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Scope and Contents Charter by Ninian Douglas, chaplain of the chaplainry of the rood altar in the collegiate church of St. Nicholas of Dalkeith, granting in feu-farm to Robert Littil in Gullane a tenement in the town of Gullane, as described in an instrument of sasine dated 4th July 1553, in the barony of Dirleton and constabulary of Haddington: To be held of the granter in feu-farm for 28s. 8d. yearly feu-duty. Edinburgh, 1st September 1557. Witnesses, Sir Alexander Beg, Sir William Coltart, James Maxwell,...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following on a precept (dated at Dalkeith, 17th August 1557, and directed to John Zule, as bailie) by Sir Ninian Douglas, chaplain of the chaplainry of the crucifix in the threshold ('in solio') of the collegiate church of St. Nicholas of Dalkeith, which was founded by the late Mr. Alexander Gyfhart, rector of Newlands, with consent of James, Earl of Morton, as patron of the chaplainry, for infefting, in terms of a charter of feu-farm, Robert Litill in Gulane, his heirs...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following on a precept (dated 13th December 1552) by Ninian Douglas, chaplain of the rood altar in the church of St. Nicolas of Dalkeith, for infefting John Foular, son and heir of the late Patrick Foular, in a tenement in Gullane, on the south of the street thereof, the templar-land of the late John Fourrus on the east, and the templar-land of the late Patrick Falconer on west, with four acres in Lucaslands, assigned to said tenement. Done 4th July 1553. Witnesses to...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine narrating that Sir Ninian Douglas, vicar of Stobo and chaplain of the holy rood in the church of Dalkeith, passed to the lands named and there gave sasine, as superior, to Thomas Thomson and Margaret Forrous, his spouse, of four acres of land with tenement adjoining in the lordship of Dyriltoun, constabulary of Haddington, in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, namely, one tenement of land with rig ('cum interlirio') adjoining in the town of Gulane, called 'Clerkislandis,'...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine proceeding on a precept, dated 11th December 1551, by Ninian Dowglas, chaplain of the rood altar within the collegiate church of Dalkeith, for infefting James Forrat, burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Blak, his wife, for the whole time of their lives, and James Forrat, their sixth son, heritably, in a tenement of land in the burgh of Edinburgh, on the north side of the High Street, between the lands of James Anderson on the east, of Andrew Williamson on the west, of...