{=Yester Writs=} {=tilde-like horizontal mark over some words
has been interpreted as representing <u>=} {=~ here represents
a smooth horizontal line over a word or part of a word=} Thyr
indentur(is) made at ye college kyrk of ye Bothanis ye xiij day
of (y)e {=sic=} moneth of april ye (z)er of our(e) lorde a thousand
four(e) hu(n)dreth & sevinty (z)er(is) betwix a {\} nobil man s(s) dauid
ye hay of (z)est(er) knyth on ye±ta p(ar)t & a discret man s(s) Robert
of morha(u)m p(er)petuale chapellane of ye alt(er) of sanc edmunde w^tin
ye said college kyrk {\} of ye bothanis on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t p(ro)portis
contenis & beris witnes(s) y^t it is concordit betwyx ye said p(ar)t(is)
in man(er) & forme & effec {,} as eft(er) folouis y^t is to say y^t
ye said s(s) dauid {\} ye hay at ye reu(er)ence & honor of al±mythty
god ye vtilite & p(ro)fit of hi(m) & his ayr(is) p(re)uidit & consid(er)it
{.} has set & in feeferme has lattyn & be ye tenor off y(ir) i(n)dentur(is)
{\} sett(is) & in feeferme latt(is) to ye forsaid s(s) robert of morha(u)m
& to his successour(is) p(er)petuale chapellanis of ye said alt(er)
yar doand godd(is) s(er)uice & in ye queir(e) of ye saide {\} college
kyrk Al & hale his p(ar)t of ye walkmyln~ land(is) of duncanlaw w^t
yar(e) p(er)tinence liand p(ar)cionaly w^t a p(ar)t of ye said walkmyln~
land(is) now p(er)tenand to ye said {\} alt(er) & to ye said s(s) robert
& his successour(is) chapellanis be resone~ of ane assedacion~ in
feeferme set {,} & made be chart(er) & seysyng be his sist(er)is son~
du(n)gal±ma^cdowal {\} of malcarsto(u)n p(ar)cionar to hy(m) of ye la(n)d(is)
of (z)est(er) du(n)canelaw & morha(u)m & lyand p(ar)cionaly w^t ane±vy(er)
p(ar)t of ye said walkmyln~ land(is) now p(er)tenand to ye said altar(e)
& to {\} ye said s(s) Robert & his successour(is) chapellanis of
ye said alt(er) be resone of a gyft in pur(e) & p(er)petuale almous(s)
in augmentacion~ of ye said feftment to ye said alt(er) {\} be chart(er)
& seysing gefin y(ar)vpon be s(s) will(ia)m ye hay of talow knyth ye
Son~ & ayr of vmquhil his broy(er) edmunde ye hay of talow ye±quhylk
gyft of yat p(ar)[t] {\} of ye said walkmyln~ land(is) w^t ye so(u)mes
of catel and al oy(er) rythwys(s) p(er)tinence to yaim p(er)tenand be
chart(er) & possessio(u)n gefin be ye said s(s) will(ia)m y(ar)vpon in pur
{\} and p(er)petuale almous(s) in augmentacion~ of ye feftment of
ye said alt(er) ye said s(s) dauid apprufis ratifiis & for hy(m) & his
ayr(is) for±eu(er)mar confermes be y(ir) p(rese)nt {\} indentur(is) Gifand
alsua & grantan[d] ye said s(s) dauid to ye said s(s) robert and to
his successour(is) chappelanis of ye said alt(er) for hi(m) & his ayr(is)
ful licence & fredo(u)me {\} to byg his walkmyln~ & to lay & bynd
a p(ar)t of his dam on ye manis of (z)est(er) our(e) ye wat(er) ry(n)nand
betwyx ye baroniis of (z)est(er) & du(n)canlaw & to tak vp rut(is) & {\}
busk(is) w^t erd & stane to byg & beit ye said dam & ye lade of
it sal ryn fra ye gret wat(er) to ye wel burne~ thrvth ye comone"
of du(n)canlaw & du(n)canis±bog {\} & fra±yin it sal ryn to ye said
walkmyln~ for±to be byggit in ye walkmyln~ croft w^tin ye sul(z)e
of du(n)canlaw forgan ye bothanis & ye wayflame {"water-course constructed
to serve a mill"} {=dost s.v. way, n 10 = walaid, etc. Only instance
cited in dost=} behynd {\} ye myln~ pot sal pas our(e) ye gate y^t
gais fra ye bothanis to du(n)canlaw and sal ryn agan i(n) ye wat(er)
at ye south end of a cotland p(er)tenyng to ye said s(s) {\} dauid
To be haldin & to be had ye forsaid walkmyln~ land(is) w^t ye myln~
& ye fredome of ye said dam & ye wat(er)is as said is w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)ce
& w^t ye so(u)mes of catel p(er)tena(n)d y(ar)to {\} to ye forsaid s(s)
robert of morha(u)me & his successour(is) p(er)petuale chapellanis of
ye said alt(er) in feeferme for±eu(er)mar of hym & his ayr(is) w^t al
vy(er) & syndry profitt(is) {\} fredo(u)mes and aysiament(is) & rythwis(s)
p(er)tinence quhatsu(m)eu(er) to ye said myln~ & walkmyln~ land(is) p(er)tenand
or 0 {*zero rel*} may p(er)tene be ony man(er) of way And w^t ful
ryth {\} and fredome to ras(s) & tak ye fermes & malis y(ar)of {,}
frely quietly peciabilly w^toutyn ony agan# #stand#ing agan# #say#ing"
or reuocacion~ quhatsu(m)eu(er) Payand y(ar)for (z)erly ye {\} for±said
s(s) robert of morhame & his successour(is) p(er)petuale chapellanis
of ye said alt(er) {,} to ye said s(s) dauid ye hay & his ayr(is) twenty
schilling(is) of vsuale mone {\} of scotland at twa vsuale t(er)mes
of ye (z)er(e) witsonday & m(ar)tymes(s) in wint(er) be evynly porcion~is
in name of feeferme al±an(er)ly for al vy(er) secular(e) chargis {\}
or demand(is) y^t may be askit or requirit y(ar)of in tym cu(m)myng"
And ye said s(s) dauid ye hay & his ayr(is) ye forsaid myln~ & walkmyln~
land(is) w^t ye da(m)mes {\} & ye wat(er)is & ye so(u)mes of catel p(er)tenand
y(ar)to w^t ye p(er)tinence to ye forsaid s(s) robert of morha(u)me &
his successour(is) p(er)petuale chapellanis of ye said alt(er) als {\}
frely & quietly i(n) al & be al as is beforsaid agane al deidly
sal warand acquiet & for±eu(er)mar(e) sal defend as law wil And gif
it happi(n)nis as god forbeid {\} ye said s(s) robert or ony of his
successour(is) chapellanis no^t to mak y(ar) s(er)uice at ye said alt(er)
& i(n) ye queir(e) of ye said college kyrk as vy(er) p(er)petuale chapellanis
dois {\} of ye queir(e) bot fraudfully or be sleuth absent(is) yaim
y(ar)fra {,} ya(n) ye f(er)mes & malis of ye said walkmyln~ land(is) &
so(u)mes sal be rasit & (z)erly rasauit be ye p(ro)uest {\} & p(er)petuale
chapellanis doand goddis s(er)uice i(n) ye said colleg kyrk & disponit
i(n) ye co(m)mone vs(s) & p(ro)fit of ye said college kyrk res(er)uand ye
said twenty schilling(is) {\} of a(n)nuale to ye forsaid s(s) dauid
& his ayr(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) And to ye mar(e) sek(er)nes(s) & witnessyng
of suchfastnes(s) ye said s(s) dauid has gefin seisyng state {\} &
possession~ w^t his awyn hand be erd & stane to ye said s(s) Robert
eft(er) ye tenor of yir(e) p(rese)nt indentur(is) as in sic case ask(is)
ye ordour(e) of law (j)n witnes(s) {\} of ye±quhilk±thing" to ye p(ar)t
of ye indentur(e) remanand with ye said s(s) Robert & his successour(is)
ye said s(s) dauid has set to his seil And to ye part {\} remanande
w^t ye said s(s) dauid & his ayr(is) ye said s(s) Robert for hym &
his successour(is) has set to his seil Be±for yir witnes(s) (j)ohn~
ye hay son~ & app(er)and {\} ayr to ye said s(s) dauid ye hay will(ia)m
ye hay Andro ye hay & Robert ye hay alsua ye so(u)nis of ye forsaid
s(s) dauid s(s) Richard of knoll(is) vicar of ye bothanis {\} s(s) (j)ames
of sempatlaw vicar of malkarsto(u)n s(s) nichol ye hay s(s) dauid±gundy
p(re)bendar(is) of ye said college kyrk s(s) (j)ames±baungall s(s) du(n)gall
ye hay and s(s) {\} georg±kylow chaplanis w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s) ye day
moneth (z)er(e) & place be±for wryttyn {\\} {=on dorse in two hands=}
{)ye i(n)de(n)t(ur)e of ye valkmyl &(lt);of&(lt); &(gt);at&(gt); botha(n)is)} {=late 15 early
16C hand=} {)The (j)nde(n)tour betuix dauid hay of (z)estir \ knyht
and ro^t morhame)} {)chaplane of the alter of sanct edmond w^tin
the collage \ kirk of)} {)bothanis Toward ye setting of \ ye
walkmylne of duncanlaw \ 13 aprile 1470)} {=16C hand=}