Contents This section contains the Acts of Parliament of James I, James II, and James III. These three Kings of Scotland ruled from 1406 to 1488.The Tabula (contents list) starts on f. 251r.The Acts of Parliament start on f. 256v with the Act from the Parliament at Perth on 26th May 1494 (sic for 1424).The last Act, from the Parliament at Edinburgh on 24th...

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This section contains Acts of Parliament of James I of Scotland, originally from 1424. In this manuscript, these acts start on f. 82r and end on f. 86r with the words of þe haille ȝelde.

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This section is written in the same hand as most of the rest of the manuscript.

Scope and Contents Charter by King James the First, as Steward of Scotland, granting to Rankin Fowlartoun of Corsby on his own resignation, and to Mariota Walace, his spouse, the lands of Dregarne, lying in Kyle-Stewart in the shire of Ayr: To be held to them and the longest liver of them, then to William Fowlartoun, their son, and the heirs of his body, etc.; whom failing, to Adam Fowlartoun, brother-german of William, and the heirs of his body; whom failing, to Rankin's heirs whomsoever, of the Stewart of...

Scope and Contents Charter by King James I, confirming a charter of sale (date not given), by John of Murrefe [Murray] of Ogilface, to Sir John Forstare, knight, the king's master of household, of the whole lands of Badlormy, in the sheriffdom of Lothian and constabulary of Linlithgow, to be held according to the terms of the charter of sale. Given at Edinburgh, 10th July 1424. Witnesses, William [Lauder], bishop of Glasgow, chancellor, Walter Earl of Athole, the king's uncle, John Seton and Walter Ogilvy,...

Contents This section contains the Laws of James I of Scotland. James I was King of Scotland from 1406 to 1437. In this manuscript, his Laws start on f. 171r with Attornatus Generalis, and contain 14 titles. They end on f. 174r with the words super hoc nostrum regiam majestatem.Another text has been written in a different hand in the margins (see the previous section, MS 207/ff....

Scope and Contents The papers of Evan Whyte Melville Balfour-Melville reflect his academic, public, and private interests. There are many bundles of notes both in manuscript and typescript; notebooks; and, correspondence. There are Edinburgh University examination papers; Heriot-Watt Minutes from the 1960s; and, Edinburgh Corporation Education Committee Minutes from the 1960s. The papers also include census material; records of persons placed on probation; material relating to the Historical Association of...

Contents This section contains the Statuta Jacobi Primi, or Statutes of James I of Scotland. James I was King of Scotland from 1406 to 1437. In this manuscript, these statutes start on f. 133r and end on f. 151v with the words infra regnum nostrum die tali nobis supradictisAs with the last section, a later hand, which has annotated these statutes, has also added some notes after this section, on ff. 151v-152v....

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Verse beginning 'Theich O theich 's gun do theich Clann an toisich' composed of four lines and an accompanying note which reads, 'The Macintoshes deserted the Lord of the Isles at the battle of [Inverlochy] and joined the King's people' [Battle of Inverlochy, 1431].