Notarial Instrument concerning land in the territory of Gulane, 22nd January 1545

Notarial Instrument narrating that, after due citation of parties interested, and in particular Mr. Patrick Home in Quhitburn, to appear in the burgh court-house of Haddington at the instance of John Brown, son of the late William Brown, burgess of Haddington, to hear and see an extract made from the protocol book ('libro prothogallorum') of the late Alexander Symson, younger, formerly clerk of court of said burgh (the date of the protocol being 20th April 1545), Adam Wilson, provost of the burgh, sitting in judgment and no one appearing, those cited were accused of contumacy, and George Symson, custodier of the protocol book, produced it. The provost found those cited guilty of contumacy; and, after examination of witnesses as to handwriting, he ordered the protocol to be copied, containing a contract between John Logane, burgess of Haddington, and John Brown, his 'gudesone', by which the former transfers to the latter all his right in a husband-land or 40s. land possessed by him in the town and territory of Gulane, barony of Dirleton and sheriffdom of Edinburgh, reserving liferent of one half to the said John Logane. Contract dated at Haddington, 22nd January 1544-5. Witnesses, George Brown of Colstoun, Mr. William Brown of Stottancleuch, William Dewar, Cudbert Hendersone, and John Fowreis. Transumed 21st July 1545. Mr. William Brown, Thomas Dikkesone, John Thomsone, burgesses of Haddington, Sir Thomas Mawghling, chaplain, Mr. William Waltersone, and Robert Maughling, witnesses. Nicholas Swyntoun, clerk of St. Andrews diocese, by apostolic authority notary public.