{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {hand F} {f63v} {item 220}
{(OBLIGACiO thome de Fyff . de qui(n)q(ue) libris a(n)nui redditus)}
[[b]]e it maid kend til al men~ be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res {.} Me
thomas±Fif bail(z)e of ye burgh~ {\} of ab(er)den~ gravnt(is) me til
be oblisit & be ye tenor of thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ette)ris oblis(s) me {\}
myn~ ayr(is) execotoures & assig(na)is be the fatht of my body Til
a ven(er)ab(i)le {.} fader(e) i(n) crist {\} Malcolme~ be the m(er)cy of
god abbot of ab(er)br(othoc) & to the co(n)ue(n)t of that ilke & thar(e)
succes\sour(is) (j)n the sowme~ of thretty pvndis of the vsuale mone
of scotlande For the anwel\lis yat is by Ru(n)nyn~ of my fader
landis & myn~ lyande within ye burgh~ of abb(er)den~ autht {\} (z)erly
to the said abbot & (con)ue(n)t be my fad(er) & me of ye said landis
liand i(n) the m(er)kat# #gat {\} ye±quhilk" land(us) aw (z)erly to the
said abbot & (con)ue(n)t a hundreth~ schilling(is) the±quhilk {\} landis
my fader put i(n) the said abbot & (con)ue(n)t(is) handis & gaif yai(m)
possession~ of a hun\dreth~ schilling(is) be (z)eir(e) quhyl he or (j)
or(e) our(e) ayr(is) co(n)tent & pait ye said abbot ande {\} (con)uent of
a hundreth~ mark(is) of the vsuale mony of scotland to be lait dovn~
on~ a day {.} eftir(e) ye tenor(e) of ye euident maid y(ar)upon~ {.}
to yai(m) {.} The±quhilk hundreth~ mark(is) {\} & thretty pu(n)dis
of anvel by passyt (j) oblisis me my ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is
as said is {\} to pay the said thretty pvndis to±gydd(er) & at anys
to ye said abbot & (con)uent als# #weil & i(n) syk\lyk vyis as we
ar(e) oblisit to pay & sal pay {.} als weil as i(n) the said hundreth~
mark(is) {.} & {\} suppos(s) the said abbot & (con)ue(n)t dois ws fauor
(j)n ye sasyng" of ye said a(n)wellis bath~ alde {\} & new {.} of
yar gracious(s) tholance {.} & prestance (j) my ayr(is) executor(is) &
assig(na)is oblisis {\} vs as said is neu(er) to mak question~ nor
i(m)pedime(n)t to ye payme(n)t of ye said anwell(is) yat {\} ar by ru(n)nyn~
na (z)it of (z)eris or t(er)mys y^t ar for±to cu(m) bot sal mak gud payme(n)t
& thank\ful to ye said abbot & (con)uent & yar successour(is) to±gidd(er)
at anys als(s)# #weill as ye prin\cipale sowme~ {.} Ande yar(e)±to
(j) oblis(s) me my ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is the said land(is) &
al vthir landis(s) yat (j) haf or may haf i(n) tym~ to cu(m) al my gudis
movab(i)le & vnmovab(i)le {\} in ye stratast forme~ of obligacion~
& neu(er) to deny ye said anvell(is) ye±quhilk(is) (j) knaw {\} ye said
abbot & (con)ue(n)t has(s) reson~ to {.} And ar(e) i(n) pessabil possessione~
yarof {.} and certane~ {\} gudis prisit to yai(m) for ye said anwellis
(j)n tym~ by# #rwn bot of yar grace & yar(e) fauor(e) {\} & at yar(e)
wil ony tymis to cu(m) to rais(s) quhen~ it plesis yai(m) {.} And al
(z)er(is) & t(er)mis at ar(e) {\} to cu(m) (j) my ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is
grant(is) ws ful dettour(is) als# #weil as ye pri(n)cipal {\} sowm~
& sal wilfully pay but question~ or demande bot als(s)# #far(e) as
(j) my ayr(is) executour(is) {\} & assig(na)is may schaw to ye said abbot
& (con)uent sufficia(n)t docume(n)t & quhyttance y(ar)for(e) {\} And for
ye mair(e) habu(n)dance (j) oblis(s) me my ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is
als(s)# #weil to ye {\} payme(n)t of ye anwell(is) by# #rwn~ & for±to
ryn~ {.} (j)n tym~ cu(m)ande to be payt at ye wil off {\} ye said
abbot & (con)uent as ye pri(n)cipale sowm~ {.} And rafusis all friuel
excepcionis or(e) {\} questiones(s) yat may be p(ro)ponyt or stoppyt
to ye payme(n)t of ye said sowm~ or a(n)wellys(s) {\} forsaid bot sal
mak gud & thankful payme(n)t as forsaid is to ye said abbot & (con)ue(n)t
{\} And gyf (j) my ayr(is) executour(is) or assig(na)is dois {.} we oblis(s)
ws & (con)sent(is) at ye said pri(n)\cipal land lyande i(n) ye markat#
#gat w^tin ye forsaid burgh~ of ab(er)den~ the±quhilk land(is) {\}
ar haldyn~ of ye said abbot & (con)uent {.} And (con)sent(is) at it
Raman~ but question~ or demand {\} {f64r} in the said abbot(is)
& (con)ue(n)t(is) handis w^t# #all p(ro)fit(is) & p(er)tinenc(is) yat may p(er)teyn~
quhu yai be (con)tent {\} & payt of ye said hu(n)dreth~ m(ar)k(is) & al
anwal rent(is) of (z)er(is) & t(er)mis bi# #run~ quhen~ we mak ques\tion~
or impediment to ye payment of ye said anwellis Na remede of
law ciuel nor ca(n)non~ {\} to be p(ro)ponyt in ye co(n)trare of yis
my p(rese)nt obligacion~ bute fraude gile or cauillacion~ {.} The\±quhilk
to ful±fyl (j) my ayr(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is oblis(s) ws as for(e)said
is {.} (j)n wytnes(s) of ye±quh\ylk±thyng" (j) haf affixit to my seil
at a(b)b(er)den~ {.} the {.} viij day of ye moneth of (j)ulij & for
the {\} mayr(e) sykkyrnes(s) & fath to be kepit in tym~ to# #cum (j)
haf p(ro)curyt witht i(n)stance ye sele of my derrast freynd & Eme~
Androu±scherar(e) bail(z)e of the said burgh~ befor(e) their(e) w^t\nes(s)
(j)ohne~ of carn~cors(s) of balmacheimar(e) Robert of strayachyn~ of
balwousse & andro\chepman~ burges(s) of abb(er)deyn~ & vthyr(e) syndry
{.} ye (z)eir(e) of god a thousand four(e) hwn\dreth~ and Sewynty (z)eris
{.}