Be it maid kende till all men~ be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me tho(m)as±lask
burges(s) of abirden~ {\} to be bundyn~ & oblist & be ye faitht
i(n) my body bind(is) & oblis(s) me my ayr(is) executor(is) {\} & assig(na)is
Till an~ nobill & my^tty lord wil(z)am~ Erll of eroll yat quhat
tym~ it sall {\} happy(n) hy(m) or h(is) ayr(is) executor(is) or assig(na)is
to pay to me my ayr(is) executor(is) or {\} assig(na)is Tuenty pund(is)
of vsuall mone of scotland all±to±gyddyr & at anys apon~ A {\}
day betuix ye sone~ rysing" & ye ganging" to of yat ilke on~ s(an)t
tho(m)as alt(er) in ye {\} chapell of newburge~ (j) beand warnit y(ar)to
on~ xl days warni(n)g of±befor for {\} ye rede(m)pc(i)oun & freing"
of xi rudis of ye landis of newburge~ w^t yar p(er)tinen~ {\} w^tin
ye s(er)efdome~ of ab(er)den~ as i(n) ye chart(er) maid to me y(ar)wpon~
mair fully is (con)te\nit yane~ i(n)-(con)tine(n)t eft(er) ye payme(n)t of
ye said Some~ (j) ye said tho(m)as±lask my ayr(is) {\} executor(is) or
assig(na)is resaifour(is) of ye said some~ sall frely resyng" & our
gyf {\} ye said land(is) or a(n)nuale rent of ij mark(is) of To ye
said wil(z)a(m) Erll {\} of eroll h(is) ayr(is) executor(is) or assig(na)is
makar(is) of p[?]me(n)t of ye said some~ to\gydd(er) w^t all & syndry
euident(is) chart(er)is l(ett)res of bail(z)orie & possessioun~ maid to
{\} me y(ar)±wpon~ All fraude & gyll secludit & away put And gyf
it sall happy(n) me my ayr(is) {\} or assig(na)is to absent me or ony
of vs fra ye resaiffing" of ye said some~ we beand {\} warnyt
y(ar)to as said is Than~ it sall be lefsu(m) to ye said Erll of
eroll h(is) ayr(is) execu\tor(is) or assig(na)is to tell & nowmer(e) ye
said some~ apon~ ye said alt(er) befor notab(i)le witnes {\} & deliu(er)
it in keiping" to ye chaplan~ of ye chapell for ye tym~ to ye
p(ro)fyt behuve & {\} awaill of ye said tho(m)as±lask h(is) ayr(is) executor(is)
or assig(na)is And yat beand done~ {\} ye said erle of Eroll h(is)
ayr(is) executor(is) or assig(na)is sall haf fre intray & regres(s) aga(n)
{\} to ye said land(is) or a(n)nuall rent but ony obstakyll or demand
(j)n vitnes herof {\} to y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res (j) haf appe(n)sit my seill
at slanis ye vij day of februar ye (z)eir of {\} [?] [m^o] cccc^o
nynte & nyn~ (z)er(is) befor yir witnes walt(er)±hay in carn~mwk mast(er)
dauid {\} {last half-length line obscured by fold and not readable
on photostat} {\\}