Instruments of resignation. Legal Instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots Law. Transmission of heritable rights. Notarial instruments drawn up and attested by the notary and witnesses recording the transmission of property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.
Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Copies of instrument of resignation by John Ross of Craigie to John Charters of Kinfauns, of Craigton and of precept and instrument of sasine to him., 3-5 March 1557.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14974
Copy, 1583, of instrument of resignation, 15 November 1583, by Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie in favour of Mr Walter Lyndsay of Kemphill, of Hilton, of Guthrie and superiority of Langlands., 15 November 1583.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14185
Copy, 1635, of instrument of resignation, 16 March 1635, by Thomas, Earl of Kellie in favour of James Fletcher, merchant, burgess of Dundee, of Restennet., 16 March 1635.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14380
Dates:
16 March 1635.
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 Fletcher documents.
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Documents relating to the Priory of Restennet and its temporalities, which were granted to Thomas, Viscount of Fentoun (later Earl of Kellie) in 1606.
Decreets, and other documents chiefly relating to the wadset of Pairnie and Beldhill, Perthshire., 1680-1734.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15439-15439I
Documents, mostly discharges, mainly relating to Sir James and Sir James Skene of Curriehill and John, of Halyards., 1630-1657.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/8
Scope and Contents
Contains:228. Extract registered discharge Robert Richartsoun of Pencaitland to Sir John Skene of Curriehill for 1000 merks due as tocher for Eupham Skene his daughter due by marriage contract dated 14 December 1609. Written by William Young servitor to Alexander Dunlope, writer. At Edinburgh, 23 November 1610. Witnesses: James Curle, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, James Skene, and Laurence Skene servitor to the said Sir John. Registered Edinburgh, 26 November 1610.
229. Double...
Dates:
1630-1657.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.
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Papers of the Skene family and related families.
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Early papers of the Skene family, including charters, sasines, marriage contracts and related legal instruments.
Extract of renunciation, 17 April 1607, registered, 17 April 1607, by John Livingstone of Baldoran to John, Lord Saltoun, of Old Mains of Saltoun., 17 April 1607.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13174
Dates:
17 April 1607.
Instrument of resignation, 2 February 1619, following procuratory of resignation, 2 February 1619, by William Murray, 6th of Ochtertyre and Patrick Murray his heir, for infefting Patrick Murray in the Barony of Dry Isle., 2 February 1619.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16905
Dates:
2 February 1619.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Ochtertyre.
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Ochtertyre, Carroglen, Dry Isle, Clogie, Drummacharragan, Coig and Fowlis Wester.
Instrument of resignation, 3 June 1613, following procuratory of resignation, 27 May 1613, of John, 1st Earl of Tullibardine and William, Master of Tullibardine for infefting William Murray in Coig and Drummacharragan., 3 June 1613.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16894
Dates:
3 June 1613.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Ochtertyre.
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Drummacharragan and Coig.
Instrument of resignation, 5 April 1647, following on procuratory of resignation, 31 March 1647, by Sir Robert Halket for infefting Sir James, his son, in two-thirds of the lands of Pitfirren., 5 April 1647.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6591
Instrument of resignation, 10 May 1525, following procuratory of resignation, 21 October 1522, of Alison McPatrick, concerning the three merklands of Killinan, in favour of John Lamond of Inneryne., 10 May 1525.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7372
Dates:
10 May 1525.
Instrument of resignation, 19 January 1770, following disposition, 25 September 1769, by William Thorn, Advocate, Aberdeen, to Alexander Keith of Ravelston, of the sea lands of Crawton., 19 January 1770.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17300
Dates:
19 January 1770.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
Instrument of resignation, 20 July 1598, following upon the procuratory of resignation, 8 July 1598, by David Phin of Quhithill for resigning the half of the lands of Lymekills in favour of himself., 20 July 1598.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6381
Instrument of resignation, 23 January 1613, on behalf of the crown, following instrument of resignation, 24 November 1611, following charter, 20 January, 2 February 1611, of John, Earl of Tullibardine and William, Master of Tullibardine, in favour of Patrick Murray, 7th of Ochtertyre, regarding Dry Isle and Clogie., 23 January 1613.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16871
Dates:
23 January 1613.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Ochtertyre.
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Dry Isle and Clogie.
Instrument of resignation, 23 July 1613, following Crown charter, 22 July 1613, in favour of Andrew, Lord Gray and Anne Ogilvy, his wife, of Mains of Fowlis., 23 July 1613.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16995
Dates:
23 July 1613.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Fowlis Easter.
Instrument of resignation, 24 November 1611, following charter, 20 January, 2 February 1611, of John, Earl of Tullibardine and William, Master of Tullibardine, in favour of Patrick Murray, 7th of Ochtertyre, regarding Dry Isle and Clogie., 24 November 1611.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16870
Dates:
24 November 1611.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Ochtertyre.
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Dry Isle and Clogie.
Instrument of resignation, 25 September 1592, following procuratory of resignation, 10 March 1591, by George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581) in favour of the crown for a new infestment to himself and his son of former church lands of the Lordship of Altrie, Dunnottar, Fetteresso and others., 25 September 1592.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17186
Dates:
25 September 1592.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
Instrument of resignation, 27 July 1587, following procuratory of resignation, 7 July 1587, by Robert Keith, Commendator of Deer to James VI and I for erection of the lands and Abbey Deer into the Lordship of Altrie., 27 July 1587.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17168
Dates:
27 July 1587.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
Instrument of resignation, 1693, following disposition and assignation, 8 March 1693, by John Gray, Duns, and Anna, his wife, in favour of Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, of Ochtertyre, of an annualrent from Monzievaird., 1693.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16953
Dates:
1693.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Monzievaird.