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also learn from writings in the custody of the present 

 laird that Robert Dalmahoy, with consent of his 

 wife, Janet Robertson, granted a charter of certain 

 lands in Upper Liberton to Thomas Levyntoune, 

 burgess in Edinburgh, dated August 13, 1455. Again 

 quoting from the ' Register of the Great Seal,' it is 

 stated that on 4th May 1536 the king confirms the 

 charter of Henry Cant of Over Liberton to Henry 

 Creighton of Riccarton of the superiority of the man- 

 sion, tower, and fortalice of Over Liberton, with 

 houses and gardens, vulgarly called " the Serjandis 

 land." These lands lie to the south of the road 

 leading to Blackford quarry. A charter of them 

 was granted by King David H. to David Libbertoun, 

 along with the office of " Sergandrie of the overward 

 of the constabularie of Edinburgh." 



The Dalmahoys, it appears, retained a portion 

 of the barony, as we find by a charter dated 15th 

 July 1528 that Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk 

 granted to Clement Little, burgess of Edinburgh, 

 and Elizabeth Fisher, his spouse, a merk land of 

 the two-merk lands called Rinzeanis, on the resigna- 



