Digital Copy of the Manuscript Style or Form Book of James Armour
This manuscript style or form book was created by James Armour of Edinburgh, from around 1698 to 1701. The work begins with a "Decreet Arbitrall," but marriage contracts predominate. In addition, there are forms for bonds, wills, a ship's sale, an indenture, a pension, and other matters. The first 287 pages are written in one hand, followed by several blank leaves and eleven pages in a different hand. An abbreviated, six page index is found at the back of the book.
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In February 1996, this manuscript was purchased from John Rees for the Arthur J. Morris Law Library.
James Armour was the son of James Armour, a merchant of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1684, the younger Armour was first registered as an apprentice to Alexander Wright, who was a merchant in Edinburgh. He later became a writer [another word for a solicitor] and was admitted a Writer to the Signet on December 2, 1723. Armour later became a burgess of Edinburgh in 1730.
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