Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







NOTARIA Tractatus de officio notarii (in Scots) 'After God had created the heavens'

Incipit:

  • After that almighty God had [and then:] created the heavens

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NOTARIA Tractatus de officio notarii (in Scots) 'After God had created the heavens' .

Contains styles of documents, several ones dated 1709 (pag. 15-17), another one dated 1716 (pag. 36). The styles still contain much Latin. Other copies of this treatise are preserved in Adv.MSS.19.1.19, 25.56.14, 25.7.7-8. Frequent quotations of Corpus iuris civilis; Corpus iuris canonici; often Craig, 'Jus feudale'; often 'Speculator' (= Guilielmus Durantis, e.g. pag. 8); Gothofredus, Commentary to the Codex Justinianus (pag. 8). 'The author of Ars notariotae' (pag. 9). The latest Act of Parliament which caught my eye dated from 1617 (pag. 42)

No. of pages: Pag. 1-327

Rubric: Ane essay on the office of notary

Incipit:

  • After that almighty God had created the heavens, the earth and all living creatures, he theirafter made man after his own image, the sixth day of the creation, and gave him dominion over all living creatures.

    [{i}Last style in first part, pag. 275:{/i}] Instrument of appeal. At Edinburgh the N. day of N. years and of his maiesties N. reigne the N. year. The which day in presence of the right honourables the Lords of C. and S., sitting in judgement within the new Session house of the burgh of Edinburgh in the Parliament Closs, and also in presence of me N. P. subsigning and witnesses afternamd, compeired personally N. B. of N. ... [{i}pag. 277:{/i}] at his instance or at the instance of the said N. B. against C. D. of N. and proceed to the end.

    Pag. 278-320 not written.

    [{i}Second part, pag. 321-327:{/i}].

    Having now discussed the first part of the office of notary, concerning instruments, I shall now proceed to the second, concerning notarial copies. This, indeed, is by far the easiest part of the office of notarie, for in this there is no more necessary than to make an exact copie of the wryte to be attested.

    [{i}pag. 327:{/i}] De speciali mandato dicti N. B. (non mihi, sed testibus noti, prout ipsi asseruerunt), calamum tangens, scribere nesciens, ut asseruit

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Colophon: The preceeding leaves were collected for my own private use, but if they fall into the hands of any other to whom they may be anyways usefull, I shall not be dissatisfied. Finis. Deo omnipotenti patri, filio et spiritui sancto sit honor, laus et gloria in sempiternum. Amen