Charter by King Robert the Second confirming a charter (dated 4th October 1378) by which Adam Thore, burgess of Edinburgh, freely pledges to the Abbot and Convent of Melrose, for the sum of £80, 6s. 8d., his tenement on the south side of the street of Edinburgh between the land of John Herys on the east, and that of William Fawsyde on the west : To be held by the grantees till he can repay the money; and they shall draw the rent of the tenement, which shall not diminish during the time of pledge, and they shall pay 20 shillings yearly to Andrew Beth the landlord ('domino capitule') of the tenement. Witnesses to Thore's writ, Andrew Beth, William Gupeld, Alexander Pastoune, and Laurence Prestoune, burgesses of Edinburgh. Confirmation given at Edinburgh, 26th November 1380.