John Skene

John Skene, 1543?-1617

Biographical Details

• First name: John
• Last name: Skene
• Birth date: 1543?
• Death date: 1617
• Creations: Language material, Text
• Roles: Author
• Other details: Editor, Translator, Compiler
• Permalink: https://biography.lawi.org.uk/john-skene/ (Stable identifier)

Other names of John Skene

• Curriehill, John Skene
• Curriehill, John Skene (Lord)
• Skaeneus, Johannes
• Skene, Joannes
• Skene, John
• Skene, John (Sir)

People related with John Skene

• Cooper of Culross, Thomas Mackay Cooper Baron, 1892-1955
• Cooper, Thomas Mackay Cooper (1892-1955 baron)
• Ecosse
• Scotland
• Stair society Edimbourg, GB

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Publications by John Skene

• A dictionary of the law of Scotland: intended for the use of the public at large, as well as of the profession
• De verborum significatione: the exposition of the termes and difficill wordes conteined in the foure buiks of Regiam Maiestatem …
• Regiam majestatem and quoniam attachiamenta,
• The lawes and acts of Parliament made be the most Excellent and Mightie King and Monarch, James: be the grace of God, King of Great Britane, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. since His Maiesties XV. Parliament, the xix day of December 1597
• The lavves and acts of Parliament, made by the most excellent and mighty king and monarch, James by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. Since His Majesties XV. Parliament, the XIX. of December, 1597: Collected, revised, and extracted forth of the register of His Highnes kingdome of Scotland. With a table of the principall matters conteined therein.
• The lavves and actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his successours kinges of Scotland: visied, collected and extracted furth of the register: the contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe ollowing.
• De verborum significatione. The exposition of the termes and difficill vvordes, conteined in the fovre bvikes of Regiam Majestatem, and vthers, in the Actes of Parliament, Infeftments, and vsed in practicque of this Realme, with diuerse rules, and commoun places, or principalles of the Lawes. Collected and exponed be M. John Skene, Clerke of our Soveraine Lordis Register, Councell and Rolles. [Scottish arms].
• De verborum significatione: the exposition of the termes and difficill vvordes, conteined in the foure buikes of Regiam Majestatem, and vthers, in the Actes of Parliament, Infeftments, and vsed in practicque of this Realme, with diuerse rules, and commoun places, or principalles of the lawes
• Regiam Majestatem. [microform] The auld lavves and constitutions of Scotland, faithfullie collected furth of the Register, and other auld authentick bukes, fra the dayes of King Malcolme the second, vntill the time of King James the first, of gude memorie: and trewlie corrected in sundrie faults, and errours, committed be ignorant writers. And translated out of Latine in Scottish language, to the vse and knawledge of all the subjects within this realme. with ane large table of the contents therof, be Sr. John Skene of Curriehill, clerk of our Soveraigne Lordis Register, Counsell, and Rollis. Quhereunto are adjoined twa treatises, the ane, anent the order of proces observed before the Lords of Counsell, and Session: the other of crimes, and judges in criminall causes. The contents of this volume, followe in the twefth page.