Manuscripta juridica

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

Many entries completely in Latin and other entries completely in Scots. This suggests that the work was zipped together from works of other authors. At least one of them wrote in Latin, and at least one other wrote in Scots. The scribe knew Latin, but he garbled references to literature. The repertory quotes many statutes, Craig's 'Jus feudale' (long excerpts in Latin), and at times directly the Corpus iuris. He refers to decisions mainly from Durie's Practicks, but he also used other collections.

The latest year date which I found is 1663 (e.g. pag. 8). The earliest decision which caught my eye dates from 1546 (also on pag. 8): 'No action can be advocat from ane inferiour judge after litiscontestation in the cause. And the cause being once advocat by ane act, it can never thairafter be remitted. H. 28 Juli 1546.'

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Author(s):

• Thomas Wallace of Craigie

No. of pages: Pag. 1-442

Rubric: Cragies Practiks, in order of the alphabet. [{i}Invocation:{/i}] Deo duce.

[{i}Motto for letter A:{/i}] Dimidium facti, 'A', qui bene caepit, habet

Incipit:

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

  Absents, being laufully summoned, are sundry wayes unlawed according to the diversitie of courts: Malcolme 2, cap. 8.

  Absentia variis modis sumitur in iure - enim sumitur pro absentia a sana mente, et sic fatuus et furiosus pupillus 'absentes' dicuntur: lex Diem proferre, Coram, ff. de recept. arbit. [D.4.8.27.5]. Vel sumitur pro absentia a judicio quidem. Vel est necessaria, ut aegritudo, vel rei publicae causa, vel contumacia. Necessaria semper purganda. Contumax vero pro absenti habetur, et contra eum sententia fertur: lex ult., ff. integer restat(!) [D.4.4.1], et lib. 7 tit. 65 [C.7.65.1:{i}Eius, qui per contumaciam absens, cum ad agendam causam vocatus esset, condemnatus est negotio prius summatim perscrutato, appellatio recipi non potest {/i}].

  Absentes rei publicae causa are priviledged in ordour of proces, and dureing their absence in publick imployment proces should not be sustained against them: Act 32, P. 6, M(aria).

  Actes of parliament should be proclaimed at the mercat cross of Edinburgh, and the liedges are not oblidged thairto as lawes untill 40 dayes after the publicatione thairof: Ja. 6, P. 7, ca. 128.

  Actes of curatorie. A minor chooseing curators befor the 14 year of his age, the act is null, by way of exception, as wes found in 7 Feb. 1627 [{i}MS Edinburgh UL Laing III.420 has: found wpon the 19 December 1634 Cambell contra Chalmers{/i}].

  Actions. Some actions ar civill and some criminall. And of civill actions some are personall only and some are reall only, and some are mixed, partlie personall and partlie reall. Actions personall proceed upon personall obligations, as quhen a partie is oblidged pacto vel lege ad aliquid dandum ... Action reall is quhen.

  Adherence. Husband or wyfe wilfullie divorceing from one another after privat admonition may be ferst persued before the judge ordinar.

  Adjudication is a legall remedie introduced in favores of creditors ... [{i}p. 5-6, an entire page long{/i}].

  Administration. A father is laufull administrator to his laufull bairnes in thair haill means ... 17 March 1624, Touch contra Home and others.

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  [{i}The last letter is W, and this section also includes letters U and V:{/i}] Wakning ... Warda ... [{i}a lengthy treatise, p. 421-431{/i}]. Warning ... Warandice ... [{i}again long, p. 432-436{/i}]. Vassall ... Watergate ... Wodsettes ... [{i}again long, p. 437-440{/i}]. Vectigall: vide Regalia. Via publica: vide Regalia. Wife ... Weight and measures ... Violent profits ... Vitious intromissio ... [{i}almost two pages long{/i}]. Witchcraft, sorcerie and necromansie are punished with death. Act 13(?), Parliament 1563 [{i}breaks off incomplete. Other MSS add further keywords{/i}]