Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - Practicks (general digest of law, systematic)

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Author(s):

• James Balfour of Pittendreich

No. of pages: Part 2, fol. 1r-434r

Incipit:

• [{i}Preface, fol. 1r:{/i}] The preface. It becumes the Kingis majestie not onlie to be decorrit with armis aganis rebellis, invaidand or makand insurrectioun contrair his majestie
• [{i}Main text, fol. 2r ss.:{/i}] Off the law. The divisioun of the law. Cap. i. The law is devydit in thrie pairtis: in the law of nature, in the law of God, and in the positive law.

  [{i}Next titles:{/i}] (fol. 3r) Off the King, and first of the coronatioun. ... (fol. 6r) Off the trew and halie kirk ... (fol. 10r) Off barronis.

  [{i}Last titles:{/i}] Schip lawis. Chancellarie. Instructionis to the Commissers of Edinburgh Item the four Commissaris of Edinburgh sall subscriyve thir instructionis foirsaids to all inferiour particulair commissers sa far as concernis thair part thairoff. Subscrivit be our soverane Lord at [{i}blank{/i}] the [{i}blank{/i}] day of [{i}blank{/i}], the zeir of God i.m v.ct lxiii zeiris [{i}corresponding to printed edition p. 662. The contents of the subsequent pages 663-684 with further instructions up to 1610 and extracts from Chronicles are lacking.{/i}]