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Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Adv. MS 15.1.18, no. 64
Sort date: 4720817
Location: 351 683 S
Tyll all and
sindry to quhais knawlage yir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) sall to# #cu(m) george
lord halyburtoune and of ye barony of dyrltoune greting in god
ay lesting (z)oure vniu(er)site mot wit yat the xvij day of August
the (z)eir of o(ur) lord a thousand four# #hu(n)dreth sevinty and twa
yheris before yir witnes wndir# #w(ri)t#in yat is to say Robert±(j)nglis(s)
of the loch±end (j)ames±heriot (j)ohne"±halyb(ur)toune" of gogar Ale[x]r"±aldyncraw
Alexr"±mandirstoune" (j)ohne"±halyb(ur)toune (j)ohone"±Reven and
adam±burell our s(er)iand a discrete ma(n) (j)ohne" of Duns o[f] king[?]stoune"
purly and simply be staf and bastoun~ Resignit wp gave and
frely delyu(er)it i(n) our hand(is) all and hale his land(is) of kingistoune"
w^t ye p(er)tinence liand w^tin the barony of Dirltoun and
w^tin ye (con)stabulary of hadington~ as in the hand(is) of h(is) oure±lord
of the samyn ws and oure ayr(is) tharof quitclamand foreu(er)
The franktenement neu(er)±ye±les(s) of the sa(m)my(n) being Res(er)uit
to the said (j)ohne" for h(is) lyfetyme w^t a resonab(i)le terce
till m(ar)iory h(is) spouse quhe(n) it happy(n)nis Eftir The±quhilk
resignacion~ and Res(er)uacioun Done as said is we the forsaid
georg(e) lord halyb(ur)toune" at the capitale mansioun~ of the said(is)
land(is) gafe heritab(i)le saising state and possession~ of the
sa(m)my(n) land(is) w^t ye p(er)tinence till gilbert of Duns sone"
and apperand aire of the said (j)ohne" of Duns as in siclike
case ask(is) the ordour of law w^t oure awin propir hand(is) save
ilk ma(n)nis Rtht the said(is) franktenement & terce res(er)uit
as said is And yis till all & sindry to quham it effer(is) or may
effere i(n) ty(m) to# #cu(m) we mak it knawin and suthfastly in god
beris witnes be the tenour of yir our lett(er)is (j)n witnessing
of ye±quhilk to the sa(m)my(n) we hafe hungin oure seil day (z)eir and
place befor w(ri)tin