Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - Practicks (general digest of law, alphabetical) 'Actiones' - 'Woods' (= Spottiswoode rearranged)

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Author(s):

• Robert Spottiswoode

No. of pages: Pag. 1-209 (second series of pagination):

Rubric: Practiques and deceisiones of the Lordis of Session, collected and digested in titles with severall collectiones from the civill law, wreittin be Sir Robert Spotswood of New Abbey, one of the senatouris of the Colledge of Justice, admitted to that office in anno 1626, and a litle helped in the alphabetik ordour.

[{i}Another 17th hand added that Spottiswoode's work contained extracts from Craig's Jus feudale{/i}'befor the copie was printed, all which is now referred to the print copie ...'{i}This earlier note was cancelled by a later hand, probably of the end of the 17th century, and substituted by another remark:{/i}'This manuscript appeared lang befor Craigs book de feudis was printed, and 1616 is the cause why.']

Incipit:

• [{i}First keyword:{/i}] Actiones. Actio est ius persequendi in iudicio quod sibi debetur. Pro qua significatione solae personales actiones 'actionis' verbo accipiuntur. Illae vero actiones quibus res nostras repetimus, rei vendicationis et repetitionis verbis repraehenduntur. Actio est vel ordinaria, vel extraordinaria. Ordinaria est, cuius forma in petendo ex causa debita legibus comprehensa descendit, ut iudici ab ea recedere non liceat ... [{i}The text breaks off in the keyword title 'Revocatione '{/i}].

  Pag. 191-209 (second series of pagination): Supplements to Balmanno's Practicks, see above, at pag. 385