BE (j)t kende tyll All me(n) be thir p(rese)nt l(ette)rs me (j)ames(s)±Esdale
bwrges of Erwin to be bwndin and oblist & be ye tenowre of yir
p(rese)nt l(ette)rs bindis and oblisis myne aris and assingnais be
the faithe and trewthe in my body to Ane Richt worschipfwll
ma(n) (j)ohne of fwllartoun" lard of yat (j)lk & Corsby and to his
h(is) {dittog} aris or(e) assingnais That nochtwithstanding" ye said
(j)hone of fwllartoun" hes(s) (j)nfeft me heritabily be chartir and
sesing of ye half of his land(is) of ye m(ar)res(s) wy^t yaire p(er)tine(n)t(is)
liand in his lordschip of fwllartoun" ye barrowny of kyle±stewart
and in ye s(er)efdome aye as his chartir and Euide(n)t(is) maid to
me y(ar)apon mair fwllely p(ro)port(is) Newiryeles(s) (j) wil and (j) grant
and alswa bind(is) and oblisis me myne aris and assingnais to ye
said (j)hone his aris or assingnais to gefe owre resing and deliu(er)
pwrly and sympylly fra me ye said (j)ames myne aris and assingnais
to ye said his aris or assingnais ale and hale ye±tane half of
ye said land(is) of ye m(ar)res(s) w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)t(is) to±giddir with
his Chartir and sesing (j)nstrume(n)t(is) and al oy(er) Ewide(n)t(is) maid
to me yair±apone and to deliu(er) alsone and quhat±tyme±eft(er) ye
said (j)hon of fwllartoun" his aris or(e) assingnais payis to me my(n)
aris or assingnais ye sowm of thre scor of mark(is) of wswale money
of scotland in gold and siluyr as yai happin to cowrs(s) for(e) ye
tyme on a day betwex ye sone Rising and ganging to rest of y^t
ilk day apone ye he altare of ye frer(e)±kyrk beside erwin lelely
& trewly in fornamyt money bwt frawd or gyle Swa yat eftir ye
payme(n)t of ye said sowm of thre scor of m(ar)k(is) as(s) said is yat
nowy(er) (j) ye said (j)ames my(n) aris na assingnais na ony oy(er) in o(ur)
name ony law or(e) clame p(ro)pirte or possessioun" in or to ye said
halfe ofe ye land(is) of ye m(ar)res(s) wy^t yar p(er)tine(n)tis (j) ma ask
or ya ma ask optene or recou(er) bot fra al tytyl law als# #wele
to be askit as posiedit of ye half of ye m(ar)res(s) wyth y(ar) p(er)tine(n)t(is)
we be al±wt(er)ly excludit and yar(e)±\to straitly bwndin and oblist
be ye faithe and trewthe of my body Fra ye±quhilk(is) day and place
forsaid (j) oblis(s) me myne Aris and assingnais yat nowy(er) (j) na
yai sal frawdfwlly absent ws sua yat (j) or ya be warnyt y(ar)±to
on a sonday in tyme of ye he mes(s) in ye p(ar)ische kyrk of Erwin
befor ane notare & notabil witnas(s) twe(n)ty daiis of±befor(e) That
(j) or my(n) aris yus warnyt sal redely (com)pere and resafe o(ur) said
sowm" of mone as(s) said is fra ye said (j)hone of fwllartoun" or(e)
his aris and resing ye forsaid land(is) wy^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)t(is) i(n)
ye hand(is) of ye said (j)hone or his aris quhilk(is) deliu(er)is o(ur)
sowm" to ws(s) And gefe (j) or ya yus warnyt (com)peris no^t ye said
day and place and resaf(is) no^t o(ur) said sowm" of mone and ressing(is)
no^t ye said land(is) i(n) ye handis of ye said (j)hon or his aris (j)t
sal# #be lefwle to ye said of fwllartoun" or his(s) ar(is) quhilk(is)
happynis to mak ye said warnyng to lay down ye said sowm" of thre
scor(e) of m(ar)k(is) in gold and silu(er) as(s) said is as ya cours(s) for
ye tym" and lefe it on ye said altar in ye frere±kyrk besid erwin
no^t takand it away wy^t him na wy^t ony at he ma let and ay fra
yin±fwrthe browk and (j)ois(s) ye said land(is) wyth y(ar) p(er)tine(n)t(is)
als(s) frely as(s) ony of y(ar) predecessowr(is) did of±before and (j) na
my(n) aris newir to be in co(n)trare y(ar)of (j)n witnas(s) of ye±quhilk±thing
to yis my p(rese)nt lett(er) of Rewersion" (j) haif hwngin to my sele
at ye fwllartoun" ye acht and twe(n)ty day of ap(ri)le ye (z)ere of
god a thowsand four hu(n)drethe nynte and thre (z)er(is) befor(e) y(ir)
witnas lambart±wallas of sewaltown (j)hone±wallace h(is) sone Schir
(j)hon of symontoun" notare and thom±scot wyth oy(er) diu(er)s(s)