Instrument narrating that John Preston, one of the bailies of the burgh of Edinburgh, passed to a tenement of land formerly belonging to the late Alan Brown, now to Alexander Mason and the late George Leche, 18th April 1550

Instrument narrating that Mr. John Preston, one of the bailies of the burgh of Edinburgh, passed to a tenement of land formerly belonging to the late Alan Brown, now to Alexander Mason and the late George Leche, on the north side of the High Street of Edinburgh, between the fore land of said tenement on south and the land of Stephen Bell on north, and there cognosced and entered Mariota Dee, daughter and one of the four heirs of the late John Dee, burgess of the said burgh, to her fourth part of an annualrent of 30s. Scots to be uplifted from the said tenement; also the said bailie entered the said Alexander Mason, son and heir of the late Margaret Dee, Elizabeth Inglis, daughter and heir of the late Isobella Dee, and Thomas Makge, son and heir of the late Catherine Dee, grandchildren and the other three heirs of the said John Dee, in their fourth parts of said annualrent. Done on the lands, 18th April 1550. Witnesses, Thomas Ewin, Alexander Brice, James Broun, John Dowgall, William Robertson, and James Anderson, serjeant of burgh. Notary, Alexander King.