Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1592-1624: (1592/11 - 1593/12/14) .

Written in slightly different characters. The items are usually dated at the end. The items are numbered 1-183, and they have headings. The items listed below correspond to the original of Haddington's collection in Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.24.2.1, but the spelling is partly anglicised.line

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Author(s):

• Thomas Hamilton later 1st Earl of Haddington

No. of pages: Pag. 155-202

Incipit:

• [{i}First items:{/i}] November 1592. 1. Act of continuation being ordained in favour of the defender, he being readie to answere instanter, the persewer sould not delay. In ane action persewit be A. B. C. Douglassis, sisters to the Laird of Drumlanrick, donators to the ward and marriage of the Lord of Gelstoun, against the said Gelstoun.

  2. Ane man being obleist fide media to pay ane soume, will be decerned, albeit the principall parties be not called. And the Lords will not suspend ane decreit for reasons of reduction, but will put the suspendar to his ordinar action. In ane action persewit be Ja. Levistoun, sone to the Laird of Dunipace, against Patrick Butter of Marietoun.

  3. The donator to the ward of lands is not oblist to knaw the tacks set be the last heretabell proprietar. My Lady Saltoun, donatour to the ward and marriage of my Lord Saltoun, persewit certane tennents to remove. It was alledget be Pentasken and Pentoun that they were subtennents.

  4. Letters conforme to ane decreit arbitrall. In ane action persewit be the Lady Bonytoun, relict of umquhill Cuninghame of Bonytoun, against James Hamiltoun of Libbertoun.

  5. The title of him who redemis lands quarrellit, who renuncit and granted the redemptione. In ane removing persewit be Jo. Peiblis, burgess of Irving, contra W. Montgomerie ... and swa had power to saise him. November 1592.

  [{i}Last item:{/i}] 183. Charges being given at the superiors dwelling place is sufficient warrant to the Chancellarie, albeit he be not personallie apprehendit.

  Ane supplication, given in be A. B., declaring that he could not apprehend his superior personallie to charge him to ressave him and enter him to his lands. It was concluded be the Lords that it was not necessar that personall charges suld be given in sick causs, but it was sufficient at the duelling place. 14. Dec. 1593.

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