Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Decisiones curiae Admiralatus Scotiae (1613/6/5 - 1673/6/6) : (extracts from registers)

Incipit:

  • Sir Alexander Drummond of [and then:] Medox, one of the Lords of Sessione

Explicit:

  • fraude\ and\ simulations\ of\

Decisiones curiae Admiralatus Scotiae . Practicks of the Admiralty Court (1613/6/5 - 1673/6/6): (extracts from registers).

Written partly on different paper, but by the same hand as fol. 4-17

No. of pages: Fol. 20r-104r

Rubric: Ane abbreviat of the registers of the High Court of Admirality 1613. [{i}Flyleaf in front, handwriting saec. XIX:{/i}] Item decisions of the Court of Admirality, from the 5th of June 1613 to the 6th of June 1673

Incipit:

  • [{i}First items:{/i}] 5 June 1613. Sir Alexander Drummond of Medox, one of the Lords of Sessione and Admirall Deput to Lodwick Duk of Lenox, creats Mr. Jerime Lindsay of Dumgow(?) his coniunct depute, and they both creat deputs clerks, procurator fiscall and officers of the court the same day. John Young wes principall clerk at that tyme.

    1 December 1613. John Carmichaell persues Walter Williamsone and his ouners upon a charter partie for the price of 1300 dails, as they might have been sold in Humber in England ... quhich being found relevant and proven, the judge decerned the said skipper to make payment thairof in manner lybelled.

    15 December 1613. Patrick Ramsay persueing for severall debts, refers the lybell to the defenders oathes, who not comparing, the judge took the persewars oath upon the lybell and decerned accordingly.

    18 December 1613. Sicklyke in ane persuit for contraventione of a charter partie, the penaltie was decerned. And the rest of the lybell being reserved to the defenders oath personally apprehendit, and not comparing, he judge took the persuers oath and decerned accordingly.

    26 February 1614. Sir Alexander Drummond creats Robert Steuart, one of the ordinary massers before the Lords of Sessione, admirall depute within the haill bounds of the Admirality of Scotland.

    [{i}Fol. 93r, 1671/11/24:{/i}] The rest of the decreits of this book are in absence untill Sir Charles Buckerslashes commissioner - quhich vide in the next book. Finis.

    [{i}Last item: on 6 June 1673{/i}]

Explicit:

  • Absolvitor of the 'Debora', taken be captain Donaldsone and belonging to Svedden. Actor Dewar et Aikman, alter Murray - notwithstanding of many presumptiones of simulations and fraude