Til al and sindry to quhais knawlage y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res sal#
#cu(m) william±malving ane of ye mar(is) of ye s(er)refdome of Abirdene
{\} greting i(n) god eue(r)lestand Sen it is meritabil thing to#
#be ye leil witnessing to ye suthefastnes For±thine (j)t is {\}
As for±samekil yat oure sou(er)ane lord ye king has direkit ane
breif of seysing to ye s(er)ref of Abirdene and {\} his deput(is)
{,} and p(rese)nt til ane nobil ma(n) Alex(ande)r±(j)rvin of ye Drum
s(er)efdeput of Abirdene be ane hon(or)able man {\} (j)ohne±wode son~
& ayr til vmquhile kat(ri)ne±nory of ye third(is) of ye land(is) of
mekil fynrosye & litil fynrosy {\} manhecht & carnbady w^t yare
p(er)tine(n)t(is) liand w^tin ye s(er)efdome of Abirdene for state &
possession~ heredita\bil to# #be giffin to ye [s]aid (j)ohne±wode
{,} the±quhilk breif of seysing ye said s(er)efdeput beand occupeit
i(n) vy(er) {\} gret mat(er)is has chargit me & (com)ma(n)dit be his l(ett)res
of p(re)cept to pas w^t ye said (j)ohn~±wode to ye forsaid {\} land(is)
to# #gif him hereditabil state and possessioune of ye samy(n) land(is)
w^t yare p(er)tine(n)s eft(er) ye teno(ur) of oure {\} sou(er)ane lord(is)
breif (j) for±suthe ye said mayr at ye bidding charge & (com)mand~
of ye said s(er)efdeput my {\} maist(er) passit with ye said (j)ohne±wode
to ye forsaid land(is) of mekil fynrosy litil fynrosy manehecht
{\} & Carnbady w^t yare p(er)tine(n)s and til ilkane of yai(m) be yai(m)±self
w^t notabil witnes vnd(er)# #writ#i(n) and {\} gafe heretabil state
& possessioune of ye third part of ye said land(is) w^t yare p(er)tine(n)s
to the {\} said (j)ohne±wode be erde and stane and (j)nuest him y(ar)in
eft(er) ye# #teno(ur) of our(e) sou(er)ane lord ye king(is) brefe {\} Safand
ilke ma(n)nis right And resauyt ane seysing ox blak w^t gray hornis
in taking" of ye said {\} seysing & deliu(er)it to ye said s(er)efdeput
(j)n witnes of ye±quhilk because (j) had na seil of my(n) awne {\} (j)
haf p(ro)curit ye Seil of office of ye said s(er)efdeput(is) to y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)res to# #be affixit at Drum ye xij {\} Day of october
ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m iiij^c lxxx & thre (z)eris before y(ir) witnes
Robert±rede and^o±rede {\} s(s)^r (j)ames±brvme alex(ande)r±fowlis
{\} (j)ohn~±layng & (j)hone±donaldson~ w^t vyer(is) diuers(s) {\\}