{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f84r} {?hand G =f83r} {item
265} {(OBLIGACiO de . xl . solidis soluen(dis) Per vicariu(m) de mur=hous(s))}
[[b]]e it kend til all men~ be thire p(rese)nt l(ett)res me Nicholl±monype(n)ny
vicar(e) off {\} murhous(s) to be bundyn~ and oblisit & be ye tenoure
off yir my p(rese)nt l(ett)res {\} bindis & oblis(s) me be the fath
off my body my p(ro)curatour(is) and assig(na)is til ane~ ven(er)a\bile
fad(er) in god {.} Georg(e) be ye p(er)missione~ off god abbot off
arbro^t & to ye co(n)uent {\} off yat ilk in ye sowme~ off fowrty
{.} s(s) {.} off vsuale mone off scotlande {.} (z)eirly to be {\}
payt to ye said ven(er)abile fad(er) & (con)uent & yar successour(is)
be me my p(ro)curatour(is) {\} and assignais at twa termys off ye
(z)eir(e) yat is to say ye fest off ye purificaci\one~ of our lady
and ye fest of wytsonday next folouand p(ro)porcionaly for all {\}
ye termys off nyntene~ (z)er(is) for ye tend±shawis off ye town~ off
wester# #gaghe {\} my entre in ye resavyng off ye said tend beand
at ye fest off Sanct petyr(e) callit {\} Adui(n)cula next fowlowand
ye date off yis p(rese)nt writ as(s) ye assedacion~ gevin to {\} me
be ye said abbot & (con)ue(n)t of ye said teind p(ro)port(is) And gyff
it happ(n)is me {\} ye said mast(er) nychol±monype(n)ny my p(ro)curatour(is)
or assig(na)is to fail(z)e i(n) pament off ye {\} said sowm~ to ye said
abbot & (con)uent at ye said t(er)mys(s) endurand ye said nynten~ {\}
(z)err(is) as god forbeid it do it sall be leful to ye said venerabille
fad(er) and (con)uent {\} til set & dispon~ one~ ye said teind(is) at
yar all±in {sic misreading of awin?} wyll ay & quhil ye said venera\bile
fad(er) & (con)uent be full (con)tent & payit off ye said sowm~ off
fourty {.} s(s) {.} as(s) said is be {\} me my p(ro)curatour(is) & assig(na)is
And alswa be±caus(s) (j) haff ye said {ins} tend {end} off ye said
ven(er)a\b(i)le fad(er) & (con)uent bett(er) chape {?S erased} yan~ it is
off waile (j) bynd me till trawale i(n) all reso\nab(i)le s(er)uice belanand
{sic} ye said ven(er)ab(i)le fad(er) & (con)uent {.} for ye p(ro)fyt off
yame~ {\} and off yar~ hous(s) on~ yar~ awin cost quhen~ (j) am~ chargyt
at yar~ awin will And {\} all yir for±wrytyn~ thyng(is) lelely
and trewly to be kepit all fraud gyll & cauil\lacione~ excludit
and by put (j) bynd me my for(e)±wyrtin benyfic" and all my {\} gudis
mouab(i)le & vnmowab(i)le had & for±to be had quhar(e)±su(m)±eu(er) yai
be fu(n)din {\} in ye stratast forme~ off obligacione~ indurand
ye said nyntene (z)er(is) (j)n w^tnes(s) {\} Off ye±quhylk±thyng" be±caus(s)
(j) had na sele off my awin p(rese)nt (j) haff p(ro)curyt w^t {\} instance
ye sele off ane~ honorab(i)le man~ wyl(z)a(m)±baldowy off yat ilk to
be appe(n)sit {\} to yis my obligacione~ {.} writyn~ in arbro^t
ye xxiii {.} day of ye moneth off october {\} ye (z)ere off god
{.} (j)^m {.} iiij^c^c^c^c lxxij (z)er(is) before yir wytnes(s) henry±Ramsay
off new\tibbir {.} Schir(e) (j)hon~±harwar~ wycar off banchre & notar
public {.} mast(er) thom(ma)s\strathawin notare public (j)ames±boys
& (j)ames±lame(n) w^t oy(er)is diuers(s) {.} & for {\} ye mair sykkyrnes(s)
(j) ye said maist(er) nychol has(s) subscriwyt my p(rese)nt obligaci\one~
wy^t my awin hand {.} Nycholai(us)±monype(n)ny {(MANU p(ro)p(ri)a}) {.}
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