Deeds. Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: A formal written instrument setting forth the terms of an agreement, contract, or obligation, whether in relation to persons or things, including the voluntary constitution, transmission, or discharge of rights or obligations relating to either movable or heritable property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.
Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:
Property in Coleraw resigned by Adam Clavie to Andrew Harrowar (Harwar) and his wife, Matilda Horne., 1565.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2537
Property in Newraw, resigned by Marjorie, daughter of Robert Clewie (Clavie), burgess, in favour of her uncle, Adam Clawie (Clavie), burgess, and his wife, Margaret Purrok., 1580.
File
Identifier: Ch.2538-2539
Property (Shortcrofts, Inverkeithing) of Robert McLeish, burgess of Inverkeithing., 1675.
File
Identifier: Ch.2542-2543
Renunciation, 1465, by Robert Herries of Kirkpatrick Irongray in favour of Vedast Grierson of Lag, and other deeds, 1474-1679, relating to the Griersons., 1465, 1474-1679.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2545-2552
Research on Booth family history, containing celebratory correspondence of career and Deed of Trust of the Royal Burgh of Stirling., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.12917/128
Revenues of property in Dunfermline, resigned by David Williamson, burgess, to Henry Pierson, burgess., 1626.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2540
Sale of the lands by the aforesaid Trustees to John Kirk, afterwards of Auchengate, 1750, and deeds, 1761, relating to the Trustees of the latter., 1750, 1761.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2565-2568
Scotsman Buildings Chartulary
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13823
Content Description
Copies of title deeds, legal documents and fire insurance policies relating to buildings on North Bridge, Edinburgh, occupied by 'The Scotsman' newspaper.
Dates:
1898-1903.
Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.2.5-35.3.9
Scope and Contents
The wording and ornament of the title pages suggest a division into three groups:
(i) Adv.MSS.35.2.5, 35.3.6, 35.3.7, 35.39: 1738-1739.
(ii) Adv.MSS.35.3.2, 35.3.4: 1740.
(iii) Adv.MSS.35.3.3, 35.3.5, 35.3.8: 1740-1744.
The sources are mainly the original manuscripts then in the Advocates` Library, with notes taken from Richard Augustine Hay`s works. Only those documents the present location of whose originals is unknown are indexed in detail.
Dates:
13th century-1707, or after.
Seabegs., 1647-1652.
File
Identifier: Ch.8846-8871
Dates:
1647-1652.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Shielbrae., 1638.
File
Identifier: Ch.8675-8676
Dates:
1638.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Single manuscripts and small collections, presented at various times.
File
Identifier: MS.2224
Dates:
1652-1928, undated.
Six deeds concerning Thomas Anderson, feuar in Crossfoord, and his children., 1729, 1742-1746.
Series
Identifier: Ch.6711-6711e
Sixty-three deeds, mostly relating to tenure of lands in North and South Kinkell.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.138- is now Acc.4802.
Dates:
1505-1668.
Skeoch., 1618.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8872
Dates:
1618.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Slamannan., 1591, 1635.
File
Identifier: Ch.8873-8874
Dates:
1591, 1635.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Stenhouse., 1631.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8677
Dates:
1631.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Stirling., 1573.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8875
Dates:
1573.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Style-book, 1751, of James Marshall, writer in Edinburgh, containing a copy of a deed, 1735, regarding the Struthers family., 1735, 1751.
Item
Identifier: MS.2125
Summerhouse., 1653.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8678
Dates:
1653.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Terrentirran., 1661-1662.
File
Identifier: Ch.8876-8877
Dates:
1661-1662.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
The deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance, and the formal legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, W.S.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.4549-4762
Dates:
1476-1790.
The Kirk of Falkirk., 1606.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8695
Thomsonschaw., 1621, 1656.
File
Identifier: Ch.8679-8680
Dates:
1621, 1656.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.