{~p498~} The sa(m)myn Dai comperit in the Courte thom±forman
and allegit that noght~ {\} lang syne he boght~ fra (j)ohn~±Smot
of Edynburgh~ a pruys(s) last of quhete {\} to be deliu(er)it with~
the mesur(e) of Scotland {,} oute of stephin±lechis schip {\} in
Rattre or ab(er)dene or leith~ quhar(e) it suld happin the said schip
to arrive {\} and loss(s) {,} the said thomas payand for ilke boll~
iiij±s~ of scott(is) monay {\} in {>} part of {>} {<} the {<} payment
of the±quhilk monay the said (j)ohn~±Smot suld ressaue {\} fra
thom a hors the p(ri)ce of iiij±lib~ {,} and askit at the Ald(er)man
and the {\} balyheis thai" wald arrest til his instance the said
quhete sen {\} the said schip lossis heir(e) {=deletion=} and the
said (j)ohn~±smot is absent {,} And {\} the said thomas broght~
to p(re)ve the said m(er)chandis(s) as witnes (j)ohn~\±collane and (j)ohn~±boutstar(e)
m(er)chand(is) of the said schip {,} the±quhilk(is) the {\} grete ath~
sworne avisitly deponit {,} that thai warr(e) by herd and saw {\}
quhen the forsaid thomas boght~ and the said (j)ohn~ sald the said
quhete {\} the boll for iiij±s~ or for iiij±s~ vj±d thai reme(m)bre
noght~ quhethir(e) {\} and at {,} the said thomas said that he had
his godd(is)±pe(n)ny" {"God's penny, a small sum given as earnest
money"} {=See <RM> iii.10=} in his purs(s) {\} and p(er)offerit to
pay him for the quhete furth~±with~ {,} And yhet the {\} said
thomas p(er)offerit {del} he {end} him redy to mak the said payment
{,} and said {\} sen the said quhete is heir(e) in the toune it
aucht noght~ to be analyt {\} quhill he had of it at {"that which"}
law wald {,} and that he strekit be a borch~ {\\} {=rest of court
in Latin=}