What information is contaned in a Commissariot?

[stepmars]

Would someone please tell me what information is contaned in a Commissariot? In the image below, is the date: 1) date of the will, 2) date of death or 3) date probate is granted after death? Thanks!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MsuvkM ... lnkob/view

[WilmaM]

That is very interesting, I've never come across these volumes before.
Unfortunately I can't answer your question. I did have a look [vis google] at other volumes and went to the very start - but there is no notes to say what the date would refer to.
Indeed one example shows 2 dates ?

Ahha - a little bit of further digging - in the Glasgow version gives a note at the front:

NOTE.
Where a date is given in brackets, it is the actual date of the confirmation ; the other date indicates the place in the Record where it will be found out of its order.

In Scottish law we don't have Probate - the term used is Confirmation [it gets a bit confusing when you have to confirm that the Confirmation has been confirmed!]
I'm going to book mark this page for further reference: https://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.u ... ld-series/

[stepmars]

Thanks for your kind help Wilma. I've also posed my question to Scottish Record Society so I will report back if any other information is discovered.