Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Ius proprium Scotiae - Registers of Sederunt 1654/11/1 - 1659/2/23

Incipit:

  • Edinburgh, primo Novembris [and then:] 1654. Sederunt Edward Mosley Praeses

Explicit:

  • Hous\ Utter\ the\ for\ Brody\ Lord\

Ius proprium Scotiae - Registers of Sederunt 1654/11/1 - 1659/2/23 , repertory

No. of pages: Fol. 303r-324r

Rubric: The Sederunt Book of the judges established by usurper Cromwell, called the 'Commissioners for Administratione of Justice to the People of Scotland', from the 1st of November 1654 to the 23d of February 1659 - is the commencement of that pretendit judicature. In quhich establishment the judges named were - (most?) of them - ignorant of our lawes, and the number fewer then the Institutione of the Colledge of Justice appoints. And all off them commissionat by commissions under the Great Seale - way never knowne before. And their proceedings will be found sometym alse illegall as their commissions

Incipit:

  • [{i}First item:{/i}] Edinburgh, primo Novembris 1654. Sederunt Edward Mosley Praeses, William Laurence, Hendrie Goodeir, Mr. Alexander Pearson of Southall. The Commissioners, upon General Monke's recomendatione and desyr, admitted Mr. Androw Lock to the office of Keeper of the Register of Hornings

Explicit:

  • [{i}Last item:{/i}] 1st February 1659, judge Kerr President, Lord Brody for the Utter Hous

Colophon: The 23d February 1659 is the last Sederunt day in this book