{Dundee} Be it kend til al me(n) be y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)e(z) me (j)ames
of blare burge(z) of dunde to be haldyn and oblist and be yir(e) p(rese)nt
lett(er)e(z) oblis(s) and bind(is) me my(n) {\} ayr(is) & my(n) assignais to
ane honorable ma(n) Alex^r of fentoun~ of ogil til his ayr(is) &
assig(na)is for±to resing and but onny obstakle clame or demaund
{\} frely to geif our(e) to ye said alex^r his ayr(is) or his assig(na)is
al & hale yat a(n)nual rent of fourty schilling(is) wy^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is)
(z)erly at tva vsual t(er)mis in {\} ye (z)er(e) wytsunday and martimes(s)
in wynt(er) be tva ewy(n) porcionis of al & hale y^e said alex^ris
landis of balkery wy^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) to be tane and rai\sit lyand
in ye barounry of Esse and ye s(er)refdome of forfar(e) ye±quhilk
a(n)nual rent (j) haf of ye said alex^r in fe & heritag(e) be chart(er)
& plane selli(n)g {\} as in yat chart(er) mare fully is co(n)tenit in
ye self Alson~ or quhat±tym ye said Alex^r or his ayr(is) or assig(na)is
payis to me my(n) ayr(is) or assig(na)is and {\} fully assithis to±giddir
and at±anis vpon~ a day wy^t±in ye parisch kyrk of dunde vpon~
ye he alt(er) of yat ilk al & hale ye sovme of fourty m(ar)k(is) {\}
alex^r his ayr(is) or assig(na)is vpon~ tventy dayis warni(n)g Or at
ye said alex^r his ayr(is) or his assig(na)is bring and frely deliu(er)
to me my(n) ayr(is) or assig(na)±\is a[t] ye said place a c[(er)]tane
{hole in ms} obligac[?]n {hole in ms} of fourty mark(is) fra ye ayr(is)
vmquhil of {crease in ms} R[ob][?] of seras [m]aid be me to ye
said ayr(is) vnd(er) my {\} sele And ye said sovim beand payit in
forme forsaid And fal(z)eand yarof {,} ye said my obligacoun [?]eand
{tear} bro^t frely delu(er)yt as said is ya(n) i(n)\(con)tine(n)t (j) ye said
(j)ames my(n) ayr(is) or assig(na)is sal frely resing and geif our(e) to
ye saidis alex^r his ayr(is) or assig(na)is al & hale ye said a(n)nual
rent of fourt[i] {\} schilling(is) wy^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) to±giddir(e)
wy^t ye said chart(er) and al wryt(is) maid to me yar±vpon~ And sal
renu(n)ce al ry^t clame p(ro)p(er)te and possessioun~ {\} quhilk(is) we
haf in or to to {sic} ye said a(n)nual rent wy^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is)
be strintht of ye said chart(er) {,} yat chart(er) and al wryt(is) maid
to me yar\±vpon~ fra yin±furtht neu(er) to# #be o fors nor effec
bot euir(e)±mar(e) to be expirit in yai(m)±self And to fulfil al y(ir)
co(n)dic(i)onis in al forme and effec as {\} said is (j) ye said (j)ames
of blare oblis(s) me my(n) ayr(is) & my(n) assig(na)is our land(is) a(n)nual
rent(is) possessionis gud(is) moveble & vnmoveble to ye said alex^r
{\} his ayr(is) & his assig(na)is in ye stratast forme of obligacoun
vsit in ye realme of Scotland al f[r]aud gyle excepcioun male±i(nj)yne
& frual {\} excepcioun excludit and al±vt(er)ly by put (j)n wytnes
her(e)±of to yir(e) my lett(er)e(z) my sele is to put at dunde ye ellewyn~d
day of y^e moneth {\} octobir {sic} y^e (z)er(is) of god a thousand
four# #hundreth thre# #scor & tva (z)er(is) {\\}