Transumpt of an instrument concerning the resignation by Thomas Rynd of a tenement on the north side of the High Street, Edinburgh, 5th May 1554

Transumpt, dated 23rd March 1586, under the authority of the provost and bailies of Edinburgh, sitting in judgment, at the instance of Mr. Alexander Guthre, fiscal and common clerk, after due citation of parties interested, made from the protocol-book of Alexander King, notary public, of an instrument narrating that on 5th May 1554, William Lawsoun, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, passed to the tenement of Thomas Rynd, son and heir of the late William Rynd, burgess of said burgh, lying on the north side of the High Street, the lands of the late Edward Bigholme on west, and of the late Alan Brown on east, and there the said bailie entered the said Thomas Rynd, as kinsman and heir of the late Jonet Rynd, his aunt, to a tenement of land adjoining the above (with 'galry oratour,' etc.), the heirs of the late John Lawsoun, owners on the south. Whereupon Thomas Rynd resigned that tenement, and an annualrent of ten merks from a waste and burned land, let to John Bell, adjoining the above lands, into the bailie's hands, who gave sasine of the same to Alexander Achesoun, burgess, and Helen Reid, his spouse, their heirs, etc., reserving a particular liferent to Margaret Weir, relict of the said late William Rynd. Witnesses to sasine, John Spottiswood, Robert Gray, and James Fairnlie. To transumpt, William Fairlie, merchant, burgess, Alexander King and John Crawmonth, advocates, and James Marjorebankis.