{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {~f86v~} {=hand K=} {=item
273=} {(Confirmac(i)o Regia sup(er) t(er)ar(u)m de balnamonys m[y]r(e)(}
{\\} {((j)acobus Dei gracia Rex scotor(um) Om(n)ib(us) probis ho(min)ib(us)
toci(us)(} {(terre sue cleric(is) & laicis . Sa\lutem sciatis Nos
quamdam euidenciam(} {(siue (j)ndenturam co(n)cordie et appu(n)ctauamentoru(m)
\ fact(am) inter quondam(} {(venerabilem (j)n (christ)o patrem & Religiosos
viros Malcolmu(m) abb(a)te(m)(} {(mo(naster)ij \ n(ost)ri de ab(er)br(othoc)
et (con)uentu(m) eiusdem ex vna . Ac(} {(quondam (con)sangineu(m) n(ost)rum
(j)oh(ann)e(m) stewart tunc \ d(omin)um lorne~ ac(} {(baronem baronie
de (j)nn(er)kelar(e) partib(us) ab alt(er)a sup(er) om(n)ib(us)(} {(acc(i)o(n)ib(us)
debatabili\bus inter dictas partes tangen(tibus) m(ar)esiu(m)(} {(wlgariter
vocatu(m) le myre de Balnamon(is)e ac bo(n)das \ diuisas eiusdem(}
{(vna cum certis aliis appu(nc)tuamentis infrascriptis de mandato
nostro \(} {(visam lectam insepcta(m) et diligent(er) examinatam sanam
integra(m) no(n) rasam(} {(no(n) cancellatam \ nec in aliqua sui parte
suspectam ad plenu(m)(} {(intellexisse in wlgari sub hac Forma
(etcetera)(} {\} This (j)ndenture made at arbro^t ye twenty sewynt
day off ye moneth~ off (j)ule {.} ye (z)ere {\} off our lorde A thowsande
foure hundreth~ fyfty ande sex (z)eris betwix a venerabil~e fad(er)
{\} in crist malcolme~ be ye m(er)cy off god abbot off ye abbay
of abirbrothoc and ye co(n)uent {\} off that ilk one~ a part Ande
ane~ hie and mythty lord (j)ohn~±stewart lorde off Lorne~ ande
{\} baron~e off the baronry off (j)nn(er)kelar(e) one~ the±toy(er) part
proportis & beris witnes in ye ma {\} man(er) {sic} and fourme~
as eft(er) folowis yat is to say yat for all debatabil thing(is) betuix
ye {\} said abbot and (con)uen~t {erasure} ande the said lorde off
lorne~ ande baron~e off (j)nn(er)kelar(e) as tue\chyng the myre off
balnamon~e and the boundis off it ar accordyt be trety ande the
me\nys of yir p(er)son~s yat is to say s(er) (j)ohn~±scrymgeour~ knytht
constabil off dunde wil(z)am~\outhtirlowny off kelly patrik off
Rettre off yat ilk {.} patrik off gardyn~ off yat ilk (j)ohn~ of
{\} carnegy off yat ilk {.} That is to say the sowthe syd off
ye myr(e) sal ly in co(m)mon~e pasture to {\} the saide tua lordis
yair(e) tennand(is) & yair(e) gud(is) as ye proppis ar sett fra the Est
to ye West {\} apon~ the northe syde throu±out ye myre linialy
fra the est cors to ye west cors ande {\} fra thir m(ar)kis north
that pass(s) fra the est to ye west to be p(ro)pirte to ye saide lord
off lorne~ {.} Ande fra the west cors sowthe as it is proppit
{.} Ande syne~ passande west one~ {\} as the proppis ar set to
the marche off kynblathmu(n)t baith in p(ro)pir ande in co(m)moun~ {\}
& sa sowthe as the march off kynblathmont {.} gais to the burn~
referrande to ye stan~ {\} off the sowth syd & fra the burn~ down~
quhil it cu(m) to the proppis that passis estwart {\} betuix the
p(ro)pir(e) and the co(m)mon~ quhil it cu(m) to the burne~ agai(n) & sa
south be the burn~ {\} to ye dike ende as the p(ro)ppis ar sett
and sa est the dyke as the proppis ar sett {.} {\} to ye est ende
off the co(m)mon~ & syn~ strykande north±our(e) betwen~ the p(ro)pir
landis off {\} abbirbrothoc & the co(m)mon~ off balnamonys myre
to the lone~ off vu(erj)nchoke & sa est {\} agan~ as the proppis
ar sett betuix the p(ro)pirte off aberbrothoc apon~ the south side
{\} and the said lone~ off (j)nchoke to the town~ off (j)nchok one~
the north syd & the said co(m)\mown~ off the myr(e) off Balnamone~
as it is p(ro)pit sal notht be vsyt be nane~ off thir(e) {\} p(ar)teis
na thar(e) tenna(n)d(is) Bot anerly for the pasture off bestys And
notht to be occupy\it with casting off petis fail na dwuat na
nan~e vyir(e) thing" yat may Rede ye erde {\} or skath the pastur(e)
but frawd or gylle {.} Hereattoure the said lord off lorne~ for
h(is) {\} bruthirhede ande the suffrage off haly±kirk to hym~ &
his successour(is) has(s) gyffyn~ for\±eu(er)mare to the hous(s) off arbro^t
& the (con)uent off that ilk twa pecis off lande yat {\} wes debatabil
betweno~ {sic} ye said parteis Ane at the Est ende off the myr(e)
{.} Ane~ o {\} thir at the west ende as the proppis ar proppit
betuix the p(ro)pir & the co(m)mon~ {.} {\} & yat this accordance
in form~e & effect as is befor(e) wrytyn~ the sadis abbot and {\}
{f87r} co(n)uent oblis(s) yai(m) ande yar(e) successour(is) for(e)±eu(er)mar(e)
lelily and trewly to kep but fraude {\} or gile And in lyk maner(e)
ye said lorde off lorn~ oblis(s) him his air(is) and successor(is) and
assig(na)is {\} or yair(e) assignais to kep & fulfil for±eu(er)mar(e)
yis accordance befor(e) wrytyn~ but fraude or {\} gyll (j)n witnes(s)
off the±quhilk±thyng" to the part off this endenture to raman~
with ye {\} saidis abbot & co(n)uent the seil off the said lord
lorn~ is appendit with the selis off s(er) (j)ohn~\scrimgeour(e) constabile
off dunde wil(z)am off othtirlowny off kelly and patrik of rettre
{\} off yat (j)lk And to ye part off this endentur(e) to raman~ with
ye said lord off lorn~e ye {\} co(m)mon~ sele off the saidis abbot
& (con)uent is appendit w^t the selis off oy(er)is p(er)sonis forevri\tyn~
Day moneth (z)ere and place forwrityn~ {.} {\\} {=continues in
Latin with statement of confirmation=} {=witnesses William bp
of St Andrews, John bp of Glasgow, William bp=} {=of Moray, Thomas
bp of Aberdeen, Andrew Lord Avandale, Colin earl of=} {=Argyle,
David earl of Crawford Lord Lindsay, John of Colquhon of that=}
{=Ilk, Mr Archibald Whitelaw, Alexander Inglis dean of Dunkeld=}
{(Apud Edynburch(} {=1 May 1479=}