Erskine, James, 1722-1796 (Lord Barjarg and Alva | Scottish lawyer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1723 - 1796
Biography
James Erskine, Lord Barjarg and Alva (1723–13-May 1796) was the son of Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald. He was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. He is buried in St Cuthbert's churchyard, Edinburgh.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
MS 141: Composite manuscript including six texts, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 141
Contents
MS 141 contains six texts, mostly in the same hand, with the exception of f. 1. The specific folios containing these texts are listed below, and the texts are described separately under these headings.
ff. 1r-v: A tabula, seemingly beginning on f. 1v, and ending on 1r (bound on the wrong side)
ff. 2r-v: A misplaced leaf, should follow f. 27 in this manuscript
ff. 3r-5r:...
Dates:
15th century
MS 142: Decretales Gregorii IX, with gloss by Bernard of Parma, 13th-14th century
Item
Identifier: MS 142
Contents
MS 142 is a copy of the very famous and influential 13th-century work of canon law, the Decretales Gregorii IX (Decretals of Pope Gregory IX) ordered by Pope Gregory IX, and put together by his chaplain and confessor, Raymond of Peñafort. As a very important text on Church law, the 'Decretales Gregorii IX' was the subject of many commentaries and glosses by later Church scholars. One such work on the 'Decretales' was completed by Bernard of Parma], and it is...
Dates:
13th-14th century