Be it maide kende till all men be [?]ir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me wil(z)ame
of santmythele till have gewi(n) grauntit & all±vyt(er)ly to have
saulde & be {\} yir p(rese)ntis gewis grant(is) & fra me myne ayr(is)
all±oyt(er)ly to have saulde till a mythty & ane honorab(i)le lorde
wil(z)ea(m) erle of erole his {\} ayr(is) or assignes al ye land(is) of
mwrcure w^t ye p(er)tinens(s) lyande in ye barony of polgony w^tin
ye s(er)refdom~ of abb(er)den~ & all ry^ttys {\} clamys yat (j) or my(n)
ayr(is) or forbear(is) hade has or may have in or to ye saide land(is)
of mwrcwre wyth ye p(er)tynes(s) in tym to cu(m) {\} for a c(er)tane~
som~ of silu(er) ye±quhilk ye saide lorde Erle wyl(z)ea(m) has gewi(n)
to me in my pwre myst(er) Alsswa (j) ye saide wil(z)ea(m) ofe {\} santmythele
grant(is) me till have gewi(n) to ye saide ye reu(er)sion~ of ye land(is)
of mwrcure w^t ye p(er)tynen~ y^t my {\} fayd(er) (j)hon~ of santmythele
hade of patton~ of sanchqwhare p(ro)curit vnd(er) ye sele of s(er) alex(ande)r
of keythe yar±atoure (j) ye saide {\} wil(z)ea(m) of santmythele m[a]k(is)
(con)stitut(is) & ordi(n)s ye saide lorde Erle his ayr(is) or assigneys
my fule p(ro)curatouris deput(is) {\} & attornays & assigneys berar(is)
& hafar(is) of ye saide reu(er)sion~ to owtquyte fra ye ayris of patton~
of sanchqwhar ye {\} forsaide land(is) of mwr[c](ur) w^t ye p(er)tinen~
eft(er) ye tenowr of ye reu(er)sion~ as (j) or my(n) ayr(is) my^t do & we
ware p(rese)nt i(n) p(ro)por p(er)sonis {\} And (j) ye forsaide wil(z)ea(m)
of santhmythele all yir forsaide (con)dicio(n)is & appoyntme(n)t(is) lelelly
& trewly to# #be kepit ye bodyly {\} ath sworne~ ye haly ewangill(is)
twichit {,} And for ye mare sow(er)te (j) ye saide wil(z)ea(m) oblis(s)
me my(n) ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(nais) {\} & all our possessio(n)is
land(is) rent(is) & gud(is) mowab(i)le & i(n)moweb(i)le vnd(er) ye straitest
form~ of obligacion~ to kepe & to {\} fulfille all ye forsaide
(con)d[?]io(n)is & poyntme(n)t(is) w^t±outy(n) reuocacion~ or gane calli(n)g
of me or my(n) ayr(is) in tym~ to cu(m) alle frawde giyle or cawillacio[?]
[?]xcludit {hole in ms} & away pwte {\} (j)n witnes(s) of ye±quhilk±thinge
(j) hafe set to my sele at ye kyrk {\} of slanys ye twenty day of
[?]ust ye (z)er of gode a thousande four hundreth fifty & sewi(n) (z)er(is)
befor yir witnes(s) {\} Rychart ye waus(s) of fynd[?]wn~ Alex(ande)r
of tuledefe of yat ilke s(er) nychole of blare p(er)son~ of Dunottyre
gilbert ye hay {\} s(er) (j)hon~ of hadyngton~ chaplan~ & publik notar
w^t oy(er) sindry {\\}