# 730
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD157/1078}
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*BE jT KEND TILL ALL MEn BE THIRe PreseNT LetteRIz WS WALTIRe
BE THE PerMISSIONE OF GOD ABBOT OF THE ABBAY OF DRIBURGH~ TILL
HAUE SETT & TO {\} MAILE LATTIn & BE THIR OURe PreseNT LetteRIS
SETTis & TO MAILE LATTis TIL A WIRSCHYPFULL SQUEARe WILLIAm-HALIBurTONE
OF MerTON~ & TO jONET HIS {\} SPOUSs & TO THE LANGARe LEVARe OF
THAME {,} ALL & HAILE Our PLEW OF LAND OF YE BOUCHE-COITis W^T
Yar PerTINEN~ LIAND W^TIN YE LORDSCHIP OF {\} SMAILHAME W^TIN
THE SerEFFDOME OF TEVIDAILE BONDAND BE-TUIX BLAIKBURNE & YE STANAND
STANE W^T COMOn PASTURe OF IIJ HUnDRETH~ {\} SCHEIP GANGAND W^TIN
THE SAID LORDSCHIP WITH~ FREE jSCHAE AND ENTRE *FOR ALL YE DAIS
& TerMIS OF YARe LIFFis & YE LANGARe LEV[AR] {\} OF THAME TWA
*ENTERAND TO THE SAID TAKKis OF THE BOUCHECOITis AT THE FEIST
OF WITSONDAY NEXT-TOCUm EFTer YE DATE OF Yir OURe {\} PreseNT
LetteRIS *AND SA+ +FURTH~ BROUKAND & jOESAND ALL THE SAID DAIS
& TerMES OF Yar LIFFis OR YE LANGer LEVARe OF YAIm TWA *TO BE
HALDIn {\} AND TO BE HAD ALL AND HAILE THE TAKE & SETT OF THE
SAID LAND OF THE BOUCHECOI[]is {=small hole=} W^T THARe PerTINEN~
TO+ +HYM & HYSs WIFE {\} AND YARe S[]B[]ENANDis FOR ALL THE DAIS
AND TerMES OF YARe LIFFis *BE ALL *RITHTWISs MarKis AND DIUISs
AS YAJ LY In LENTH~ {\} AND In BREID W^T ALL AND SINDRY FREDOMIS
ProFFICTis {=possibly UTis=} comMODITis ASIAMEnTis AND *RICHTWISs
PerTINEN~ QUHATSUmEUer ALS WEILL NO^T NEmMIT" {\} AS NEmMIT TO
THE SAID LANDis PerTENAND OR 0 {=zero rel=} MAY *RICHTWISLY PerTENE"
In TYME TO CUm WITH~ COMOn PASTURe FRE jSCHAE ANDE {\} ENTRE *FRELY
QUIETLY WEILL AND In PEISs W^TOUTYNE ONY jNPEDIMEnT *REUOCACION~
OR OBSTAKILL QUHATSUmEUer *PAYANDE {\} THARFORe zERLY THE SAID
WILLIAm HIS WIFFE YARe ASSIGNAIS OR SUBTENANDis TO WS AND OURe
ASSIGNAIS THE SOME~ {\} OF FOURTJ SCHILLYNGis OF GUD AND VSUALE
MONEY OF *SCOTLAND AT TWA TerMES In THE zERe THAT IS TO SAY WITSONDAY
{\} AND MarTYnMESSs In VYNTERe BE EVINLY PORCONS~ ALANerLY *FOR
ALL VTHIRe CHARGis OR EXACCIONS~ THAT MAY BE ASKIT {\} OR *REQUIRIT
OF THE SAID LAND *AND WE *FORSUTH~ THE FORSAID WALTIRe ALL AND
H[A]ILE THE TAK AND SETT [O]F []E {[the[} {\} SAID LANDis OF THE
BOUCHECOITis WITH~ YAIRe PerTINEN~ TO THE SAID WILLIAm HIS WIFFE
THARe ASSIGnaIS ANDE {=hole=} SUBTE\NANDis ALS FRELY QUIETLY IN
ALL THINGis AS SAID IS *AGANIS ALL DEIDLY WE SALL WARRAND ENDURAND
THE SAID {\} TERMISs OF THARe LIFFIS OR THE LANGARe LEVARe OF
THAME ACQUIET AND DEFEND j*N WITNESSs OF THE-QUHILK-THInG {\}
WE THE SAID WALTERe W^T THE conSENT OF OURe conUENT TO THIRe OURe
PreseNT LetteRIz HAS HUnGYNE TO OURe *COMOn *SEILL {\} *AT DRIBURGH~
THE XVJ DAY OF *NOUEmBERe THE zERe OF OURe LORD A THOUSANDE FOURe
HUnDRETH~ THRE SCORe & FIVE zERis {\} *BEFORe THIR WITNESSs DEN~
WILLIAm-MerTON VICARe OF THE SAMYNE DEN~ jOHN" OF CARNISs VICARe
OF MAXTON~ {\} DEN~ THOMAS-STOUP VICARe OF SMAILHAME DEN~ WILLIAm-STODART
*DEN~ *GEORGE-GRAY WALTIRe OF LERMONCH~ DA\UIDE-HAIG" AND THOMAS-HUNTARe
W^T WTHIR DIUerSs {\\} {=seal partly defaced still attached=}