[532] i.e. off, meaning ‘from.’

Saw Walafield belonging to the Paipes.  East it on the sea syde the Salt pans.  Above them within the land Tranent; then Prestonpans, wher was B. Jossies house; then Dauphintoun, once Archibald Wilkies; then Fawsyde, Ramsayes, on a hill head; then a mile beyond it Elphinston, the Clerk Registers;[533] then Carberrie, Blaires, they ware Rigs.

    [533] Sir Archibald Primrose.

In the coming home saw Whithill, Easter Dudinstone, belonging to Sir Thomas Thomsone.  He that first acquired it was an Advocat in Queen Maries tyme, who having bein much on hir party and afraid to be forfault, disponed his whole estate over to a 2d brother of his, out of whosse hands he nor his posterity (who are living this day in Rowen) could never pick it, so that this Laird of it is the grandchild of that 2d brother.[534] Its 60 chalder of wictuallat beir and wheat ever accompted the finest thing about Edenburgh.  Its of great circumference.

    [534] I am informed by Mr. William Baird, author of Annals of
        Duddingston and Portobello, that this story is not authentic.

Saw Brunstone and Nidrie.  Came throw Restalrig toune, wheir stands an old chappel, the buriall place of the Lo:  of Balmerinoch:  also of old the parish church of South Leith, so that the minister of South Leith even now is parsone at this kirk, at least denominat so.

Inchekeith might weill now be called Inche Scott, since Scottistarvet bought it, who had great designes to have made a good fischer toune theirupon.

A litle after we went to Halton[535] (the young La:[536] being at London).  Went out by Gorgie Milnes, belonging to one Broune; then by Sauchton hall; then by Belsmilne to Stanipmilne, Elies, up above which stands Reidhall, Brands, and Colinton, with Craiglockhart, wheirin the President, S.J.  Gilmor, hes intres tho it belong to Colinton; then to Sauchton belonging to Mr. David Watsone.  On our left hand was Langhermistoune, the portioners of it Mr. Robert Deans the Advocat and Alexander Beaton the Wryter.  On our left hand Reidheues who are Tailfours, the last of them married a daughter of Corstorphin, Foster, for this Lo:[537] is Lieutenant General Bailzies sone, and got it by marrieng the heritrixe.  Then came forward to Upper Gogar belonging to on Douglas, who was a chamberlan for the Earle of Morton.  Kincaid of Wariston hes some intrest in it.  Past Gogar Water, that comes from Halton by Dalmahoy and Adestoun, and comes down to Gogar place.  On our left hand saw Riccarton Craig, Curriehill, Skene of old now Winrahames; Wariston, Johnstons; Killeith,[538] Scot of Limphoys, and nearest of all thesse Adeston,[539] bought by a Laird of Halton, who married on Bellenden of Broughton, to be a provision to hir children (for she was the Lairds 2d wife), wheiron he sold Cringelty neir Hayston in Tueddal (which belonged of old to the Laird of Halton), and theirwith purchessed Adelstoun and gave