Manuscripta juridica

Ordo iudiciarius Scotiae: book 2 of 'Rolment of courtis' . Ecclesiastical procedure in Commissary Courts.

[{i}Title of Book 2:{/i}] Of ecclesiasticall erections and procese.

[{i}Fol. 95r-120r: The author gives an account of the erection of bishoprics etc. in Scotland, adding lists of pertinent church benefices and their tax value, taken from 'Bagymont his taxt roll' - basically being an account of the organization of the old Scottish church. Thereafter follows an account of the institution of Commissariots as ecclesiastical courts.{/i}].

[{i}Fol. 121r-127v Procedure in the Commissariot, 1563/3/22:{/i}] Followis the erectioun and instructionis of the Commissariattis foirsaids ... 1563

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Author(s):

• Habakkuk Bisset

No. of pages: Fol. 94v-144r (second series = old numbering in ink):

Incipit:

• 1 The summonis, haill procese and sentence to be in vulgar tung [{i}addition in yellow ink:{/i} as befoir thai war in Latyn]. 2 That all summonis be direct ethir ad instanciam or per libellum, as the judges be there directioun thinkis expedient ... [{i}ends with a list of court fees:{/i}] ... The registering of a testament contenand ane scheit of paper xxvi s. viii d., and gif it exceid a scheit, xxxiii s. iiii d.