{= Leven and Melville Muniments =} {( Curia vice(comi)t(is) de forfar
tenta ap(u)d monte(m) cast(ri) de monros(s) p(er) walt(er)um de ogilville
de bewfurde deput(atem) alexand(e)ri de ogilvile de outht(er)house vic(ecomitis)
\ de forfar i(n) vigilia s(an)c(t)e t(ri)n(i)tat(is) Anno d(omi)ni mille(sim)o
quadringen(tesi)mo qui(n)quagesi(m)o s(e)c(un)do sect(is) vocat(is) curia affirmata
& c(e)t(era) (} {\\} Ye±quhilk" day comperit i(n) (j)ugement s(s)^e and(ro)±ogilvile
of (j)nchem(ar)tyne kny^t & askit at ye saide s(s)^erefe±deput quhat±at
he hade done~ till a {\} brefe of co(n)uenc(i)on present till hi(m)
be ye saide s(s)^e and(ro) xl dais befor & mar vpon~ wat of touloth
of yat ilke as tweching ye mariage {\} of hi(m)±selfe & of his sone
& his ayre {,} & yan ye saide s(er)refe±deput callit willyhame±m(ar)schale
mar of fee of ye qwart(er) of ar±broith {\} & askit at hi(m) quhat±at
he hade done~ to ye su(m)monis of ye saide brefe eft(er)±as wes geffyne
hi(m) in (com)mandeme(n)t be ye s(er)refe for±saide {\} and yan ye saide
wilyhame mar of fee i(n)-(con)tenent p(ro)vit ye saide su(m)monis" lauchfully
maide xl dais befor & mar(e) & to yis {\} day p(er)empt(ur)ly to ye
saide wat till answer til ye saide s(s)^e and(ro) & til al ye pontt(is)
(con)tenit i(n) ye saide breffe twechande ye saide {\} mariag(is) ye±quhilk
su(m)monis beande lauchfully p(ro)vit ye saide s(s)^erefe±deput gert
ye saide wat {,} be callit be ye saide mar oft {\} & mony tymis
til answar(e) to ye saide p(ar)ty vpon~ ye said(is) act(i)o(n)is & to ye
pontt(is) (con)tenit i(n) ye saide brefe {,} ye±quhilk" (com)perit no^t
{\} and ye tyme of day past & yan ye saide s(s)^e and(ro) saide y^t
he wes cu(m)yng till his clame of ye forsaide mariag(is) & for non±defence
{\} eft(er) ye tenour(e) of c(er)tane depo(n)ico(n)is preese(n)t {= sic =}
in writ(is) & vnd(er) sell(is) {= abbrev ll~ =} of (j)ohn~ of lu(m)mysden~
of ardry Scher and(ro)±ramsay p(er)son of outh\tirdera & (j)ohn~ of
skir(e)ling or ye vaile of ye saide mariag(is) ye±quhilk" he clamyt
for his awn~ mariage gif it falyheit ij^c {\} mark(is) & for his
so(n)nis iij^c gif it falyheit {,} & for ye mar habundance askit
ye saide depo(n)ico(n)is w^t vther(is) diu(er)se depo(n)ico(n)is {\} yar p(rese)nt
& rede to# #be dec(er)nit resonab[?]e {= tear in ms =} prufe for
his saide clamys & yat be decret of curt {,}, And his p(ar)ty to
fulfill ye {\} forsaide condico(n)is or til assith^t ye sa[?]de {=
tear in ms =} su(m)mys & y(ar)to to be compellit as lawe wal[d]e {,,}
And yan ye saide s(s)^e and(ro) removit out {\} of curt {,,} ye curt
avisit as yan ye [s][?] {[?said[} s(s)^e and(ro) in" callit {,} for
waiknes of curt {,} ye f[?]rsaide dec^et wes delayit & resplatit
til {\} a curt to# #be haldyne at forfar ye f[?]rst day of ye moneth
of (j)ulij next±tocu(m) yat [d]ay beand as yis day in al thing but
{\} p(re)iudice of ony p(ar)ty {\\} {= In this area of the text there
is a sizeable tear and some words are lost at various points,
indicated by [..]. =} {( Curia vic[?] [..] [?]em~ carncors(s) de
[?][al]myschemo depu(tatem) alexand(eri) de ogilvile d[?] outht(er)house
\ vice(comi)t(is) de forfa[r] [..] [m]ens(is) (j)ulij a(n)no [..] sexto~
sect(is) vocat(is) curia affirm±ta =(sic)= & c(e)t(era) (} {\\} Ye±quhilk"
day comp(er)it i(n) curt [..] [?]±ogilvile & askit ye decret resplatit
& delayit out of ye last curt befor to yis curt tweching {\} ye
brefe of (con)uenc(i)on & his cla[m] wat of toulotht eft(er)±as (con)tenit
is i(n) ye curt ganging befor & yan ye saide s(s)^e androve {\} removit
out of curt {,} y[e] [..] [?][d]e {[?said[} s(s)^e and(ro) i(n)# #call#it
agai(n) in curt for waiknes of curt put ye saide acc(i)on i(n) resplat
{\} i(n) lik man(er) as ye curt [..] til a curt to be haldyne at forfar
ye last day of yis i(n)stante moneth of (j)ulij {\\} {(Curia vice(comi)t(is)
de forfar tenta ibid(em) in p(re)[?]rio d(i)c(t)i burgi p(er)(} {)THOMAM
DE fenton~ de ogile dePUTatem alexand(e)ri de ogilvile de(} {)OUTHIRHOUSE
\ vice(comi)t(is) de forfar die lune vlti(m)o die mens(is) (j)ulij(} {)AnNO
PRESCriPTO sect(is) vocat(is) & curia affirmata & c(e)t(era)(} {\\} Ye±quhilk
day comp(er)it i(n) (j)ugeme(n)t s(s) and(ro) of ogilvile forsaide & askit
ye decret resplatit & delayit out of ye curt befor w(ri)tyn~ {\}
next p(re)cedande lik±as it wes resplatit out of ye curt of monrose
next befor yat curt as tweching ye co(n)uenc(i)on p(ur)chest be {\}
ye saide s(s)^e and(ro) vpon~ wat {,} of toulotht & his clamys as
is (con)tenit i(n) ye saide curt haldyn~ at monrose {,}, to be p(ro)nu(n)sit
and {\} decretit & deliu(er)it as it sulde hafe ben done~ i(n) ye
curt of±befor allegeande as he dide of±befor y^t he wes cu(m)yng
till his {\} clame for non±defence & for ye mar {= tear =} habundance
gefe in his p(ro)vese in writ [..] [?]saide s(s)^e and(ro) removit out
of curt {,} {\} ye curt riply avisit ye saide [..] in# #call#it
& Decretit & dec(er)[?]t ye said w[?] [..] [?]esent be ye saide s(s)^e
and(ro) to# #be resonabile~ {\} prufe for ye saide (con)uenco(n)is [..]
defence & for his claime fo[rsai][?] [?] is (con)tenit i[?] ye saide
curt haldyn~ a[?] montrose {\} ye±quhilk wes p(ro)nu(n)sit be ye [..]
[?]f ye dempstar & (com)mandeme(n)t [g]effyn~ be ye (j)uge to ye saide
mar of ye qwart(er) of {\} arbrothoc {,} to compell ye said[e] w[?]t
to fulfile ye saide (con)uenco(n)is w^tin lauchfule tyme & as lawe
wille of ye±quhilk {\} p(ro)cese ye saide s(s)^e And(ro) ask^t ye copi
to be t(ra)nssum^t till hym vnd(er) ye (j)ug(is) seill(is) {= abbrev ~ =}
& ye seile of ye offic" & to be deliu(er)it til {\} hym for ye cost
{,} ye±quhilk" wes granttit & dec(er)nit hym be ye (j)uge & ye curt
yher day & place forsaid {\\} {= four seals impressed =} {= On
dorse =} {)( Dec(re)tum walt(er)i to(u)louch de eod(em) ()}