{=Queensberry and Buccleuch Papers=} {=Bemersyde=} Archebalde
Erle of dowglas(s) and of longawyle lord of galway of anandirdale
and of y^e Regale of lauwedre Tyl al and syndry to qwhais knawlage
thyre {.} {\\} p(rese)nt l(ette)ris sal to cu(m) gretyng wit yhe yat
we gert somond lauchfully warnyt of fourty dayis a worschipful
fadir in cryste and religiouse men (j)ohn~ throw {\} y^e p(er)missio(u)n
of god abbot of melros(s) and hys convent on y^e±ta part and ane
honorabyl ma(n) (j)ohn~±hag of bemersyde on y^e±thoy(er) p(ar)t Tyll
wndir# #gang asyse of {.} {\} plurale of y^e marchis debatabil
betwyx y^e landis of y^e redpeth p(er)tenand to y^e sayd hous(s) of
melros(s) and y^e landys of bem(er)syde p(er)tenand to y^e sayd (j)ohn~±hag
{\} wythin oure sayd regalite of lauwedre y^e±[q]wylke p(ar)teis
apperit be±for ws apo(u)n y^e grond debatabyl on y^e fryday y^e
xvj day of y^e moneth of noue(m)ber y^e {,} {\} (z)ere of our lord
a thousand four h[u][?]dreth twenty and fyfe# #(z)ere And yar in±(con)tenent
asyse chosyn wyth y^e assent and y^e (con)sent of bath y^e sayd
p(ar)teis y^e\±qwylke assyse was thir p(er)so(u)nis {\} wndir wrytyn
yat is to say (j)amys of Rothirfurd (j)ohn~ of newto(u)n (j)amis of ormysto(u)n
Sandris of murray (j)ohn~ of {\} ledale george of hoppringyl alexandir
of hoppringyle (j)ohn~ of Elfinsto(u)n wyll±turnbul (j)ohn~±Thomso(u)n
of mersynto(u)n (j)ohn~ of Rothirforde Pato(u)n±hog {.} {\} and gyb±hog
ye±qwylke sayd p(er)so(u)nis swor y^e gret ath y^e haly ewangell~
twechyt yat yai suld lely and trewly bute fraud or fauour tyl
owthyre {\} p(ar)ty make p(er)ambulac(i)on at yair co(n)nyng and knawlage
betwyx y^e sayd p(ar)teis debatabil of y^e sayd marchis And yan
y^e sayd p(ar)teis made yaire awayis {\} schawand and p(re)tendand
yair rychtis and clamys on ilke syde and ya(n) y^e sayd assyse gert
be sworn~ mony worthy diuerse men to make suthfast relacio(u)n {\}
eftir±yat yai had herde and sene yaire relacionis mad y^e awayis
& clamys on ilke syde herd y^e sayd assyse det(er)mynit y^e marchys
begynnand yat is for±to say {\} fra y^e chyldwell a±bon~ passand
wp to y^e myddys of y^e threpleche to y^e standand stan~ and fra
y^e standand stan~ down~ y^e syke to y^e myddys of y^e furd of
{\} helden~ and swa passand down~ y^e myddys of y^e burne ry(n)nand
y^e bra and y^e dyke y^e±qwylke bra & dyke had qwylu(m) a (z)ete closand
and opy(n)na(n)d {\} for y^e caryage of tymbyr to y^e byggy(n) of y^e
house of dryburgh and swa fra yat (z)ete to y^e hekkerstan~ cors(s)
And yis to al ya to qwham it afferys now {\} and in tyme to#
#cu(m) we make opynly knawyn be thir oure p(rese)nt l(ette)ris (j)n wytnes(s)
of y^e±qwylke±thing we hafe gert hyng to oure selle y^e forsayd
day & {\} place togyddyr wyth y^e sellys of worthy p(er)so(u)nis of
yai(m) yat passyt on y^e sayd assyse y^e forsayd day and place and
(z)ere befor wrytyn {\\} {seals of Archibald Douglas; [Sanders]
Murray; and one not identified} {tags remain for four seals lost}