Be it kend till all men~ be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me walt(er)-(j)nnes
of henorm(ar)ke for me myn~ ayr(is) and assignes stratly to be bu(n)di(n)
{\} and oblist and be thir(e) l(ett)res and ye fayth~ in my body and
thar(is) bind(is) and oblis(s) me and thai(m) to ane Ry^t nobil and mythty~
{\} lord wil(z)ame~ erle of errole lord hay and (con)stabil of scotland
and to his ayr(is) and assignes That no^twythsta(n)ding" ye said
{\} nobil and my^tty lord has sald and a(n)nalyt to me myn~ ayr(is)
and assignes be chart(er) of plane selling" all and hail ye twa\part
of ye land(is) of litil tybbertay w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) lyand w^tin ye
barro(n)ry of slanis and ye s(er)effdome" of abb(er)den~ and h(er)eta\bill
state and possessione" gywin to me y(ar)upon~ {,} as in ye said
chart(er) of plane selling" maid y(ar)±upone" is fullily (con)tenit
{\} Neu(er)±ye±les(s) (j) will for me myn~ ayr(is) and assignes that
quhat tyme" or quhen~ ye forsaid nobil lord wil(z)ame" erle off
{\} errole {(& Cetera)} his ayr(is) or assignes pays to me myn~
ayr(is) or assignis to±gidd(er) and at anis a±pon~ a day be±twyx ye
sone~ {\} Rysing" and y^e gangin to of ye sa(m)myn upon ye hee
alt(er) of sanct nycholas(s) kirk of ye burgh of abb(er)den~ all and
haill ye {\} some" of ane hu(n)dreth pund(is) of ye gud and vsuale
mone of scotland {,,} (j) myn~ ayr(is) or assignis beand warnyt be
ye {\} said nobil and my^tty lord or be his ayr(is) or assignes
othir(e) p(er)sonaly or at ye p(ri)ncipale place of our(e) Recide(n)s to
ye Resait of {\} ye said some~ fourty days of±be±for(e) {,} That
beand done" and ye forsaid some" of ane hu(n)dreth~ pu(n)d(is) beand
payt {,} Than (j) ye {\} said walt(er)-(j)nnes myn~ ayr(is) or assignes
but ony obstakil or dema(n)d i(n)-(con)tine(n)t sal frely gywe our(e) and
Resing" all and {\} haill ye for±said twap(ar)t of all and haill
ye forsaid(is) land(is) of litil tybbertay w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) till ye
forsaid nobill and my^tty lord {\} his ayr(is) or assignes and sal
Renu(n)ce all Ry^t p(ro)pirte and possessione" quhilk(is) we hawe
in or to ye said twap(ar)t of {\} ye land(is) forsaid w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is)
to±gidd(er) w^t ye said chart(er) lett(er) of bal(z)ery i(n)stru^t(is) and
all vthir(e) writt(is) maid to me y(ar)upon~ {\} That chart(er) na writt(is)
neu(er) to beir(e) fors nor(e) effect bot fra yin±furth eu(er) to be expirit
and adnullit in ya(m)±selff {,,} Fra {\} ye resait of ye±quhilk
some" giwe it sal appin me myn~ ayr(is) or assignis to abse(n)t ws
wilfully or fraudfully we {\} beand warnyt as said is {,} Than
it sal be lefsu(m) to ye said nobil and my^tty lord his ayr(is) or
assignes to put ye said {\} some" nowm(er)it and tald in ye (com)mon~
kist of ye said burgh of abb(er)den~ y(ar) to be kepit be ye ald(er)ma(n)
bal(z)eis and (con)sall of {\} ye sa(m)myn~ to ye ws and p(ro)feit of
me myn~ ayr(is) or assignis And he or yai yat beand done~ frely
till regres(s) and hawe {\} i(n)gres(s) to ye said twap(ar)t of land(is)
and to (j)oys and brwk ye sa(m)myn~ w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) pessablie but
ony obstakil or dema(n)d {\} als fre as he dyd be±for(e) ye alienacione"
and selling" of ye sa(m)myn~ all fraud gile & mail±(j)ngine" excludit
{,,} For ye {\} fulfilling" obs(er)ui(n)g and keping" of yis my p(rese)nt
Reu(er)sione" in all man(er) forme" & effect as is abowin writtin
(j) ye forsad {\} walt(er)-(j)nnes bind(is) and oblis(s) me myn ayr(is) and
assignis al and hail our(e) land(is) possessio(n)is a(n)nuale Rentt(is)
and gud(is) {\} mwabillis and onmwabill(is) p(rese)nt and for±to cu(m)
to ye forsaid nobil and my^tty lord wil(z)ame" erle of errole {(&
Cetera)} and till {\} his ayr(is) and assignes in ye stratast stil
and forme" of obligacione" vsit w^tin ye kinrik of scotland (j)n
vitnes(s) off {\} ye±quhilk(is) (j) [?] said walt(er)-(j)nnes has appe(n)sit
my seil to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res of Reu(er)sione" at ye slanys~
{ye slanys seems to be in a different shade of ink.} {Possibly
a space had been left to insert the place of sealing.} {The hand
is the same as the rest of the text.} ye xxiiij {\} day of ye
moneth of marche (j)n ye (z)er(e) of god ane thousand four(e)# #hu(n)dreth
Nynty and thre (z)err(is) befoir(e) y(ir) vit\nes(s) {hole in ms} w[?]l(z)a(m)
ye hay of ardendrath~ alex(ande)r ye hay of mowchalys george±abb(er)cro(m)my
Androu±strathachin~ s(s)^r and^o {\} ye laid vicar(e) of turray and
{del} androu {end} arthur(e) of forbes(s) w^t vy(er) sindry mony & diu(er)s(s)
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