# 1419{Edinburgh, HM General Register House, NAS GD 45/13/301, f89r - f91v}
Sort date: {=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=}
Location:
'robert Duce of 'albany
erle of ;Fyff and ;menteith and gou(er)n:oure off ;scotland til
y^e s(er)ef of ;kyncardyne~ and his bail(z)e#is gretinge we lat#0 (z)ou wit
yat we treitt#ande or accord#ande w^t ony off my lorde y^e
kyng#(is) leeg#(is) for ward#is or relew#is(s) for ony certane~ sowme~
or forgew#and yai(m) and relew#and yai(m) yar releiff or sell#and
or accor#and w^t ony Off y^e king#(is) leeg#(is) for ony releiff
or mariage or ony profeit fal\L#ande to ye king" off court#(is) or
eschaet#(is) (j)t is no^t our entent purpos(s) nor will to treit sell or
forgywe y^e teind=pe(n)ny or ony thinge p(er)ten#and to ye bischope and
kirk off ;brechine~ @y^e±q^l^k was and (j)s of ald tyme in possessioun~
off y^e teind=pe(n)ny off all ward#is relew#is mariag#(is) wsche#is off
court#(is) eschaet#(is) and oy(er) profeit#(is) fall#and to y^e kinge in y^e
foirsaide s(er)ef:dome~ of ;kin\cardine Quhar:for to (z)ou and to (z)o(ur)
bail(z)e#is & mi(n)st(er)#is and al oy(er)#is yat (j)t p(er)ten#is to we gif#0
strait:lye mandment" and charg#(is) (z)ou y^t notht=agane~=stand#and
ony accord relew#ynge sell#inge or forgew#yne~ maide throu ws
in tyme gayne_ _by or for to mak w^t ony off y^e kyng#(is) leeg#(is) off
ward#(is) releifff#(is) mariag#(is) wsy#e(z)~ off court#(is) or ony oy(er) profeit
fall#ande and p(er)ten#ande to y^e kynge off @y^e±quhilk#(is) his
predecess:o(ur)#(is) or he ar wont til haff y^e tende\pe(n)ny (z)^e gar#0 ye
foirsaide bischope haff his teinde=pe(n)ny distress#ande for (j)t be
(z)o(ur)±selff or (z)o(ur) mi(n)ster#(is) or his sua yat in defalt off (z)ou we heir#0
na ry^t:us(s) complaint And yis vnd(er) al pane yat y(ar):off ma fall (z)^e
leiff#0 notht Gew#yne~ vndir our preway seile At ;perth in y^e
general counsaile y^e !xxvj day of (j)unij in y^e (z)eir of grace `ane
thousande four hundreth sewyn:tene And off our gou(er)nale y^e
ellewyn#de **(j)ames be y^e grace off gode kinge off
scott#(is) til our s(er)eff of ;kincardine and h(is) deput#(is) gretinge
For=alsmekle~ as (j)t complen(z)e#it til ws be a Reuerende
fathir in criste y^e bischop off ;brechine That no^t\w^tstandinge±yat
y^e said reuerende fathir as he (j)nform#is ws aw na comperans in
our (j)ustice=ayrr#(is) off y^e ;meirnys(s) for his Land#is of
;kyngorny na nane oy(er)#is w^tin (z)our bail(z)ery (z)^e cal#0 hyme and
fawt#(is) hym for his absens and distress#is y(ar):for in grit hurt and
preiudice of ye kirk off ;brechine and y^e said reuerend fathir
Our will (j)s yat be ye eld:ast worthy:ast & yai(m) yat best knaw#is
w^tin y^e said bail(z)erj (z)^e (j)nquyr#0 y(ar):upon~ w^t maturite and
diligence And gif (j)t be#is fund#in yat y^e said Reuerende fathir
na his predecess:o(ur)#(is) aw na comperance for y^e said Land#is
off ;kyngorny na vthir#(is) in y^e said s(er)ef:dome That (z)e nothir in
tyme cu(m)#in cal#0 na fawt#0 y^e said reuerend fathir na lift na rais(s)
a m(er)siament na @wn:law for y^e caus(s) foirsaid And heir:atour
we charge#0 (z)^w yat (z)^e tak#0 alsa (j)nquisicioun~ gif ony @vn:law#is
or am(er)siament#(is) war tak#in or ras#it off y^e said reuerende
fathir or his predecess:o(ur)#(is) for his or yar abse(n)s fra y^e said
ayrr#(is) No^w^tstandinge yat (j)t be#0 ws#it to cal yai(m) at y^e said
(j)ustice=airr#(is) as (j)t is said And gif (j)t be#is fund#yne~ be ane guyd
and leile (j)nquisicioune yat yai war no^t fawt#it na nane~
@wn:law#is ras#it of yai(m) in tyme bi_ _gane for y(ar) absence fra y^e
said (j)ustice=air#(is) (j)t is our wil y^t yai `be#0 no^t fawt#it na nane~
@vn:law#is ras#it off yai(m) be (z)ou in na tyme to cum for y(ar) absence
fra o(ur) saide (j)ustice=air#(is) hald#inge y(ar) l(ett)re#(z) for (z)our warrande
Gew#yne~ vnd(er) our signet At ;fowle(z) y^e !xij day Off februar
And off Regnne y^e !xi (z)eir