{hand F} {item 178} {(*COnFIRmaCiO co(m)munitat+is de forfar(e) sup(er)
PerAMBULAcionE . de)} {(OUTHRLO^Y)} {\} [[b]]e it maid kend til
al men~ be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res ws will(ia)m off guthre ald(er)ma(n)
off ye {\} bourchg of forfar(e) laurence off lowthian~ & will(ia)m±Richardson~
bal(z)eis ande {\} the hale (com)munite of that (j)lk {.} Eft(er) diu(er)s(s)
vexacion~s & trovblance made be ws to the {\} abbot & (con)uent
off abb(er)brothoc & yar(e) te(n)nandis ande i(n)habitantt(is) of outhterlovny
ande {\} Craquhy anent(is) ye occupacion~ of the king(is) mor(e) be
the said te(n)nandis as i(n) (com)mone~ {\} to thame~ as in fewalle
pastur(e) and vthir(e) thing(is) belangand (com)mone~ to hawe Sene~ &
{\} (con)sid(er)it the saidis abbott(is) & (con)uentt(is) chart(er)is euidentt(is)
& fethtment(is) off kingis of {\} fredomys of ye said landis w^t
lang~ possession~ & oys(s) haffand of fie fredomys i(n) ye said king(is)
mor(e) to this day we the said ald(er)man~ bal(z)eis & co(mon)ite devly
gad(er)it i(n) our(e) tolbuth {\} ripilly avisit and degestly (con)salit
w^t sp(eci)ale licence of our(e) sou(er)ane~ lord the kyng~ vn\d(er) his
wax in attentik write ratifiis apprevis & affermis ye oys(s) possession~
ande {\} occupacione~ of the said kingis mor(e) be ye said te(n)nand(is)
of Craquhy & outhtirlow\ny as lauchfule & rychtwis {.} Na neu(er)
to be vexit trobillit na i(n)q(ui)et be ws ald(er)man~ {\} bal(z)eis &
(com)munite of ye saide burgh our(e) ayr(is) na successour(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er)
in ye oc\cupacion~ of the said mor(e) as is befor(e)# #w(ri)t#yn~ be
the said abbot & (con)uent ande thar(e) {\} te(n)nandis & inh(ab)itantt(is)
of the said land(is) quhat±su(m)eu(er) swa yat the said i(n)h(ab)itantt(is)
of {\} the said landis sal be als(s) fre in the said king(is) mor(e)
as ony (com)mon~ is vsyt or brukit {\} w^tin the kinrik of scotland
of law or of custu(m) ande as our(e) successour(is) induellar(is) of {\}
the saide burgh p(er)petualy in tym~ to cu(m) {.} Attour(e) gyf ony
ma(n) of our(e) (common)ite or vthirr(is) {\} wald suppris(s) vex or i(n)quiet
the said abbot & (con)ue(n)t yar(e) te(n)nand(is) or i(n)h(ab)itantt(is) in ye
{\} (j)oysyne~ of the said (com)mone~ as forsaid is we the saide ald(er)man~
bal(z)eis & (com)munite obli\s(s) ws be ye fathis in our(e) bodeis our(e)
ayr(is) & successour(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) to helpe suple {\} & defende
y^e saide {hole in leaf} abbot & (con)uent ye tennandis & i(n)h(ab)itantt(is)
of the said landis {\} in (j)oysyng~ off ye {hole} saide (com)mon~
as our(e)±self or nythtbour(is) or i(n)duellar(is) of our(e) {\} said burgh
for±eu(er)mar(e) {.} (j)n witnes of the±quhilk±thyng" our(e) (com)moun~
seile is to hu(n)\gyn~ to yir(e) p(rese)ntt(is) At our(e) burgh of forfar(e)
foresaide ye Alewynte day of ye mo\neth off august ye (z)eir(e) off
god a thousand four# #hu(n)dretht sexty & four(e) (z)eris {\\} {A statement
of the perambulation in Latin follows} {See comment in pencil
in bottom margin of f47r} {"Two leaves lost \ The Panmure copy
\ supplies them'} {Arabic foliation from flij = f48 is followed
here}