Summonses. Judicial records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Instruments delivered by a sheriff or other appropriate party, notifying a person that a court action has been commenced against the person and that the person is required to appear in court on the day named to answer the complaint.
Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:
Executions of summons at instance of John Ogilvy, natural son of the deceased John Ogilvy of Braesyd to Thomas Monypenny, son of the deceased Thomas Monypenny of Kinkell., 20, 22 March 1628.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15141
Family papers, including contracts, retours and sasines, some concerning Gilbert Skene., 1540-1661.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/3
Scope and Contents
Contains:39. Copy assedation Alexander, Bishop of Brechin, in favour of James Guthrie burgess of Edinburgh and Christiane Barron his spouse of the teinds of the lands of Bannabrioth and half of the mill-lands thereof in liferent and for three heirs lives and 90 years thereafter. Edinburgh, 27 January 1577.40. Contract at Edinburgh 16 September 1575 between Mr Gilbert Skene, doctor of medicine on one part and John Melros, writer burgess of Edinburgh on the other part...
Dates:
1540-1661.
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.
Family papers, including correspondence, genealogies and inventories of documents, some concerning business of George Skene in Danzig, Poland., 1597-1709.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/5
Scope and Contents
Contains:
85. Summons at the instance of James Murray of Halzardis against his tenants of Halkernis and Toddis hauch for nonpayment of rent - Joseph Dowglas in Halkernis and Elizabeth Thomesoun his spouse, Alexander Mathy there, John Wilsoun there, James Sammell there, John Bell in Halbernis, Marioun Dicksoun, Thomas Tait in Halbernis, James Zoung in Toddishauch and Margaret Polwarth, James Wast her son and James Zoung her spouse. Edinburgh, 24 March 1597.[On an attached sheet is...
Dates:
1597-1709.
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.
Fragment of a summons to Chancery by George III to Sir Robert Strange, John and Charles Alderman., 1785.
Item
Identifier: Ch.10677
Inhibition, decree and summons and horning, Henry Weir against James Kinloch., 1648-1649, 1656.
File
Identifier: Acc.9843/9
Dates:
1648-1649, 1656.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters, instruments and other formal and legal documents concerning the lands of Foulshields, in the parish of Livingston, the Wardrop family, and other related families.
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Formal and legal documents relating to various families and the lands of Foulshields.
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Formal and legal documents relating to the Weir family and lands of Foulshields.
John Forbes, summons against Alexander Cumming, tide-surveyor, Cromarty., 1717.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1813
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.
File
Identifier: MS.5327
Scope and Contents
The legal documents comprise the following:
(i) Condescendences, 1766-1822 (number 1);
(ii) Submissions, 1703-1812 (number 7);
(iii) Summonses, 1654-1818 (number 12);
(iv) Executions, 1664-1804 (number 23);
(v) Protests, 1724-1779 (number 43);
(vi) Suspensions, 1672-1772 (number 82);
(vii) Declarations, 1674-1824 (number 97);
(viii) Instructions, 1672-1822 (number 113);
(ix) Intimations, 1793-1820 (number 132);
(x) Minutes, 1676-1825 (number 139);
(xi) Instruments, 1678-1680 (number...
Dates:
1664-1829.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents
The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates:
1231-1641.
Libelled summons of Katharine Gordon of Birkenbush against the tenants of Birkenbush., 1753.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7688
Dates:
1753.
Microfilm of papers relating to 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript' by James Hogg.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1042
Dates:
1817, 1818, 1820, 1855-1856, 1896.
Minor estates., 1541-1715.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.12446-12539
Miscellaneous affairs., 1558-1680.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8597-8617
Papers and accounts concerning the University of Saint Andrews., 1438-1630.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.7
Scope and Contents
Most of the papers relate to, or resulted from the various Royal Commissions to Saint Andrews University in the late 16th century. Copy of the statutes of the Faculty of Theology, 1438; in Latin (folios 1-8). - This has been printed from other manuscripts in Hannay, page 112.Transcript, 1570, of the statutes of the Faculty of Arts, signed by John Rutherford; in Latin (folios 9-15). - This has been printed from another manuscript in Hannay, page...
Dates:
1438-1630.
Papers chiefly concerning teinds.
File
Identifier: MS.1547
Scope and Contents
The volume contains: ‘Observes concerning tithes’, a series of enactments on the subject, dating from 1631 to 1648 (page 1); ‘Some remarks annent the nullity of tacks of tithes’ (page 14); ‘Remarks annent tithes out of the Acting Commissiary’ (dates from 1627 to 1631) (page 20); ‘Method of procedur in localling augmentation of stipends’ (page 26); ‘Nota annent charters cum decimis inclusis’ (page 47); ‘The summonds intended by King Charles upon his revocation agt. &c.’ (page 53);...
Dates:
1627-1648, 1690-1691.
Papers concerning lead mining in Scotland in the late 16th century, and political papers of the 17th century., 1584-1686, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.9
Scope and Contents
The first part of the volume consists of papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, mostly in his capacity of Master of the Metals and Minerals, and of his brother Sir David Lindsay of Edzell (see also Adv.MS.19.1.24). These are followed by papers concerning the Covenanters and the Scots Commissioners at Ripon and London. The remainder mostly concern Lord Menmuir`s grandson, Alexander, Lord Lindsay of Balcarres, later the first Earl, who joined the Covenanters, but after taking part in the...
Dates:
1584-1686, and undated.
Papers concerning the trust disposition of David Ross, bleacher in Roslin., 1769-1830.
File
Identifier: MS.14297, folios 57-179
Dates:
1769-1830.
Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1738, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1491
Dates:
1728-1738, 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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Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine, relating to various subjects.
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Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar', of which Alexander Mackenzie, Writer to the signet, was involved.
Papers, including bonds and discharges, of the Skene family and others., 1630-1657.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/7
Scope and Contents
Contains:195. Draft obligation Mr John Skene of Halzardis to pay the teinds of Halbarnes and Halzairdis to the King if he be found liable. Edinburgh, 23 April 1630. Witnesses: Sir Thomas Hoip of Craighall and Mr William Maxwell his servitor.
196. Inventory of the writs delivered to Mr Robert Learmonthe, advocate, pertaining to Mr John Skene concerning the lands of Halzairdis and Halbarnes, 25 documents 1560 – 6 May 1630 listed.
197. Double of 196.
198. Exchequer receipt to Mr...
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.
Papers relating to the 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript' by James Hogg., 1817, 1818, 1820, 1855-1856, 1896.
File
Identifier: MS.4807
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) James Hogg's original manuscript of 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript', and a covering letter, 1817 (folio 1);(ii) Corrected and uncorrected galley proofs of the work (folio 5);(iii) Four sets of corrected and uncorrected page proofs (folio 14);(iv) Four letters of Hogg, 1817, 1818, and 1820, and manuscript notes, undated, on the 'Chaldee Manuscript' (folio 34);(v) Manuscript of 'The...
Dates:
1817, 1818, 1820, 1855-1856, 1896.
Peter Pallot, merchant, Bordeaux, summons against Duncan Forbes, fiar (afterwards 3rd) of Culloden., 1671.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2033
Summons, 6 June 1633, at instance of Sir Robert Innes of Balvenie to Alexander, Lord Saltoun. Execution, 8 June 1633., 6 June 1633.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13245
Dates:
6 June 1633.
Summons, 18 February 1635, at instance of Mr Robert Farquhar, merchant, burgess of Aberdeen to Alexander, Lord Saltoun and Walter Stewart. Execution, 24 February 1635., 18 February 1635.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13251
Dates:
18 February 1635.