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== Before using this record search other records of sasines - land transfers - as most entries in protocol books are of this type. You should also refer to the Register of the Great Seal (records of charters granted under the authority of the king), as there may be links between the two types of record.<br> ==
== Before using this record search other records of sasines - land transfers - as most entries in protocol books are of this type. You should also refer to the Register of the Great Seal (records of charters granted under the authority of the king), as there may be links between the two types of record.<br> ==


== Where to find the record  ==
== Where to find Protocol Books. Almost all original protocol books are held by the National Records of Scotland, in Edinburgh. As these are best read in printed format, in English rather than Latin, You should refer to the volumes published by the Scottish Record Society and some local societies. ==


== How to search the record  ==
== How to search the record  ==
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