1794–1797
TeindsCharterPatronageHeritorStipendTackMiss Bien and Isabella Stewarts of Barnhills pursued an action against Scott regarding bygone teinds in the parish of Ancrum. They petitioned the Court to alter an interlocutor pronounced by Lord Henderland Ordinary on the matter. Scott defended his title by memorial, maintaining that his charters conveyed an heritable right to the teinds rather than mere patronage.AI-generated
Documents in this case (5)
- Stewarts — Petition, 2 May 1794May 2, 1794 Petition of Miss Mary, Helen, and Isabella Stewarts of Barnhills, and others, asking the Court to alter the former interlocutor and assoilzie them from the conclusions of the libel
- Sir John Scott of Ancrum v. Miss Mary, Helen, and Isabella Stewarts of Barnhills — Answers, 3 Jan 1795January 3, 1795 Petition of Miss Bien and Isabella Stewarts of Barnhills, asking the Court to alter the interlocutor of Lord Henderland Ordinary concerning bygone teinds in the parish of Ancrum.
- Sir John Scott of Ancrum v. Miss Mary, &c. Stewarts of Barnhills — Memorial, 15 Nov 1796November 15, 1796 Memorial of the defender, arguing that his charters convey an heritable right to the teinds of Ancrum, not merely patronage.
People & places in this case
People involved
- George Gray — Party
- James Davidson — Party
- Thomas Henderson — Party
- James Scott, of Scalloway — Party
- William Ogilvie, of Chesters — Party
- Major Hamilton Blair, of Blair — Party
- David Smith, of Methven — Party
- William Tait — Advocate for Party
- Sir James Fergusson, of Kilkerran, Lord Kilkerran — Lord Ordinary
- Henry Home, of Kames, Lord Kames — Lord Ordinary
- Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland — Lord Ordinary
- Robert Bruce, of Kennet, Lord Kennet — Lord Ordinary
- George Broun, of Coalston, Lord Coalston — Lord Ordinary
Places
- Glasgow (principal)
- Ancrum
- Kirkmichael
- Ayr
- Jedburgh
