Notarial Instrument narrating and proceeding on a precept of sasine by Walter, lord of St. John, preceptor of Torphichen, 19th July 1543

Notarial Instrument narrating and proceeding on a precept of sasine by Walter, lord of St. John, preceptor of Torphichen, directed to his bailie, Thomas Hewyne, for infefting James Forrat, burgess of Edinburgh, his heirs, etc., in a two merks annualrent of the templar tenement of Robert Monypenny, between the land of Thomas Kynkeid on west and that of John Dunnone, smith, on north, and the common street on south and east, lying within the burgh of Edinburgh, under the castle wall, and bounded as described in Laing Charter GB-237-Coll-1/5/612, which annualrent had belonged to, and was resigned by, Robert Brus of Binning. Infeftment given 19th July 1543. Witnesses, Sir Henry Mowe, chaplain, James Johnsoun, smith, John Fife, Thomas Robesone, and John Veyr. Alexander Robertsone, of Aberdeen diocese, notary public by apostolic authority. Bailie's seal attached, only the legend remaining, ' S. Thome Euyn'; but see Laing Charter GB-237-Coll-1/5/2379.