Sir Thomas Hope's elements of the Scottish laws (vulgo his minor praticks) wrytten about the year 1630.
Robbins MS 298
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Uniform Title
Minor praticks. Selections. (Robbins Ms. 298)
Title
Sir Thomas Hope's elements of the Scottish laws (vulgo his minor praticks) wrytten about the year 1630.
Added Corporate Author
Produced
Scotland, between 1630 and 1725.
Description
1 volume (94 leaves) : paper ; 15.4 x 9.2 cm bound to 15.8 x 9.9 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The forms of process befor the Lords of Sessione
Of kirks & benefices
Of executors & aires
Of entering air to lands ward
Of infeftments
Of uadsetts & reversion
Of escheats gifts & de[ce?]arators
Assignators & infeftments yeof
Of jurisdictione
Of judgements posessory & petitory
Of rights personall & reall
Of comprysings
Of adjudications
Of reductions & improba[ti]ons
Of removings
Of decreits & reduction yeof
Of assignations
Of taillizes.
Of kirks & benefices
Of executors & aires
Of entering air to lands ward
Of infeftments
Of uadsetts & reversion
Of escheats gifts & de[ce?]arators
Assignators & infeftments yeof
Of jurisdictione
Of judgements posessory & petitory
Of rights personall & reall
Of comprysings
Of adjudications
Of reductions & improba[ti]ons
Of removings
Of decreits & reduction yeof
Of assignations
Of taillizes.
Summary
A manuscript copy of 18 out of 24 chapters from Sir Thomas Hope's Minor praticks, a discourse on Scottish law. Hope's treatise was first published in 1725. The handwritten is often difficult to read and the spelling somewhat erratic.The quires are signed A-M.
Note
Ms. codex.
Title transcribed from caption of fol. 2r.
Collation: Paper, fol. ii (modern paper) + 94 + ii (modern paper); A-L⁸ M⁶.
Script: Written in cursive.
Origin: Written in Scotland during the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS 298.
Title transcribed from caption of fol. 2r.
Collation: Paper, fol. ii (modern paper) + 94 + ii (modern paper); A-L⁸ M⁶.
Script: Written in cursive.
Origin: Written in Scotland during the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS 298.
Language Note
In English.
Ownership
Formerly in the collections of J.L. Weir, John Miller, John Brouster, John Bogle or Boyle Thomas Brouster, Duncan Niven?, and John Feoun. Weir's ex libirs on upper pastedown with inscription dated 1938 inscribed on fly-leaf; signatures of John Miller, John Brouster, dated 1725, and John Boyle or Bogle, dated 1741, on fol. 1r; signatures of John M[?] Feoun, Duncan N[iven?] on fol. 94r; and signatures of Thomas Brouster and Johne Miller with date 1741 on fol. 94v.
Binding Information
Modern binding: quarter-bound brown calf-skin and cloth; gilt-tooled label on spine, "Minor practicks, Hope."
Publications About Described Materials Note
Minor practicks, or a treatise of the Scottish law. Edinburgh, Printed by Mr. Thomas Ruddiman; and sold by Will. Monro, 1726.
Location
RBCAG Robbins MS 298
Access Note
Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.
Place of Publication or Printing
Scotland.
Call Number
Robbins MS 298
Language
English
Source of Acquisition
Sokol Books ; 2008.
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