{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f114r} {?hand K} {item 357}
{(*ASSEDACiO garbar(um) deci(m)alium de balhu(n)gy & ardasty .)} [[b]]e
it kend till all~ men~ Be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res vs Dauid be ye
p(er)missione~ off gode {\} Abbot of Arbroth~ ande ye Co(n)ue(n)t
off ye sa(m)myn~ till haue set ande to ferme~ {\} lattyn~ & be ye
tenor(e) off yir l(ett)res settis & to Ferme~ lattis till oure louet
(j)ohne~±alan\sone~ burgess(s) off dunde till m(ar)gret & katrine hys(s)
docht(er)is & till ye langast lyuar off {\} yame~ all ande syndry
ye tende±schaf(is) off ardasty & bal±hu(n)gy w^t ye p(er)ti(nen)t(is) lyande
w^t\yn~ ye p(ar)ischin off {gap} & ye s(er)efdome~ off Forfare~ to±gyddyr
with~ ye halff fys\chyng" off ye north# #fery beside dunde p(er)tenande
till ye Abbay off arbroth~ for all~ ye {\} termys off aucht (z)eris
next to±giddr(e) & i(m)mediate folowand ye date of yir l(ett)res {.}
ye {\} Entre forsuth off ye forsaid (j)ohne~ & fal(z)eande off hyme~
off ye said(is) mergret & katryn~ {\} {hole in ms } hys(s) doutht(er)is
til ye forsaid tend±schaf(is) begy(n)nand at ye fest off Sanct pet(er)
callit {\} adui(n)cula next folloande ye date off yir l(ett)res {.}
Ande to ye said halff~ fysching" at ye fest {\} off ye purificac(i)on
off ou^r lady next±to±cu(m) callit Candilmes(s) {.} & to bruke &
(j)ois(s) ye sam~ {\} pesabilly {.} quhil ye (j)sche off ye autht (z)eris
forsaid {.} Off ye fermis for±such~ & dewyteis {\} off ye said(is)
tend±schaf(is) with~ yar(e) p(er)ti(nen)t(is) we hald ws weil (con)tent &
payt befor(e)hand {\} be ye said (j)ohne~±alanson~ in gold & silu(er)
lent to ye profyt off ws & oure Abbay and {\} quhitclamys & discharg(is)
hym~ hys said dogtht(er)is ayr(is) execu(to)r(is) & assignais y(ar)off for
al {\} ye t(er)mys off aucht (z)er(is) {.} forsaid {.} And ye said
(j)ohne~ hys(s) said(is) doutht(er)is or ye langast lyvar off yai(m) payand
(z)erly till {ins} vs {end} & our successour(is) for ye said half
fyschyng~ at ye fest {\} off ye assu(m)pcion~ off our {.} {ins}
lady {end} twa barallis off salmond gud & sufficient ay & quhyll
ye {\} aucht (z)er(is) forsaid be (com)pletly ru(n)nyyng~ {,} Alan(er)ly
for all oyir(e) dew {.} s(er)uice exacc(i)on ques\tion~ or demand 0
{*zero rel*} yar may be askyt or requ(er)it for ye said tende±schaf(is)
& half fyschyng~ {\} w^t ye p(er)ti(nen)t(is) And yis our~ forsaid
assedacion~ in all forme~ & effect as is befor(e) w(ri)tyn~ we byndis
& oblis(s) ws & our(e) successor(is) till keip warand & to defend be
ye faith in our(e) {\} bodyis all fraud & gylle secludit (j)n witnes(s)
off ye±quhilk±thing~ our(e) Comone~ Sele {\} is affixt to y(ir)
l(ett)res at arbroth~ ye {.} xxij day off (j)anuar(e) ye (z)er(e) off god
{.} a thousand {\} four# #hu(n)dreth~ authty and fyve (z)eris {\\}