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ANSWERS FOR Messrs. Dunmoore and Company, Merchants in Glasgow; TO THE PETITION of Robert Reid, Writer to the Signet.

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Respondents assert priority over a marital subject bill held by Barbara Wallace, despite petitioner’s later arrestment and claims of indorsement.

Merchant-company, and Trades of Edinburgh v. The Magistrates, Ministers, and Council of the City of Edinburgh, Governors of George Heriot's Hospital — Answers, 29 Nov 1765

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Defenders oppose petitioners’ request to regulate feuing, citing res judicata and inherent gubernatorial power to feu, asserting any regulation would violate property rights.

John Tyrie v. Alexander Gray — Answers, 5 Dec 1765

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Answers by Alexander Gray Writer to the Signet to the petition of John Tyrie Writer in Edinburgh, responding to the petitioner's claim that the respondent breached a transaction involving assignation and back-bond.

Petition — John Tyrie, Writer in Edinburgh

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Petition of John Tyrie asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

William Waddel v. John Russel — Answers, 5 Dec 1765

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Answers by William Waddel of Easter Calderhead to the petition of John Russel of Bentfoot, responding to the claim for half the expence of a ditch built on the common march.

Elizabeth Gilmour v. John Arbuthnot and Viscount of Arbuthnot — Answers, 28 Nov 1765

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Respondent defends assignation of debt to Arbuthnot as collateral security, now extinguished by full bond payment.

Reclaiming Petition — The Honourable John Arbuthnott, Son

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Petition of John Arbuthnott asking the Court to remit the interlocutor that reduced his right to the Debt and Diligence on the Estate of Stenhope, on grounds that the proof of Trust was incompetent under the 1696 Act.

Petition — Robert Oliver, Work-man in Woodfield near Jedburgh

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Petition of Robert Oliver, work-man in Woodfield near Jedburgh, asking the Court to alter interlocutors pronounced by Lord Stonefield in a process of suspension concerning a charge for maintenance of a bastard child.

Mrs Nicholas Thomson, alias Macculloch v. David Macculloch — Memorial, 28 Feb 1778

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Memorial of David Macculloch of Torhoulkie, arguing that as heir to his father's heritable estate, he is entitled to the full income from the lands and is not liable to provide aliment to his siblings beyond what his father would have done.

MEMORIAL FOR Mrs Nicolas Thomson, alias Maccullloch, Widow of Henry Macculloch of Torhouskie, and Elisabeth, Margaret, Janet, and John Macculllochs, younger Children of the said He

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Mrs Nicolas Thomson, alias Maccullloch, memorializes that despite her small legal provision of terce, she and her children are entitled to aliment from the heir.

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