{Swinton Charters} Til al & sind(ri) til quhais knawlege yir p(rese)nt
l(ett)res sal cu(m) Adam of Cocburn~ s(er)efe depute of ye s(er)efdome
of Berwic send(is) g(re)ting {\} in god aylestande {,} (z)oure vniu(er)site
mot wit {,} yat lucas of Stryvyline as lauchful Attornay be
oure lege kyng(is) l(ett)res til {\} mariory of Swynton~ wife vmquhile
til s(er) (j)hon~ of Swynton~ lorde of ye lordschipe of Swintoun~
p^esend a brefe of Ane {\} (j)nqueste of ye saide marioris(s) for
hir thridd(is) of al ye land(is) p(er)tena(n)de to ye saide s(er) (j)hon~
w^tin ye Bail(z)eri of ye saide {\} s(er)refdome~ ye±quhilk brefe
was red & ane Assise chosin & yir ar yair namis Richart of Edy(n)gton~
larde of y^t ilke {\} George of Ellem~ larde of buttirden~ Richart±Sleich
larde of Cu(m)liche George of Redpeth philp of Nesbit (j)ohn~
{\} of Nesbit Thom of Edyngton~ dauid of nesbit Col of Paxton~
hud±Bertrame~ thom of Cocburn~ George±Ra(m)say {\} & willame~
of Aldy(n)craw ye±quhilk sworn fand y^t ye saide mariori wife yan
to ye saide lucas autht to hafe al ye {\} thridd(is) of al ye land(is)
& a(n)nuale Rent(is) of ye lordschipe of Swynton~ quhilk war vmquhile
ye saide s(er) (j)ohn~is ye\±quhilk thridd(is) (j) ye saide Adam gert
be tabilit & deliu(er)it til hir in ye s(er)ref courte of ye saide
s(er)refdome haldyn be\for me at langton ye xxj^t^j day Ap(ri)l~
ye (z)ere of oure lorde (j)^m±i^ci^ci^c^ic thretti & thre (z)eris (j)n
witnessing of ye±quhilk±\thing to yir l(ett)res (j) hafe set my Sele
day place & (z)ere befor writin {\\} {tag but no seal}