{~ p4 ~} {( p(re)po(n)ito & ball(iu)is burgi n(ost)ri de ab(er)den (} Frende(z)
as touchand ye takyng doun of ye hous(s) p(er)tenand to (j)ohn~±blak
ab(on)e (z)ou[r] {\} venale because of passage (j)t is our(e) will~
yat (z)e sup(er)sede of ye taking don~ of ye {\} hous {.} quhil (z)e
haf forthir mau(n)dment of vs {.} writtin vndir our(e) seignet at
st(ri)uely[n] {\} ye xvj day of mars and of our(e) regne twenty and
aucht (z)er(e)