Scotland Collection of deeds and documents, 16th-18th century
Scotland Collection of deeds and documents, 16th-18th century including document signed by Sir John Skene (c.1540-1617), jurist and author of Regiam Majestatem, 13th July 1588[?], concerning John Auchterlony of the county of Forfar, in English, on paper with pot watermark, signed 'Joannes Skene' at foot, 41 x 30cm, a few holes along one fold; Charter signed by George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal (?-1694), royalist army officer, 1690, confirming John Thomson, merchant of Peterhead, and his wife Griselda Mylne in their possession of lands, in Latin, on vellum, 25 x 65cm; Charter signed by James Law (c.1560-1632), archbishop of Glasgow, 1632, in Latin, on vellum, retaining red wax seal, 29 x 55cm; and approx. 40 others, on paper or vellum, including documents mentioning Patrick, Lord Gray of Forfar, 1575 (on paper), John Leslye of Boquhane, 1593 (on paper), the sheriffdom of Lanark, 1633 (on vellum), and similar Qty: (Quantity) Note: A xylographic version of John Skene's signature is printed in the 1597 edition of The Lawes and Actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First, and his Successours Kinges of Scotland (STC 22626) on leaf 2G3. The career of George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal is summarised by Aberdeenshire Museums Service: 'He succeeded to the title at the death of his brother in 1661. In his younger years he served in the French army and rose to the rank of colonel. He returned to Scotland when the civil war broke out, but does not appear to have taken any active part on either side until the army of the "Engagement" was raised to rescue Charles I from the Republican party. He commanded a regiment of foot in that mismanaged enterprise, and fought at the battle of Preston (August 17th, 1648). Three years later he had the command of three regiments at the battle of Worcester, where he displayed the hereditary bravery of his house, but was overpowered by numbers and taken prisoner. He appears to have lived quietly on his estates during the reigns of Charles II and his brother, James VII. He took no active part on either side at the Revolution. "Earl Marshall," wrote Claverhouse to Melfort, "is at Edinburgh, but does not meddle." He died in 1694' (catalogue description for the rental book of George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal, GB 3298 P3417).
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Scotland Collection of deeds and documents, 16th-18th century including document signed by Sir John Skene (c.1540-1617), jurist and author of Regiam Majestatem, 13th July 1588[?], concerning John Auchterlony of the county of Forfar, in English, on paper with pot watermark, signed 'Joannes Skene' at foot, 41 x 30cm, a few holes along one fold; Charter signed by George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal (?-1694), royalist army officer, 1690, confirming John Thomson, merchant of Peterhead, and his wife Griselda Mylne in their possession of lands, in Latin, on vellum, 25 x 65cm; Charter signed by James Law (c.1560-1632), archbishop of Glasgow, 1632, in Latin, on vellum, retaining red wax seal, 29 x 55cm; and approx. 40 others, on paper or vellum, including documents mentioning Patrick, Lord Gray of Forfar, 1575 (on paper), John Leslye of Boquhane, 1593 (on paper), the sheriffdom of Lanark, 1633 (on vellum), and similar Qty: (Quantity) Note: A xylographic version of John Skene's signature is printed in the 1597 edition of The Lawes and Actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First, and his Successours Kinges of Scotland (STC 22626) on leaf 2G3. The career of George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal is summarised by Aberdeenshire Museums Service: 'He succeeded to the title at the death of his brother in 1661. In his younger years he served in the French army and rose to the rank of colonel. He returned to Scotland when the civil war broke out, but does not appear to have taken any active part on either side until the army of the "Engagement" was raised to rescue Charles I from the Republican party. He commanded a regiment of foot in that mismanaged enterprise, and fought at the battle of Preston (August 17th, 1648). Three years later he had the command of three regiments at the battle of Worcester, where he displayed the hereditary bravery of his house, but was overpowered by numbers and taken prisoner. He appears to have lived quietly on his estates during the reigns of Charles II and his brother, James VII. He took no active part on either side at the Revolution. "Earl Marshall," wrote Claverhouse to Melfort, "is at Edinburgh, but does not meddle." He died in 1694' (catalogue description for the rental book of George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal, GB 3298 P3417).
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