Retours. Legal instruments
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Linton of Pendreich, retour as heir to his father, Robert, in the lands of Fossachie., 1687.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2374
Authenticated copy of retour of Sir William Forbes of Craigievar as heir to his father in husbandlands of Saltoun., 23 April 1635.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13568
Charter of retour of general service of Duncan Forbes, 5th of Culloden as heir to his brother John Forbes 4th of Culloden, of the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 22 December 1735.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16761
Charter of special retour of John Forbes, 6th of Culloden, as heir to Duncan Forbes, 5th of Culloden, of the baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 4 May 1748.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16764
Charters and formal documents of the Graemes of Inchbraikie and Aberuthven, Perthshire.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.15439-15440
Scope and Contents
Collection relates mainly to properties and military service.
Dates:
1680-1871.
Claim for special service of Arthur Forbes 7th of Culloden as heir to his father in lands and barony of Culloden, and verdict of jury., 9 August 1773.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16769
Copies, 1796, of charters and other papers, 1st half of 16th century-1740, written for and partly by William Rose, in Montcoffer, the genealogist.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Copy of the lesser Aberdeen Cartulary, 1st half of 16th century, made from Adv.MS.34.4.4 (folio 1).(ii) Copy of charters concerning Banffshire (folio 69).(iii) Copy of the tax-rolls of Aberdeenshire for 1554 and 1613, the latter made from Adv.MS.49.7.19, folios 32-35 (folio 81).(iv) Copy of the rentals of Aberdeenshire for 1674 and 1740, made from Adv.MS.49.7.18 (folio 88).(v) Copy...
Dates:
1st half of 16th century-1740.
Copies of papers relating to Galloway, in various hands of the 18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.4.10
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Retours in Kirkcudbrightshire, extracted from the Chancery records, 1542-1682; in two series (folios 1, 15).(ii) Copy of an extract (certified by Thomas Gibson, Principal Clerk of Session) of the tax-roll of Kirkcudbrightshire in 1613 (folio 44).(iii) Copy, from the Exchequer records, of the rental of the Bishopric of Galloway in 1685 (folio 46).(iv) Copy of the tax-roll of the Lordship of Galloway,...
Dates:
1542-1685, 1741.
Copy, 1631, of retour, 3 December 1630, of Robert Finlason as heir of his father John Finlason [son of John Finlason of Killeith]., 3 December 1630.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13361
Dates:
3 December 1630.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Copy, 1759, of general retour, 1759, of James Grant., 1759.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.90
Copy, 1864, of retour, 7 November 1746, of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun L.J.C. as heir to his father in Saltoun., 7 November 1746.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14616
Copy of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the Law of Scotland’, written apparently in or shortly after 1666.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.2
Scope and Contents
The general arrangement is the same as that of the first printed edition of 1681 (except that Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order) but the titles are mostly shorter, containing fewer chapters and references to case-decisions. A few textual corrections and marginal additions have been made in a contemporary hand, mostly in Titles 1-6; most of Titles 8-31 are followed by blank leaves presumably intended for additions and corrections. Chapters 7-18 of Title 6 have been written in...
Dates:
1666 or after.
Copy, undated, of retour, 23 July 1494, of Elizabeth Ogstoun as one of the heirs of William, Lord Abernethy, in lands in Glencorse., 23 July 1494.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13022
Dates:
23 July 1494.
Decree of general service of Alexander Christieson as heir to his father David, merchant, Perth., 10 November 1629.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15307
Dates:
10 November 1629.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellaneous papers relating to the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth.
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Miscellaneous legal papers relating to properties of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth in Perth.
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Miscellaneous papers relating to properties of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth on North Street or North Gate, Perth.
Decree of general service of David Christieson as heir to his father, Alexander, minister of Logiebride., 11 August 1665.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15313
Dates:
11 August 1665.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellaneous papers relating to the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth.
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Miscellaneous legal papers relating to properties of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth in Perth.
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Miscellaneous papers relating to properties of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Perth on North Street or North Gate, Perth.
Decreets, and other documents chiefly relating to the wadset of Pairnie and Beldhill, Perthshire., 1680-1734.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15439-15439I
Duplicate, 1488, of retour, 10 October [1488], of James, Lord Abernethy, as heir to his brother in Abernethy, Rothiema, Corncarm, Redy, [Dalgetty], [Daldane], Saltoun, Glencorse, Lylestoun and Ugistoun, and Plenderleith., 10 October [1488].
Item
Identifier: Ch.13016
Dates:
10 October [1488].
Duplicate, 1666, of special retour, 3 May 1659, of Simon Fraser of Inverallochy of his service as heir to Sir Simon Fraser of Inverallochy his grandfather, in the barony of Kinkell Fraser., 3 May 1659.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16743
Duplicate, undated, of special retour, 8 September 1772, of John Forbes 6th of Culloden as heir to his uncle, John Forbes 4th of Culloden, of the half lands of Altirlies., 8 September 1772.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16794
Extract general retour, Mr George Lundy of Gorti to Andrew Lundie, his brother., 5 July 1598.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6779
Extract of special retour of James Lamont of Inneryn, as heir to his great grandfather, Sir John Lamont of Inneryn, of lands of Row, Isle of Bute., 1 November 1637.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7458
Dates:
1 November 1637.
Extract of special retour of John Strang to John Strang of Balkesky, his grandfather, in half of the lands of Balkesky, eighth part of lands of Balkesky and Ewinstoun, and fourth of the lands of Petdones., 2 October 1548.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6115
Extract retour general service, Sir James Halket of Pitfirrane, knight baronet, to Sir Charles Halket, his father., 26 July 1699.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6688