{Swinton Charters} Excellent hee & mythty prince & mast redoutyt
sou(er)ane" liege king To (z)our(e) mast gracious excellence (j) (j)ohn~
of swynton~ of yat ilk humily {\} & lamentabilly menis me yat
Robert of lyddale stewart {del} of {end} {ins} to {end} my lorde
of Albany of ye erldome of marche has cu(m)nyne {sic} to my {\}
land(is) ye±qwhilk land(is) of cranschawis passit memor of men~ has
bene & was a tenandry & (z)it is of ye {del} el {end} of cranschawis
{\} of (z)our(e) mandment as he sayis & yar has distre[n(z)]et my tenand(is)
for ye malis of my said la(n)d(is) {del} of cranschawis {end} ye±qwhilk
{\} said la(n)d(is) {ins} of cra(n)schawis {end} passit memor of men~
has bene & was a tenan[d][?]y & (z)it is of ye {del} el {end} erldome
of marche & was p(ro)p(ri)ete & herytabylly {\} come to ye lady moraue
and scho gaff yai(m) to Archebald of dowglas yat deid in fraunche
hyr son~ & my grant"schyr s(er) (j)ohn~ {\} of swynton~ gaf for yai(m)
to ye said Archebald of dowglas his s(er)uice & als mony silu(er)
veschale as war vorch fyff hu(n)dreth {\} mark(is) of scott(is) mone
swa yat of ye {del} erldome {end} erle of mar[c]he (j) clame rycht
bot to be a te(n)and to my lord yat now is {\} for my grant"schyr
bocht ya land(is) der(e) eneuch (con)sid(er)nyg {=sic=} qwhat he gaff
for yai(m) & in co(n)trar(e) of ye erle of march in {\} Defence of
(z)our Realme he was slane at homyldon~ and my said grantschyr
al his tyme & sen ye batale of homyldon~ {\} my fad(er) & (j) has
(j)oysit & browkyt ye said la(n)d(is) pesabylly qwhil now fra al scott(is)±men~
And (z)our(e) gracious excell\ence knawlage it war a schort p(ro)ces(s)
tyl arase me sa sudandlly fra my fee & herytage Qwhar±for (j) be±sek
(z)our mast {\} g(ra)cious excellence to ger me haff a knawlage of
ald {del} & {end} leil & worthy men~ of ye co(n)tre qwhey(er) yis
myn~ alle±giance yat {\} my said land(is) of cranschawis vas no^t
in ye tyme of ye {del} forttour {del} forfettour(e) of ye erle of
marche yat was led in {\} (j)nn(er)kethyng in his ha(n)d(is) as p(ro)p(ri)ete
ya(n) mony (z)er(is) be±for na neu(er) sen~±syn~ And yis *(z)he vald wichisauf
to Do for {\} ye luf of almychty god & almous of (z)our saul for
sic±lik has bene done tyl vy(er) tenand(is) of ye {del} el {end} erldome
of±be±for {\\}