{= The ms has faded to illegibility in places and appears to be
water damaged. Illegible portions have been supplied from the
BC record-type edn., vol. ii, no. 515, pp. 519-21. A version based
on the present state of the text is "melrosech525q.tag" =} Tyll
all~ & Syndry to qwham ye knawlege of yir p(re)sent l(ette)ris sal
to cum Patrik of Dunbar lord of Beill {.} for±yi±at it is merytable
& medfull to ber wytnes to ye suthfastnes And {\} als at (j) wes
requerit be a ven(er)able fadir in {\} cryste dane (j)ohn~ of Fogo
Abbote af Melros & ye co(n)uent of ye sayde place for±to wytnes
vndir wryt ye thyng at wes det(er)mynyt befor me in iugeme(n)t & endyt
{\} be ye grete assys {.} yat is to say (j) syttand as iuge in±to
ye Suyl(z)e of halsyngton wyth powar giffyn & chargyt vndyr ye
kyng(is) seale in spe(ci)ale yar comp(er)it befor me ye forsaide ven(er)able
fadir in cryste {\} ye Abbot of melros w^t some p(ar)t of ye co(n)uent
& yar p(re)sent to me a brefe of dep(ar)tis(i)on of ye kyng(is) chapele
chargeand me to do execusion~ yar±apon eft(er) ye tenour of ye brefe
yat is to say to mak dep(ar)tis(i)on {\} of ye land(is) of halsyngton~
betwix ye Saide ven(er)able fadre in cryste & ye hous(s) of melros
on ye±ta p(ar)t & a worschipful lorde walt(er) of haliburton~ of yat
ilke & halsyngton~s land(is) & monylawis land(is) p(er)sonar(is) {\} of
ye Saide land(is) to ye±quhilk(e) dep(ar)tis(i)on all ye p(ar)tis war lachfully
So(m)mounde & ap(er)it & yan wyth assent & co(n)sent of all ye saide
p(ar)tis (j) gert cheis a gret assys of twenty & fyve worthy & notable
{\} p(er)sons {.} ye±quhilk(e) assis made alt(er)cacion~s & delays dyuers(s)
dayes apon~ ye forsaide dep(ar)tis(i)on quhill at ye last ye forsaide
Abbot & co(n)uent brocht til a day set yar±apon~ a p(ar)t of ye kyng(is)
consale y^t is {\} to Say sir (j)ohn~±forstar maist(er) of houshalde
{.} maist(er) watir±stewart {.} & Thomas±Som(er)vyle iustice wyth
oy(er)is at ye±quhilk day ye saide assis askyt mar help of men of
vndirstandyng & yan be ye {\} wis discrecion~ of ye kyng(is) consale
y(ar) wes put to yai(m) sworn four wys(s) & discret men sua y^t yai
war yan twenty & nyne & yir ar ye namys of yai(m) patrik±heryng
patrik of hume {.} tho(m)as of Corsby {\} Adam of nesbyt {.} Patrik
of nesbit {.} (j)ohn~ of cheirnsyde {.} wyll(z)ame of mandirston~
{.} (j)ohn of mandirston~ {.} wyl(z)ame of Spence {.} hew of spence
(j)ohn~±heryng {.} Coll of paxston~ (j)ohn~ of paxston~ {.} tho(ma)s±atkynson~
{\} Robert of edynton~ {.} Rychart of edynton~ (j)ohn~±purwas
{.} thomas of edynton~ {.} Adam±forman {.} wyl(z)ame of weyirburn
{.} Androw of blakedir(e) {.} (j)ohn~ of Furde {.} tho(ma)s of lu(m)mysden~
Gylbert of lu(m)mysden~ rychart\Sleiche {.} dauid of hume {.}
patrik ye lyle {.} George±wolfe {.} & (j)amys of qwytelaw {.} ye±quhilk
day yai Sat & det(er)mynyt yat ye Abbot & ye hous(s) of melros suld
hafe in hassyngton~ quhilk wes co(n)tenyt in {\} a chart(er) thre
plew of land(is) y^t is to Say pitillishugh w^t y^e rycht marchis
& deuysis for a plew of land {.} & a±noyir plew of land in ye
west maynis {.} & ye thride lyande in ye husbandry Alsua {\}
at he sulde hafe be vthir chart(er)is twa oxgang of lande & thre
akris {.} Alsua a c(er)tane of land(is) callyt baris±land(is) bot y^e
q(ua)ntite y(ar)of yai knew noth {.} bot because of schortnes of ye
day & vthir dyuers(s) {\} caus(s) ye assis mycht no^t abyde at y^t
tyme to make ful dep(ar)tis(i)on {.} bot delayt owr y^t dep(ar)tis(i)on~
quhill wednysday in±to witsonday woke {.} & yar all ye Saide
assis comp(er)it befor me & all y^e forsaide p(ar)tis & tuke {\} yair
charg(is) & Syne rade a±bout petillishugh be y^e m(ar)k(is) & ye mer(is)
als fer furth as yai vnd(er)stude co(n)tenyt in y^e Abbot(is) chart(er)is
{.} & y^t done as twycha(n)de ye plew of land in ye west maynis
{.} ye assis come befor {\} me & Saide bot (j) walde ger yai(m) hafe
knawleg hw mekil land ye west maynis warr yai couth no^t rythtwysly
dep(ar)t it {.} & yan bath ye p(ar)tis praide {" requested of "} yai(m)
& gafe yai(m) in charge to do furth & hw±eu(er) yai dyd at yai {\}
Suld halde yai(m) content {.} & yan (j) chargit yai(m) wyth±all to
make ane end {.} & yan ye Saide assis (z)eid to±gydd(er) & w^t gude
& rype avysment Saide at yai fande ye west maynis twa plew of
lande & syn {\} y^e Abbot(is) chart(er)is made hy(m) in y^t maynis
a plew of lande {.} yai couth p(ar)t it no rychtar(e) {.} na hy(m) to
hafe y^e±tane halfe & hy(m) y^e±toy(er) ryndale be four rygg(is) & four(e)
all aythir p(ar)t(is) ay makand yair p(ro)testaton yf {\} ony evident(is)
come eft(er) at mycht mak yai(m) mar(e) knawleg at yai walde referr(e)
yai(m) y(ar)±to {.} & ya(n) in±co(n)tenent ye Saide Abbote & ye said
lorde of haliburton~ tuke twa kavillis & brocht me yai(m) & (j) kest
{\} yai(m) y^e±tane to ye son~ {.} y^e±toyir to ye Schadow & yus
it wes dep(ar)tit {,} And as twichand ye plew of lande in ye husbandry
& ye twa oxgang & thre akris {.} y^e assis Saide it nedit na
dep(ar)tis(i)on for\yi±at it hade bene dep(ar)tyt of±befor & Wes wele
knawyn {.} Alsua touchande baris±land yai Saide ye quantite
yarof yai knew nocht bot yai fande ye onseitis yar±of lyand at
ye west {\} ende of ye ton~ on ye north raw wyth four(e) akris [i]n
ye crofte or neir yar±by {.} And yis wes done~ and endyt befor
me and mony vthirr(is) ye weddynsday in vitson~ woike (j)n ye (z)er
{\} of our(e) lorde a thou(z)ande four(e) hundreth & twenty & acht &
to ye wytness(s) her±of (j) ye Saide patrik of Dunbar iuge & mony
vthirr(is) quhilk war apon~ ye forsaide assis to±gyddir has {\}
set to our Sealis ye day and ye (z)er(e) beforsaide {\\} {= Five
seals remain attached; there are five other tabs from which the
seals have been lost or removed. =}