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Scope and Contents Instrument narrating that William Ker, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, passed and cognosced and entered James Wycht, as brother and heir of the late John Wycht, cousin and heir of the late Sibella Bartrahame, to a tenement on the north side of the High Street, between the tenement of the late George Young, now of John Henrisone, on east, the tenement of the late Henry Cant, now of the heirs of the late Thomas Hamilton, on west, and the lands of the late Alexander De [sic] on north; also a...

Scope and Contents Instrument narrating that Mr. John Preston, one of the bailies of the burgh of Edinburgh, passed to a tenement of land formerly belonging to the late Alan Brown, now to Alexander Mason and the late George Leche, on the north side of the High Street of Edinburgh, between the fore land of said tenement on south and the land of Stephen Bell on north, and there cognosced and entered Mariota Dee, daughter and one of the four heirs of the late John Dee, burgess of the said burgh, to her fourth...

Scope and Contents Instrument narrating that Sir John Campbell of Lundy, knight, with consent of Isabella Gray, his spouse, resigned into the hands of James Carmichael, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, a tenement formerly Alexander Levingtoun's, now belonging to Alexander Park, on the north side of the High Street between the land of the late Nicolas Spethy on east, and the tenement of Donald Kyle's heirs on west, for new infeftment in favour of John Campbell, natural son of the said Sir John, who with...

Scope and Contents Instrument narrating that Duncan Levingstone, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, received from Jonet Wycht, sister-german of the late James Wycht, with consent of her spouse, David Levingston, burgess of Edinburgh, resignation of that eastern booth ('tabernam') lying in the fore part of the tenement at the head of Niddrie's Wynd, referred to in a previous instrument, the late Richard Blaklok's land on east, that of the late James Halkerstoun and Nudreis wynd on west, and Thomas Uddart's land...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine narrating that John Preston, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, passed to the lands and gave sasine to Thomas Boyis, baker, burgess of said burgh, and Annabella Young, his spouse, in terms of a previous charter. Sasine given on the lands, 2nd January [sic 1. February] 1549-50. Witnesses, Sir John Leirmonth, rector of Torrens, John Cob, Sirs George Mershell, James Lindsay, chaplains, John Williamson, and James Henrison, serjeant of the burgh. Alexander King, by apostolic...

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...

Scope and Contents Notarial Instrument narrating that on the date thereof Mr. James Lindesay, one of the bailies of the burgh of Edinburgh, passed to the tenement of Hugh Brovne, lawful and elder son of John Brovn, lying on the north side of the High Street, and bounded by the lands formerly of John Carkettill, now of the heirs of David Fairlie, of the late John Browne, now of the heirs of Adam Hopper, and of the heirs of Thomas Carkettill, as described; also to a certain back tenement belonging to the said...