| LOCATION | Edinburgh, NR Scotland |
| MANUSCRIPT | Edinburgh, NR Scotland, CS82/4/6 |
| ITEM No. 1 | Formularium - Scottish Styles |
Formularium - Scottish Styles
Formularium - Scottish Styles , with explanations.
Written by only one scribe. Many styles still in Latin. I saw no parties' names or dates when I browsed through this volume. Documents which served as models were issued under kings named James (e.g. pag. 86), but also under Queen Anne, thus late (e.g. pag. 108, 118, 144).
The volume contains styles, mainly for the Royal Chancery or for the Court of Session, or Secret Council (Privy Council), and each style is usually followed by explanations. Many series of styles show the course of proceedings from a request to the Chancery, or to the Court, and the official reaction thereupon, to the execution of the decision of the Court (or the Chancery), often with headings 'ex deliberatione dominorum Consilii', or 'per decretum dominorum Consilii'.
Styles for the general course of proceedings: several summonses, libell (pag. 145), acts of court (= hearing in court, pag. 26), assisa (pag. 26), curia legitime afirmata (pag. 27), advocation (pag. 51), information for the messenger executor, e.g. for letters of apprising (pag. 21), summons of adjudication (pag. 108).
Special procedures: lawburrows (pag. 110-112), arrestment, poinding, apprising, horning, caption, suspension, inhibition, charge to enter air, precept upon a signature of resignation, gift of escheat.
Few styles for documents not issued by the Chancery or by the Court: disposition, discharge, renunciation, bond of caution, bond corroborative, procuratory, revocation by a minor, bond of relief, infeftment, sasine, resignation of tailzie, contract of fee-farm, precept of warning, life rent, annualrent, contract of victual, bond of reversion, contract of wadset, factory, contract of marriage, testament.
Pag. 152-155 were used as scrap paper for notes. The date 1706/1/24 is mentioned on the last page, but I deem that this was the date of Edward Jossy's 25th birthday, and he may have written the volume before this time, because this may correspond to a large note in the middle of the front cover: 'Edward Jossie ... anno dom(ini) 1706, 25 yeirs'. '1706' is also written in the middle of the flyleaf in front.
No. of pages: Pag. 1-151