{Swinton Charters} Till all and sindry qwhais knawlage yir p(rese)nt
l(ett)re(z) sal cum wil(z)em±bartrem p(er)petuale wicare of ye p(ar)osche
kyrk of {\} Swynton~ gretyng in god aylestande yhoure vniu(er)site
mot wit yat ye xvj day of ye moneth of (j)uin ye (z)her(e) {\} of god
a thousand foure# #hundreth fifty and fywe (z)her(is) in ye presens
of honorab(i)le men~ yat is to say alexand(er) {\} of cokburn~ of
langtoun~ adam~ of nesbit of yat ilke Robert of blakat(er) of yat
ilke thomas±dyksoun~ of marsynton~ {\} and (j)hon~±dykson~ his broy(er)
& diu(er)se vther(is) at ye request and (con)sale of thaime" an honorab(i)le
man~ (j)hon~ of Swinton~ {\} of yat (j)lke gafe to me for(e) all ye
dayis and tym~ of my life all and hale his medow±lande lyande
betuix ye {\} fwirfeu±lande p(er)tenyng to me be resoun~ of ye kyrk±lande
of ye said wicarage ande ye water of lete fra ye estende {\} of
my furfeu±lande lyand of southhalf ye wat(er) of lete to ye westend
of ye furfeu±lande of ye samyn~ {\} for(e) myn~ oryson~ alan(er)ly
dayly to be maid for(e) all ye dayis of my life for(e) ye saide (j)hon~
of Swynton~ of y^t {\} ilk his wif his barnys yare antecessouris
and successour(is) ye±quhilk medow he p(ro)mittit and sufferit {\}
me till occupy be wertu of his gift of ye samyn~ to me for(e) my
liftyme" for(e) myn~ orison~ to be maid dayly as {\} said is and
be nan~ oy(er) resoun~ and this till all and sindry to qwham it
afferis or(e) may affere in tym~ to cu(m) {\} (j) mak it knawyn~ be
y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) (j)n witnes(s) of ye±qwhilk±thing (j) hafe hunge
to my seil at Swyntoun~ day {\} of ye moneth and yhere before
w(ri)tyn~ {\\}