Publications of John Spotiswood

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  • Spotiswood, John. Disputatio juridica inauguralis, de jure dotium quam favente Deo opt. max. ex authoritate magnifici viri D. Hugonis Dalrymple de Northberwick, advocati, amplissimae Facultatis Juridicae decani. Nec non ejusdem Facultatis Juridicae consensu & decreto pro advocati munere et privilegiis in celeberrimo Collegio Justitiae Supremo apud Scotos in civilibus foro rite ac legitime consequendis publico Facultatis Juridicae examini subjicit. Johannes Spotiswoode. Ad diem [blank] Decembris. H. L. Q. C. Edinburgi: excudebat Jacobus Watson, 1696. ESTC No. R184544. Grub Street ID 74046.
  • Spotiswood, John. A discourse shewing the necessary qualifications of a student of the laws: and what is propos'd in the colleges of law, history & philology, establish'd at Edinburgh. Deliver'd at the commencement of the College of Law: VI. November MDCCIV. By John Spotiswood ... Edinburgh: printed by James Watson: to be sold by John Vallange, and other book-sellers in Edinburgh, 1704. ESTC No. T183028. Grub Street ID 219474.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland; ... Written for the use of the students in Spotiswood's colledge [sic] of law, and now publish'd ... By John Spotiswood of that Ilk advocate. Edinburgh: printed by Mr. Robert Freebairn, and to be sold by John Vallange, Mr. Robert Freebairn, and other book-sellers in town, anno, 1707. ESTC No. T80521. Grub Street ID 301581.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland; containing directions for drawing securities, In Cases which most commonly occur: With Examples, According To The best Modern Practice. Written for the use of the students in Spotiswood's Colledge of Law, and now publish'd for the Common Good. By John Spotiswood of that Ilk Advocate. Edinburgh: printed by Mr. Robert Freebairn, at his Printing-House in Forrester's Wynd, and to be sold by John Vallange, Mr. Robert Freebairn, and other book-sellers in town, anno, 1708. ESTC No. N2150. Grub Street ID 10871.
  • Spotiswood, John. The law concerning election of members for Scotland, to sit and vote in the Parliament of Great-Britain. Shewing, the order, and what is necessary to be observed in electing the peers, and commissioners for shires and burghs, the duty of the officers concern'd in Returning the Summons of Parliament, with other Matters relating to Members of Parliament, according to the Statutes and Laws in the North and South Parts of this United Kingdom. Together with The Privilege belonging to Parliament-Men. Publish'd for the Use of these concern'd in the Elections for Scotland. by John Spotswood of that-ilk, advocate. Edinburgh: printed for John Vallange, 1710. ESTC No. T79440. Grub Street ID 301001.
  • Spotiswood, John. The form of process, before the Lords of Council and Session, observed in advocations, ordinary actions, suspensions. Shewing also, the manner of making Protestations for Remedy in Law, and how Summons thereon was brought before the Parliament of Scotland; and the way how since the Union, such Process is laid before the House of Peers. With The Form of Process before the Lords of Session, as Commissioners appointed by Parliament, for Plantation of Kirks, Valuation and Sale of Tythes. To all which is prefix'd The present state of the College of Justice, Giving an Account of the Members thereof, and of the Order Observed by the Lords of Session in Judging Causes; with the Fees and Prices of Writs Paid to the several Offices and Members of the Session. Written for the Use of the Students in Spotswood's College of Law, by John Spotiswood of That-Ilk Advocat. Edinburgh: printed by John Moncur, at his Printing-House at the Foot of the Bull Closs, opposite to the Trone, and sold by John Vallange and other booksellers, 1711. ESTC No. T109864. Grub Street ID 162492.
  • Spotiswood, John. The truth at last; or, the whole affair of the Scotch medal; set in a true light in a letter from Mr. John Sporeswood Keeper of the Advocates Library at Edinburgh to Mr. James Mackensie student at Oxford, transmitted from thence by the last post. [London]: Printed for S. Popping in Pater-Noster-Row, 1711. ESTC No. T177287. Grub Street ID 214232.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland; ... Written for the use of the students in Spottiswood's colledge of law, and now publish'd for the common good. The second edition with additions, by John Spotiswood .. Edinburgh: printed by John Moncur, and sold by William Brown bookseller, 1715. ESTC No. T77996. Grub Street ID 299905.
  • Spotiswood, John. The form of process before the Lords of Council and Session, observed in advocations, ordinary actions, and suspensions. ... The whole revised, corrected, and very much augmented in this second edition. ... by John Spotiswood ... Edinburgh: printed by William Brown and John Mosman, and sold by the said Wil. Brown, 1718. ESTC No. T147600. Grub Street ID 194144.
  • Spotiswood, John. The law concerning election of members for Scotland, to sit and vote in the Parliament of Great-Britain. ... Together with the privilege belonging to Parliament-men. ... The second edition corrected and augmented with several acts and statutes ... by John Spotiswood ... Edinburgh: printed by William Brown and Company, and sold at his shop, 1722. ESTC No. T130151. Grub Street ID 179365.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland: Containing Directions for drawing Securities, in Cases which most commonly occur; with Examples, according to the best modern Practice. Written for the Use of the Students in Spotiswood's College of Law, and now publish'd for the common Good. The third edition with additions. By John Spotiswood, Advocate. Edinburgh: printed by William Brown and John Mosman, his Majesties Printers, and sold by William Brown at his Shop in the Parliament Closs, MDCCXXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T147577. Grub Street ID 194119.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland: containing directions for drawing securities, in Cases which most commonly occur, with Examples according to the best modern Practice. Written for the Use of the Students in Spottiswoode's College of Law, and now published for the common Good. The fourth edition, with considerable additions, and historical notes serving to explain and illustrate the Words and Phrases used in these Writs. By John Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, Advocate. Edinburgh: printed by W. Cheyne, and sold by James Brown in the Parliament-Close, and John Mitchel in the Parliament-House, MDCCLII. [1752]. ESTC No. N2152. Grub Street ID 10885.
  • Spotiswood, John. An introduction to the knowledge of the stile of writs, simple and compound, made use of in Scotland: containing directions for drawing securities, in Cases which most commonly occur, with Examples according to the best modern Practice, with historical Notes, serving to explain and illustrate the Words and Phrases used in these Writs. By John Spottiswood of Spottiswood, Advocate. To which are added by way of appendix, I. General observations on several forms of writings, and Letters of Diligence. II. Regulations respecting ordinary and civil Actions, and criminal Causes, in the Sheriff and Stewart Courts of Scotland. III. The fees of clerks, &c. in these Courts, both in civil and criminal Cases. Edinburgh: printed for A. Kincaid and J. Bell, W. Gordon, and J. Brown, MDCCLXV. [1765]. ESTC No. T118684. Grub Street ID 170169.