{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f87v} {hand K} {item 275}
{(*RESIGnaCIO t(er)ar(um) Teneme(n)ti de p(er)th)} [[b]]e it maid kende
till all men~ be yir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me Androue±matheson~ burg(is)
off ye {\} burgh~ off perth to haff maid (con)stitut & ordanit be
y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res for me myne~ {\} ayr(is) mak(is) (con)stitut(is)
& ordanis honorabile men~ (j)ames±oliphant off ardalith^t Androue\stewart
and s(s)^e patrik±brison~ (con)iu(n)ctly & seu(er)ly ane~ as al & al as
ane~ my verray laithful vndoutabile ande vnreuocaabil p(ro)curatour(is)
actour(is) factour(is) & special erand be\rar(is) {.} Gyffand and {horiz
split in leaf} grantand to the said my procuratour(is) {\} & to
(j)lkane~ off yame~ be tham~±selff coniu(n)ctly & seu(er)ly my ful plan~
& vnreuocabile {\} pouer(e) w^t gen(er)ale & speciale mandmen~t for±to
co(m)pere for me & in my Nam~e befor(e) ane~ {\} Ryth^t ven(er)abil
fadir(e) in c(ri)st Georg(e) abbot off ardbroith & the (con)ue(n)t of ye
sa(m)myn~ y^t sall {\} happi(n) to be for the tym~ quhatsu(m)eu(er) day
& place And yar(e) {.} For me & in my Name~ to {\} resyng~ &
for me & my(n) ayrris purly & sympilly for(e)±eu(er)mar(e) to gyff our(e)
in the handis {\} off the said abbot and (con)vent my(n) ourlord off
all & hall yat my land w^t the p(ertinen)t(is) liand {\} aboun~e the
t(ur)rat bryg off the burgch off perth betuix the land off michael±lokart
{\} on~e the west p(ar)t and the co(m)mon~e stank off the said burgch
one~ the Est p(ar)t be erde {\} and stan~e as man(er) is in burgch
The±quhilk land & teneme(n)t forsaid w^t the p(ertinen)t(is) (j) for
me {\} myn~ ayr(is) off myn~ awin~ fre will no^t throw na dred led
nor in±to errour(e) slyddyn~ wy^t {\} all Ryth^t clam~ p(ro)pirty
possession~ y^t (j) haff has(s) had or ma haff in or to {.} the said
lande & {\} tenement wyth^t the p(ertinen)tis frely quitclemys(s)
resingis rem(it)is(s) & for±eu(er)mor giffis our(e) {\} be thir(e) my p(rese)nt
l(ett)res And all wy(er) & sindry thing(is) to do exc(er)s(s) vs(s) & fulfil
y^t to the office {\} off sic p(ro)curatour(is) off law & custu(m) off
this realm~ is knawin to p(er)ten~ or anent the said re\signacion~
is neidful to be done~ or that (j) my^t do & (j) war p(rese)nt in p(ro)pir
p(er)son~e Ferm~e and {\} stabil haldand & vnreuocabil for±eu(er)mor(e)
to hald all thyng" & quhat thyng" the said my {\} p(ro)curatour(is)
or ony an~e off tham~e (con)iu(n)ctly & seu(er)ly (j)n the said mat(er)
in my name~ Ryth^t\wisly leddis to be doun~e {.} Oblisande me
be ye faith & treuth^t in my body neu(er) to cum i(n) {\} the (con)trar(e)
yar(e)±off vnd(er) the pan~e off all my land(is) rent(is) possessionis
& gudis mouabil {\} and vnmouabile p(rese)nt & to cu(m) (j)n witnes(s)
off the±quhilk±thyng" to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res (j) {\} {f89r sic}
haf appensyt my sele at perth the sext day off the moneth^t of
decemb(er) the (z)er(e) off god {\} A thowsand four# #hu(n)dreith^t sewinti
& auth^t (z)er(is) befor(e) thir(e) witnes(s) Andro±(j)rland Tho\mas±orkynnay
and pat(ri)k off well" wyth^t wy(er) diuers(s) {.}