Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1550-1577: (extracts, or rather abstracts) .

Written by a different hand, in lighter ink, and the language is much more anglicised than in fol. 1r-4r

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Author(s):

• Richard Maitland of Lethington

No. of pages: Vol.3 fol. 5r-11v

Rubric: Heir beginnis the tabill of the prattikes in anno 1550 et sequentibus annis contenit in the first tome [{i}thus Maitland's Practicks{/i}]. Table of the first tome

Incipit:

• [{i}First items:{/i}]. In questionis betuixt strengearis de rebus mobilibus extra regnum captis ... 17 Dec. 1550, pr(imus) t(omus), first prattik.

  In prediis urbanis thrie quarteris being boundit is sufficient ... Pr(attik) 2.

  In spulzies, possession being libellit be vertew of ane titill, the titill sould be producit. (Prattik) 3. [{i}Last items:{/i}] He that takkis ane instrument in ane notaris hand may not be ane witness in the improbatioun thairof. 334 [{i}not found in Sutherland's edition of Maitland's Practicks{/i}].

  Tennentis that hes takkis set to thame be the maister before he commit treasoun will bruk thame dureing the termes to rin, notwithstanding his subsequent forfaltour. 333 [{i}not found in Sutherland's edition{/i}].

  Ane minour is not obleist to ansvere in ane actioun of dowbill poynding whairby he micht be drawin to dispute upone his heritabill richt. 336 [{i}Sutherland's edition 328{/i}].

  Albeit ane executour reteine the possessioun of howsses, bairnis and barne zairdis for gaddering and collecting of the crope pertaining to thame be the office, zit the air efter harvest entring to the possession of his land committis na eiection. 337 [{i}Sutherland's edition 329{/i}].

  He that redemis his land fra ane man put and beand at the horne is not obleisit to delyver the silver to him or his procu(ra)tour, bot may lesumlie consigne it, gif na relaxatioun of the horning be schawin. 338 [{i}Sutherland's edition 330{/i}].

  The husband deand within zeir and day, his vyf havand na bairnis to him, the contract of marriage is thairby dissolvit ... 339 [{i}Sutherland's edition 331{/i}].

  Obligatioun maid to ane man and his vyf, the husband deceissand, will be registrat at the said relictis instance aganis the makar, albeit the defunctis executouris be not callit, reservand the defendaris defensis. 340 [{i}Sutherland's edition 332{/i}].

  Tak of ane teynd being set to ane man and his wyf and the langest levar of thame twa ... 341[{i}Sutherland's edition 333{/i}]. [{i}Addition by another hand:{/i}] Vide nr. 417