Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1592-1624: (1592/11 - 1596/12/13) .

Each individual item is preceded by an indented abstract, written in lighter ink and italic characters, which serves as a heading. Numbers 1-605 for the items are written in ink on the left side of each pertinent abstract, in the colour of the main text. Parties' names and at times also short keywords are also noted in the left margin, mostly in ink differing from the colour of the main text. Dates appear at the end of the items - if at all. The left upper corner of all folios has been destroyed by moisture and decay. Number 533 is lacking after what is now fol. 99. Furthermore, irregularities in the old numbering of the leaves (mentioned above) suggest that some leaves were lost. The missing text might be supplied from MS Edinburgh, Signet Library 34, fol. 128r ss. Yet, unfortunately, this MS has disappeared in the Signet Library after 2006

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Author(s):

• Thomas Hamilton later 1st Earl of Haddington

No. of pages: Vol.1 fol. 1r-109r

Rubric: [{i}Title on flyleaf of first volume, written in the late 17th c.:{/i}] Hadeingtouns Practiques, vol. 1

Incipit:

• [{i}First four items:{/i}] [1.] ... in favour of the defendar he ... ... the persewar sould not delay. (In ane actioune persewit be A., B., C. Dowg)lassis, sisters to the Laird of Drumlangrig, (donator to the ward and mariage) of the Laird of Gelston aganis the.

  [2.] ... fide media to pay ane soume will be decerned albeit the (... ...) not called. And the Lords will not suspend ane (.. ...) of reduction, bot will the suspendar to his ordinar. (In the actione ... ?) James Leinstoun, sone to the Laird of Donipace, aganis Pa (... ...) to pay to him the sowme ... November 1592.

  Laday Saltoun contrair hir tennentis. 3. The donatour to the waird of landis is not oblesit to knaw the takis set be the last heretabill proprietar. My Lady Saltoun, donatour to the waird and mariage of my Lord Saltoun, persewit certane tenentis to remove. It wes allegit ... November 1592.

  Lady Bonitoun contrair Schir James Hammiltoun. 4. Letteris conforme to ane decreit arbitrall. In ane actioun persewit be the Lady Bonytoun, relict of umquhill Cuninghame of Bonytoun, aganes James Hammiltoun of Libertoun, the Lords refuissit to give lettres conforme to ane decreit arbitrall. Quhilk the haill advocattis thocht strange. November 1592. 27 December 1592: in this same actioun, the lettres wes grantit in respect of the practick producit betuix the Guidman of Humbie and his mother in anno 1556 [{i}addition in the margin:{/i}] farder hard in Januar 1562.

  [{i}Last two items:{/i}].

  [...] L. Carmichell contra tennentis of Carnwath. 604. He quha is put to the horne may not thairefter, durante rebellione, mak any dispositioune that may preiuge the king of his lyfrent ... The Laird of Carmichell, assignay to Mr. Thomas Rollock, donatour to the Lord Somervellis escheit ... his donatouris richt of lyfrent. 23 November 1596.

  Clerk in Dysert contra Weymis. 605. Gif anie man be infeft in ane barrony with reservatioune of his fatheris lyfrent cum tenentibus, tenendris et libere tenentium servitiis, the entrie of the frie tenentis will apperteine to the lyfrentar, and seassing is gevin be the fear ... In ane action betuix ane Clerk in Dysert ... mak richt to the lyfrentar to enter tennentis. 13 December 1596.

  Fol. 109v et 109a - 109i: blank