Be it kend til al me(n) be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me Androw of fod(ri)nghe(m)
b(ur)ges of du(n)de for me my(n) ayr(is) & assignes to be bundy(n) & oblist
& be y(ir) l(ett)res & ye fayth i(n) my {\} body bind(is) & oblisis me
& yai(m) vnd(er) stratast stile & forme of obligacon~ to a nobil ma(n)
Alex(ande)r±lufale of ballu(m)by & to his ayr(is) & and assig" y^t
for±sa±mekil as {\} ye said alex(ande)r has sald & analiit to me
h(er)itably be chart(er) & sesing" al & hale his teneme(n)t w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is)
lyand in ye said b(ur)gh vpon ye north syde of ye sey {\} gate betv[i]x
ye land of will(i)a(m)±stevins[t][?] on ye est syde & ye land of rob(er)t±blyth
on ye west syde & als for mar(e) sp(eci)ale warandis(s) & sou(er)te of
ye said teneme(n)t {\} has giffi(n) to i(n) lyke wis(s) al & hale his
p(ar)t of ye land(is) of ledbothy w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) lyand at ye est
syde of ye said town w^t±in ye baronry of (j)nu(er)arite & ye s(er)ef\dom~
of forfar(e) in cas(s) y^t (j) my(n) ayr(is) or assig" may no^t (j)oys(s) na
brouk pesably ye said teneme(n)t w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) be v[e]xacon~
of pley to be mov^t i(n) tyme to cu(m) {\} as i(n) ye chart(er)is made
to me y(ar)±vp±on is mar(e) fullely (con)ten^t {,} Gif eu(er) i(n) ony
tyme cu(m)myng" hap[?][i]s pley to be mov^t agaynis me my(n) ayr(is)
or assig" {\} for ye said teneme(n)t (j) or yai agan[?] qhwom ye pley
hapnis to be mov^t sal warne & call ye said alex(ande)r his ayr(is)
or assig" w^t±i(n) twe(n)ty dayis next {\} i(m)mediat folowi(n)[g] ye
pley be mov^t [?] {=word illeg possibly for=} it to cu(m) & defend
it as affer(is) vpon y(ar) awn expe(n)s(s) (j) my(n) [?][y]r(is) or assig" rasand
& browkand yherly & t(er)mly ye {\} sayde his p(ar)t of ye land(is)
of ledbothy w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) qhwilk (j) haf in warandis(s) of y^e
said teneme(n)t on±to ye tyme y^t (j) or yai be put i(n) pesabil poss(s)^o^n
of {\} it & pley cesit And y(ar)±eft(er) w^tin twe(n)ty dayis next
i(m)mediat folowi(n)g (j) or yai sal gif our to ye said alex(ande)r his
ayr(is) or assig" al ry^t & clame p(ro)prie\te & poss(s)^o^n y^t (j) or
yai has or may haf in or to his said p(ar)t of ye land(is) of ledbothy
w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) togidd(er) w^t ye chart(er) & al oy(er) euide(n)t(is) made
to me y(ar)vpon {\} & i(n) ye mene±tyme qhwil pley be [mo]v^t noy(er)
(j) my(n) ayr(is) nor assig" sal ent(er)met w^t ye said his p(ar)t of ye
land(is) of ledbothy w^t ye p(er)ti^c(is) & fra tyme pley be {\} mov^t
n[o]y(er) (j) na yai sal ent(er)met w[^t] ye s[a]id teneme(n)t w^t ye
p(er)ti^c(is) bot (j)oys(s) & brouk owr said warandis(s) To ye afald ob(ser)ui(n)g
fulfilli(n)g & kepi(n)g of {\} ye±qhwilk (j) oblis(s) me my(n) ayr(is) execu^r(is)
& assig" my land(is) possessionis a(n)nuale re(n)t(is) & al my oy(er) gud(is)
movabil & vnmouabil qhwarsu(m)eu(er) place yai {\} may be fu(n)dy(n) to
ye said alex(ande)r his ayr(is) execu^r(is) & assig" be ye fayth i(n)
my body & vnd(er) st(ra)tast stile & form of obligacon~ al fraud and
gyle & male±engyne {\} e[x]clud^t (j)n w^tnes her(e)±of becaus(s) (j)
had na p(ro)pir sele of my(n) awn (j) haf p(ro)c(ur)it w^t instance ye sele
of my d(er)raste eme thomas of fod(ri)nghe(m) of powry {\} to be affixt
to y(ir) l(ett)res at du(n)de ye twe(n)ty day of ap(ri)le ye yher(e) of god
a thousand four(e) hund[(er)]# #sevin#ty & fife yher(is) befor(e) y[ir]
[?] {=word illeg=} thomas off {\} ogiluy of clova thom±lufale yhongar(e)
mast(er) will(i)a(m) of keir(e) p(ar)son~ of kirkpat(ri)k±fleymyng" & oy(er)
sindry {\\} {=remains of single tag but no seal=} {=on dorse Report
of 1806 xi pp 13 - 15=}