{=Burgh Court Book of Dunfermline=} {~p57~} {=hand F=} The hede
court of *(z)oull~ haldyn in ye tolbuth~ off dumfermlyne" be ye
bal(z)eis (j)ohn~±wallud & and^o\litstar(e) ye xiij day of (j)anuar(e) the
(z)er(e) of gode M^o cccc^o ny(n)te & four (z)er(is) ye sut(is) callit ye
court aff(er)mit {\\} {(assisa(} {=list of names in three columns=}
(j)oh(n)±Carnis (j)ohn±qwariour Riche±pat(er)son {\} Sandr(is)±alansone"
andro±loctone" wil(z)e(m)±lambert {\} michaell±(j)onsone" ioh(n)±loktone"
rob±scharp {\} d(aui)d±philp tho(m)±brown (j)oh(n)±and(er)sone" {\} &(lt);vil(z)e(m)±mast(er)tone"&(lt);
&(lt);andro±brown&(lt); (j)oh(n)±purrok {\} alan±dewar(e) (j)ohn±bell {\\} The±quhilk
day s(s)^r iohn~±cokburn~ kny^t procutour(e) for vil(z)e(m) of cokburn~
(com)perit in iug(is)me(n)t & p(rese)nt {\} y(ar) erde & stane" of a land
liand in ye cawsa# #gait on ye south syd liand be±tuix ye land
of ye said {\} wil(z)e(m)±cokburn~ on~ ye est hand & ye airr(is) of
tho(ma)s±masone" on~ ye west hand And yan in±(con)tine(n)t {\} eft(er)
ye said p(rese)ntacioun~ of erde & stan~ as is a±bone" writy(n) ye
bal(z)e (j)ohn±waluode g(er)t call Robert\lame s(er)iand & his twa witnes
w^t him dunca(n)±ferge & d(aui)d±fege & g(er)t yai(m) depone" ye gret
aith~ {\} i(n)±to iug(is)me(n)t as ws(s) of Recognicioun~ is ye±quhilk
erde & stan~ ye forsaid bal(z)e has selit as ws(s) {\} of burgh~ is
as ye ferde court And in±(con)tine(n)t ye forsaid s(s)^r ioh(n) fand
a borch in Robert±la(m)mis(s) hande {\} s(er)iand for±said & askit
{<Y[E]<} {=E is partially formed=} warde dome" & possessioun~
as ye ws(s) of ye ferde court of Recognicioun~ {\} is & ye said
court wardane" {=sic=} & ye dome" gevin vpo(n) ye forsaid te(n)neme(n)t
& possessione" to be gevin {\} to ye forsaid wil(z)e(m) as law of
burgh~ schawis {\\} The±quhilk day Schir andro±peirsone" chapellane"
of sanct m(ar)gret(is) altar(e) (com)perit in iug(is)me(n)t & p(rese)nt {\}
y(ar) erde & stane of a land liand in ye caw±sa# #gait on~ ye north
syd of ye samy(n) be±tuix ye land of iohn~\wallud on~ ye est hand
& ye lande of dauid±philp on~ ye west hande And yan in±(con)tine(n)t
eft(er) ye said {\} p(rese)ntacioun~ of erde & stan~ as is a±bone"
writyn~ ye bal(z)e ioh(n)±wallude gert call Robert±lam~ s(er)iande
{\} & his twa witnes w^t him y^t is to say dauid±fege & duncan~±ferge
& gert yai(m) depone" ye greit {\} aith~ in±to iug(is)me(n)t as ws(s)
of Recog(ni)cioun~ is ye±quhilk erde & stane" ye forsaid bal(z)e
as selit w^t h(is) {\} awn~ seill as ws(s) of burgh~ is as ye ferde
court And yan~ in±(con)tine(n)t ye for±said s(s)^r andro chaplan~ {\}
of sanct m(ar)gret(is) alt(er) fand a borch~ in ye for±said(is) Robert(is)
hand s(er)iand & askit warde dome" and {\} possessioun~ as ye ws(s)
of ye ferde court of recognicioun~ is & ye said court wardyt &
gaif dome" {\} vpo(n) ye said land {,} & possessioun~ to# #be gevin
to ye forsaid s(s)^r and^o as law of burgh~ schawis {\\} {(acta(}
{=in lh margin=} ye±quhilk day thomas±karnis (com)perit on his mod(er)is
behalf i(n)±to iugisme(n)t & mad p(ro)testacione" y(ar) y^t ye Recognicioun~
{\} yat den~ wil(z)e(m)±spenluf maid vpo(n) o(ur) ladys(s) behalf of an
te(n)neme(n)t liand i(n) ye new# #raw on~ ye west syd be±tuix ye land
{\} of marion~±g(er)wes(s) ye spous of d(aui)d±list(er) on ye north hande
& ye land of d(aui)d±ky(n)gorn~ & ye abbay wall on ye west {\} hand
& he p(ro)testit for his mod(er)is ry^tt(is) & his of y(ar) a(n)nuall &
no^t till turn~ yai(m) till na p(re)iudice & off(er)it till do all y^t
{\} accordit of law for y(ar) a(n)nuall {.} {\\} ye±quhilk day den~
willie(m)±spenluf (com)perit i(n) iugisme(n)t & p(rese)nt erde & stan~ of
c(er)tan~ te(n)neme(n)t(is) of ye burgh~ {\} of du(n)fermly(n) be±for exp(re)mit
& followit be den~ ioh(n)±spenluf & den~ tho(ma)s±cowpir(e) tut(ur) to
ye samy(n) land(is) {\} as he is now & yis p(ro)ces(s) is ye thrid court
& ye erde & stan~ tan~ be±for(e) ye s(er)iand(is) & ye witnes as is
{\} befor(e)±said {\\}