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 of Kincardin alias Cockairney in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockairney., 6 August 1781.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12910
Instrument of resignation of lands of Kilbride by Duncan Lamont of Auchinshelloch to Archibald Lamont of that Ilk., 8 January 1741.
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Identifier: Ch.7540
Dates:
8 January 1741.
Instrument of resignation of Sir Dougall Campbell, Dame Isobell Boyd, his wife, Grissell Campbell, their daughter and James Stewart, her husband., 30 July 1631.
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Identifier: Ch.7447
Dates:
30 July 1631.
Instrument of resignation of teinds of Saltoun in favour of Mr William Forbes of Craigievar., 29 July 1624.
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Identifier: Ch.13516
Instrument of resignation of the annualrent of pieces of land called coallhous balkis in Inverkeithing., 16 July 1666.
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Identifier: Ch.12964
Scope and Contents
By Robert Bairdie burgess of Inverkeithing in favour of Margaret Walwood his spouse in liferent.
Dates:
16 July 1666.
Instrument of resignation of the half lands of Colcarnie, except one acre, in favour of James Holburne of Menstrie [afterwards Sir James, 1st Baronet]., 22 November 1695.
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Identifier: Ch.12905
Instrument of resignation of the lands of Beldhill by George Graeme of Inchbraikie (d 1704), to Robert Swinton in Keithliehead., 1680.
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Identifier: Ch.15439G
Instrument of resignation of the lands of Kincardin alias Cockairney or Cowcairnie in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockairnie., 21 May 1782.
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Identifier: Ch.12911
Instrument of resignation of the lands of Sliermine by Aeneas Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry in favour of George Gordon 9th Marquess of Huntly., 5 July 1836.
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Identifier: Ch.12623
Instrument of resignation of the property on the north side of North Street, Perth, by the north gate of Perth, granted by Agnes Bunch, sister of Alexander, burgess, Perth, in favour of John Murray of Tibbermuir., ?1594.
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Identifier: Ch.15300
Dates:
?1594.
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.
Instrument of resignation of two crofts of land in Cramond by Robert Robert in Kirkcrawmond in favour of master Thomas Ballendane., 17 October 1523.
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Identifier: Ch.12975
Instruments of resignation in favour of William Murray 1st Baronet of Ochtertyre, Carroglen, Coig, Clogie, Dry Isle, Drummacharragan, Dollerie and Croft Weit., 14 January 1662.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16914
Dates:
14 January 1662.
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.
Lassodie: instrument of resignation., 1565.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1058
Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents
These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.
Dates:
1780-1864.
Legal documents relating to properties in the West Indies belonging to Alexander Ellice and his descendants., 1768-1862.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12633-12707
Dates:
1768-1862.
Letter of resignation of sums of annualrent of properties in Cupar, Fife, by John Hayr and John Balcolmy, burgesses of Cupar, in favour of John de Fery, burgess and bailie of Cupar.
File
Identifier: Ch.8430
Scope and Contents
The document has been dated and underlined in an 18th century hand.
Dates:
1475.
Mertonhall: instrument of resignation., 1826.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1235
Miscellaneous affairs., 1558-1680.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8597-8617
Miscellaneous papers, including charters and sasines, some concerning the Hope family., 1558-1665.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/4
Scope and Contents
Contains:67. Charter by Robert Stewart of Rossyth in favour of Agnes Scrymgeour spouse of Peter Bruce apparent of Erlishall and their heirs failing which the heirs of Peter Bruce of the middle third of the lands of Cragy in the barony of Rossyth to by held in fee. Baillie for sesine William Barklay. At Edinburgh, 6 August 1558. Witnesses: William Galt, David Grege and Finlay Martin.68. Instrument of sasine dated 16 June 1576 in favour of David Seitoun son of Alexander...
Dates:
1558-1665.
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.
Papers, comprising charters of various families, from the archives of Messrs Tods, Murray and Jamieson, WS.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.291
Dates:
1554-19th century.
Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients., 1735-1768, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1176
Dates:
1735-1768, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.
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Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients (not represented in MSS.1229-1489).
Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients., 1746-1777.
File
Identifier: MS.1177
Dates:
1746-1777.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.
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Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients (not represented in MSS.1229-1489).
Registered resignation by Adam Lawte. (26), 10 January 1620.
Item
Identifier: Ch.5969
Scope and Contents
Refers to: (a) the Cross House, with the inner close and yard, in Barclay`s Close, and other property in warrandice, (b) the bakehouse, well, etc in Grey`s Close, (c) the little yard in Gray`s Close, all in favour of the Provost of Edinburgh and others as Governors of Heriot`s Hospital.
Dates:
10 January 1620.