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Much of Scots law is based on the writings of eminent scholars of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. These include:
- Thomas Craig’s Jus Feudale of 1601 is a brilliant and reverent exposition of the feudal law of Scotland,
that influenced the whole civilised world of the time.
- James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, produced Institutions of the Law of Scotland
in 1681. This was a systematic and logical presentation of the principles of Scots
law.
- Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh produced his Institutions of the Law of Scotland in 1684.
- Lord Bankton produced "An Institute of the Laws of Scotland" in 1751-3
- John Erskine of Carnock produced "An Institute of the Law of
Scotland" in 1773.
As one would expect these writers often comment on the nature of a barony - and
their writings can be cited in court.
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