Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Ius proprium Scotiae - Practicks (general digest of law, alphabetical) 'Abbas' - 'Universities'

Author(s):

  • Thomas Wallace of Craigie

Incipit:

  • Abbas is est qui monachali [and then:] conventui praeest

Explicit:

  • 1664\ anno\ in\ beginning\ years\

Ius proprium Scotiae - Practicks (general digest of law, alphabetical) 'Abbas' - 'Universities' .

The leaves are not numbered. No mention of an author. Much Latin, often excerpted from Craig's 'Jus feudale', marked 'C'. Some entries still refer to texts of the "Auld Lawis". Judicial precedent is largely excerpted from Durie, marked 'D'. Excerpts from Hope's Major practicks are usually marked 'H', with reference to the pertinent keyword title. Extracts marked 'B' (with keyword title) probably refer to Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno's Practicks. Latest date which caught my eye: 1666/2 (fol. 3v). On fol. 3r a critical remark on a case 1664/7/6, Livingstone contra the appearand aires of the Lord Foster: 'But manie of the Lords were against this decision'.

Letter A is written by one scribe, in very large lines. From letter B onward the text is written by another scribe, in lines of almost half the previous size. The entire volume is neatly written and easy to read.

[{i}Title only supplied by a hand saec. XVIII, on a flyleaf:{/i}] Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie his practicks. [{i}Modern addition in pencil:{/i}] a Senator of the College of Justice

Author(s):

  • Thomas Wallace of Craigie

No. of pages: Fol. 1r-166r

Incipit:

  • [{i}First entries:{/i}] Abbas is est qui monachali conventui praeest, et non semper ex clericis olim erat, sed sepe etiam ex laicis. In iure civili abbas 'archimonachus'. Abbatissa monacharum antistita. Prefici autem isti muneri nemo debet nisi sexagenaria virgo.

    Absents being lawfullie summond are sundrie wayes unlawed, according to the diversitie of courts: Malcolm 2, cap. 8.

    Absentia variis modis sumitur in iure: vel enim sumitur pro absentia a sana mente, et sic fatuus et furiosus, populus[!{i} = pupillus{/i}] 'absentes' dicuntur, l. Diem proferre coram ff. de recept. arbit. [D.4.8.27]... et contra eum sententia fertur, l. Vet., ff. integer. restit. [D.4.1.7 pr.], et liber 7 tit. 65 [={i}Regiam maiestatem{/i}]

Explicit:

  • fourtie pounds out of the thousand merks of ministers stipends yearlie, for four years beginning in anno 1664: act 23 Parl. 1663

Colophon: Finis October 19, 1687