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:
Instrument of Resignation following on Disposition by Jean and Agnes Galloway., 1691.
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Identifier: Acc.6275/27
Dates:
1691.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Papers concerning the estate of Foxhall, containing titles and other related material.
Instrument of Resignation following on Disposition by the daughter of Francis Galloway to John Mitchell, writer in Edinburgh., 1680.
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Identifier: Acc.6275/19
Dates:
1680.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Papers concerning the estate of Foxhall, containing titles and other related material.
Instrument of Resignation following on Ratification and Procuratory of Resignation by Robert Horn., 1748.
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Identifier: Acc.6275/52
Dates:
1748.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Papers concerning the estate of Foxhall, containing titles and other related material.
Instrument of resignation from Earl of Tweedail, in favour of Sir Charles Halket, of the half of the lands of Lymekills., 19 February 1686.
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Identifier: Ch.6662
Instrument of resignation in favour John Gray, Duns, of an annualrent from Monzievaird., 1693.
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Identifier: Ch.16950
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.
Instrument of resignation in favour of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 30 August 1815.
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Identifier: Ch.12611
Instrument of resignation in favour of David Mitchell., 1707.
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Identifier: Acc.6275/80
Dates:
1707.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Financial papers of the estate of Foxhall.
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Bonds secured over the lands of Todshaugh, containing related papers, and receipts for fue duty payable to the crown.
Instrument of Resignation in favour of David Mitchell., 1707.
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Identifier: Acc.6275/32
Dates:
1707.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Papers concerning the estate of Foxhall, containing titles and other related material.
Instrument of resignation in favour of Duncan Forbes, 3rd of Culloden and his son, John Forbes, 4th of Culloden of the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 10 July 1702.
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Identifier: Ch.16758
Instrument of resignation in favour of George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly., 20 April 1858.
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Identifier: Ch.12629
Instrument of resignation in favour of Sir William Murray 1st Baronet of Ochtertyre and Patrick, his son, of the Barony of Dry Isle and parts of Fowlis Wester., 21 February 1668.
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Identifier: Ch.16918
Dates:
21 February 1668.
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 in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1483) of lands in Uras., 6 March 1497.
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Identifier: Ch.17103
Dates:
6 March 1497.
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 in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), for a new infestment of Deer., 5 February 1554.
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Identifier: Ch.17135
Dates:
5 February 1554.
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 in favour of William, Lord Keith of kirktown, of Dunnottar., 11 November 1619.
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Identifier: Ch.17226
Dates:
11 November 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 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, John Simpson, son of Alexander Simpson in Anstruther, in favour of William Rig, merchant in Edinburgh, of a tenement and yard in Anstruther., 24 January 1591/1592.
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Identifier: Ch.6326
Instrument of resignation narrating (a) resignation mae by Ninian Glendinwin of that Ilk into the hands of the King of the £10 lands of old extent of Cliftoun and the £8 lands of old extent of Scraisburgh in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh in favour of himself and Jonet Dunbar, his spouse, and (b) the re-delivery of said lands to their procurator., 4 December 1528.
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Identifier: Acc.7750/23
Dates:
4 December 1528.
Instrument of resignation of a tenement in Inverkeithing by James Kinglassie, baxter, burgess of Inverkeithing in favour of Alexander Anderson, merchant, burgess of Inverkeithing., 10 March 1687.
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Identifier: Ch.12967
Instrument of resignation of Auchinshelloch and Auchagoyll by James Lamont of Auchinshelloch and Duncan Lamont, his son, to Dugald Lamont of Stilaig., 5 November 1697.
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Identifier: Ch.344
Dates:
5 November 1697.
Instrument of resignation of Dergbruich by Archibald Lamont of Stronalbach to Dugald Lamont of Stilaig., 4 November 1697.
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Identifier: Ch.345
Dates:
4 November 1697.
Instrument of resignation of Donald McCorle (alias Lamont) of Monydryan and Margaret McTawis, his wife, of lands in the barony of Inneryn, to Sir Coill Lamont of Inneryn., 18 February 1629.
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Identifier: Ch.7443
Dates:
18 February 1629.
Instrument of resignation of five sevenths of the lands of Eastbarns alias Grange by John Hay, 2nd Earl [afterwards 1st Marquess] of Tweeddale in favour of Captain James Bennet, lately bailie of Inverkeithing., 29 January 1669.
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Identifier: Ch.12928
Instrument of resignation of half of the lands of Touch by Robert Rychartsoun, commendator of St Mary`s Isle in favour of Robert Pitcairn, commendator of Dunfermline., 15 July 1569.
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Identifier: Ch.12949
Instrument of resignation of half the lands of Touch by Robert Pitcairn, Archdeacon of St Andrews and commendator of Dunfermline, in favour of Abraham Walwod, son of John Walwood the younger, portioner of Touch., 12 June 1579.
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Identifier: Ch.12950
Instrument of resignation of Hugh McCloy, fiar of Kildavig, of the lands of Kildavig in favour of Sir Coill Lamount., 23 January 1619.
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Identifier: Ch.7438
Dates:
23 January 1619.