{Errol and Bannerman Muniments} Till al & sindry̽ yir p(rese)nt
l(ett)res to her(e) or to see Gilb(er)t ye hay knytht of Dronlaw &
bail(z)e til a Nobil lorde & a mythi s(er) wil(z)a(m) {\} ye hay constabil
of Scotlande of ye baronry of Slanis greting i(n) gode aylestande
{,} For±yi±y^t medeful & meretabill thing(e) {\} is to ber(e) witnas
to ye suthfastnas & namely i(n) ya thing(is) y^t befor (j)ug(is) ar done~
to yhur(e) vniu(er)site (j) mak knawin y^t in {\} ye hede court of Slanis
throu me haldyn at artrowquhi ye Fyfft Day of octobr(e) ye (z)er(e)
of oure lorde a thousande {\} foure hundreth therti & sex (z)er(e)
{,} co(m)perit befor me Richarde ye hay ye sone~ quhilu(m) of edmunde
ye hay & schew a {\} lett(er) of pouer(e) of his mod(er) Mergaret of
brogane to p(rese)nt a soytur(e) to ye lord(is) courte of Slanis forsaide
for ye land(is) {\} of brogane ye±quhilk l(ette)r of pouer(e) rede {,}
ye saide lorde constabil vp stude i(n) ye courte & saide y^t yai
land(is) of brogane {\} war his awne land(is) i(n) p(ro)p(ri)te & his fee
& heritag(e) & hade bene i(n)±to yai(m) mony wynt(er)is & (z)er(is) by gane
wo(n)nyn & recou(er)it {\} be lauchfull p(ro)cess(s) for ye Defaute of
Schauyne of yar(e) chart(er)is {,} & ressesit agayne i(n) his hand(is)
& was {=implied or omitted 'he' as subject=} pesabil & lauchful
{\} possessour(e) of yai(m) in p(ro)p(ri)te apon ye±quhilk(e) he schew his
p(ro)cess(s) & his dome giffin & ye reseysyng yar(e)±of agayne i(n) his
ha(n)d(is) {\} w^t sufficiande witnas apon ye±qwhilk(e) ye forsaide
lorde for eschewyng of mwrmwr(e) of pupil requirit me of my(n) office
{\} to giff knawlag(e) be a gude assiss(s) of al yir thing(is) for±saide
y^t knew & wiste yis p(ro)cess(s) forsaide {,} apon ye±quhilk(e) i(n)
ye p(rese)ns {\} of ye forsaide Richarde (j) gert ras(s) ane assiss(s)
of ye gentillys of ye cu(n)tre {,} of ye±quhilk(e) yir ar ye namys
{,} Filp of crafurde {\} of Fedrach {,} wil(z)a(m) of pa(n)ton~ of
petmedane wil(z)a(m)±rede of colistoune~ {,} wmfra±lask of y^t ilk
Alexand(er)±fras(er) edwarde±ewyot (j)on~\ban(er)man {,} (j)on~±Mowate
(j)on~ of crafurde (j)on ye hay Thome±ky(n)dy {,} (j)on±ban(er)man eldar
Androu±(j)onson Richarde±walcar(e) Sym of Foreste {\} Androu±walas
{,} thom±pat(er)son Rob(er)t of Slanis (j)on±michelson {,} Androu±nicholson~
& (j)on±donaldso(u)n {,} Ye±quhilk gude assiss(s) ye gret atht {\}
sworne~ herde ye p(ro)cess(s) forsaide rede & (z)ede oute of court haffande
y^t p(ro)cess(s) w^t yai(m) bade furth lang space & ryply awysitly i(n)
come agay(n) {\} w^t hale co(n)sent laide yar(e) speche apon~ wil(z)a(m)±rede
ye±quhilk wil(z)a(m) play(n)ly & w^t opy(n) voys(s) oute geff & saide y^t
ye p(ro)cess(s) was suthfaste & lauch\fully Done i(n) it±selff & dome
giffin yar(e)±apon & y^t yai knew wele ye resesyng of ye land(is)
of brogane forsaide agay(n) i(n) ye saide lord(is) hand(is) & at ye {\}
forsaide la(n)d(is) w^t ye p(er)tena(n)s has ramay(n)it w^t ye forsaide
lorde i(n) p(ro)p(ri)te syn ye resesyng of yai(m) xiij (z)er(e) & mar(e) by
gane {,} & yis til al y^t affer(is) or may {\} affer(e) to (j) mak knawin
be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res To ye±quhilk(is) (j) haue put my Sele in
witnesyng of ye thing(is) forsaide ye day (z)er(e) & place befor±saide
{\\} {tag but no seal}