Collection of Scotish judicial decisions, 1661-1680.

ArchivalResource

Collection of Scotish judicial decisions, 1661-1680.

Contains several materials: (1) "A summarie of severall pratiques since the King's restoratione (attributed to Sir Lockhart, covering first five years); (2) An alphabetical compendium of Stair's decisions (1661-1681); (3) "An explanation of the 39 chapters of the statute of King William containing sundred questions upon the said statute useful for practice...(Attributed to Pringle); and (4) "Tractatus on minor tenetur, placitors, etc. (attributed to Balfour).

1 v. ; 32 cm.

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Pringle, Walter, 1664?-1736.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qc7mnr (person)

Balfour, James, Sir, Lord Pettindreich, -1583

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r81xhp (person)

Epithet: of Pittendreich, Secretary to Mary, Qu. of Scots British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x00033d ...

Lockhart, James, Sir, d. 1674.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66t842j (person)

Aikman, William, d. 1707.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69w7zb9 (person)

Stair, James Dalrymple, Viscount of, 1619-1695

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69c8m4p (person)

James Dalrymple was born in May 1619 at Drummurchie, in Carrick. He was the son of the Laird of Stair. Dalrymple was educated at Mauchline in Ayrshire, and then he studied at Glasgow University, graduating in 1637. He then intended to study law at Edinburgh University but the civil war interrupted this. He served as a troop commander and remained in the army until 1641. He became a Regent at Glasgow University, teaching logic, morals, politics and mathematics. He remained there until 1647 when h...