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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Adv. MS 34.4.3, f. 79 - f. 80v, item 255}
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{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f79r} {hand J} {item 255}
{(*QUERELA . *D MALCOMI ABBATIS IN PARLAMEnTO AC IN COnSILIO CLERI)}
{(TENTO APud \ *PERTH . ADUERSUS DOminum DE MELDRUm . PENES TERRAS
VOCATAS)} {(. *CAUTEY IN \ BARONIA NostRA DE TARWASs IACENTES
. Per DominOS DE)} {(MELDRUm A MOnasteRIO INIUSTE \ ABbATAS ET
SIBI DAMNABILITER APPROPRIATAS)} *NOBILL~E AND PREPOTENT LORDIS
AND HONORABIL~E & VIRSCHYFUL SCHYRIS {.} WE {\} MALCOM~ ABBOT
OF ARBRO^T AND COnUENT OF YE SAME~ RELIGIOSs MEN~ INFEFTE jN {\}
{f79v} DONATiON OF LANDIS & KYRKYS W^T OUTHuris POSSESSIONIS GYFYN~
TO Y^E SAYD ABBAY IN ALIMISs BE {\} NOBYLL~ AND DEUOTE PRYNCESs
{.} KYNG WILLzE~M OUR FUNDATOR HIS SUCCESSORis & SIC-LYK BE {\}
HONORABiLE LORDIS & BARONIS OF GUDE MYND {.} QUHILKis LANDIS &
POSSESSIONIS MORTIFI\CAT~ TO Y^E SAID PLACE BE Y^E FORSADis FUNDATORis
{,} LORDIS & BARONIS {.} AR CONFEIRMYT BE {\} DIUERSs HALY FADurIS
PAPIS OF ROME~ AND BE BYSCHOPYS OF DIUerSs DYOCESs {.} QUHYLKis
{\} COnFIRMATiONIS COnTENIS IN YAIm GRET TERIBIL~E & DREIDFULL~
SENTENS OF EXCOmunICATiON {\} A-PONE~ ALL YAIm QUHATSUmEWYR YAI
BE Y^T BREKKYS Y^E SAID MORTIFICATiON OF Y^E SAID {\} POSSESSIONIS
{.} & Y^T VRANGWAYSLE AWAY TAKKYS APPROPREYS OR ANALEYS OF Y^E
{\} SAID ABBAIS LANDIS OR POESSESSIONIS BE Y^E {\} FORSAD DONATORis
GYFYNE~ TO GOD ALMY^T^J {\} Our LADY & TYLL SANCT THOMAS PATRONE~
OF YE SAID PLACE {.} {lighter ink colour = same hand} QUHILKis
LANDIS & POSSESSI\ONIS HAS BEYN~ BRUKYT IN PACE & TRAnQUILITE
BE Y^E SAID PLACE & Our PREDECESSORis BEzOWND {\} ALL MEMOR OF
MAN~ {.} QUHILL NOW IN YIR DAIS PART OF EWYL MYNDIT PerSONIS WY^T\OUT
Y^E DREDOR OF GOD OR REMEmMORAnS OF Y^E DAMPNATiON OF YAR SAWLYS
{.} WRANGIS {\} & TRIBULIS WS & Our PWR TENEnTIS In PECIABiLE
POSSESSION~ OF PART OF Our LANDis In OWR {\} BARONYE OF TERWASs
{.} *AND IN SPECIAL~E WE MEYN~ WS LAMEnTABiLE ON~-TYLL~ zur NOBiLE
{\} *LORDSCHYPISs QUHOW WE AR GREITLY HURT IN Our POSSESSIONIS
& PROPYR LANDIS OF YE {\} TOWNYS OF ARQUHORTY AND *CRAGY PerTENYNG~
TO WS BA^T IN PROPriTE & IN COmMON~ {.} {\} AND PRINCIPALE BETUIX
Y^E SAID TWA {.} TOWN~YS AND Y^E TOWN~ OF KYLBLEYN~ {.} YE-QUHILK
{\} LAND IN AN~ PART IS CALLYT ON~ YE NEW *CAUTE QUHILK NAME~
IT GAT AS WE WEYLL {\} KNAW IN DEFRAUDE OF WS & OF Our PWR MEN~
TENENTis OF Y^E SAID TWA TOWNIS {.} QUHILK {\} MA BE WEYLL conSIDERYT
BE YIS RESON~ {.} *LANG TYME~ A-FOR WAS DISCORD & DEBAIT BE\TUIX
Our BARONRY OF TARWAS {.} & Y^E BARONRY OF FYNDzHARK QUHILK IS
NOW CALLIT {\} MELDRUM~ {.} Y^E OWT-UARAT BORDOYRis W^T Y^E LANDIS
OF KYL-BLEYN~ AND ORDONEDRANE~ {\} AS FOR Y^T SYD {.} VES DECIDIT
AND ACCORDIT BETUIX Our PreDECESSORis Y^T CLAMYT Y^E SAID LAN\DIS
OF KYLBLEYN~ & ORDONAYDRAN~ AS LAU^TFULL POSSESSORis OF Y^E SAME~
LANDis {.} QUHILK {\} LANDIS OF KYL-BLEYN~ Y^E ABBOT & COnUENT
FOR Y^E TYME~ GAIF OWR YARe CLAEM~ {.} TO YE {\} LARD Y^T YAN~
WAS CALLIT {.} PHILIP~ OF FINDARK {.} FOR HIS SERUICE QUHILK HE
PROMIT\TIT FOR HYM~ & HIS Y^T WE SULD ON~-VEXIT BE In Y^E LAWE
OF Y^E LANDis {.} AND TO BE GUD {\} NY^TBOWR TO WS & TYL Our MEN~
IN TYME TO CUm FOR-EWYR {.} CeTera {.} *ALSUA HONORABiLE LORDI^S
{\} EFTYR Y^E DECISION~ OF Y^E DEBATIS BETUIX YIR TWA BARONYS
{.} ON~ YLK SYD {.} IT STUDE {\} IN GREIT TRAnQUILITE AND PAESs
& REST {.} QUHEN~ KYN-BLEYN~ WAS GYFYN~ Our BE WS TO {\} Y^E SAID
LARD OF MELDRUM {.} VEILL TO Y^E SPACE OF IJ^C zEIRIS & MAIR {.}
QUHILL NOW IN {\} YIR DAIS In MEMOR OF MAN~ {.} COM~ YAR AN~ OFFICE-MAN~
QUHILK WAS AN~ COmMON~ SMY^T {\} & SerUAND BA^T TO Y^E BARONYE
OF TARUASs & MELDRUm {.} QUHILK COmMON~ SMY^T DUELT SUM\TYME~
IN Our LAND OF CARNBROGY {.} & HAD HIS OFFICE-HOUSs In Y^T LAND
CALLIT *CAUTEY {\} QUHLK~ {sic} SMY^T HAD NO^T YAR AN~ zARD NOR
CROFT BOT Y^T SMYDE {.} Y^E SAID SMYDE WAS {\} BYGYT BE Y^T SMY^T
IN Y^E TYME~ OF VILzAM~ OF MELDRUm YAN~ LARD OF Y^E SAM~ {.} AND
{\} BECAUSs Y^T TYME~ In YAI TUA BARONYS VAS FEW MEN~ OF REPUTATiON
BOT Y^E SAID {\} LARD OF MELDRUm Y^E SAD SMYT CALLIT HYM~ HIS
MAN~ FOR-TO MANTEYIN HYME~ {\} In FERNICE & OFFICE OF Y^E CWNTRAY
Y^T OTHuris SULD NO^T VRANG HYME~ {.} AND NOTHYR {\} GAIF YE LARD
TO Y^E SAID SMY^T LAND NOR CROFTE BOT CALLIT HYME~ HIS MAN~ ALANerLY

{\} FOR-QUHY HE HAD NAN~ LAND In YA ParTIS TO GYF HYM OF RESON~
{.} BECAUSs IT WAS {\} DECIDIT OF-BEFOR AS SAID IS {.} AND NOW
SEN~-SYNE~ In CONTEmPTION~ OF GOD & HALYKYRK {\} {f80r} IN GREIT
DAYNGER OF YAR SAULIS AND In HURT & PREIUDICE OF YE PLACE OF ARBRO^T
AND WS {.} {\} Y^E *LARDIS OF MELDRUm HAS GART EYRE~ & SAW Our
SAID LANDIS OF *CAUTY BY ALL RESON~ OR {\} APPERANSs OF ONY CLAME~
TITULE OR RYCHT YAR-TYLL {.} *ALSUA AN~-OTHYR RESON~ {.} zOWR
{\} *LORDSCIPIS {sic} SAL ONDERSTAND {.} HAD Our LAND NOW CALLIT
*CAUTE BEYN~ YE LARD OF MELDRUmSs {\} HE HAD GYFYN IT TYLL HIS
SECUND" BRUTHur QUHEN~ HE GAIF YE LANDIS OF KENBLEYN~ {\} BOT
HIS conSCIENS ARGUIT HYM~ Y^E COnTRARE {.} BECAUSs IT VAS NO^T
HIS LAND BE NANE~ {\} APPERANSs {.} BE YIS RESON~ {.} OURe MARCHIS
Y^T WAS YAN~ BETUIX YE TUA BWRNIS {.} HELD {\} YE BURNE~ WPE TO
WOUD OF KYNGUDE AS OF YE WAST {.} PART {.} AND YAN~ WAS WY^TIN
{\} WS & Our BARONRY ORDYNDRAN~ & KiLBLEYN~ YE-QUHILKis WE GAIF
Our AT Y^E COmPOSITION~ {\} FOR HIS GUD SERUICE AND GUD NYCHTBOURSCHYPE~
AS SAID IS {.} QUHYLK LANDIS HE {\} GAIF TO HIS SECUND BRUTHur
AS IS FORSAID {.} *AND FRA THYN~-FURTH~ {.} EFTYR Y^T COmPOSITiON
{\} WAS DECIDIT BETUIX WS AND KYL-BLEYN~ BE THYR MARCHIS Y^T IS
TO SAY {.} BEGYNNAND {\} AT Y^E BWRNE~ Y^T GAYS FRA AUCHQUHORTY
QUHAR-Y^T Y^E STRYPE FALLYS IN YE SAID BURNE~ {.} {\} AND SWA
ASCENDAND WP BETUIX YE LANDIS OF KYL-BLEYN~ AND YE MOSSs BETUIX
{\} YE HARD & YE NAYSCH & EWYN~ SOWTH OWR TO YE BURN~ OF Our LANDIS
OF CARN~BROGY {.} {\} *ALSUA PLEISs IT zur LL TO BE REmeMORAT~
YE VRANGUSs OCCUPATION~ OF Our SAID LANDIS {\} OF *CAUTE WAS MOWYT
& BEGWN~ ON YIS VAY {.} FOR SerUICE OF Our LANDIS & AISIAMEnT
{\} OF Y^E SAID SMY^T {.} Our PREDECESSORIS OWR+ +LUK+YT & THOLYT
Y^E SMY^T TYLL BYG AN~ SMYDE {\} IN YE MOSSs {.} BECAUSs OF HIS
COLYS AND FUELL Y^T WAS NECESSAR TO HYS OFFICE TO BE {\} WONiNG
IN TYME~ OF zEIR {.} YE SAID SMY^T VAS CALLIT {.} ADE OF *CAUTE
& In SKORNE~ W^T {\} Y^E NY^TBOURis VAS CALLIT *LARD OF *CAUTE
In DERISION~ {.} BECAUSs HE SETT In Y^E MYDDYS {\} OF AN~ CAULD
MOSSs {.} & THROW Y^T SKORNE~ Y^E LAND WAS CALLIT *CAULTY {.}
*AND BECAUSs {\} HE WAS CALLIT SWA {.} LARD OF CAUTY {,} QUHOUBEIT
IT WAS BOT FOR DERISION~ OWR {\} PREDECESSORis THYNKAND IT ONKYNDLE
TYLL THOL~E AN~ NOmInATION~ OF LARDSCHIPE {\} OF SIC ANE~ MAN~
IN YE YE {sic} SAID CAUTE W^TOUT RY^T OR RESON~ {.} YAI REMOWIT
AND PWT {\} Y^E SAID SMY^T FRA Y^E SAID PLACE {,} []OR DREID Y^T
PerCAISs Y^E SMY^T OR ONY OF HIS SULD {\} EFTYR BE PROCESSs OF
TYME~ PRETEND ONY CLAME~ OF RY^T TYLL YE SAID *LANDIS {\} *YAN
THIS SMY^T PASSIT TO YE LARD OF MELDRUm TYL HAUE HIS ASSISTENS
TYL BE In conTRARY {\} OWR PREDESSORis WYLLIS HALDYN~ In POSSESSION~
OF Y^E SAID OFFICE-HOWSs {.} & SWA IT VAS {.} FOR {\} Y^E SAID
LARD TUK YE SAID ADE IN MANTEMYN~ & YE LAND BE YE {.} & GART EYRe
{\} & SAW Y^E SAID LAND & APPROPRY IT TYL HYME~ {.} YAN~ WE MENYT
WS OF Y^T VRANG {\} TO Our BAILzE FOR YE TYME~ CALLYT PHILIP~
OF DUmBREK {.} QUHILK BAILLzE PASSIT TO YE {\} SAID LAND & STRAIK
Y^E SOMMYS In TWA & HEWYT YE PLWTHE {.} YAN~ EFTYR Y^T {ins in
margin} YE {end} LAND {\} LAY LANG ONOCCUPYT {.} QUHILK INTERRUPTION~
MAID BE Y^E SAID BAILzE IS WEILL {\} KNAWYN~ TYL DIUERSs OF zur
LL {.} AND ALS TYLL MONY OF YE ELDAYST MENE~ IN YE {\} CUnTREY
{.} EFTYR YE DECEISSs OF YIS LARD OF MELDRUm {.} SUCCEDIT TYLL
HYME~ AN~-OTHur {\} LARD & LARGLY BEGWD" QUHAR HIS PREDECESSOR
LEFTE {.} ERYT & LABORIT YE SAID {\} LAND AND MAID HABITATION~
YAR-ON~ {.} BECAUSs YAR VAS NAN~ TO ARGWN~ NOR TYLL {\} MAK RESISTANS
YARIN {.} FOR DEYN~ VALTer-PAnTer Y^T TYM~ VAS AN~ AULD MAN~ &
RESIGN~YT {\} YE ABBACY TYLL ANE~ DEYN~ RICHART-GUTHRE {.} QUHILK
WAS NO^T ACTIUE NOR GAIF {\} INTENDENS FOR REMEID OF SIC VRANGIS
DWNE {ins} TO {end} YE HALY PLACE {.} AND SWA YE PLACE {\} & WE
SUSTENIS YIR VRANGYS IN YIR SAID LANDIS AND SIC-LYK In MONY OWTHur
PLACYS {\} SCHA^T & HURT WE HAIF {.} & DREDYS TYLL SUSTEYN~ MAR
DAmPNACH~E EFTYRWART {.} BOT\-GIF {f80v starting with GIF}} zur
LL {.} PUT REMEID HEIR-IN-TYLL {.} *HERFOR WE DEYN~ MALCOM~ ABBOT
OF Y^E SAID ABBAY & COnUEnT {\} OF Y^E SAME~ BESEIKYS & PRAYS
zur NOBYLLE LORDSCHIPYS FOR YE LUF OF GOD {.} TYL INTEND AUISYTLY
{\} TYLL Our SAID COmPLAYNT {.} & TO CONSIDER DILIGENTLE YE SKATHYS
{.} COSTYS & GRET VEXATiONIS WE {\} & YE SAID PLACE SUSTENIS IN
YE PERSUT OF DIUERSs VRANGIS DWNE~ TO WS & YE SAID PLACE {\} In
DIUerSs ParTIS W^TIN YE REWM~ {.} AND MAST SPECIAL IN YE FORSAID
LANDIS CALLIT *CAULTE QUHILKis {\} Our PRECESSORis HAS jOSYT &
BRUKYT PECEABiLE IJ HUNDRE^T zEIRYxS BEFOR YIR DAYS {.} HAS Our
{\} PROPYR PASTUR TO YE SAID TUA TOWNIS {(*SUPraDiCTA QUERIMONIA

HABETur \ In QUODAM VETERI REGISTRO PAPIREO)} {\\}