in ye glori:ous virgyn~ (z)our(e) {\} vniuersite mot wyt yat ye !xxj Day of
ye moneth of (j)ulij ye (z)er(e) of oure lord `a thousand four_ _hundreth
sevyn:ty & `ane (z)er(e)#0 (j) ye said '(j)ames=gybson~ s(er)ref in {\} yat part throw
virtu and strenth of a p(re)cep of sesyng Direcc to me vnd(er) a quartar(e) of
our(e) sou(er)ane lord#(is) gret seil haf#and lauch:ful power(e) & speciale {\}
pass#it to ye cheif chy(m)mis of ye land#(is) of ;trabron~ with ye
p(er)tinence li#and in ye lord:schip of ;lawed(er)Dale within ye s(er)ref:Dome
of ;berwic @ye±quhilk#(is) {\} war(e) 'Symon=heryot#(is) heret:abilly &
@ye±quhilk#(is) ye said 'Symon of his awyn~ fre wil `be his
p(ro)curat:our#(is) yar:to lauch:fully co(n)stitute in ye hand#(is) of our(e) {\}
sou(er)ane lord had @vp:giff#yn~ & pur:ly & symp:ly resign#yt And yar at
ye cheif chy(m)mis of ye said land#(is) (j) gaf heret:abil sesing state &
possession~ {\} `be erd & stane to '(j)ames=heryot son~ & apper#and ayr to
ye said 'Symon~ of al and sindry ye forsaid land#(is) of ;trabron~ with
tenand#(is) & tenandri#js of {\} ye samyn~ with ye p(er)tinence eft(er) ye tenor
of our(e) sou(er)ane lord#(is) chart(er) made to hym yar:vpon~ as in sic case
ask#(is) ye ordour(e) of law befor y(ir) witnes {\} 'will(ia)m=sandson~
'(j)ohn~=rounsyman 'Tho(m)=(j)ohn~son~ 'Rob=iohn~son~ '(j)amy=iohn~son~
'Adam=heryng & vy(er)#0 diu(er)is(s) And yis til al & sindry to qwha(m) it
affer#(is) {\} or may affer(e) (j) mak#0 knaw#yn~ `be yir p(re)sent l(ett)re#s (j)n
witnes of @ye±qwhilk±thing to yir l(ett)re#s (j) haf hung#yn~ my seil ye
day moneth & (z)er(e) befor=said {\\}

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