Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1540-1592 (alphabetical index 'Absolutio prout libellatur')

Author(s):

  • John Sinclair later Bishop of Brechin
  • Richard Maitland of Lethington
  • Alexander Colville commendator of Culross

Incipit:

  • Absolutio prout libellatur non [and then:] solet causam exprimere

Explicit:

  • desiderantur\ Cetera\ faith.\ na\

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1540-1592 (alphabetical index 'Absolutio prout libellatur') .

This index simply lists headings of practicks in alphabetical order - without any indication of the folio or page number where the pertinent heading may be found. This characteristic of the list is again parallel to MS Signet Library 37, part III, fol. 149r-174v

Author(s): John Sinclair later Bishop of Brechin; Richard Maitland of Lethington; Alexander Colville commendator of Culross

No. of pages: Fol. 372r-388r

Incipit:

  • [{i}First entries:{/i}] Absolutio prout libellatur non solet causam exprimere.

    The profites of ane abbay priorie falls not under escheat of the tyme of the abbot or prior.

    Act of adjurnal stayes not ane mans lauful defences in iudicio civili.

    Actio non potest conquiri upon double poinding.

    Actor, lite contestata non potest renunciare instanter, reo invito. Et cessante actione, ad definitivam procedatur [{i}maybe Sinclair item 54, or Maitland Orr item 96{/i}].

    The king's causes al are advocated to the Lords of Session.

    Act of Pinkicleuch hes na place quhair the deids assedatione conteint that the lands at certaine termes shall returne freely againe to the seller.

    Acquittance of three sundrie termes together continuallie is sufficient for all termes.

    Ane action, if' it be referred to probation and witnesses, it is not leissum to refer the matter to the defenders aith of verity.

    [{i}Last entries:{/i}] he that takes ane instrument, may not be witness.

    Ane woman, makeing contract without her husbands consent, is null and may not be registrat.

    Ane witness deponeing de scientia, and ather three de credulitate, proves sufficiently.

    Voluntas morte extinguitur.

    Act of Parliament against usurie will not strike upon merchants, quia gaudent privilegio favoris trajecticiae pecuniae.

    Wryts, left or taken away be the adversar partie, may be proven be witness, of the law.

    The wife, being in company with her husband, cannot be called for spuilzie

Explicit:

  • Wryts contrar, produced be ane partie, makes na faith. Cetera desiderantur