Manuscripta juridica

Formularium - Scottish Styles .

Old foliation in ink in the upper left corner of leaves, repeated in right upper corner, but there almost illegibly faded. Modern foliation in pencil 1-7, but gave up on old fol. 7 (which would have become modern pencil number 7a) and rather acquiesced in the old numbering.

A very large part of the text fol. 9r-123v is written in homogeneous character and probably by only one scribe, but the first eight items and the last two and some items inbetween were written by other hands. Many styles regard feudal charters of land owners, or ecclesiastical benefices, but there are also many styles for business in the royal Chancery, in particular towards the end. Most texts are in Scots, but some are still in Latin. Having browsed through the volume for quite a while I only found parties' names on fol. 1-7, and no year dates. The datable watermark in the paper fol. 51 ss. suggests that these leaves cannot have been written before 1589 and were probably not written long after that date

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No. of pages: Fol. 6r-124v

Incipit:

• [{i}First item:{/i}] Ane repledgeatioune. Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres ... and thairfoir compt and rekning to ws mak. And generallie, etc.

  [{i}Second item:{/i}] Ane testimoniall. Till all and sindrie quhom it efferis, to quhais knawledge thir present lettres sall cum. A. B. sherefdepute, A. B. and A. B. baillies of the toun of etc., ... that we at the requeist and desyre of A. B., parochiner of etc. ... of the said scheref of etc. is to hung in.

  [{i}Third item:{/i}] Ane lettre of service. I, Williame Hiegait, burges of Glasgw, understanding, as is perfytlie knawin, that I and my predicessouris hes bene leill, trew and faythfull servandis to the hous of Lenenox(!) and never fell in defectioun thairfra ... and previledges belonging thairto. In witnes etc.

  [{i}Fourth item:{/i}] Preceptum sasine. Robertus Dalzell de eodem dominus D. medietatis terrarum subscriptarum dilectis meis etc. ... presentium tenore committo potestatem. In omnis rei testimonium.

  [{i}Fifth item:{/i}] Aliud preceptum sasine. Robertus commendatarius perpetuus monasterii Sancte Crucis prope Edinburgh dilectis nostris ... precipimus et mandamus, etc. [{i}There follows another charter by the same person{/i}].

  [{i}Seventh item, fol. 7v{/i}:] Aliud preceptum sasine. Willielmus Scot de Balverie, miles, dilectis meis etc. Quia pro perimpletione ... eius sponse desuper confecta plenius continetur. Verbis(?) etc.

  [{i}Last item written by the main scribe:{/i}] Ane signature of legitimatioune. Oure soverane Lord of his speciall grace and favour ordanis ane lettre of legitimatioun to be maid under his greit seill, to his lovit A., bastard sone naturall of D., gevand, grantand and committand to him full power ... But ony obstakle, impediment, etc.

  [{i}Last item, written by an additional hand:{/i}] Ane signattour of remissioune. Oure soverane Lord of his speciall grace and favour ordans ane remissioune to be maid ... wpon law, and that precepts be derect, etc