Tyl al meN yis p(re)sent write to her(e) or see vs (j)ohn lorde of
haliburtone~ greting in god eu(er)lestande wit (z)e vs to hafe sette
and to ferme lattin & be yir(e) our(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) sett(is) and
to ferme latt(is) all & hale ye quart(er) of our(e) lande of lambden~
ye±quhilk quhilom in tak of vmquhile our(e) fader (j)ohn±hatly had
to our(e) wele belufit squear(is) & me(n) thom(as)±haytly and alex(ander)±haytly
brey(er) germeN co(n)iu(n)cli and seu(er)aly for al ye time & dais of
yair(e) lif(is) ye (j)nt(er)e of ye said(is) thom(as) & alex(ander) in yair(e)
tak of our(e) saide quart(er) of lambden at ye feste of witsondai
next fo\lowande of yir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) ye dat(e) to be haldin &
hadde ye saide quart(er) of lambden with ye p(er)tine(n)s to ye said(is)
thomas & alex(ander) for al ye time & dais of yair(e) lif(is) with al
& sindri fredomis (com)modit(is) & asiament(is) & richt\wis(s) p(er)tine(n)s
quhatsu(m)eu(er) to ye saide quart(er) p(er)tinande or richt±wisly may
p(er)tine in ty(m) to cu(m) frely quietly fulli halily wele & in pece
but ony reuocacion~ or (j)mpediment i(n) ty(m) to cu(m) And with als#
#mykil fredome p(ro)fit(is) & Asiame(n)t(is) as eu(er) ye saide (j)ohn±hatly
had & helde ye saide quart(er) with ye p(er)tine(n)s of vs or of quhilom
our(e) saide fader s(er) walt(er) of haliburton quhom god assol(z)e i(n)
ony ty(m) bi# #gane ye said(is) thom(as) & Alex(ander) (z)erli payand"
til vs for ye saide quart(er) five pund(is) of ye vsual mone of scotland
at twa vsual t(er)mis of ye (z)er(e) witsondai & m(er)tines(s) i(n) wint(er)
be ewin porconis & p(ro)porconaly & ye saide five pund(is) ye said(is)
thom(as) & alex(ander) (z)erli payand til our(e) ladi mod(er) thretti thre
schilling(is) & four(e) penys i(n) name of male & for hir thridd of
ye quart(er) with ye p(er)tinen And we ye saide (j)ohn & our(e) air(is)
ye saide quart(er) of lambden with ye p(er)tine(n)s to ye said(is) Thom(as)
& alex(ander)±hatli agan~ al dedly sal warande acquite & in al thing"
& be al thing" as is forsaide endorande al time & dais of yair"
lif(is) lele defende (j)n witnes(s) of ye±quhilk"±thing" our(e) sele to
yir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) of tak we hafe hu(n)gin at drilton~ ye tende
dai of ye moneth of maij ye (z)er(e) of god an~ thowsande four(e) hu(n)dreth
fourti & sevin (z)er(is) befor yir witnes(s) honorabil meN (j)ohn of
congilton~ of y^t ilk Richard" of co(n)gilton~ Edward" of congilton~
wil(z)a(m) of lermonth Richarde ye waus(s) & (j)ohn"±nicolson~ with oyer
mony