| LOCATION | Edinburgh, UL |
| MANUSCRIPT | Edinburgh, UL, Dc.4.40 |
Edinburgh, UL, Dc.4.40
Century: XVII medies
Number of folios: 508
Material: chart.
Height: 293
Width: 193
Region and Place of Production: Britannia
Cover: contemporary, leather on cardboard. On spine: HAMILTOUN'S DECISIONS</p> <p> Watermark: letters GC, and above them a wide double circle, crowned, with a lion rampant, wielding a sword (in first part, unnumbered leaves 1-328); fool's cap, with countermark a broad letter D (in second part, p. 17, 23, 35, 325); different fool's cap (unnumbered leaves at end of volume).</p> <p> Flyleaf v. recto: Table of contents.</p> <p> The decisiones of the Lords of Sessione from the 11 of November 1608 to the 4 of July 1628, faithfully collected be Sir Thomas Hamiltoun of Drumcairn, and herefter of Priestfield (in which he succeided efter death of his father), ane of the ordinary Lords of Sessione, and his admission is tuice inacted in the Books of Sederunt: first as successor to Mr. David Chalmers of Ormand, chancellar of the Bisoprick[!] of Ross, 2 of November 1592, and nixt as successor to Mr. David McGill of Cranstoun Riddel, on 28 of May 1607, efter ane exact tryel of his qualificationes, he was upon 6 of February 1695[!] admitted His Majisties Advocat, and upon 15 of May 1612 was admitted Clerk of Register, in place of Sir John and Sir James Skeens
Literature quoting this MS: Dolezalek, Scotland under Jus Commune, vols. 1 and 3
Analyzed by: Dolezalek*