Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - Treatise on feudal law 'The whole lands lyeing within Scotland are holdine of the king'

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No. of pages: Pag. 2a-2e [bound into Craigie's Repertory]:

Rubric: Ane brief discription of the severall wayes of holding of lands of the king, and casualities following the samen

Incipit:

• The whole lands lyeing within Scotland are holdine of the king mediatly or immediatly ... Burghs royall ... Burghs of regalitie ... Burghs of barronie ... Lands without burgh ... The releiff is ane years rent of the lands holdine of the king superior ... Lands are in non-entrie by resignatione ... Annuitie is that duetie payed out of the haill teinds of Scotland personage and viccarage ... If infeftments of lands holding ward and releiff contain this claus: 'paying the services used and wont' (End:) Besydes the benefices already hinted at, quhich the king enjoyed by vertue of his ryght of the superioritie of his vassalls lands, he hes this lykewayes: the gift of escheat of his vassall quhen it falls by reasone of his rebellion, or being year and day at the horne, forfaulture, last air, etc. But thes two latter with other casualities ... superior

Explicit:

• the king hade rather as king, nor as superior. Finis