{=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=} {~f90r~} {=For full context
of this copy see nas_reg_episc_brech17.txt} {( [..] Deinde dictus
Reuerendus pater fecit \ legi publice dictam L(itte)ra(m) patentem
sub signeto Cui(us) tenor \ sequitur de uerbe in verbum et est
talis(} **(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)eit {=sic is omitted?=} 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)nformis ws {\} aw na comperans
in our (j)ustice±ayrr(is) off y^e meirnys(s) for {\} {~f90v~} his Landis
of kyngorny na nane oy(er)is w^tin (z)our bail(z)ery (z)^e {\} cal hyme
and fawt(is) hym for his absens and distressis 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 eldast worthyast & {\} yai(m) yat
best knawis w^tin y^e said bail(z)erj (z)^e (j)nquyr y(ar)upon~ w^t {\}
maturite and diligence And gif (j)t beis fundin yat y^e said {\}
Reuerende fathir na his predecesso(uris) aw na comperance for y^e
{\} said Landis off kyngorny na vthir(is) in y^e said s(er)efdome
That {\} (z)e nothir in tyme cu(m)in cal na fawt y^e said reuerend
fathir {\} na lift na rais(s) a m(er)siament na wnlaw for y^e caus(s)
foirsaid {\} And heiratour we charge (z)^w yat (z)^e tak alsa (j)nquisicioun~
{\} gif ony vnlawis or am(er)siament(is) war takin or rasit off y^e
{\} said reuerende fathir or his predecesso(uris) for his or yar
abse(n)s {\} fra y^e said ayrr(is) No^w^tstandinge±yat (j)t be wsit
to cal yai(m) at {\} y^e said (j)ustice±airr(is) as (j)t is said And
gif (j)t beis fundyne~ {\} be ane guyd and leile (j)nquisicioune yat
yai war no^t fawtit {\} na nane~ wnlawis rasit 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 no^t fawtit na {\} nane~ vnlawis rasit off
yai(m) be (z)ou in na tyme to cum for y(ar) {\} absence fra o(ur) saide
(j)ustice±air(is) haldinge y(ar) l(ett)re(z) for (z)our {\} warrande Gewyne~
vnd(er) our signet At fowle(z) y^e xij day {\} Off februar And
off Regnne {=sic=} y^e xi (z)eir {(Post quaru(m)quid(em) \ l(itte)rarum
Lecturam [..](}