Be it kend tile al men~ be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me s(er)^e (j)ames±ogiluy
of deskfurd knitht to be Bundin & stratlie oblist {\} Ande be
the fatht of my bodie lelie & treulie bindis and oblis(s) me my(n)
ayr(is) executour(is) and assigne(z)~ til A nobil & mithtie {\} lord
williame erle of eroll lord hay and Constab(i)le of Scotland his
ayr(is) executor(is) ande assigne(z)~ in y^e stratast stile {\} of Obligacione
As forsamek(i)le ye said lorde has sauld to me his land(is) of knokdurne
liand in ye forest of boynd wit[h]tin {\} ye s(er)efdome of banff
and has my Reu(er)sione (con)teni(n)g ye Some of sevintene scoire
& tene m(ar)k(is) to redempe & outquit the {\} saide land(is) fra me
my(n) ayr(is) & assigne(z)~ be ye fest of Sanct martine in wint(er) next
eft(er) foloing" the date of thir {\} p(rese)nt l(ett)res And atour(e)
we ar(e) aggreit gif the said lord his ayr(is) or assigne(z)~ Redemys
nocht ye said land(is) at ye {\} said t(er)me of Sanct m(ar)tyne fra
me my(n) ayr(is) or assigne(z)~ yat (j) sall content & pay to ye said
lord his ayr(is) or assig(na)is {\} twa hundretht & tene m(ar)k(is) of
vsual money of Scotland for ye vtir(e) waill bying & selling of
ye forsaid {\} land(is) of knokdurne Yar±for gif it happi(n)nis the
said lord his ayr(is) & assigne(z)~ outquit(is) & Redemys no^t ye {\}
said land(is) of knokdurne fra me my(n) ayr(is) & my(n) assigne(z) be ye
forsaid fest of Sanct m(ar)tyne yane (j) oblis(s) me {\} my(n) ayr(is)
& assigne(z)~ in the stratast stile of Obligac(i)on to (con)tent refund
& pay to ye said lord his ayr(is) exe^r(is) {\} or assigne(z)~ the said
So[m] of twa hu(n)dretht & tene m(ar)k(is) at *(z)ule next & i(m)mediate
eft(er) foloing" y^e date {\} of the forsaid t(er)me of sanct m(ar)tyne
i(n) (com)plet pame(n)t of twenty & au[?]ht {tear in ms} scoire of m(ar)k(is)
for ye vtir availe off {\} bying & selling off ye said land(is)
And gif (j)t happi(n)nis me to fal(z)e (j)n pame(n)t of the said Some
of tua {\} hundretht & tene m(ar)k(is) at the said t(er)me of (z)ule as
god forbed yane (j) oblis(s) me my(n) ayr(is) executour(is) {\} & assigne(z)~
and al our(e) land(is) & gud(is) movab(i)le & v(n)mouab(i)le quhar±eu(er)e yai
be fundyne to be {\} tane p(re)fit pvndit & avay lede at ye will
of the said lord his ayr(is) exe^r(is) assigne(z)~ but {\} leyf of ony
(j)uge sp(irit)uale or temp(er)ale quhile als# #uel of cost(is) skatht(is)
dampnis & (j)nt(er)ess(s) as {\} of ye p(ri)ncipale some yai be (con)tent
& pait Na remed of law Ciuile nor Ca(n)non~ Ak(is) statut(is) {\}
maid nor to be maid to be p(ro)ponit (j)n ye Contrar(e) al fraud &
gile avay put (j)n w^t±nessi(n)g {\} of ye±quhilk(is) my Sell is affixit
to y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res at Ab(er)dene ye twenty autht day of {\}
of {sic} ye monetht of noue(m)ber(e) the (z)er(e) of god A thousand four(e)
hu(n)dretht authty & four(e) (z)er(is) {\\} {signature (j)ames ogilvy of
\ descford} {remains of seal}