Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1540-1549 (repertory of abstracts of selected decisions, arranged by subjects).

Collected under 21 subject headings. Not related to MS Laing III.750 fol. 42r

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Author(s):

• John Sinclair later Bishop of Brechin

No. of pages: Pag. 113-120

Rubric: Practiques observit be Maister Henrie Sinclare, deane of Glasgow, beinge admittit on the sait betuixe fowrtie and fyftie yeirs, at the kings command

Incipit:

• [{i}First heading{/i}] Off instrumenttis. Ad substantiam instrumenti publici requiruntur ad minus duo testes cum notario. Et sic uno eorum contradicente non valet instrumentum.

  Instrumentum publicum non valet sine mentione loci, in qua urbe est, licet dicat in ejusmodi ibi(?) (inde?), nisi exprimat locum.

  Instrumentum non potest improbari nisi per testes insertos. Et tamen probatum per duos testes insertos facit fidem, licet viginti etiam inserti contradicant [{i}Sinclair nr. 1{/i}].

  [{i}Second heading{/i}] Of witnesses and divers sorttis of probatioun. Contra testes semel admissos et juratos in presentia partium aut absentia contumaciter nullae exceptiones admitti debent ... [{i}Sinclair nr. 3{/i}].

  The Lordis uses reexamine witnesses, they nott being new sworne. [{i}Sinclair nr. 4{/i}] [{i}This heading contains fifteen items{/i}].

  [{i}Third heading{/i}] Off lybellis or summondis. Ane man may absolve his libelle or summondis ... [{i}Sinclair nr. 116 (formerly 115a){/i}].

  [{i}Further headings{/i}] Of possessioun. Of decreit arbitrall. Of chartoris. Of minoris. Of non-entres. Of spuilzie. Of conjunctfie. Of warrandice. Of forisfaltoure. Of airis and successouris. Of ejectioune. Of reductioun. Of use and consuetude. Of redemptioun. Of breivis. Of advocatioune. De uxoris potestate.

  [{i}Last heading, and end{/i}:] Generalia. De dominio et proprietate immobilium soli domini Consilii cognoscunt ... [{i}Sinclair nr. 308{/i}]; Penae pecuniales non prestantur ex practika nisi quatenus interest quod interesse offerri debe(a)t

Explicit:

• Eius vero liquidatio Dominis remittitur [{i}Sinclair nr. 492{/i}]