Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]






Edinburgh, NR Scotland, RH13/64

Century: XVII.2

Number of folios: 158

Material: chart.

Height: 288

Width: 185

Region and Place of Production: Britannia

Scribe(s) / Possessor(s):

  • James Somervell (pag. 33 and 304) (Possessor)
  • John Dalzell (pag. 33) (Possessor)
  • William Somervell 1699 (pag. 298). Found among Bill Chamber processes, 1935. Skilfully restored after damage which caused some loss of text in the margins (Possessor)
  • James Heaste is my name ... for Alexander Somervell (pag. 298) (Possessor)
  • Robert Steuart servitor to James Somerweill Laird of Gladstains, wrytter in Edinburgh 1670 and 1677 (pag. 297) (Possessor)
  • David Simpsone (pag. 33) (Possessor)
  • Alexander Bartrame (fol. 2v and pag. 120) (Possessor)

Cover: saec. XXI</p> <p> Watermark: fleur-de-lis with three ribbons (Strasbourg) in crowned shield, very weak (fol. 78 = old pag. 158).</p> <p> Old pagination in ink 3-294 from fol. 3r onward, often lost because of loss of paper

Literature quoting this MS: Dolezalek, Scotland under Jus Commune, vols. 1 and 3

Analyzed by: Dolezalek*