{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {hand L} {f124} [[b]]e it
kend til al men be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res vs dauid be ye p(er)mission~
of {\} god abbot of ab(er)br(othoc) y^e (con)uent of ye sammy(n) and our(e)
cha(u)m(er)lan~ yat {\} beis for ye tym to be bundyn~ & oblist and
be ye facthis of our(e) bodiis {\} lelaly and trewly byndis vs and
ilkane~ of vs till ane~ maist reu(er)end {\} fadir in god and our(e)
speciale lorde wil(z)am~ be ye m(er)cy of gode archi\bischop of sanctandr(um)
mast(er) and^o±martyn~ his cha(u)m(er)lan~ and factour(is) in ye sowm~
of thre hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) of ye vsuale money of scotlande for {\}
his subside & gratitude quhilk(is) we haue (com)ponyt & aggreit apon~
y^e {\} said sowm~ w^t y^e said maist reu(er)end fad(er) to be pait
to y^e saidis maist reu(er)end {\} fad(er) mast(er) and^o±m(ar)tyn cha(u)m(er)lan~
& factour(is) at thre t(er)me(z)~ vnd(er) {\} writyn~ yat is to say at
y^e fest of pasch next & i(m)mediate folowand ye {\} date of yir
l(ett)re(z) ane hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) of y^e said vsuale money and at y^e
fest {\} of sanct petir adui(n)c(u)la callit la(m)mes ane~±vy(er) vndreth
{sic} m(ar)k(is) next & i(m)me\diate y(ar)eftir folowand and at y^e fest
of sanct martyn i(n) wintir next {\} {from here from black the ink
colour changes to a washed appearance} {nib is less fine but the
hand is the same} and in±(con)tinent y(ar)±eft(er) folowande and ane±vy(er)
hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) of ye said {\} vsuale mony (j)n ye ful & heil (com)pletyng
of ye said sowm~ of thre {\} hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) abufe vrytyn~ To
ye payme(n)t of ye said sowm~ of thre {\} hu(n)dreth mark(is) i(n) man(er)
forme and affec as is be±for vrytyn~ to y^e {\} said maist reu(er)end
fad(er) mast(er) and^o±martyn~ cham(er)lane or(e) factour(is) {\} we saidis
dauid abbot (con)uent & cham(er)lane~ for ye tym of ab(er)br(othoc) {\}
byndis & oblis(s) vs our(e) successour(is) abbay Landis Rent(is) possessio(n)is
{\} kyrk(is) teyndis takk(is) and Reue(n)wis gudis mowable & vnmowble
{\} & be ye fathis and laute i(n) our(e) bodiis i(n) y^e stratast style
& forme {\} of obligaco(n)is that cane be maid or deuisit als(s) vele
for cost(is) ska\cthis da(m)neage & int(er)ess(s) gyf ye saidis maist
reu(er)end fad(er) & cham(er)\lan~ of sanctandr(is) and quhat±su(m)±vthir
factour(is) for±saidis ony {\} sustenys i(n) ye defalt of ye payme(n)t
of y^e said sowme~ of thre hu(n)dreth {\} m(ar)k(is) or(e) ony p(ar)t y(ar)±of
at y^e terme(z) abufe exp(re)myt but ony lang(er) de\lay or than~ for
the saulfty of our(e) lauteis & bande a±bufe wrytyn~ w^t\in xx days
next & i(n)±co(n)tine(n)t to folow (j)lk terme of payme(n)t abufe {\} writyn~
as of y^e p(ri)ncipale sowme~ na remeid of law Ca(n)non~ nor(e) ciuil
{\} ac nor(e) statut maid na to be maid to be p(ro)ponyt i(n) y^e co(n)trar(e)
to be {\} avay all fraude gyle cauillac(i)on ymaginac(i)on & ewile
(j)ngyn~ to be {\} secludit & avay put (j)n wytnes(s) of y^e±quhilk±thyng"
to yis our(e) obliga\cione we haue affixt to our(e) co(m)mon~ sele of
our(e) chaptour(e) at ab(er)br(othoc) {\} chaptourly y(ar)±apon~ gad(er)it
y^e xxiiii day of y^e moneth of septe(m)b(er) ye (z)eir {\} of gode
ane thowsand four(e) hu(n)dreth and nynty et±c(e)t(era) {\\}