{=Maxwell-Herries Papers=} Be it kende till all men~ be yir p(rese)nt
l(ett)res" vs (j)ohne" be ye p(er)missioun~ of gode abbot of ye halywoude
of ye ordour(e) of p(re)mo(n)straten~ & of ye {\} diocie of glasgwe~
and ye hale co(n)ue(n)t of y^e said abbay all±to±ged(er) w^t a c(on)sent
& assent w^t±outyn ony discrepanc(is) for o(ur) vtilite & {\} p(ro)ffet
for±til haif made co(n)stitute & ordanyt And be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res
mak(is) co(n)sti^t(is) ordanis ane~ Nob(i)le and my^ttie lorde ihon~
lord max\well Robert of maxwell his son~ & app(er)ande ayre sr
harbert of maxwell secunde son~ Naturale and la^tfull to y^e
said lorde {\} our(e) verray^e la^tfull and wndoutit bal(z)eis of
all & syndrj o(ur) land(is) of o(ur) barony of ye halywoude w^t y^e
p(er)tine(n)t(is) And of all & syndrj {\} vy(er)is o(ur) land(is) q(ua)tsu(m)eu(er)
lyande w^t±in ye s(er)efdome~ of dru(m)fres for all ye ty(m)mes ande
t(er)mes of Nyntene~ (z)er(is) nixt & (j)nmediatlie {\} followande fra
ye witsonday^e furth nixt & (j)nmediatlie followande y^e dait of
y^e making" of yir p(rese)nt(is) Gevande & grantande till {\} o(ur)
said(is) bal(z)eis ande til eu(er)ilkane~ of yai(m) co(n)iu(n)tlie & seu(er)aly^e
o(ur) v(er)ray^e fre plane~ pouer(e) spe(ci)ale & gen(er)ale mandme(n)t exp(re)ss(s)
byd\ding" & charg(is) for ws & (j)n o(ur) nayme~ & vpone~ o(ur) behalf(is)
all & syndry ye malis ferm~es & g(re)ssu(m)is of y^e for±said(is) land(is)
for±til ask {\} lyft rasawe & (j)n breng" til~ o(ur) vtilite ande
p(ro)fett & for yai(m) for±to punynd {sic} ande dist(re)n(z)e in~ forme~
of law geve nede bee {\} Ye court or court(is) of ye samyn" land(is)
w^t ye p(er)tine(n)c(is) for±to gar(e) cry^e & schate hald set (con)ferme~
Ande begyne~ Sut(is) & tene(n)\t(is) to gar(e) cal absent(is) And transgressour(is)
for±to punysche ye Am(er)ciame(n)t(is) & eschet(is) of y^e samy(n) for±till
ask lyft & rasave {\} ande (j)n# #bring" til o(ur) vti^t^e & p(ro)ffet
Ande for yai(m) to distre(n)ze & puynd (j)n forme~ of law as for±said
is y^e me(n) tene(n)t(is) ande {\} (j)n±h(ab)itant(is) w^tin y^e bound(is) of
o(ur) said(is) land(is) yar(e) gud(is) or(e) catall(is) q(ua)tsu(m)eu(er) befor q(ua)tsu(m)eu(er)
(j)ug(e) or iugis sp(irit)uale or te(m)p(er)ale {\} yai sall hapyne for±to
be atthachite {sic} or accusit befor for q(ua)tsu(m)eu(er) caus(s) or
Causis for±to Repleg(e) ande reduc(e) haym~ agane~ {\} to y^e p(ri)uileg(e)
liberte & fredom~ of o(ur) said barony of halyvoud borowis & colra^tis
for±to fynde Court or(e) court(is) for±to {\} set for (j)ustic(e) to
be mynist(er)it to y^e p(ar)teis plen(z)eande ye Acthe of suthfastnes
of ma(n)rentschip & lawte to be kepit {\} till ws ande our(e) said(is)
bal(z)eis (con)iu(n)clie & sau(er)aly endurande ye said(is) termes for±to
tak Ande gen(er)alie all ande syn\dry vy(er)is thyng(is) for±to do
vs(s) & excers(s) ande hant yat to y^e offic(e) of sik±lyk bal(z)eis vpoune~
law or custome~ of y^is {\} Realme~ 0 {*zero rel*} ar(e) knawyn
to p(er)tene and at we our(e)±self my^t doo ande we war(e) yar(e) (j)n p(ro)p(er)
p(er)sonis ande geve sic thyng(is) be yat {\} ask(is) a mar(e) (com)mau(n)d
ferme~ & stabill haldand & for±till haue all and q(ua)tsu(m)eu(er) thyng(is)
o(ur) said(is) bal(z)eis or ony ane~ {\} of yai(m) (con)iunclie & seu(er)aly
Dois or led(is) to be done" in o(ur) Names in y^e execuc(i)oune of
yir p(rese)nt mat(er)is (j)n ony p(ar)t of yame~ {\} endurand ye termes
for±said(is) but fraud or(e) gyle (j)n vitnes of ye±quhyl[k]±thyng"
to yis our(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)re of pouer(e) of {\} bal(z)ery^e ve haue
appendit our(e) co(m)moune seill at ye said abbay^e of halywoud y^e
xiij day^e of y^e mone^t of maij (j)n y^e (z)er {\} of gode a# #thowsand
four(e) hundrech Nyntee & fyve (z)er(is) {\\}