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Instrument narrating that Sir John Campbell of Lundy resigned a tenement formerly belonging to Alexander Levingtoun for new infeftment in favour of John Campbell, his son, 9th January 1551

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Identifier: GB 237 Coll-1/5/2191

Scope and Contents

Instrument narrating that Sir John Campbell of Lundy, knight, with consent of Isabella Gray, his spouse, resigned into the hands of James Carmichael, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, a tenement formerly Alexander Levingtoun's, now belonging to Alexander Park, on the north side of the High Street between the land of the late Nicolas Spethy on east, and the tenement of Donald Kyle's heirs on west, for new infeftment in favour of John Campbell, natural son of the said Sir John, who with Margaret Gayne, his spouse, received sasine, reserving the granter's liferents on 9th January 1550-51. Witnesses, John Maitland, Matthew Reid, and Sir Thomas Stewart. Notary, Alexander King, of St. Andrews diocese, by apostolic authority. Bailie's seal attached, indistinct, but apparently a fess wreathed, with a mascle in base. Legend : ' S. Iacobi Carmichaell.'

Dates

  • Creation: 9th January 1551

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Language of Materials

Latin

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1 document

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Archivist's Note

Margaret Forrest 27th September 2012

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