Manuscripta juridica

Ordo iudiciorum - treatise on forms of actions 'The first reformation made': first part .

The text is suspected to be an abridged copy of Sir George Mackenzie's treatise. No title. Dated on pag. 1 '10th October 1783'. Contains the same work as Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.25.3.8 and may have been copied from there. It refers to many statutes, to Craig, to Stair, and to a few decisions

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Author(s):

• George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh(?)

No. of pages: Fol. 1r-164r

Incipit:

• Of summonses. The first reformation made in the courts of justice in Scotland was by James 1st who instituted the Court of Session, Parliament 1425 cap. 65, and gave the forms of all summonses which by the reason of their conciseness were called brieves. He also erected the Chapel, or Chancery.

  [{i}Further headings:{/i}] Of actions proving the tenor of writts. Of summonses and the manner of executing them. Priviledged summonses. Of poinding. Adjudications. Judiciall sales. Of arreastment.

  [{i}Last headings:{/i}] Of actions of cessio bonorum. Actions of wrongous imprisonment. Spuilzie [{i}probably continued in Adv.MS.25.6.4(ii){/i}]