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{(Carta (j)acobj Reg(is) Scotor(um) Confirma(ti)onis cartar(um) \ dauid(is)
reg(is) scotie triu(m) cartar(um) Robert(j) duc(is) alba\nie et vni(us) (j)acobj
reg(is) scotie date vigesimj diej \ mens(is) noue(m)br(is) Anno d(omi)ni
millesimo quadri[n]gen(tesi)mo octu\agesimo Et regnj dict(i) (j)acobj
vigesimiq(uar)tj &c(etera)(} {\\}

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{( ...TENOR vero vni(us) L(itte)rar(um) Sub magno sigillo officij
dictj \ robertj duc(is) albanie gubernator(is) olim Scotie Sequit(ur) in
hu(n)c mod(um) ...(}

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{(TENOR quid(em) alt(er)ius L(itte)rar(um) p(re)dict(i) \ gubernator(is) olim
scotie sub dicto magno Sigillo (con)fect(e) Seq(ui)t(ur) in hec \ verba(}
'ROBERT duc of 'albanye erle of ;fyff & ;manteytht and
gouer\n:our of ;Scotland to y^e s(er)eff and his bayl(z)e#is off
;kyncardin~ gre\tyng" wit (z)e y^t it is no^t our will nor our entent
to do ony preiudice {\} to ye kyrk off ;brechine~ ne to y^e byschop of
(j)t in ye tak#yng of Ras#yng {\} of his teind=pe(n)ny autht till hyme~
off relew#is ward#(is) mariag#(is) ma\L#is fin#is eschaet#(is) or (j)sche#is
of Court#(is) of (z)o(ur)#(is) or of ye (j)ntro#ys(s) p(er)ten#yng~ {\} till our Lord
ye kyng w^tin (z)o(ur) bail(z)ery throu ony accordance for gew#in~ {\} or sell#yng~
maid or to `be maid Litter#(is) send to (z)ow or to `be send to {\} ony p(er)soun~
or p(er)son#is y(ar):upon~ And y(ar):for we byd#0 (z)ow and (com)mand#is {\}
y^t notht=agane"is=standand ony l(ett)re#(z) send to (z)^w be ws or to `be send {\}
wpon~ ye forgew#in~ sell#yng or accordance wpon~ ye foirsaid ward#(is) {\}
relew#is mareag#(is) mal#is fin#is or eschaet#(is) @befoir±said (z)e Rais(s)
and distre(nz)^e#0 {\} for ye teind=pe(n)ny autht to y^e byschop of y^e
foirsaid thing#(is) deliu(er)#and {\} yai(m) & pay#and yai(m) rede:ly to y^e
said bischop or h(is) deput#(is) Sa y^t we he\r(e)#0 na ry^t:wis(s) plaint
y(ar):of in tyme to cum @The±q^l^k teind=pe(n)ny we will {\} `be allow#it
to (z)ow in (z)o(ur) accompt#(is) (z)er be (z)eir as (j)s custum#yt to `be And {\} yis
vndir all pane y^t ma effer (z)^e leif#0 no^t @wn:done~ (j)n witnes(s) of
@y^e\±q^l^lk±thing till y(ir) our l(ett)re#(z) for ye tyme~ of our gouernale
til endure to (z)^w to `be schaw#it And w^t ye said byschop to remane~
we haf ger#t {\} put y^e g(re)t seill of our office At ;Pertht y^e tyme of
our schekcar hal\d#in~ yar ye tuen:ty day of (j)unij ye (z)er of our Lord
`Ane thousand four {\} hu(n)dretht and fiwe:ten~ And of our gou(er)nale y^e tein:t

{(TENOR etia(m) \ l(itte)re Sub Secreto Sigillo dictj Robertj
duc(is) albanie De qua supra \ fuit me(n)cio est talis(} 'ROBERT
duc of 'albanie erle of ;fyff & ;ma(n)teitht {\} and gou(er)n:o(ur) of ;scotland
till y^e s(er)eff off ;kyncardin~ and his bail(z)e#is {\} we Lat#0 (z)ow wit
yat we tret#and or record#and w^t ony of my Lord {\} {~f2v~} ye kyng#(is)
lieg#(is) for Ward#(is) or reLeW#is For ony c(er)tane sowm or for {\} gew#and
yai(m) and relew#and yai(m) yar releiff or sell#and or accord#and {\} w^t
ony of y^e king#(is) lieg#(is) for ony ward releif or mareage or ony {\} p(ro)feit
fall#and to ye kyng of Court#(is) eschet#(is) (j)t is no^t o(ur) entent pur\pos(s)
nor will to treit sell or forgywe ye teind=pe(n)ny or ony {\} thing"
p(er)ten#and to ye bischop & ye kirk of ;brechine~ @ye±q^l^k was {\} and is
of ald tyme in possessioun~ of ye teind=pe(n)ny of all war\d#(is) relew#is(s)
and mareag#(is) wssy#is of court#(is) eschaet#(is) & oy(er)#is pro\feit#(is)
fall#and to ye kyng in=to ye foir=said s(er)ef:dome~ of ;kyncardin {\}
Quhar:for to (z)^w and to (z)o(ur) bail(z)e#is & mi(n)ster#(is) and all oy(er)#is
y^t (j)t {\} p(er)ten#is to we gif strait:lye in co(m)mandme(n)t And charg#(is)
(z)^w That no^t\agane"=standand ony accord relew#ing sell#ing or
forgew#in~ maid {\} throw ws in tyme~ gane~ by or for=to mak w^t ony
of y^e kyng#(is) {\} Lieg#(is) of ward releif mariage wssi#e(z) of court#(is)
or ony oy(er) p(ro)feit {\} fall#and or p(er)ten#and to y^e kyng of @ye±q^l^k#(is)
his p(re)decess:o(ur)#(is) or he ar {\} wont til haf y^e teind=pe(n)ny ,, (z)he
gar#0 y^e foirsaid bischop haf his {\} teind=pe(n)ny distre(nz)e#and for (j)t
be (z)o(ur)±self or (z)o(ur) mi(n)ster#(is) or his sa y^t {\} in defalt of (z)ow we heir#0
na ry^t:wis(s) plaint And yis wnd(er) al pane~ {\} y^t y(ar):of ma follow (z)^e
leif#0 no^t gew#in~ vnd(er) our p(ri)we seill At ;perth in ye gene\rall
Counsale y^e tue(n):ty sax:t day off (j)unij ye (z)er of grace `ane" thousand {\}
four hundretht And Sewyn:teine~ And of our gou(er)nale ye lewyn:t

{(Te\nor aut(em) act(i) Delibera(ti)onis D(omi)nor(um) n(ost)ri Consilij p(er) nos
(con)firmat(i) Sequitur \ (j)acobus dej gr(aci)a Rex Scotor(um) om(n)ibus p(ro)bis
homi(ni)bus suis Ad quos p(rese)ntes \ l(itte)re p(er)uenerint sal(u)t(e)m Sciat(is)
nos quodd(am) Actum siue dec(re)tum p(er) Consules n(ost)ros inferius
desc(ri)ptos Datu(m) et p(ro)mulgatu(m) vtiq(ue) (j)ntellexisse \ in wlgarj sub
hac forma(} At ;Edinburgh~ ye Last day of (j)unij ye (z)er {\} of our Lord
`ane" thousand four hu(n)dretht sewyn:te & sewin~ (z)er#(is) The {\} Lord#(is)
of Counsaile ond(er) writ#yne" y^t (j)s to say Ane reuerand fay(er) in god {\}
'william~ bischop of ;catnes(s) maistir 'william~=scheues archden~ of
;sanct"=Andr(os) and coadiutor of ye samyn~ Noble~ & my^tty Lord#(is)
'Andro lord {\} 'aweindail chanceler of ;scotland '(j)hone" lord 'carlile
Ane ven(er)able~ fay(er) {\} in god 'Archbald abbot of ;halirudhous(s) maist(er)
'archbald=quhitlawe se\cretar maist(er) 'alex^r=(j)nglis~ And '(j)hone~ ye
'ros(s) of ;montgrenan~ Ane(n)t ye ac\cioun debat:able~ betuix ane~
reuerend fay(er) in god '(j)hone~ bischop off {\} ;brechine~ on~ @y^e±ta p(ar)t
And 'george Erle of ;ro^tois on~ @ye±tuy(er) p(ar)t twich#\ing" y^e
sicwnd teind clam#yt be y^e said reuerand fay(er) to `be autht {\} to
hym~ of y^e said Erle of ;ro^tois(s) Land ly#and in y^e ;meirnis(s) y^e
tym~ {\} of y^e be#ing" of ye said Land#(is) in our souerane Lord#(is) hand#(is)
be resson~ {\} of ward The said accioun~ be#and of Lang tyme~
depend#and deba\t:able~ betuix ye said p(ar)te#is And oft=tymis propon#it
be yai(m) befoir {\} {~f3r~} y^e lord#(is) of counsaile And y(ar) resson#is And
allega(ti)on#is Hard And Vnd(er)sta(n)\d#ing" and y(ar):eftir Our sou(er)ane
Lord#(is) ry^t and (j)nt(er)es(s) in y^t mater becaus(s) {\} (j)t Conc(er)n#is(s) to his
hie:nes(s) in siclik thing in tym~ to cu(m) The ald roll#is {\} and registr#(is)
{*zero rel*} war be (com)mand of ye lord#(is) of Counsaile socht And y^e {\} cope#is
y(ar):of attentik:lye w(ri)t#ine~ and now schaw#in~ w^t oy(er)#is diu(er)s(s)
eui\dent#(is) and w(ri)t#(is) And produc#it be ye said bischop of ;brechine~
@The±q^l^k#(is) {\} roll#is & euident#(is) be#and Consid(er)#it & vnd(er)stand
at Lynth ye said lord#(is) {\} of Counsaile Thay be#ing rip:ly
awis#it The mat(er) at Lintht co(m)mon#it {\} Consal#is our sou(er)ane"
Lord#(is) hie:nes(s) to mak ye said reuerend fay(er) `be#0 {\} co(n)tent & pai#t
of y^e sicund teind of y^e said erle of 'ro^tois(s) Land#(is) for {\} y^e tyme~
of y(ar) be#ing" in his hand#(is) be ressoun~ of ward And think#(is) {\} `at ye
roll#is regist(er) & Euident#(is) schaw#in~ befoir yai(m) (j)s sufficie(n)t to {\}
pruiff for y^e possessioun~ of y^e kirk of ;brechine~ to y^e sicund
teind {\} of ye said ward {(Datu(m) Et extractu(m) de libro actoru(m)
p(er) me alex(andru)m \ Scot cl(er)icu(m) co(n)silij regnij sub meis signo &
subsc(ri)p(ti)one manualibus \ Quoquid(em) actum siue dec(re)tum Ac
om(n)ia et sing(u)la in eod(em) Conte(n)ta \ in om(n)ibus suis pu(n)ct(is) et
ar(tic)lis approbam(us) Ratificam(us) et p(er) p(rese)ntes co(n)\firmam(us) Datum
Sub testi(m)onio magnj Sigilli n(ost)ri Apud Edinb(ur)gh~ vicesimop(ri)mo
die me(n)s(is) (j)ulij anno d(omi)ni millesimo q(ua)dringe(n)tesimo septu\agesimo
septimo Et regnj nostrj deci(m)oseptimo ...(}