{=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=} {~f2v~} {(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 sewynte & sewin~ (z)er(is)
The {\} Lord(is) of Counsaile ond(er) writyne" 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 debatable~ 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 clamyt be
y^e said reuerand fay(er) to be autht {\} to hym~ of y^e said Erle
of ro^tois(s) Land lyand in y^e meirnis(s) y^e tym~ {\} of y^e being"
of ye said Land(is) in our souerane Lord(is) hand(is) be resson~ {\}
of ward The said accioun~ beand of Lang tyme~ dependand deba\table~
betuix ye said p(ar)teis And oft±tymis proponit be yai(m) befoir
{\} {~f3r~} y^e lord(is) of counsaile And y(ar) ressonis And allega(ti)onis
Hard And Vnd(er)sta(n)\ding" 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)nis(s) to his
hienes(s) in siclik thing in tym~ to cu(m) The ald rollis {\} and
registr(is) war be (com)mand of ye lord(is) of Counsaile socht And
y^e {\} copeis y(ar)of attentiklye w(ri)tine~ and now schawin~ w^t
oy(er)is diu(er)s(s) eui\dent(is) and w(ri)t(is) And producit be ye said
bischop of brechine~ The±q^l^k(is) {\} rollis & euident(is) beand
Consid(er)it & vnd(er)stand at Lynth ye said lord(is) {\} of Counsaile
Thay being riply awisit The mat(er) at Lintht co(m)monit {\} Consalis
our sou(er)ane" Lord(is) hienes(s) to mak ye said reuerend fay(er) be
{\} co(n)tent & pait of y^e sicund teind of y^e said erle of ro^tois(s)
Land(is) for {\} y^e tyme~ of y(ar) being" in his hand(is) be ressoun~
of ward And think(is) {\} at ye rollis regist(er) & Euident(is) schawin~
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 =...=(} {\\}