1766–1767
Landlord and tenantRentAlexander Shepherd, a tenant farmer, rented land in Begg from the Earl of Rothes. After failing to pay a year's rent, Shepherd sought a bill of suspension from the court to avoid getting evicted, claiming that the time and money that he had invested in enclosing the land with hedges and ditches, at the Earl's encouragement, had rendered it impossible to pay his rent. The Earl of Rothes argued that Shepherd was not the industrious farmer and improver that he claimed to be.
Documents in this case (2)
- Earl of Rothes v. Shepherd — Petition, 4 Dec 1766Alexander Shepherd petitions to remit a void tack ruling, arguing the irritant clause must be purged and the Earl’s sheriff application was irregular after arrears paid.
- John Earl of Rothes v. Alexander Shepherd — Answers, 18 Dec 1766December 18, 1766 Answers by John Earl of Rothes, Charger, to the petition of Alexander Shepherd Tenant in Begg, Suspender, responding to allegations of misconduct and forfeiture.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Alexander Shepherd — Suspender
- John Leslie, Earl of Rothes — Charger
- Robert Blair, of Avontoun, Lord Avontoun — Advocate for Suspender
- Alexander Murray — Advocate for Charger
- Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck — Lord Ordinary
- John Berry — Named in case documents
Places
- Begg (principal)
