Precept by Robert Bertoun for infefting Thomas Thomson and Margaret Bertoun in the lands of Easter and Wester Duddingston, 3rd July 1552

Precept by Robert Bertoun, son and heir-apparent of John Bertoun of Duddingston, for infefting, in terms of a charter of sale granted by him with consent of his father and of John and Adam Litill, burgesses of Edinburgh, his curators, Thomas Thomson, burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Bertoun, his spouse, the granter's sister, in the lands of Easter and Wester Duddingston. Edinburgh, 3rd July 1552. Signed, 'Robert bartan wt my hand Jhon a barton franktenimetr of Dediston.' 'J Litill Adam litill wt my hand.' Only a fragment of Robert Berton's seal remains. The seals of the Litills, which are defaced and broken, bear a saltire indented; a mullet in chief, and apparently a crescent in base.