Manuscripta juridica

Ius proprium Scotiae - Treatise "Minor practicks" .

Carefully written, well legible. The written leaves bear old pagination in ink 1-65, and it continues on subsequent blank leaves till page 68. Additions in the margins by another hand refer to the Corpus iuris civilis. Johannes Imbertus, Institutiones forenses. Gudelinus, De feudis. Gudelinus, De jure novissimo. Ferrières, Traité des fiefs. Cuiacius, Commentarius in Codicem.

[{i}Headings of chapters - the first one is not numbered:{/i}] Ane abridgment of the forme of proces befor the Lords. 1 Of kirkes and benefices. 2 Of confirmatioun of testamentes and of executours and aires. 3 Off wairdis, non-entresses, mariage, releiffe and divers haldings. 4 Of publict and base infeftmentes. 5 Off wodsettes and reversiounes. 6 Off simple and lyfrent escheatts. 7 Anent signators. 8 Of the power and jurisdictioun of barones, shereffis, lordes of regalitie, stewartes and borrowes. 9 Off judgementis possessor and petitor and off actiounes personall and reall. 10 Off compryseingis and adjudicatiounes. (10a) Off compryseingis, ther forme. (10b) Off adjudicatiounes. 11 Anent reductiounes and improbatiounes. 12 Anent actiounes of removeing. 13 Off the diversitie of decreittis. 14 Off the force of ane assignatioun. 15 Anent tailzies

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Author(s):

• Thomas Hope of Craighall

No. of pages: Fol. 1r-33r

Rubric: [{i}Title, only supplied by a hand saec. XVIII:{/i}] Sir Thomas Hopes lesser collection of practiques by way of juridical tractat of institutions.

[{i}First heading:{/i}] Ane abridgment of the forme of proces befor the Lords

Incipit:

• Imprimis there is ane generall that no summonds cane be callit befor the Lords till the first day of compeirance be bygane

Explicit:

• Anent tailzies. Ther is a difference betuixt a band or contract of taillie and ane infeftment of taillie past without band or contract ... because they cannot have the richt bot cum sua conditione et causa

Colophon: The end of Sir Thomas Hopes Practickes.