Manuscripta juridica

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1540-1549 (heavily shortened).

Watermark similar, but not identical to fol. 1r-9v. Headings for the items on the first three leaves are written above the items. Further onward they are written in the margins. Old Scots spellings are often maintained, for instance the word 'nocht' is at times spelled out, and old grammatical forms 'beand' etc. can occasionally be found. This fact suggests that the model MS, from which the scribe copied, had originated in a time when these spellings and grammatical forms were still common = still from the sixteenth century, but the scribe largely applied himself to modernise the spelling and grammar. This copy might thus still preserve other valuable traits, e.g. correct names and dates.

The text of the first items is more or less complete, but towards the middle of Sinclair's collection many items are entirely left out, and others are shortened. In particular, many text passages in Latin are skipped, and so are many of the references to Jus Commune

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Author(s):

• John Sinclair later Bishop of Brechin

No. of pages: Fol. 103r-140v

Rubric: Mr. Henry Sinclar, dene of Glasgw, beand admittit upon the seate the 24 day of Apryle anno 1540 zeris at our soverane Lordis command, write certan things observit in practik befoir the Lordis of Counsale, suppois the commoun law quhylis be in the contrar, quhilkis be werie helpfull to intrantis and zoung scholaris that lykis to luik thairon

Incipit:

• [{i}First item:{/i}] Off probatioun of instrumentis be witnessis insert thairin. Ane publict instrument provin be tua of the witnessis insert thairin makis faith, suppois xx. utheris vitnessis contenit thairin say againis it. De qua re vide Paulum et alios scribentes cum capitulo Cum Joannes, extra, de fide instrumentorum [X.2.22.10]. Sed de practica est regni Scotie ut predicitur.

  [{i}Last item:{/i}] Maii, in causa domini de Dunnon contra William Stewart in Drumfermling casus erat talis. Umquhile Ar.d Ramsay of D., father to J. R. now Laird thairof, now persewar in this cais, sett in anno 28 his landis of Castelland for 19 zeiris to the said William ... ... ut supra in assedatione continetur, set tamen non contingit sibi iure locatoris et assedationis sue, sed aliunde, et ideo ratione assedatione non servate recte petit [={i}provisional edition, items 503-509{/i}]