{=Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis=} {~f108v~} {(De secundis
decimis de Meirnys(s)(} {\\} (j)ames be y^e grace off gode kinge
off Scottis To {\} our sereff off kincardine And his deputis
yat now {\} (j)s and yat sall happine to be for y^e tyme gre\tinge
forsamekle~ as in y^e accioune and caus(s) mo\wit betuix ane Reuerende
fathir in criste (j)hone {\} bischope off brechine one y^e±ta# #p(ar)t
And our cou\singe george erle off rothes(s) and lord lesley on
{\} ye±toy(er) part tuichinge y^e secunde teindis clamyt {\} be
y^e said reuerende fathir to be awinge to hyme {\} and his kirk
off brechine off y^e saide erl of roth\es(s) Landis lyande in y^e
meirnys(s) y^e tyme of y^e beinge {\} of y^e saidis landis in our
warde (j)t is counsalit {\} ws be y^e Lordis off our counsale That
conside\ringe ye ressonis and allegacionis producit be\foire oure
said counsaile And y^e alde rollis re\gistris writt(is) and euidentis
send be thame in {\} yat mater That we mak y^e saide reuerende
fayir {\} be contentit and pait of y^e sicunde teinde off {\}
y^e saide erle of rothes(s) for y^e tyme of y(ar) {\} beinge in our
handis be ressone off warde The\±quhilk counsaile (j)s guyde for
y^e possessioune of {\} y^e kirk and to y^e sustentacione off
y^e s(er)uice of {\} almy^ttye gode And we ordane and decernis
y^e {\} samyne to be execut and fulfillit Oure wil (j)s {\} y(ar)fore
and we charge (z)ou straitlie and co(m)man\dis that yir oure litteris
sene but delay (z)^e com\pell and distren(z)he y^e saide erle of rothes(s)
warde {\} {~f109r~} Landis in y^e meirnys for y^e saide sicunde
teinde aw\inge off yai(m) y^e tyme thai war in our warde And {\}
mak y^e saide reuerende fathir his factouris and {\} ministeris
to be content yaroff in tyme bi# #gane {\} and alsa in tyme to
cum quhen~ y^e said" Landis hapnis {\} to fall in warde And
keipe y^e said kirk in possession~ {\} off yar preuilegis as (z)e
will haf special thank off {\} ws And vnd(er) y^e charge yat eftir
ma follow Delyue\ringe thir our L(ett)re(z) be (z)ou deulye execut"
agane to {\} y^e saide Reuerende fathir and his factour(is) to
Remane {\} with hyme and his successour(is) And to be presentit
{\} to (z)ow als(s) oft as (j)s neidful for execucioune of yai(m) {\}
Gewine vnd(er) our priue±seile At Edinburgh y^e xiij {\} day
of August The (z)eir of our Lorde Ane thousande {\} four# #hundreith
Sewinty and sewine (z)er(is) And of our {\} regnne y^e authttene
(z)eire {\\}