer, burgess of Edinburgh., 18 April 1628.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15021
Copy, undated, of summons, 28 May 1611, at instance of Thomas Gray, burgess of Dundee to Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer., 28 May 1611.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13797
Dates:
28 May 1611.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the Murdostoun estate, Lanarkshire., 1852-1854.
File
Identifier: MS.2307
Dates:
1852-1854.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers, of the personal affairs of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
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Correspondence, accounts, rentals, and other papers relating to the Murdostoun estate, Lanarkshire.
Decreit and summons by Sir Andrew Fletcher against Sir William Gray of Pittindrum concerning Saltoun., 23 February 1643.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14458
Documents, including accounts, petitions and memorandums, of George Skene and John Skene of Halyards., 1666-1752.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/6
Scope and Contents
Contains:144. Account between John Skene of Halyeards and Mr Thomas Skene, 1690-99. 1700.145. Testament dative of Mr Thomas Skein, advocat who deceased November 1700. Inventory given up by Beatrix Hepburne his relict. [part torn away] after 16 August 1701.146. Copy disposition by Elisabeth Ker, relict of Mr Christopher Irvein, Dr of medicine in. Edinburgh to her son, John Irveine of a bond for 1200 merks granted by Sir William Ker of Greenhead, Kt, Bt...
Dates:
1666-1752.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Papers of the Skene family and related families.
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Early papers of the Skene family, including charters, sasines, marriage contracts and related legal instruments.
Execution of summons at instance of Andrew Fletcher of Aberlady to Lord Alexander Hay., 2 December 1699.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14846
Dates:
2 December 1699.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Fletcher of Saltoun documents.
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Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.
Execution of summons at instance of George Hume of Argaty to Henry Fletcher of Saltoun., 27 June 1728.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14597
Execution of summons at instance of John Cameron of Glendiffery to Donald McCalman in Savay., 5 October 1747.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14930
Execution of summons at instance of John Fairholme to Sir Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer., 19 October 1655.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14510
Execution of summons at instance of John Ogilvie of Carss., 30 December 1628.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14092
Execution of summons at instance of Sir William Forbes of Craigievar to Alexander, Lord Saltoun and Walter Stewart., 2, 24, 26 May 1635.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13569
Execution of summons at instance of Sir William Forbes of Craigievar to the magistrates of Edinburgh., 20 September 1636.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13586
Execution of summons to Sir Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer., 12 February 1662.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14525