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*The minute books. | *The minute books. | ||
*Abridgements, which give selected parts of original records for both the general register and the particular registers. | *Abridgements, which give selected parts of original records for both the general register and the particular registers. | ||
*Indexes of persons and places to the abridgements, on microfilm. | *Indexes of persons and places to the abridgements, on microfilm.<br> | ||
=== Burgh Registers === | === Burgh Registers === | ||
Royal burghs often kept their own sasine registers. Until 1681 land transactions were also recorded in the ''Notorial Protocol'' books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). | Royal burghs often kept their own sasine registers. Until 1681 land transactions were also recorded in the ''Notorial Protocol'' books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). | ||
Information about buildings in burghs can be found in the records of the Dean of Guild courts which had powers to control building within burghs. A few of these are preserved in the burgh records held here, many are held in local archives.<ref>National Archives of Scotland</ref> <br> | |||
The Family History Library and the Scottish Record Office have burgh registers. The chart below lists the burgh registers available and whether the Family History Library and Scottish Record Office have them. | The Family History Library and the Scottish Record Office have burgh registers. The chart below lists the burgh registers available and whether the Family History Library and Scottish Record Office have them. | ||