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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stewart c(o)urt. Also: steward court, stewartis court. [Stewart n. 2 and Court n. 3.]See also note at Stewart n.(a) 1475 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS 418.
The stewart curt of Stratherne 1498 Acta Conc. II 284.
The stewart court of Kirkcubricht 1526 Reg. Privy S. I 513/2.
Schiref courtis, justice courtis, stewart or ballie courtis 1537 Reg. Privy S. II 354/2.
Schiref-courtis, justice-airis, stewart-courtis, baillie-courtis, courtis of justiciary, or ony utheris for serving of brevis 1574 Treas. Acc. XIII 45.
Within the boundis of Annanderdaill and to charge the Lord Maxwell that he hald stewart courtis within the same boundis 1578–9 Reg. Privy C. III 79.
That the Justice Court, or Stewart Court as they call it, be wolklie keipit in the toun of Lochmaben 1673 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 17 Nov.
Ane act of parliament for not keeping the Stewart Courts of Kirkcudbricht in any place of the Stewartrie but within the tolbuith of Kirkcudbricht 1696 S. Ronaldshay 110.
Ane roll of the persons names of the haill yleand of Southronaldshay … according as the samen wes taken in ane stewart court, holdin be James Baikie of Tankerness, stewart dep. of Orkneyattrib. 1636 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 524.
James Fisher … is decernit fugitive in the Stewart court buikis 1680 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 1 Dec.
Quhilks letters are … registrat with the executiounes in the Stewart court books of Kirkcudbright(b) 1585 Cal. Sc. P. VIII 154.
That Steward courts of Anernanderdaill are to be keept at the towne of Lochmaben(c) 1491 Dunferm. B. Rec. in Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 202.
The alderman balyeis and communite forgaderit in the tolbutht … and intendit till haff haldyn a burow court and be caus the stewartis court was nocht haldyn the burow court mycht nocht proced
