Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1647-1654 .

Same handwriting. The collection is chronologically arranged 1647-1650, then jumps to 1654 (fol. 55r) and, after some pages, jumps back to 1652 (fol. 59v-62v). Items are usually quite lengthy. Many additional references to earlier decisions are provided, and at times even references to later decisions, e.g. 1653 on fol. 59v and 1655 on fol. 62v. The text contains passages in good Latin. Some notes also indicate the names of the pleading advocates

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Author(s):

• Thomas Veatch

No. of pages: Fol. 41v-62v

Rubric: Occurences. Note of some decisiounes of the Lords of Sessione, anno 1647, 1648, 1649 et 1650, B., collected by Mr. T. Veatch advocat

Incipit:

• [{i}First item:{/i}] The Lords susteined ane exceptione founded wpon ane act of Parliament, that vassels and creditors of forfaulted persounes mycht produce thair bandis and wrettis and evidents to the Committee of Escheates quha was ordeinit to resave them within trie moneths ... And this found betuix William(?) Murray contra Erle Carnwath ..., 20 Julii 1647.

  [{i}Last item:{/i}] Reus per Veatch, alteri Judg advocat. Johne Cockburne con...re of the castell of S(pi?)lnie, haveing gott ane precept frome the Committie of Estates of Scottland directit to Sir James Stewart, Generall Commissare ... assoilzied the defender fra the libell. Johne Cokburne contra Sir James Stewart, 21 December 1652