{=Fleming of Wigtown=} {=preamble in Latin=} {(.. tu(n)c p(re)fatus
dauid rede p(ro)posuit \ p(re)fatis d(omi)nis (j)usticiarijs hec verba
in wlgarj(} My lord(is) (j)ustic(is) sen it is yhat (z)he will no^t suff(er)
me on my lord flemyng(is) behalue haff yhe {\} p(re)uilege of law
na thole y^e s(er)eff of dunbertan to rasawe my borch~ qwhilk (j)
haff p(er)off(er)it to fynde in his hande in y^e said caus(s) as yhe
{\} ordor of law and y^e (com)mon law ask(is) to be don and at (z)^e
will no^t differ till myn~ excepcionis of law qwhilk (j) haff p(ro)ponit
as ye forme~ {\} and ordor of law will and eftir y^e tenor of
my said lord(is) endentor bot at (z)^e will a±pon will & {sic} a±pon
na law p(ro)cede be ane~ assise (j)n {\} (con)t(ra)ry of my lord flemyng
qwhilk is noy(er)ane~ so(m)monde attachit na oy(er)wais lawchfully ad(j)ornait
to ansuer be±for yow to yis q^estion {\} y^t is now amowit agane~
hym (j) as p(ro)curatour and attornay to my said lord Robert lord
flemyng (j)n defawt of law and (j)ustice no^t {\} keippit to my said
lord at yis tyme~ declynis (z)ow (j)ugis and all y^e me(m)br(is) of (z)our
court and p(ro)test(is) y^t qwhateu(er) be i(n) yis court {\} wardit dec^etit
dec(er)nyt be ane~ assise or (j)ugit (j)n (con)t(ra)ry of my said lord robert
lord flemyng in y^e said caus(s) tweching y^e said land(is) {\} with
yar p(er)tinance turn~ no^t to my said lord na his ar(is) ony man(er)
of way (j)n p(rej)udice i(n) tym cu(m)myng bot at he or yai ma haf {\}
ramede of law yar±apon qwhar it affer(is) {(*SUPer quibus ..}) {\\}
{continues in Latin} {notary: andreas hynde}