# 1405
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD45/13/301, f. 6v - f. 8r}
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{=AGS, Brechin=} {=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=} {~f6v~}
{' (*D*E*C*L*A*R*A*C*I*O MORE DE FERNWELL SUB SIGILLO \ VICECOMITis(
'} {=original dated 1410-11 January 10=} {\\} {=in rh margin a
note in a later italic hand=} {)WALTERUS 1410)} *T*Y*L*L *A*L*L
Y^T YIR LettREz HERis AND SEIS *ALEXR~ OF OGILVY *LORD {\} OF
OUTHTerHOUSs AND SerEF OF ANGUSs *GRETING IN GOD AY-LESTAND {\}
WE MAK A-KNAWIN BERAND WITNESs TIL SUY^TFASTNESs AS WE AWE {\}
A DO OF Our OFFICE Y^T *REUEREND FATHIR IN GOD WALTER THROU GOD\Dis
SUFFERANCE BISCHOP OF BRECHINE~ *FAND ANE BORCH~ IN OUR {\} HAND
AS SerEFF IN YIS FORME~ *SAYAND *WE WALTer BISCHOP {\} OF BRECHINE~
SAYS TO z^W Ss^R SerEFF *THAT Y^E MOIR *LYAND TO {"as far as,
up to"} Y^E {\} MANYSs OFF FERNWELL IS YE KYRKis OF BRECHINE~
AND OUR {\} PROPIRTE & OUR PreDECESSOuris HES BEINE~ AND WE PESSABLIE~
IN {\} POSSESSIOUN~ OFF Y^E SAID MOIR AND *LAND *AND OF Y^E PASTUIR
{\} OF jT *AND WE A BORCH~ FINDis Y^T WE AW NO^T TO BE DISTRO\BLIT"
IN Our POSSESSIOUN~ NA Yar AW NA MAn OYer CLAMAND FOR NANE" {\}
NAYKIT WOURD HAIFF PASTOUR jN OUR PROPIR MWYR NA CAST {\} {~f7r~}
TURWISs IN OUR FOIRSAID MOIR THE-Q^L^K BORCH~ DAUID-PANTer DUTHO
OF CARNEGY {\} AND WILLIAM~ OF CRAWMOND CALLAND YAIm *LARDis OF
KYnNARD RECONTRET YE\-Q^L^K RECONTRE YAI AFFERMYT W^T ANE~ BORCH~
*AND YAN Y^E BISCHOP STREKIT {\} ANE~ BORCH~ Y^T Y^E FOIR-SAID
ParTYE AW NO^T TILL WISs Y^E FOIR-SAID POSSESSIOUN~ {\} NOYer
W^T PASTOIR NA FEWELL TURFE NOR HEDDIR Q^L^L jT WAR DETerMINIT
{\} BETUIX YAIm *THE-Q^L^K BORROWIS WE GART jNROLLE *AND W^T ASSENT
{\} OF BAY^T Y^E ParTYEis ASSINGNIT YAIm OUR SerEF COURT TO BE
HALDINE~ ON~ *LAm\MAS+ +EWYNE~ NIXT FOLLOWING" AT Y^E FOIRSAID
MOIR+ +SYD TOWART FERNWEL {\} TO TAK Yar DETERMInACIOUN~ OF Yar
BORROWIS AS *LAW WILL *THIS WAS {\} DONE~ IN Y^E CHAPTRE OF Y^E
CATHEDRAL KIRK OF BRECHINE~ Y^E SICUND {\} DAY OF jULIJ Y^E zER
OF OUR *LORD ANE~ THOUSAND FOUR HUnDRETHT {\} AND TEN~ *AND SYNE~
WPON~ Y^E FOIRSAID *LAmMASs EWYNE~ IN YE {\} COURT HALDINE~ AT
Y^E FOIRSAID MOIR+ +SYID OF FERNWELL *THE ParTYIS {\} FOIR-SAID
CALLIT *AND APPERAND Y^E BISCHOP REHERSAND HIS BORCH~ {\} *THE-TOYer
ParT SAYAND Y^T IT WAS NO^T FUNDYNG IN SIC FORM~ FOR\THY-Y^T YE
ROLLEMENT WAS NO^T IN Y^T COURT REDDY *AND Y^E BISCHOP {\} REPORTIT
HYM~ TILL YE ROLLEMENT *THE COURT DELAIT *THE DETerMInACIOUN~
{\} TILL ANE~-OYer COURT *AND WE ASSIGNIT TIL Y^E ParTIEIS Y^E
*LAW {\} DAY AND HED COURT NIXT" EFTIR MICHELMESs NIXT"-TO-CUm
AT FORFAR {\} TO TAK Yar DETerMInACIOUN~ AS *LAW WILL *AND AT
Y^E *LAW DAY EFTer MY\CHAELMES AT Y^E SerEF COURT HALDINE~ AT
FORFAR *THE ParTEIS FOIRSAID {\} APPERAND IN YE COURT *THE ROLLEMENT
RED *AND YE ParTEIS AWAI\AND TO YE COURT WPON~ BAY^T Y^E SIDis
*AND EFTer Yar AWAIEIS W^TDRAW\AND YAIm AND FYNDis BORROWIS OF
Yar *ENTRE AS CUSTUM jS *T*H*E {\} COURT AWISIT AND Y^E ParTYSs
CALLIT IN jT WAS SAID TO YE ParTYIS Y^T {\} Y^T DAY Y^E COURT
CULD BE AWISIT TO DETERMYNE~ YE FOIRSAID {\} BORCH~ BOT +IT {=This
reading needs to be rechecked against the manuscript. DOST cites
this word as Distolat v ?, a nonce form, and presumably this is
the reading in the BC edn, Reg. Episc. Brechin. The sense given
is to defer, postpone=} AND RESPITIT TILL ANE~-OTHIR COURT FOR-TO
{\} BE BETTIR AWISIT *AND YAN WE ASSIGNIT YAIm THE COURT TO BE
HAL\DINE~ AT FORFAR YE TEND *DAY OF NOUEMBER NIXT" FOLLOWAND {\}
TO TAK YAm YAR DETerMInACIOUN~ OF Y^E COURT OF YAR FOIRSAID BORROW\jS
*AND AT Y^E SerEF COURT HALDINE~ AT FORFAR Y^E TEND DAY OF NOUEm\BERE
FOIRSAID *THE BISCHOP AND His ParTYE APPERAND *THE BISCHOP {\}
ASKAND DETerMInACIOUN~ AND WARDE OF HIS BORROWIS FUNDYNE~ {\}
EFTIR YAR AWAIES *THE PARTYE *AS Y^E *CUSTUM jS W^TDRAWAND {\}
{~f7v~} YAIm FYNDAND BORROWIS OF Yar *ENTRE *THE COURT AWISIT
CALLIT IN {\} Y^E FOIRSAID ParTEIS BE A DEPUT" OF Yar COURT WAS
SAID TO Y^E ParTEIS {\} Y^T Y^E *COURT WAS WAIK Y^T DAY *AND MONY
OF Y^E GRIT BARONISs {\} WAR ABSENT *AND YarFOR YA^EI {=E written
above A=} RESPITIT Y^E DETerMInACIOUN~ OF Yar BOR\ROWIS TILL Y^E
*LAW DAY AND YE HEID COURT NIXT" EFTer zUILL {\} TO BE HALDINE
AT FORFAR BEFOIRSAID *AND AT YE HEID COURT {\} HALDINE AT FORFAR

WPON~ Y^E *LAW DAY EFTer zUIL *THE SETTerDAY {\} Y^E TENT DAY
OF jANUAR IN Y^E zER OF GRACE BEFOIR WriTINE~ Y^E {\} ParTEIS
FOIRSAID APPERAND AT FORFAR IN YE *COURT *THE BISCHOP {\} ASKIT
DETerMInACIOUN~ AND WARD OF HIS BORROWIS *THE-Q^L^K WAR {\} RESPITIT
IN-TO THRE COURTis BEFOIR *THE ROLLEMEnT RED *AND Y^E {\} BISCHOP
AWAIAND FOR HIS ParT DAUID-PANTer FOIRSPEKAR FOR YE\-TOYer ParT
RENUnSIT TIL YE RECONTRE {*zero rel*} YAI HED MAID BEFOIR *NE\UerYELESs
*EFTIR SYNDRY ALTRICACIONISs AND WORDis WE BAD Y^E {\} ParTEIS
RAMWIF AND FYND BORROWIS TIL *ENTIRE AND HEIR Y^E {\} DETerMInACIOUN~
OF Y^E *COURT *THE ParTEIS RAMWIT *THE COURT {\} AWISIT CALLIT
IN YE FOIR-SAID ParTEIS *THE-Q^L^K *ENTerIT *AND YAn {\} OF DELIUerANCE
OF Y^E BARONIS & Y^E COURT *THE BORROWIS REHER\SIT Y^E DEMPSTer
OF Y^E COURT ROWINE~ OF DEERE GAF DOME~ IN YIS {\} FORME~ SAYAND
*THIS GRIT COURT WARDis *AND j GIF FOR {\} DOME~ Y^T Y^E BISCHOP
OF BRECHINE~IS BORROWIS FOIRSAID IS OF {\} WERTU AND FORCE *AND
DAUID-PANTer DUTHO OF CARNEGY & {\} WILLIAM~ OF CRAWMOND IN SIC
AMerCIAMEnT AS YAI AW TO TYN~ {\} IN-TO YIS COURT FOR Y^E WRANGUSs
RECONTERYNG" OF Y^E SAID {\} BORCH~ FUNDINE~ THROU Y^E BISCHOP
WPONE~ Y^E-Q^L^K *DOME~ YE {\} BISCHOP ASKIT ANE~ jNSTRUMEnT *THE-Q^L^K
*DOME~ WAS GEWYN~ {\} AT FORFAR Y^E DAY AND zEIR FOIR-WriTINE
jN PRESENCE OF NO\BLE~ AND MY^TTY *LORDis jHONE~-STEWART Y^E SONE~
OF Our *LORD YE {\} *DUIC~ OF ALVANYE GOUerNOur OF SCOTLAND *LORD
OF BUCHANE~ {\} *ALEX^R YE *LINDSAY ERL OF CRAUFURD DEN~ WALTer-PANTer
ABBOT {\} OF ABBRO^T DEN~ THOMAS ABBOT OF jEDWART DEN~ jAMES OFF
{\} KEITHT PriOUR OF ROSTMOTH DAUID Y^E *LINDSAY *LORD OF KYnNEFFE
{\} *SCHIR WILLIAM~ Y^E *LINDSAY *LORD OF ROSSYE WILLIAM~ Y^E
FENTON~ {\} *LORD OF Y^E BAIKYE WILLIAM~ OF FENTOUN~ HIS BROYer
jHONE~ OF {\} OGILBY VNDerSerEF *MAISTYR CUTHBERTH DEN~ OF BRECHYNE~
SCHYR {\} {~f8r~} GILBERT-BROKY CHANTOUR *MAISTer DAUID OF *E*D*L*BY
ARCHDEN~ OF B^E\CHINE~ MAISTIR *THOMAS-BELL VICAR OF MONTROISs
OFFICIAL OF B^E\CHINE~ jHONE~ OF SETOUNE~ jAMES-*LAMBY OUR SerEF-CLERK
*AND Y^E {\} HAILL COURT *AND IN WITNESs OF AL YIS OUR SEIL WE
HAF SETT {\} TO YIR *LettRE MAID OUT OF ROLLEMEnT OF COURT zEIR

MONETH AND {\} DAY FOIRSAID {\\}