Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - College of Justice : institution 1532-1534: abridgement

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No. of pages: Fol. 1r-9v

Rubric: Abridgement of these records of the Sessione or Suprem Civill Court of Scotland, commonly called 'The Books of Sederunt', from the first downsitting of that judicature in the year 1532, conteining the nomination and admissione of judges, advocats, clerks and uther members of court, with the acts and statutes as also the decreits of court (so long as they were recorded in thes records called 'The Books of Sederunt') which ses till the yeir 15 [{i}space for the last two figures is left free{/i}], togither with some legall and politicall notes and with many historicall remarks of the tymes, added by the abridger from owr ancient and modern historyes of this kingdome. Volume 1

Incipit:

• The first of thes records is intituled 'Book of Statutes'. It is a book of lombard paper, covered with black embossed leather, by which mark it may be known. And in a leaf sewed before the beginning of the book ther is mention of the proces of confirmatione of the Session

Explicit:

• [i}Last words of Lord Pitmedden's comment on the papal confirmation bull 1534:{/i}] be this proces to prejudge owr colledges in many poynt, etc