Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1573-1592: (1582/1 - 1591/5/26) , author not verified.

Same hasty handwriting. This collection also contains some decisions of the Secret Council. Chronologically arranged

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Author(s):

• Alexander Colville commendator of Culross

No. of pages: Fol. 33r-109v

Rubric: Practick 1582 Ja(nuar)

Incipit:

• [{i}First items, corresponding to Adv.MS.24.1.5 fol. 181r:{/i}] In caussis of improbatioun the Lordis will ex officio ressave witnesses eftir that it be concludit in the causs. Januarii 1582. Mr. David Lyndsay minister, haveing intentit ane actioun of improbatioun aganis ane Bartt(?) for the improvinge of ane ... and assedatioun of certane few landis ... Bona pars dominorum in contraria fuerunt opinione.

  Quhair spoliatioun is provin, the pairtie of necessitie man giff his aithe upon the quantitie without ony forder probatioun off witnesses. Januarii 1582.

  Alexander Home of North Barick persewit the Laird of Cas(?) for the spoliatioun of certane teind schevis ... to giff his aithe.

  Ane band or obligatioun of ane reversioun, wnsealit, will haiff na place. Januarii 1582. Umquhill John Campell of Londie wodsett certane of his landis and heretage, callit Poltaick, to ane Schir Thomas ... according to the said act.

  The air may be convenit for spulzie done be the father, albeit he be in infantili etate. Januarii 1582. Andro Monro of Newmoir as cessionar and assigney persewit ane pupill, callit Urquhard, for spuilzie ... the violent profeittis to thair awin m...factioun.

  Socii criminis admittuntur testes. Certane Flemingis appellit certane burgesses of Edinburgh for wrangous intromissioun with certane guidis and geir ... the witnessis. Nonulli domini in contraria sententia fuerunt.

  [{i}Last two items:{/i}] Into the registratioun of ane decreit arbitrall wes allegit be ... Priour(?) that the samin sould nocht be registrat, nochtwithstanding that the decreitt ... to thair allegatione. 26 May 1591.

  In ane actioun of dobill poynding, persewed be Ardkinglas and [{i}blank space{/i}], it wes allegit for the pairt of Ardkinglas ... procedit and(?) producinge(?) fund(?) ... befoir that