Manuscripta juridica

Acta litigationis Scotiae: Lord Cranburne contra Lady Carnegie .

Two items: first, written pleadings by an advocate, with many references to legal authority. Second, an answer by the opponent's advocate. Not paginated. Penned by the scribe who also wrote pages 289 ss. Year dates up to 1649. Reference to the printed edition of Craig's Jus Feudale, 1655 (page 377). In the margins summaries, written in very neat italic script. In the same script an addition on blank page 407: 'Decision. The event of this dispute was that these lands, the holding onely taxt-ward, (the Lords) did recognize. And the Lords did also repell all the other defences.'.

[{i}Heading of the pleadings:{/i}] Information for James Maxwell Lord Cranburne against the Lady Carnagie, her husband and the Earle Southesk

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No. of pages: Pag. 363-406

Incipit:

• James Maxwell Earle of Dirletoun, having onlie two daughters.

  [{i}Explicit of the pleadings:{/i}] Et in talibus casibus dubiis mitiora tamen semper placuerunt.

  [{i}Heading of the answer:{/i}] Information for my Lady Carnagie contra the Lord Cranburne. The deceast Earle of Dirleton, having by favor of his prince raised his estate to ane pitch and consistencie farre beyond what wes derived to him by his ancestors.

  [{i}Explicit of the answer:{/i}] the common saying is true: si ingratum dixeris, omnia dixeris. In respect of all which, etc.

  Pag. 407-420 blank.

  Pag. 421-424 Flyleaves, same paper as above, fol. i-ii