Manuscripta juridica

Ordo iudiciorum Scotiae - Treatise 'Quhen any person dies' .

Subdivided into several chapters. Describes the procedure of breives

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No. of pages: Fol. 94r-100v

Rubric: The ordour and maner of proces

Incipit:

• Quhen any person dies vast(?) and seasit in any lands, ore tenent as of fie and heritag, efter his deceass his aires may and(?) siclyk state and(?) possession as his predecessor haid, and to that effect may raise ane breive of mortancestie, he finding caution at the tyme.

  [{i}Last item:{/i}] The forme of the precept to proclame the breive of devision. G., sherif of N. etc. Forsamekell as thair is ane breive of devesione of our Soverane Lord's Chappell derectit to me and my deputs to cause devyde and opart the lands of N. ... wittnes

Explicit:

• under the paine of ane unlaw. The quhilk to die ek(?) in wittnes, etc