{=Yester Writs=} {=Yx means that Y is written with a point above
it in the ms=} {=same hand as gd 28/142=} Be it kend til al men
be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res ws will(ia)m of Cunyngame of belton~ knytht
& george of Cunyngame his {\} son~ & apperand ayr to be bundyn~
& seky̽rly to be oblist and be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res be ye faythis
of our(e) bodijs sekyrly̽ {\} & lelily̽ oblisis ws co(n)iu(n)tly̽ &
seu(er)aly̽ til a worschipful man (j)ohn~ ye hay̽ son~ & apperand
ayr to s(s) dauid ye hay̽ {\} of (z)est(er) knytht (j)n ye so(u)me of a
thowsand mark(is) of vsuale mone of scotland becaus of maryage to
be made {\} betuix ye said (j)ohn~ ye hay̽ & Elisabeth of cunyngame
ye dotht(er) of me ye said george gif it happynis yat {\} god p(ro)uid(is)
me ye said george til haf ony̽ ay̽ris male lauthfully̽ gottyn
of my̽ body̽ To be payt ye said {\} so(u)me of a thowsand mark(is)
to ye said (j)ohn~ ye hay̽ his ayris executour(is) or assignais in
ye college kyrk {\} of ye bothanis on ye hee altar of yat ilk
in man(er) & forme & at ye t(er)mis as eft(er) folowis yat is to say
fyfty̽ {\} pund(is) of ye sayd so(u)me at ye next fest of witsonday̽
or martymes in wint(er) {.} next eft(er)±yat it be no\torly̽ knawyn~
yat (j) ye said george haf ony̽ ayris male of my̽ body̽ lauthfully
gottyn~ & fyfty̽ pu(n)d(is) {\} of ye said so(u)me at ye fest of wytsonday̽
or Martymes in wint(er) next yar±eft(er) folowand And sa furth {\}
(z)er(e) in (z)er(e) & terme in terme at ilk fest of witsonday & Martymes
in wint(er) fy̽fty pund(is) of ye said {\} mone qwhil ye said hale
so(u)me of a thowsand mark(is) be fullily̽ payt & assithit withoutyn~
ony langar {\} delay̽ cauillacione excepcione fraude or gyil To
ye±quhilk payment of ye said so(u)me of a thowsand {\} mark(is) lelily
& treuly to be made in man(er) & forme & at ye t(er)mis befor wryttyn~
gif it happynis yat god {\} p(ro)uid(is) me ye said george til haf
ony ayris male lauthfully̽ gottyn~ of my body̽ we oblis ws (con)iu(n)tly
& {\} seu(er)aly as befor our(e) ayris executour(is) & assignais our(e)
land(is) rent(is) & possessionis & al our(e) gud(is) mouabil {\} & vnmouabil
hafand & for±to haf quharsaeu(er) yai may̽ be fundyn~ to be poyndit
distren(z)et tane & away̽ {\} led & at ye wil of ye said (j)ohn~ ye
hay̽ his ayr(is) executour(is) or assignais to be sald withoutyn leif
of {\} ony (j)uge of kyrk or secular(e) qwhil als# #weil of cost(is)
scathis traualis expens(s) & int(er)ess(s) gif he or yai ony {\} sustene
in default of payment of ye said so(u)me in al or in part notht
beand payt at ye t(er)mis befor {\} wryttyn as of ye p(ri)ncipale
so(u)me ful assith be made Na remede of law canone na ciuil na
act na statut {\} of ye realme made na to be made beand in ye
co(n)trary̽ agayn# #stand#yng (j)n witnes of ye±quhilkthing to y(ir)
{\} l(ett)res we haf hungyn~ to our(e) selis at hadington~ ye authtene
day̽ of ye moneth of december ye (z)er(e) of {\} our(e) lord a thowsand
four# #hundreth sexty & autht (z)er(is) {\}\ {=seal on tag intact=}
{=on verso in a 16th century hand=} {)Ane obliga(ci)oun of \ will(ia)m
Cuny(n)ghame \ of Beltoun to (j)ohnne \)} {)hay sone to s^r dauid
\ hay \\ 1468)}