{=Burgh Court Book of Dunfermline=} {~p59~} {=hand F=} {(Curia
capitalis pasche tenta in p(re)torio burgi de dumfermly(n)(} {(p(er)
(j)oh(ann)em vallud & andrea(m) litstar(e) balliuos burgi eiusd(em)(} {(vicesimo
octauo \ die me(n)s(is) aprilis Anno d(omi)ni (j)^m iiii^c(} {(nonoge(si)mo
qui(n)to sect(is) vocat(is) curia affirmata absentes patent(} {(ASSISA)}
{\\} {=no names=} The±quhilk day ye court wardyt & fand (j)oh(n)±m(ar)chell
till haue a lau^tfull day till ansuer(e) till willie(m)\sp^ttell borch~
for wrangws(s) haldy(n) of his maill fra him {\\} {(Acta(} {=in lh
margin=} ye±quhilk day thomas±karnis (com)perit i(n) iug(is)me(n)t on~
his mod(er)is be±half & maid p(ro)testacion~ for hir ry^t yat ye {\}
Recognicion~ y^t den~ willie(m)±spenluf maid suld no^t hurt {=check
T=} hir(e) in his recognicion~ na turn~ hir till na p(re)iudice {\}
i(n) hir a(n)nuell {\\} {(P(rese)nta(ci)o(} {=in lh margin=} {=next entry
has been crossed out=} {<} The±quhilk day den~ willie(m)±spenluff
monk~ of ye abbay of dumfermlyn~ {>} mast(er) of ye petty(com)mo(n)
{>} and tutor till o(ur) lady (j)ll (com)perit {\} in iugisme(n)t & p(rese)nt
y(ar) erde & stane of c(er)tane land(is) wnd(er)# #writ#y(n) in faut of
payment of ye a(n)nuellis (j)n ye first {\} A land of willie(m)±stensounis
liand in ye col(z)e?raw be±tuix ye land of ye airr(is) of Andro±butlar(e)
on ye est {\} hand & ye land of willie(m)±les(s)le on~ ye west hande
{>} belangand to ye petty(com)mo(n) {>} (j)te(m) a land of s(s)^r iohn~
of cokburnis(s) liand in ye new# #raw {\} betuix ye land of ioh(n)±and(er)son~
on ye south p(ar)t & ye land of donald±gilbert on~ ye north~ p(ar)t
(j)te(m) a land {\} of thom~±morfeis liand betuix ye land of ye forsaid
downe±gilbert on~ ye south hand & ye land of {\} andro±schawm(er)
on~ ye nor^t p(ar)t (j)te(m) a land of willie(m) of cokburn~ liand in
ye new# #rav o(ur) ladys(s) land on~ ye south~ {\} hand and ye land
of dauid±listar(e) on~ ye north hande And yan in±(con)tinent eft(er)
ye said p(rese)ntacioun~ of erde {\} and stan~ as is a±bone" writyn~
ye bal(z)e (j)ohn~ of wallud g(ar)t call (j)oh(n)±wallud s(er)iand & his twa
witnes {\} w^t him y^t is to say (j)ohn±wilsone" & dauid±henrison~
& gert yai(m) depone ye grete aith in iug(is)ment as ws(s) {\} of recognicion~
is ye±quhilk erde & stane ye forsaid bal(z)e as sellit w^t his awne
seill as ws(s) of burgh~ {\} is as ye ferde Court And yan in±(con)tine(n)t
ye forsaid den~ willie(m) tutor till o(ur) lady (j)ll fand a borch~
in {\} ye forsaid (j)ohne" of wallud(is) hande an~ of ye s(er)iand(is)
of ye burgh of dunfermlyn~ and askit warde dome" {\} & possession~
as ye ws(s) of ye ferde court of recog(ni)cioun~ is And ye said court
wardyt & gaif dowm~ a±pon~ {\} ye saidd(is) land(is) and possessioun~
to be gevin to ye forsaid den~ williem as law of burgh schawis
{<} {\\} The±quhilk day den~ wil(z)e(m)±spenlaw mownk of ye abbay
of dumfermly(n) mast(er) of ye pettyco(m)on and {\} tutor till o(ur) lady
(j)ll (com)perit in iug(is)me(n)t {<& p(rese)nt<} And yan in±(con)tine(n)t
ye forsade den~ willie(m) fand a borch~ {\} i(n) robert±la(m)mis(s) hande
s(er)iand a±pon~ dome~ & possessione" as ye ws(s) of ye ferde court
of Recognicion~ is And {\} askit at ye bal(z)e (j)ohn of wallud
to g(ar) warde & dome" to be gevin as ws(s) of burgh is And yan {\}
ye bal(z)e forsaid gert warde ye court & eft(er) ye wardy(n) causyt
ye dowme & possession~ to be gevin as {\} ye bref of Recognicion~
leiff(is) in fawt of payme(n)t of ye a(n)nuell of yir land(is) wnd(er)#
#writ#y(n) (j)n ye {\} first a land be±langand to ye petty(com)mon liand
in ye col(z)eraw ye±quhilk(is) wes in ye hand(is) of willie(m)\steynson~
on~ ye west syd of ye samy(n) burgh ye land of archbald of mo(n)techt
{<OF<} on ye nor^t part and {\} ye land of willie(m)\les(s)le on ye
south p(ar)t (j)t(em) c(er)tan land(is) belangand o(ur) lady (j)ll (j)n ye first
a {\} land of s(s)^r iohn~ of cokburn~ liand in ye new# #raw be±tuix
ye land of iohn±and(er)son on ye south p(ar)t and {\} ye land of downe±gilbert
on ye north p(ar)t (j)t(em) a land of thom±moreis(s) liand betuix ye land
of ye forsad {\} downe±gilbert on ye south hand & ye land of andro±schawm(er)
on~ ye nor^t hande (j)t(em) a land of katrin of by(n)\nyng(is) liand in
ye new# #raw o(ur) ladys(s) land on~ ye south hande & ye land of marion~±g(er)wes(s)
ye spous of d(aui)d\list(er) on ye northt hand And ye said bal(z)e
g(ar)t robert±lam s(er)iand cry at ye tolbuth dur(e) thris for ilka
land {\} as ye ws(s) is gif y(ar) war(e) ony to say in ye (con)trare or
to recou(er) ye forsaid(is) land & for±to cu(m) & pay ye t(er)mes {\}
by past as yai wil# #be s(er)uit of law and possession~ to# #be
gevin to ye forsaid den~ willie(m) as law of burgh~ {\} schawis
{\\}