{=Yester Writs=} Be it kende till all men be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res
me dungale±Makdowale off makarstovne And p(er)sonar off ye Land(is)
off (z)estyr dwncanlaw ande Morame~ to haue set ande to male Latting
And be thir p(rese)nt {\} l(ett)res settis and to male Lattys to
myn~ Lufyt frende schyr Robert off Morame~ prebendar off ye
Colleg(e) {=G + knot=} kyrk off ye bothanys and to his ayr(is) ande
hys assignays off husbande±men~ and serwand(is) {\} all hale yai
myn~ four husbande±Land(is) wyth thar p(er)tinence lyande within
ye towne~ ande the sul(z)he off (z)estyr ande wythin ye Constabulary
off hadyngtowne~ Ande wythin ye serafdome~ off Edynburgh The±quhilkys
four husband±Landys ar now occupyit ande manuryt be Sandr(is)
off morame~ brodyr to ye Said schir Robert±Morame~ Gilbart±dewgude
{\} and nychol±gylysone~ seueraly for all ye (z)erys ande termys
off nyn~teyn~ (z)er(is) next ande to±gyddir folowande ye date off
yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res The entre off ye Said schyr Robert±Morame~
{\} in ye forsaid nynteyn~ (z)er(is) tak begynnande at ye fest of
witsonday next eftyr ye date off thir l(ett)res To be haldyng ande
to be had all and hale ye forsaid four husbande±Land(is) wyth {\}
yar p(er)tinence to ye forsaid schyr robert hys ayr(is) and hys assygnays
off husbande±men~ and s(er)wand(is) w^t all and syndry fredomys p(ro)fytt(is)
aysiament(is) and rychtwys(s) p(er)tinence quhatsu(m)ewyr {\} to ye forsayd(is)
four husband±land(is) p(er)tenande or 0 {*zero rel*} rychtwysly aw
to p(er)teyn~ ony man(er) off way in tym~ to# #cu(m) w^t fre ysche and
entre als frely quietly and in pece as ony malar wysis or aw to
(j)oys(s) ony {\} maling w^tin ye realme~ of Scotlande indurande
all ye said t(er)mys of nyn~teyn~ (z)er(is) The said s(s) robert his
ayr(is) and assignays payand (z)erly for ilkane~ of ye foursaid {=sic=}
four husbande±land(is) w^t {\} ye p(er)tinence sewinteyn~ schilling(is)
a pe(n)ny of male of vsuale mone of Scotlande to me myn~ ayr(is)
and assignays at tua vsuale t(er)mys of ye (z)er witsonday and m(ar)tymes
in wyntyr be ewinly porcy\onys and ye castell wardys (z)erly to
ye king all±an(er)ly for all oy(er) charg(is) of yai(m) awcht and wont
saffand ye p(re)sence of ye said assignays to be at my court(is) to
be halding w^tin ye baronry of (z)estyr And {\} quhen all oy(er)
my tenand(is) of ye said barony doys gen(er)aly s(er)uice to me & myn~
ayr(is) ye said s(s) Robert(is) ayr(is) & hys assignays sall do siclyk
gen(er)ale s(er)uice And for ye awcht (z)er(is) male of ye tua husbande±\land(is)
occupyit be gilbert±dewgud & nychol±gybson~ & for ye gersu(m) full
dawerk(is) caryage & for all oy(er) charg(is) of awcht & wont p(er)tenand
to ye said four husband±Land(is) (j)ndurand all ye t(er)mys off ye
for\said nynteyn~ (z)er(is) tak for ye±quhilk(is) ye said s(s) Robert
has payt to me thankfully befor±hande fourty sex m(ar)k(is) awcht
schilling(is) ten~ penyis of ye±quhilk awcht (z)er(is) male for ye said
tua land(is) ye g(er)su(m) {\} fowlis caryage dawerk(is) and of all oy(er)
charg(is) awcht and wont p(er)tenand to ye forsaid four husband±land(is)
(j) hald me content assythit & payt And for me & myn~ ayr(is) (j) quitclame~
& dyschargys {\} ye said s(s) Robert his ayr(is) and assignays and
s(er)uand(is) for now & eu(er)mar be yir my p(rese)nt l(ett)res Res(er)uand
to me & myn~ ayr(is) ye p(re)sence to my court(is) and ye s(er)uice lyk±as
forsaid is And (j) forsuth ye said {\} dungale±makdowell and myn~
ayr(is) all and hale ye said tak & set of ye said four husband±land(is)
w^t y(ar) p(er)tinence to ye said schyr robert off morame~ hys ayr(is)
hys assignays ande serwand(is) for ye {\} formale and gersum thankfully
to me payt and for±to be payt at ye termys forsaid as said is
aganys all dedly sall kep hald warande acquiet and defend indurand
all ye said (z)er(is) and t(er)\mys of nyn~teyn~ (z)er(is) all fraude and
gyle all±vterly excludyt and away put (j)n witnes off ye±quhilk±thing
to yir my present l(ett)res off tak maid to ye said Schyr Robert
hys ayr(is) and {\} assignays as said is (j) ye said du(n)gale±makdowell
has appendyt my seill at hadyngton~ ye twenty awcht day of ye
moneth of maij ye (z)er of god a thowsande four# #hundreth# #sewin#ty
and an {\} (z)er befor yir wytnes yat is to say honorabill and worschipfull
men~ Robert±Ramesay of Cukop Archibalde off hepburn~ burgess(s)
off hadyngtowne~ (j)ohn~ off hepburn~ son~ to ye said Archibalde
{\} & williame~±synclar broder germane~ to george±synclar off
blance wyth oyer(is) {\\} {=on dorse in 16C hand=} {)Ane l(ett)er
of tak of morhame to \ s(chir) Rob(e)r(t) p(re)bendare of Morhame \)}
{)OF iv husband(is) land w^tin \ ?WRTTIN~(}