Writers to the Signet in Scotland
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Writers to the Signet in Scotland was a private society of Scottish solicitors. The earliest recorded society reference to the signet is in the year 1369, when Walter of Wardlaw, who is the first office-bearer recognised by the society, was the "king's clerk"or Secretary.
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| Signet Library Doors |
The Signet being the seal used by Scottish Kings to authenticate documents. The writers of these documents were skilled clerks and had to have a knowledge of both the law and Latin. Over the years, as the number of seals increased so did qualification standards to the Society which were raised accordingly.
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| Writers of the signet |
Writers were admitted to the Society upon nomination, usually after serving an apprenticeship.
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| Society of Writers Lower Hall |
- Register of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet, Edinburgh
- A HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY OF WRITERS TO HER MAJESTY'S SIGNET WITH A LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FROM 1594 TO 1890 AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES
EDINBURGH Printed for the Society at the University Press By T. & A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty 1890
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