Be (j)t kend till all me(n) be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ette)ri(z) ws waltir(e)
be the p(er)missione of god abbot of the abbay of driburgh~ till
haue sett & to {\} maile latti(n) & be thir our(e) p(rese)nt l(ette)ris
sett(is) & to maile latt(is) til a wirschypfull squear(e) willia(m)±halib(ur)tone
of m(er)ton~ & to (j)onet his {\} spous(s) & to the langar(e) levar(e) of
thame {,} all & haile o(ur) plew of land of ye bouche±coit(is) w^t
y(ar) p(er)tinen~ liand w^tin ye lordschip of {\} smailhame w^tin
the s(er)effdome of tevidaile bondand be±tuix blaikburne & ye stanand
stane w^t como(n) pastur(e) of iij hu(n)dreth~ {\} scheip gangand w^tin
the said lordschip with~ free (j)schae and entre For all ye dais
& t(er)mis of yar(e) liff(is) & ye langar(e) lev[ar] {\} of thame twa
Enterand to the said takk(is) of the bouchecoit(is) at the feist
of witsonday next±tocu(m) eft(er) ye date of y(ir) our(e) {\} p(rese)nt
l(ette)ris And sa# #furth~ broukand & (j)oesand all the said dais
& t(er)mes of y(ar) liff(is) or ye lang(er) levar(e) of yai(m) twa To be
haldi(n) {\} and to be had all and haile the take & sett of the
said land of the bouchecoi[?](is) {=small hole=} w^t thar(e) p(er)tinen~
to# #hym & hys(s) wife {\} and yar(e) s[?]b[?]enand(is) for all the dais
and t(er)mes of yar(e) liff(is) Be all Rithtwis(s) m(ar)k(is) and diuis(s)
as yaj ly i(n) lenth~ {\} and i(n) breid w^t all and sindry fredomis
p(ro)ffict(is) {=possibly ut(is)=} (com)modit(is) asiame(n)t(is) and Richtwis(s)
p(er)tinen~ quhatsu(m)eu(er) als weill no^t ne(m)mit" {\} as ne(m)mit to
the said land(is) p(er)tenand or 0 {=zero rel=} may Richtwisly p(er)tene"
i(n) tyme to cu(m) with~ como(n) pastur(e) fre (j)schae ande {\} entre Frely
quietly weill and i(n) peis(s) w^toutyne ony (j)npedime(n)t Reuocacion~
or obstakill quhatsu(m)eu(er) Payande {\} tharfor(e) (z)erly the said
willia(m) his wiffe yar(e) assignais or subtenand(is) to ws and our(e)
assignais the some~ {\} of fourtj schillyng(is) of gud and vsuale
money of Scotland at twa t(er)mes i(n) the (z)er(e) that is to say witsonday
{\} and m(ar)ty(n)mess(s) i(n) vynter(e) be evinly porcons~ alan(er)ly For
all vthir(e) charg(is) or exaccions~ that may be askit {\} or Requirit
of the said land And we Forsuth~ the forsaid waltir(e) all and
h[a]ile the tak and sett [o]f [?]e {[the[} {\} said land(is) of the
bouchecoit(is) with~ yair(e) p(er)tinen~ to the said willia(m) his wiffe
thar(e) assig(na)is ande {=hole=} subte\nand(is) als frely quietly in
all thing(is) as said is Aganis all deidly we sall warrand endurand
the said {\} termis(s) of thar(e) liffis or the langar(e) levar(e) of
thame acquiet and defend (j)N witness(s) of the±quhilk±thi(n)g {\}
we the said walter(e) w^t the (con)sent of our(e) (con)uent to thir(e) our(e)
p(rese)nt l(ette)ri(z) has hu(n)gyne to our(e) Como(n) Seill {\} At driburgh~
the xvj day of Noue(m)ber(e) the (z)er(e) of our(e) lord a thousande four(e)
hu(n)dreth~ thre scor(e) & five (z)er(is) {\} Befor(e) thir witness(s) den~
willia(m)±m(er)ton vicar(e) of the samyne den~ (j)ohn" of carnis(s) vicar(e)
of maxton~ {\} den~ thomas±stoup vicar(e) of smailhame den~ willia(m)±stodart
Den~ George±gray waltir(e) of lermonch~ da\uide±haig" and thomas±huntar(e)
w^t wthir diu(er)s(s) {\\} {=seal partly defaced still attached=}