{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f125r} {hand M} {item 402}
{(LitteRA fina(n)cie Pro d(omi)no du(n)cano dauidsone~ mo(na)cho)} {.}
ve dauid be y^e p(er)mission~ of gode abbot of arb"r(oth) w^t ye (con)sent
of our(e) haill bred(er) g(ra)n\tis ws to be bu(n)dyn & oblis(s) & be y^e
tenor of yis p(rese)nt wryt be y^e fathis ande {\} trewthis of o(ur)
bodiis byndis & oblys(s) ws tyll ane wirschipfull man (j)ohon~\dog
burges(s) of dunde i(n) y^e sowm of xl powndis of y^e vsual monet
of scotla(n)de {\} for y^e eschange of ane c(er)tane sowm~ of fland(er)is
monet to be maide & payt be {\} y^e said (j)ohn~ to our(e) brud(er)
den~ du(n)can~±dauyson~ i(n) y^e p(ar)tis of flandrys or fra(n)s(s) {\}
to be payt be y^e said (j)ohn~ his aier(is) excecutor(is) or assignais
w^tin xl days {\} eftir ye saide den~ du(n)can~s(s) acquittans(s) cu(m)is(s)
ande beys schawn to ws of y^e rasait {\} of ye saide monet w^ti(n)
y^e rewm~ of scotlande but ony lang(er) delay fraude or {\} gyll
to y^e payme(n)t of y^e±quhilk for±saide sowm~ we bynde & oblis(s)
ws & our~ {\} successouris(s) to y^e saide (j)hon~ his aieris(s) excutour~(is)
{sic} & assignais i(n) y^e stratast {\} forme~ & styl of obligac(i)on
(j)n wytnes(s) heir±of {.} we haiff affixt to o(ur) co(m)mown~ {\} {f125v}
seil at arb"r(oth) ye xx^t^i day of august y^e (z)eir of gode {.}
(j) {.} thowsande cccc & nynty {\\}