Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - Practicks (general digest of law, systematic) .

No author mentioned, and no title, but the time range and the relationship to MSS Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.24.6.5-6 points to Sir Robert Spottiswoode. Points of law, mainly taken from decisions 1622-1636. (see pag. 118, 247). The latest occurring year date is 1636. Isolated mention of years 1650 (pag. 116) and 1655 (pag. 281) may be due to late additions or to slips of the pen. The abstracts and notes are arranged by keywords which show only a loose order of arrangement, largely due to mental association. The sequence of keywords corresponds in some instances to Edinburgh, NL Scotland, MS.17825. The work contains many long text passages in Latin.

Interspersed are abstracts of statutes, of 16th c. decisions, and extracts from Jus Commune. Many notes entirely lack references. Extracts from Balfour's Practicks refer to a copy of Balfour in which the titles were numbered (e.g. p. 122, 92, 106).

Of Sinclair's Practicks I found one citation referring to 'Sy. 6' (pag. 291, referring to provisional edition nr. 7), whereas his other practicks are merely cited anonymously by date (e.g. p. 8-9 nr. 412; p. 53 nr. 72, p. 106 nr. 292, p. 148 nr. 14, p. 169 nr. 273b = formerly 218; p. 187 nr. 56; p. 187 nr. 340; p. 260 nr. 389, p. 287 nr. 312 dated 1542; p. 287 nr. 399 Couldbrunspeth contra Home; p. 306 nr. 294).

Maitland's Practicks are only cited by date, never indicating Maitland's name (e.g. p. 77, 88, 98, 144, 160, 196, 207, 250, 260, 292, 304).

Colville's Practicks are frequently cited (abridged Co. or Col.).

Haddington's Practicks 1592 ss. are cited anonymously by date only, referring to numbers which might indictate a numbering of the decisions in the manuscript which the collector used (e.g. p. 176-177 nrs. 140, 177, 138).

Craig's 'Jus feudale' is cited extremely frequently, and the collector even transcribed text passages in Greek letters (e.g. p. 295). Skene, De verborum significatione is also frequently cited (e.g. p. 27, 280, 296).

Examples of excerpts from Jus Commune: Papon, Arresta (e.g. p. 31, 69, 131, 157-158, 263, 266, 284-285, 296, 312, 317); Surdus, Consilia (e.g. p. 90, 271, 299); Cuiacius, Observationes (pag. 241, 233, 295); Cuiacius, Commentaries and other works (e.g. p. 81, 148, 157, 299); Fulbeck (e.g. p. 93); Petrus Jacobi de Aureliaco, Practica (e.g. p. 123, 96); Practica Papiensis (e.g. p. 121, 123, 307, 315); Guido Papa, Qu [aestiones senatus Delphinalis?] (e.g. p. 123, 125); Repertorium (probably the one by Johannes Bertacchinus, e.g. p. 123); Annaeus Robertus, Rerum iudicatarum libri (e.g. p. 126, 156, 222, 274, 277); Carolus Molinaeus, Consilium latum ano 1566 (pag. 222); Bartolus de Saxoferrato (pag. 233); Baldus de Ubaldis (pag. 290); Aristoteles, Ethica (pag. 264); Ludovicus Gomes in regula de triennali possessione (pag. 273); Boerius (pag. 284); Joachim Mynsinger, Commentarius ad Institutiones (e.g. p. 287, 303-304, 315); Cowell (pag. 296); Chassanaeus, Consuetudines Burgundiae (pag. 296); And(?) Contius (pag. 321); and of course many direct quotations from the Corpus iuris civilis (e.g. p. 13-16, p. 96 four citations) and Corpus iuris canonici (e.g. p. 295, p. 321 two citations).

The text is written in various colours of ink, but in the same or very similar character of handwriting. Some items are even lengthy. The scrivener wrote good Latin. Additions in the margin quote further notes and abstracts of decisions from the same time span.

[{i}Keywords used:{/i}] Arreistment. Poynding. Molestation. Comprysing. Transumpts. Mailes and dewties. Dischairge. Reponing. Sowmandis and libelles. Incident diligence. Cessio bonorum. Reprobator. Removing. Revocation. Restitutio in integrum. Escheitt and lyfrent. Factorie. Poenae et mulctae. Confirmation of kirklands and other infeftments. Coleheughes. Minors and pupills. Tutors and curators. De praescriptione and usucapione. Warrandice. Bastardrie. Legitimatione. Servitudes. Improbation. Reduction. Exhibition and deliverie of evidentes. Redemption. Interdictioune. Advocation. De praesumptionibus. Communia actionum familiae erciscundae, communi dividundo ac finium regundorum. Annualrents. Successors and succession. Universall intromettars. Consent and ratihabitatioun. Superiours. Patronatus. Rei vendicatio. Suspension. Excambion. Compensation. Baillieries. De acquirendo et amittendo rerum dominio. Fiscus. Breiffes. Forefaltour. Writtis and evidentes. Tailzies. Of word and promise. Arbiters. Custome of barronie, burgh etc.; Burgh and barronie. Milnes and multoures. Fischings. Pasturage. Interesse. Marriage. Divorcement. Releiffe. Renuntiatioun. Horning. Captions. Mines. Woodes. Non-entrie. Ideots and furious persones. Kirkmen and kirk patrimonie. Recognitione. Exequutors. De electione et postulatione praelatorum. Conqueist. Heires and heirschip. Testamentes. Legacies. Depositum. Assignatiounes and intimationes thairoff. Obligations and contractis. De pignoribus. Morgagium. Blanch halding. Showing of halding. Warde. Emphyteusis. Fewis. Teinds. Rentall. Takis and assedationes. Cautionrie. Debtors and creditors. Husband and wyffe. Inhibition. Forisfamiliation. Production of writts, etc. Charg and requisitione. Deforcment. Spoliation and ejection. Contraventions and laborrowes. Title and right. Disclamatioun. Barratrie. Purpresture. King and queene and crown patrimonie. Relaxatioun. Letters conforme. Terce. Conjunctfie and lyfrent. Curialitas. Mortificatioun. Proving of the tennor of evidentes. Possession. Pension. Registration. Parliament. Violent profits. Resignation. Reversion. Regresse. Schireff. De actionibus. De locato et conducto. De exceptionibus. Usurae. Schiplawes. Ususfructus. Litiscontestation. Transferring. Parts and pertinents. De pactis. Criminall. De iudiciis et iudicibus. Courts. Jurisdictio. Magistrats. Commissariat. De satisdando [{i}blank part of leaf torn out{/i}]. Probation. Probation be writt. Probation be witnesses. Probation be oath of partie. Privilegium. Furiosi et prodigi. Praeiudicia. Juramentum calumniae. Dolus et fraus. Metus. Negotiorum gestorum. Damnum. Consuetudo [{i}blank part of leaf torn out{/i}]. Contracts and obligationes. Sententiae juris [{i}blank part of leaf torn out{/i}]. De verborum significatione

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Author(s):

• Robert Spottiswoode

No. of pages: Pag. 1-324 (third series):

Incipit:

• [{i}First item:{/i}] An action being persewit to make arrestet goods forthcoming upon a sentence recovered against a defunct, the executors being convened for thair interesse, it was alledgit no proces for making the arrestit goods forthcoming, while the decreitt obteined against the defunct were transferred in the executors, and the convening of them to the proces was not eneuch. This exception found relevant. 4 Martii, Dick contra Henry

Explicit:

• [{i}Last item:{/i}] Ipso jure dicitur quod statim, quodque novum actum non exigit ... necesse non habet adire hereditates