{=Yester Writs=} Tyl al men yis wryt to here or to se (j)ohn of
furd burges of hadingtoune son~ & ayr(e) to wmqwhile thom of {\}
furde & ayr(e) of vmqwhil (j)ohn~ of furde burgess(s) of ye said burgh
gretyng in god ay±lestyng wyt (z)e me {\} til haf gyffyne & grantyt
& be yis my p(re)sent wryt til haf confermyt to my weil belufyt
& trayst frend {\} george±bertrame burges of ye said burgh ful
licence & leyf to byg his stane star(e) of his tenement of land
{\} lyand on ye west±syd of ye {st}_hard# #gate of ye said burgh
next on ye souch±syd of a land of Robert of myllis {\} vpon~
my grond of my tenement of land lyand next on ye souch±syd of
ye said teneme(n)t of georg(e)±b(er)tramis {=knot for e in Ge=} {\}
for a c(er)tane so(u)me of mone to me be ye said george in my gret
stren(z)eand myst(er) thank±fully payt To be {\} haldyn & to be had
ye forsaid licence & leyf of ye said stane star(e) to ye said george±bertrame
his ayr(is) & {\} his assignes with al p(ro)fit(is) fredomis & as[e][?]ment(is)
& rythtwis p(er)tine(n)c(is) qwhatsu(m)eu(er) to ye said licence & leyf
{\} of ye said stane star(e) p(er)tenand or 0 {*zero rel*} may p(er)tene
be ony man(er) of way in fee & h(er)etage foreu(er)mar(e) Frely quietly
{\} halily honorabily weil & pesabilly withoutyne ony reuocacione
or impediment qwhatsu(m)eu(er) And (j) forsuth {\} ye forsaid (j)ohn"
of furde & myne ayris my forsaid licence & leyf of ye said stane
star(e) to ye said georg"±b(er)trame {\} his ayris & his assigneis
als frely & quietly in al & be al as is befor writtyne agayn al
dedly we sal {\} warand acquit & foreu(er)mar(e) sal defend (j)n witnes
of ye±qwhilk±thing to y(ir) l(ett)res (j) haf to hu(n)gyn my {\} Seil
at hadington~ ye xx day of ye moneth of August in ye (z)er(e) of
our(e) lord a thousand four# #hundreth {\} fourty & thre (z)er(is) befor
y(ir) witnes will(ia)m±harpar clerk & public notar Sandr(is)±clerk
his son~ dauid\tragame(n)t (j)ohn" of kyll & thom±flucar with diu(er)se
vy(er) {\\}