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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Organisation |
NAS |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
GD141/59 |
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Title |
Precept under the quarter seal narrating that John McDowell of Logane had supplicated the Lords of Council and Session as follows. He had been infeft in half of one merkland of Killumquha and in 1½ merkland of Killumquha-Agnew, nevertheless Janet Agnew and Walter Agnew pretended possessors of the 2½ merkland of Killumquha-Agnew held of the said John McDowell, and Alexander Agnew, their subtenant, had been working the ½ merkland as well as the 2½ merkland, and would not suffer the said John McDowell's superiority over the said ½ merkland, so that he cannot work it. Therefore it is necessary that the ½ merkland be divided from the 2½ merkland and the sheriff should decide the division. But it was notorious that Andrew Agnew is sheriff and brother german of the said Alexander Agnew, the subtenant, and so is a partial judge. So it is necessary that an unsuspect judge should hear the case. The Crown therefore appoints John Neilson of Craigceffie, John Kennedy of Grenan, John Dunbar of Mochrum, William Kennedy of Gillaspik, and Gavin Dunbar of Baldoune as sheriffs in that part to hold court for division of the land |
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Dates |
6 Jan 1595-1596 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Description |
Tag and part of quarter seal attached. |
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Level |
File |
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