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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Adv. MS 34.4.3, f. 123}
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{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {hand L} {f124} [[B]]E IT
KEND TIL AL MEN BE YIR PreseNT LettRES VS DAUID BE YE PerMISSION~
OF {\} GOD ABBOT OF ABerBRothoc Y^E conUENT OF YE SAMMYn AND OURe
CHAuMerLAN~ YAT {\} BEIS FOR YE TYM TO BE BUNDYN~ & OBLIST AND
BE YE FACTHIS OF OURe BODIIS {\} LELALY AND TREWLY BYNDIS VS AND
ILKANE~ OF VS TILL ANE~ MAIST REUerEND {\} FADIR IN GOD AND OURe
SPECIALE LORDE WILzAM~ BE YE MerCY OF GODE ARCHI\BISCHOP OF SANCTANDRum
MASTer AND^O-MARTYN~ HIS CHAuMerLAN~ AND FACTOURis IN YE SOWM~
OF THRE HUnDRETH MarKis OF YE VSUALE MONEY OF SCOTLANDE FOR {\}
HIS SUBSIDE & GRATITUDE QUHILKis WE HAUE comPONYT & AGGREIT APON~
Y^E {\} SAID SOWM~ W^T Y^E SAID MAIST REUerEND FADer TO BE PAIT
TO Y^E SAIDIS MAIST REUerEND {\} FADer MASTer AND^O-MarTYN CHAuMerLAN~
& FACTOURis AT THRE TerMEz~ VNDer {\} WRITYN~ YAT IS TO SAY AT
Y^E FEST OF PASCH NEXT & ImMEDIATE FOLOWAND YE {\} DATE OF YIR
LettREz ANE HUnDRETH MarKis OF Y^E SAID VSUALE MONEY AND AT Y^E
FEST {\} OF SANCT PETIR ADUInCuLA CALLIT LAmMES ANE~-VYer VNDRETH
{sic} MarKis NEXT & ImME\DIATE YarEFTIR FOLOWAND AND AT Y^E FEST
OF SANCT MARTYN In 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-conTINENT Yar-EFTer FOLOWANDE AND ANE-VYer
HUnDRETH MarKis OF YE SAID {\} VSUALE MONY jN YE FUL & HEIL comPLETYNG
OF YE SAID SOWM~ OF THRE {\} HUnDRETH MarKis ABUFE VRYTYN~ *TO
YE PAYMEnT OF YE SAID SOWM~ OF THRE {\} HUnDRETH MARKis In MANer
FORME AND AFFEC AS IS BE-FOR VRYTYN~ TO Y^E {\} SAID MAIST REUerEND
FADer MASTer AND^O-MARTYN~ CHAMerLANE ORe FACTOURis {\} WE SAIDIS
DAUID ABBOT conUENT & CHAMerLANE~ FOR YE TYM OF ABerBRothoc {\}
BYNDIS & OBLISs VS OURe SUCCESSOURis ABBAY *LANDIS *RENTis POSSESSIOnIS
{\} KYRKis TEYNDIS TAKKis AND *REUEnWIS GUDIS MOWABLE & VNMOWBLE
{\} & BE YE FATHIS AND LAUTE In OURe BODIIS In Y^E STRATAST STYLE
& FORME {\} OF OBLIGACOnIS THAT CANE BE MAID OR DEUISIT ALSs VELE
FOR COSTis SKA\CTHIS DAmNEAGE & INTerESSs GYF YE SAIDIS MAIST
REUerEND FADer & CHAMer\LAN~ OF SANCTANDRis AND QUHAT-SUm-VTHIR
FACTOURis FOR-SAIDIS ONY {\} SUSTENYS In YE DEFALT OF YE PAYMEnT
OF Y^E SAID SOWME~ OF THRE HUnDRETH {\} MarKis ORe ONY ParT Yar-OF
AT Y^E TERMEz ABUFE EXPreMYT BUT ONY LANGer DE\LAY OR THAN~ FOR
THE SAULFTY OF OURe LAUTEIS & BANDE A-BUFE WRYTYN~ W^T\IN XX DAYS
NEXT & In-COnTINEnT TO FOLOW jLK TERME OF PAYMEnT ABUFE {\} WRITYN~
AS OF Y^E PriNCIPALE SOWME~ NA REMEID OF LAW *CAnNON~ NORe CIUIL
{\} AC NORe STATUT MAID NA TO BE MAID TO BE ProPONYT In Y^E COnTRARe
TO BE {\} AVAY ALL FRAUDE GYLE CAUILLACiON YMAGINACiON & EWILE
jNGYN~ TO BE {\} SECLUDIT & AVAY PUT jN WYTNESs OF Y^E-QUHILK-THYNG"
TO YIS OURe OBLIGA\CIONE WE HAUE AFFIXT TO OURe COmMON~ SELE OF
OURe CHAPTOURe AT ABerBRothoc {\} CHAPTOURLY Yar-APON~ GADerIT
Y^E XXIIII DAY OF Y^E MONETH OF SEPTEmBer YE zEIR {\} OF GODE

ANE THOWSAND FOURe HUnDRETH AND NYNTY ET-CeTera {\\}