{=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=} {~f90r~} {=for full context
of this copy see nas_reg_episc17.txt=} {=date of original 26 June
1417=} {( [..] Deinde dictus Reuerendus pater fecit legi \ aliam
L(itte)ram patentem Cum sigillo secreto penden(do) in cera rubea
\ albe (j)mpressa Cui(us) tenor sequitur(} robert Duce of albany
{\} {~f90r~} erle of Fyff and menteith and gou(er)noure off scotland
til y^e s(er)ef {\} of kyncardyne~ and his bail(z)eis gretinge we
lat (z)ou wit yat we {\} treittande or accordande w^t ony off my
lorde y^e kyng(is) leeg(is) {\} for wardis or relewis(s) for ony certane~
sowme~ or forgewand yai(m) {\} and relewand yai(m) yar releiff or
selland or accorand w^t ony {\} Off y^e king(is) leeg(is) for ony
releiff or mariage or ony profeit fal\Lande 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)tenand 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 wardis
relewis mariag(is) wscheis off court(is) eschaet(is) and {\} oy(er) profeit(is)
falland to y^e kinge in y^e foirsaide s(er)efdome~ of kin\cardine
Quharfor to (z)ou and to (z)o(ur) bail(z)eis & mi(n)st(er)is and al {\} oy(er)is
yat (j)t p(er)tenis to we gif straitlye mandment" and charg(is) {\}
(z)ou y^t notht±agane~±standand ony accord relewynge sellinge or
{\} forgewyne~ 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)
wsye(z)~ {\} off court(is) or ony oy(er) profeit fallande and p(er)tenande
to y^e {\} kynge off y^e±quhilk(is) his predecesso(uris) or he ar
wont til haff y^e tende\pe(n)ny (z)^e gar ye foirsaide bischope haff
his teinde±pe(n)ny distressande {\} 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 na ry^tus(s)
complaint And yis vnd(er) al pane yat y(ar)off {\} ma fall (z)^e leiff
notht Gewyne~ 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 sewyntene And off our {\} gou(er)nale y^e ellewynde
{=instrument continues in Latin=}