# 1401{Edinburgh, HM General Register House, NAS GD 45/13/301}

{=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=}

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REGis SCOTIE TRIUm CARTARum *ROBERTj DUCis ALBA\NIE ET VNIus jACOBJ
REGis SCOTIE DATE VIGESIMJ DIEJ \ MENSis NOUEmBRis *ANNO DomiNI
MILLESIMO QUADRI[N]GENtesiMO OCTU\AGESIMO *ET REGNJ DICTi jACOBJ
VIGESIMIQuarTJ &Cetera(} {\\}

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{( ...*T*E*N*O*R VERO VNIus *LitteRARum *SUB MAGNO SIGILLO OFFICIJ
DICTJ \ ROBERTJ DUCis ALBANIE GUBERNATORis OLIM *SCOTIE *SEQUITur IN
HUnC MODum ...(}

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{(*T*E*N*O*R QUIDem ALTerIUS *LitteRARum PreDICTi \ GUBERNATORis OLIM
SCOTIE SUB DICTO MAGNO *SIGILLO conFECTe *SEQuiTur IN HEC \ VERBA(}
'*R*O*B*E*R*T DUC OF 'ALBANYE ERLE OF ;FYFF & ;MANTEYTHT AND
GOUER\N:OUR OF ;*SCOTLAND TO Y^E SerEFF AND HIS BAYLzE+IS OFF
;KYNCARDIN~ GRE\TYNG" WIT zE 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
jT IN YE TAK+YNG OF *RAS+YNG {\} OF HIS TEIND=PEnNY AUTHT TILL HYME~
OFF RELEW+IS WARD+is MARIAG+is MA\*L+IS FIN+IS ESCHAET+is OR jSCHE+IS
OF *COURT+is OF zOur+is OR OF YE jNTRO+YSs PerTEN+YNG~ {\} TILL OUR *LORD
YE KYNG W^TIN zOur BAILzERY THROU ONY ACCORDANCE FOR GEW+IN~ {\} OR SELL+YNG~
MAID OR TO `BE MAID *LITTER+is SEND TO zOW OR TO `BE SEND TO {\} ONY PerSOUN~
OR PerSON+IS Yar:UPON~ *AND Yar:FOR WE BYD+0 zOW AND comMAND+IS {\}
Y^T NOTHT=AGANE"IS=STANDAND ONY LettRE+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 zE *RAISs
AND DISTREnz^E+0 {\} FOR YE TEIND=PEnNY AUTHT TO Y^E BYSCHOP OF Y^E
FOIRSAID THING+is DELIUer+AND {\} YAIm & PAY+AND YAIm REDE:LY TO Y^E
SAID BISCHOP OR His DEPUT+is *SA Y^T WE HE\Re+0 NA RY^T:WISs PLAINT
Yar:OF IN TYME TO CUM @*THE-Q^L^K TEIND=PEnNY WE WILL {\} `BE ALLOW+IT
TO zOW IN zOur ACCOMPT+is zER BE zEIR AS jS CUSTUM+YT TO `BE *AND {\} YIS
VNDIR ALL PANE Y^T MA EFFER z^E LEIF+0 NO^T @WN:DONE~ jN WITNESs OF
@Y^E\-Q^L^LK-THING TILL Yir OUR LettRE+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 GreT SEILL OF OUR OFFICE *AT ;*PERTHT Y^E TYME OF
OUR SCHEKCAR HAL\D+IN~ YAR YE TUEN:TY DAY OF jUNIJ YE zER OF OUR *LORD
`*ANE THOUSAND FOUR {\} HUnDRETHT AND FIWE:TEN~ *AND OF OUR GOUerNALE Y^E TEIN:T

{(*T*E*N*O*R ETIAm \ LitteRE *SUB *SECRETO *SIGILLO DICTJ *ROBERTJ
DUCis ALBANIE *DE QUA SUPRA \ FUIT MEnCIO EST TALIS(} '*R*O*B*E*R*T
DUC OF 'ALBANIE ERLE OF ;FYFF & ;MAnTEITHT {\} AND GOUerN:Our OF ;SCOTLAND
TILL Y^E SerEFF OFF ;KYNCARDIN~ AND HIS BAILzE+IS {\} WE *LAT+0 zOW WIT
YAT WE TRET+AND OR RECORD+AND W^T ONY OF MY *LORD {\} {~f2v~} YE KYNG+is
LIEG+is FOR *WARD+is OR RE*LE*W+IS *FOR ONY CerTANE SOWM OR FOR {\} GEW+AND
YAIm AND RELEW+AND YAIm 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 {\} ProFEIT
FALL+AND TO YE KYNG OF *COURT+is ESCHET+is jT IS NO^T Our ENTENT PUR\POSs
NOR WILL TO TREIT SELL OR FORGYWE YE TEIND=PEnNY OR ONY {\} THING"
PerTEN+AND TO YE BISCHOP & YE KIRK OF ;BRECHINE~ @YE-Q^L^K WAS {\} AND IS
OF ALD TYME IN POSSESSIOUN~ OF YE TEIND=PEnNY OF ALL WAR\D+is RELEW+ISs
AND MAREAG+is WSSY+IS OF COURT+is ESCHAET+is & OYer+IS PRO\FEIT+is
FALL+AND TO YE KYNG IN=TO YE FOIR=SAID SerEF:DOME~ OF ;KYNCARDIN {\}
*QUHAR:FOR TO z^W AND TO zOur BAILzE+IS & MInSTER+is AND ALL OYer+IS
Y^T jT {\} PerTEN+IS TO WE GIF STRAIT:LYE IN COmMANDMEnT *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+Ez OF COURT+is
OR ONY OYer ProFEIT {\} FALL+AND OR PerTEN+AND TO Y^E KYNG OF @YE-Q^L^K+is
HIS PreDECESS:Our+is OR HE AR {\} WONT TIL HAF Y^E TEIND=PEnNY ,, zHE
GAR+0 Y^E FOIRSAID BISCHOP HAF HIS {\} TEIND=PEnNY DISTREnzE+AND FOR jT
BE zOur-SELF OR zOur MInSTER+is OR HIS SA Y^T {\} IN DEFALT OF zOW WE HEIR+0
NA RY^T:WISs PLAINT *AND YIS WNDer AL PANE~ {\} Y^T Yar:OF MA FOLLOW z^E

LEIF+0 NO^T GEW+IN~ VNDer OUR PriWE SEILL *AT ;PERTH IN YE GENE\RALL
*COUNSALE Y^E TUEn:TY SAX:T DAY OFF jUNIJ YE zER OF GRACE `ANE" THOUSAND {\}
FOUR HUNDRETHT *AND *SEWYN:TEINE~ *AND OF OUR GOUerNALE YE LEWYN:T

{(*TE\NOR AUTem ACTi *DELIBERAtiONIS *DomiNORum NostRI *CONSILIJ Per NOS
conFIRMATi *SEQUITUR \ jACOBUS DEJ GRaciA *REX *SCOTORum OMnIBUS ProBIS
HOMIniBUS SUIS *AD QUOS PreseNTES \ LitteRE PerUENERINT SALuTeM *SCIATis
NOS QUODDam *ACTUM SIUE DECreTUM Per *CONSULES NostROS INFERIUS
DESCriPTOS *DATUm ET ProMULGATUm VTIQue jNTELLEXISSE \ IN WLGARJ SUB
HAC FORMA(} *AT ;*EDINBURGH~ YE *LAST DAY OF jUNIJ YE zER {\} OF OUR *LORD
`ANE" THOUSAND FOUR HUnDRETHT SEWYN:TE & SEWIN~ zER+is *THE {\} *LORD+is
OF *COUNSAILE ONDer WRIT+YNE" Y^T jS TO SAY *ANE REUERAND FAYer IN GOD {\}
'WILLIAM~ BISCHOP OF ;CATNESs MAISTIR 'WILLIAM~=SCHEUES ARCHDEN~ OF
;SANCT"=*ANDRos AND COADIUTOR OF YE SAMYN~ *NOBLE~ & MY^TTY *LORD+is
'*ANDRO LORD {\} 'AWEINDAIL CHANCELER OF ;SCOTLAND 'jHONE" LORD 'CARLILE
*ANE VENerABLE~ FAYer {\} IN GOD '*ARCHBALD ABBOT OF ;HALIRUDHOUSs MAISTer
'ARCHBALD=QUHITLAWE SE\CRETAR MAISTer 'ALEX^R=jNGLIS~ *AND 'jHONE~ YE
'ROSs OF ;MONTGRENAN~ *ANEnT YE AC\CIOUN DEBAT:ABLE~ BETUIX ANE~
REUEREND FAYer IN GOD 'jHONE~ BISCHOP OFF {\} ;BRECHINE~ ON~ @Y^E-TA ParT
*AND 'GEORGE *ERLE OF ;RO^TOIS ON~ @YE-TUYer ParT TWICH+\ING" Y^E
SICWND TEIND CLAM+YT BE Y^E SAID REUERAND FAYer TO `BE AUTHT {\} TO
HYM~ OF Y^E SAID *ERLE OF ;RO^TOISs *LAND LY+AND IN Y^E ;MEIRNISs 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 ParTE+IS *AND OFT=TYMIS PROPON+IT
BE YAIm BEFOIR {\} {~f3r~} Y^E LORD+is OF COUNSAILE *AND Yar RESSON+IS *AND
ALLEGAtiON+IS *HARD *AND *VNDerSTAn\D+ING" AND Yar:EFTIR *OUR SOUerANE
*LORD+is RY^T AND jNTerESs IN Y^T MATER BECAUSs {\} jT *CONCerN+ISs TO HIS
HIE:NESs IN SICLIK THING IN TYM~ TO CUm *THE ALD ROLL+IS {\} AND REGISTR+is
{*zero rel*} WAR BE comMAND OF YE LORD+is OF *COUNSAILE SOCHT *AND Y^E {\} COPE+IS
Yar:OF ATTENTIK:LYE WriT+INE~ AND NOW SCHAW+IN~ W^T OYer+IS DIUerSs
EUI\DENT+is AND WriT+is *AND PRODUC+IT BE YE SAID BISCHOP OF ;BRECHINE~
@*THE-Q^L^K+is {\} ROLL+IS & EUIDENT+is BE+AND *CONSIDer+IT & VNDerSTAND
AT *LYNTH YE SAID LORD+is {\} OF *COUNSAILE *THAY BE+ING RIP:LY
AWIS+IT *THE MATer AT *LINTHT COmMON+IT {\} *CONSAL+IS OUR SOUerANE"
*LORD+is HIE:NESs TO MAK YE SAID REUEREND FAYer `BE+0 {\} COnTENT & PAI+T
OF Y^E SICUND TEIND OF Y^E SAID ERLE OF 'RO^TOISs *LAND+is FOR {\} Y^E TYME~
OF Yar BE+ING" IN HIS HAND+is BE RESSOUN~ OF WARD *AND THINK+is {\} `AT YE
ROLL+IS REGISTer & *EUIDENT+is SCHAW+IN~ BEFOIR YAIm jS SUFFICIEnT TO {\}
PRUIFF FOR Y^E POSSESSIOUN~ OF Y^E KIRK OF ;BRECHINE~ TO Y^E SICUND
TEIND {\} OF YE SAID WARD {(*DATUm *ET EXTRACTUm DE LIBRO ACTORUm
Per ME ALEXandruM \ *SCOT CLerICUm COnSILIJ REGNIJ SUB MEIS SIGNO &
SUBSCriPtiONE MANUALIBUS \ *QUOQUIDem ACTUM SIUE DECreTUM *AC
OMnIA ET SINGuLA IN EODem *CONTEnTA \ IN OMnIBUS SUIS PUnCTis ET
ARticLIS APPROBAMus *RATIFICAMus ET Per PreseNTES COn\FIRMAMus *DATUM
*SUB TESTImONIO MAGNJ *SIGILLI NostRI *APUD *EDINBurGH~ VICESIMOPriMO
DIE MEnSis jULIJ ANNO DomiNI MILLESIMO QuaDRINGEnTESIMO SEPTU\AGESIMO
SEPTIMO *ET REGNJ NOSTRJ DECImOSEPTIMO ...(}