| LOCATION | Edinburgh, NL Scotland |
| MANUSCRIPT | Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.24.2.3 |
Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Adv.MS.24.2.3
Century: XVII ex. vel XVIII in.
Number of folios: 291
Material: chart.
Height: 320
Width: 200
Previous shelf mark(s): A.4.30, 31 and 32 (three volumes)
Cover: Volume 1: saec. XIX. On spine: 'Durie and Hopes Decisions abridged M.S.'. Vol. 3 (with 365 sheets, chart. 326 x 208), binding saec. XVIII, leather on cardboard. On spine: 'INDEX HOP DURIE SPOT ETC N O P Q R S T U V ETC'</p> <p> Watermark: arms of Amsterdam in crowned shield, held on each side by a lion rampant (vol. 1, fol. 30, 290, vol. 3 pag. 640, 656).</p> <p> Foliation: vol. 1 starts with old pagination in ink, from 1 to 526, followed by old foliation in ink from zero to 230. Yet, vol. 1 also has modern foliation in pencil. The latter excludes blank leaves and thus lags behind the old numbering. Old foliation's nr. zero corresponds to modern foliation's nr. 70. Vol. 3 has old foliation in ink 1-407 at bottom of pages, plus old pagination in ink 1-813 at the upper outer edge of pages.</p> <p> Handwriting: vol. 1 and vol. 3 are written by one scribe only, except vol. 3 pag. 298-304. I have not seen vol. 2 Vol.1 flyleaf iiii. verso a - b: Index to volume 1 [{i}First entries in vol. 1:{/i}] A: Annuelrents 1: vide vol. 3: 653. Act of Adjurnall 5. Accusation 7. Accuser 8.</p> <p> [{i}Last entries in vol. 1:{/i}] Creditor et quod in fraudem creditorum 433 et 434 [C.7.75; D.42.8]. Contravention of lawburrous 440. Comprysing 460, vide vol. 3: 661. Secret Counsell 524. Coall and coallhoughs 526
Literature quoting this MS: Dolezalek, Scotland under Jus Commune, vols. 1 and 2
Analyzed by: Dolezalek*