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*BE IT MADE KNAWIN TYLL AL MEN BE THIR PRESENT LETTerIS *ME *RANKYN
OF FOWLARTON~ LORDE OF CORSBY TO HAFE GEFFYN GRAWNTID & FOR ME
& MYn AYRIS GEFis & GRAUNTis MY FUL & PLAYN POWER & SPECIALE MAnDMEnT
TO MY LUFID SON~IS *ADAM OF FOWLARTON~ & WILzHAME OF FOWLARTON~
HIS BROTHIR YAIR AYRIS & ASSIGNEIS TO ASK TAK RAIS~ & RESSAFE
TO YAIR ProPIR OYS FOURTY MARK OF AnNUALE RENT zHERLY BE EWYn
PORCIOWN~IS AT WITSUnDAY & MAR\TYnMES In WINTIR OF VSUALE MONAY
OF SCOTLANDE OF MY LAnDis OF CORSBY CRAKISLANDE GALIS FOWLARTON~
MARRAS LATHIS NEWHIL DREGARN~ & OF AL OTHIR & SINDRY MY LAnDis
QWAR-EWIR YAI BE & OF Y^E-QWILKis YAIm LIKis BEST AT YAIR AWIN
HANDE ANE OR MA TO DISTREYNzHE GEFE MISTER BE AS MY-SELF IN~ ProPIR
PerSOWN~ AY & A-QWILAST AT YARE BE MADE TO YAIm *ADAm & WILzHAM
OR TO YAIR AYRis BE ME OR BE MYn AYRis TWENTY MARKis WORTH OF
MY SAID LAnDis IN GAYNAND {suitable} PLACE IN FEE & HERITAGE WITH
CHARTIR & SESYNG & conFIRMACIOUN~ IN FRE BLANCHFERME" IN YIS MANer
Y^T IS TO SAY TO YE SAID ADAm & HIS AYRis TEN MARKis WORTH OF
MY SAID LANDis AS IS BEFOR-SAID & TO YE SAID WILzHAM & TO HIS
AYRis TEN MARKis WORTH OF MY SAID LANDis AS IS BEFOR-SAID & GIFE
IT HAPPYn TO FAYLzHE BE ONY MANER OF WAY OF YE SAID ADAm OR OF
HIS AYRIS AS GODE FORBEID IT DO YE SAID TWENTY MARKis WORTH OF
LANDE OR Y^E FOURTY MARK OF AnNUALE RENT WITH YE SAID WILzHAM
& HIS AYRis SAL REMAYN & GIFE IT HAPPYnIS TO FAYLzHE BE ONY MANer
OF WAY OF Y^E SAID WILzHAME OR OF HIS AYRIS AS GODE FORBEID IT
DO YE SAID TWENTY MARKis WORTH OF LANDE OR Y^E FOURTY MARK OF
AnNUALE RENT WITH YE SAID *ADAm & HIS AYRis SALL REMAYN YE-QWILKis
BE ONY MANer FAYLzHANDE Y^E SAID LANDis OR AnNUALE RENT TO ME
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