{~p52~}

{=hand E=}

The court hald#in at the burgh~ of ;dunfermlyne the tuisday ye first day
of ye moneth~ of {\} (j)ulij ye (z)er(e) of god {(&c(etera)(} nyn:ty and four(e) (z)er#(is)
be the bal(z)e 'archbald=stewart the soyt#(is) call#it the {\} court aff(er)m#yt {\\}

{=hand F=}

@the±quhilk day s(s) '(j)hone"=Alanson a=seq(ui)tur till s(s) '(j)ohne"=tarbat
comper#yt in (j)ug(is)me(n)t be=for ye ald(er)ma(n) {\} And bail(z)e#is yar he
p(ro)test#it y^t yai ent(er)mett#it notht w^t no gud#(is) y^t was in
testment {\\}

'Thome"=rog(er) lawborth for h(is) s(er)uand till ent(er) til 'archbald=stewart#0
clem Absent ye first court And to ent(er) {\} to ye nyxt court `is ye
secund {\\}

{=in a different hand=}

{)the±quhilk day walt(er) burn~ was maid burgas(s) and suorn~ y(ar)to)} {\\}

{=hand D=}

@Ye±quhylk day it is funde be ane inquest y^t 'a(n)d(er)o=fowlar burges(s)
of ;du(n)fermlyne" (j)s {\} ner:est & lach:full ayr to s(s) '(j)hon=terwat hys
eme" wmquhyll cwret off {\} ;Du(n)fermlyne" {\\}


{=hand E=}

@The±quhilk day 'c(ri)stiane=cady p(rese)nt a breif of (j)nquest and (j)t is
found be ane (j)nquest {,} y^t ye said 'c(ri)stiane {\} (j)s nerr:est and lauch:full
air(e) to hir(e) grant=schir(e) 'thomas=per(e)sone and (j)t is found that ye
said 'thomas de#it at {\} ye faich~ and pece of o(ur) Sou(er)ane lord ye
king" {,} and `at he de#it last feft & ses#it as of fee of half ye {\} land#(is)
of a teneme(n)t on souch~ syd ye gate {,} betuix 'dauid=bothwell#(is) ayr#(is)
on ye west p(ar)t and '(j)ohne"\malvin on ye est p(ar)t {(&c(etera)(}

{=hand D=}

'Archybalde=stewart bayl(z)e {(manw p(ro)p(ri)a(}

{~p53~}

@ye±quhylk day 'a(n)nes(s)=mawar present a breyf of (j)nquest ye sade
'a(n)nes(s) be ye sade {\} (j)nquest (j)s fande ner:est & lach:full ayr to
'(j)hon=mawar hyre_ _fad(er) & ye te(n)ment {\} Fwnde (j)s funde i(n) ye hand#(is)
of 'a(n)d(er)o=vktowne" & hys(s) wywyf {=sic=} {\\}