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The Articles of Union

Articles of Union of 1707 "The Articles of the Union as they passed with Amendments in the Parliament of Scotland, and ratified by the Touch of the Royal Sceptre at Edinburgh, January 16, 1707, by James Duke of Queensbury, her Majesty's High Commissioner for that Kingdom" is a lengthy document to download to a portable device.

For visitors wishing to read it at leisure it is available here on the website of the UK Parliament as a 12pp .pdf document.

A large image of the Scottish exemplificion of the Articles of Union (above) can be examined here.

Scots Law

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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