Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1550-1577 : (abridged)

Author(s):

  • Richard Maitland of Lethington

Incipit:

  • In ane actione and caus [and then:] persewit be ane Frenthman

Explicit:

  • Lords\ the\ be\ admittit\ was\

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1550-1577: (abridged) .

Transcribed and published from this MS by Robert Sutherland, {i}The Practiques of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington: from December 1550 - October 1577: a transcription of John Orr's manuscript, Glasgow University Library MS Gen. 1333{/i}. Edinburgh 2007 (Scottish Record Society, new series vol. 30).

Many items are abridged. The present MS is closely related to Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.22.3.4. Both MSS insert some items from a different contemporary collection, but they insert less items than most other MSS of Maitland's Practicks

Author(s):

  • Richard Maitland of Lethington

No. of pages: Pag. 1-144 (second series of numbering):

Rubric: Heir followes certaine Practiques drawine furth of certaine processis befoir the Lords of the Colledg of Justice and Sessione and decreits of the same, collected and set furth be Sir Ritchard Maitland of Lethingtoune, knight, one of the Senators of the Colledg of Justice etc

Incipit:

  • [{i}First item:{/i}] 15 December 1550. In ane actione and caus persewit be ane Frenthman agains ane Inglishman for restoreing of ane ship

Explicit:

  • 29 October 1577. Anent the actione persewit be the Bishope of Saint Andros agains John Hamiltoun of Drumrye ... Quhilk alledgance of the said defendar was admittit be the Lords

Colophon: Heir endes Lethyngtouns practiques