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Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: In Scots law signifies either the proper written evidence, or warrant, on which diligence or execution on a judicial decree may issue; or a copy, authenticated by the proper officer, of a deed, writing, or other entry, of which either the principal is in a public record, or a transcript, taken from the principal, has been preserved in a public record. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'. 7th edition.

Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:

Gaelic-English Dictionary in the hand of Sir James Foulis (1714-1791), 5th Baronet of Colinton.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.2.16
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Gaelic-English Dictionary (complete) A – Uthar. (Page 1 recto.)(ii) (Left blank by Sir John Foulis). Donald Smith’s hand. ‘Dubhach sinn a Bheinn Ghualann’, 10 quatrains. Entitled “Duan Bheann Ghualann – A Leabhar Bolg tSholaraidh le Brian Ua Réighli ann Cillmhaighnain”. Concludes “This beautiful address opens a Poem on the Subject of an Expedn. from Bein Ghualan to Scotland by the Féini, & is in name of Ossian — but the rest of the...
Dates: Mid 18th century-late 18th century.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Colvile to Conroy., 1814-1918.

 File
Identifier: MS.40237
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.A further letter has been added at the end of this sequence.Colvile, Henry Edward.Letters, 1907, of Sir Henry Edward Colvile to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Colvile, Zeline Isabelle.Postcard, 1907, of Zeline Isabelle Colvile to John Murray IV. Folio 7. Colvin, Auckland.Letters, 1895, of Sir Auckland Colvin to John Murray...
Dates: 1814-1918.

Notarial extract, 5 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book of John Foular recording sasines, 4 May 1529. (8)., 4 May 1529.

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Identifier: Ch.5955
Scope and Contents

Recording: (a) of half the Crosshouse given by John Barclay to William Nudry (b) of the same half given by William Nudry to Gavin Logie.

Dates: 4 May 1529.