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 94: Composite manuscript including five texts, 12th-13th century
Item
Identifier: MS 94
Contents
Contains five texts, in several different hands.ff. 1r-28r: Homilies entitled De Laudibus Virginis Matris by Bernard of Clairvauxff. 28v-42r: Sermonsff. 43r-53r: Corpus Iuris Civilis [incomplete]ff. 53v-54r: Song Spe Mercedis et Corone (lyrics and musical...
Dates:
12th-13th century
MS 155: Composite manuscript containing five texts , 13th-14th century
Item
Identifier: MS 155
Contents
This manuscript was created in the 13th or 14th century and the hand seems to be Italian. It features a collection of legal texts, focussed on Roman law. They could all be connected to the Corpus Juris Civilis, a legal text compiled by Justinian, traditionally known as Justinian the Great, who the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565. It seems that the texts in this manuscript have been lifted from another manuscript, as some of them start and end...
Dates:
13th-14th century