# 253
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Adv. MS 34.1.3A, f. 94r
Sort date: 4660719
Location: 308 687 S
Be it kend till all me(n) be y(ir) p(re)sent lettr(i)s
be maner(e) of chartir(e) me (j)ohn~ of Crichtoun~ of Burnistoun~
to be haldin & oblist And be y(ir) p(rese)nt(z) oblis(s) me till A ven(er)ab(i)le
fadir(e) in crist Richard be godd(is) tholing Abbot of du(n)f(ermlin)
And to ye (con)vent of yat ilk for(e) certane gude ded(is)
and p(ro)fit(is) don~ to me and my frend(is) and kyn of±befor(e) Yat
(j) sall nocht thole graunt nor(e) gyff leiffe na tollerance
to na ma(n) nor(e) (z)eit woma(n) na creatur(e) vndir(e) god to
draw na draucht(is) of wat(er)is throu my land(is) of Gilbertstoun~
with ye p(er)tinen~ for(e) ony mylnis to be made lyand on
ye west syde of ye magdelane burn~ and within ye s(er)rafdom~
of Edinburgh And giff of casse ye sayde Abbot & (con)vent
or(e) yare successour(is) wyll byg ony myln~ vpon~ yare land(is)
forne(n)t ye forsaid land(is) of Gilbertstoun~ (j) giff and
graunt(is) for(e) me and my(n) ayr(is) and my(n) assig(na)is full leiffe
and tholing and gude will to ye said(is) Abbot and (con)vent
And yare successour(is) to mak land±stell and Dame for±ganis
my said land(is) of Gilbertstoun~ in ony place p(ro)fitab(i)le
and esfull to ye sayde Abbot and (con)vent and to yare successour(is)
and for(e)±eu(er)mar(e) to endur(e) without ony reuocac(i)on of me ye
said (j)ohn~ my(n) ayr(is) or(e) assig(na)is p(er)petualle tymis to cu(m)
Excep y^t it sall be leifsu(m) to me and my(n) ayr(is) to mak a myln~
within my said grunde of Gilbertstoun~ till oure aw(i)n wsse giff
it be sene spedfull till ws And giff of casse (j) or(e) my(n)
ayr(is) or(e) assig(na)is lard(is) of Gilbertstoun~ graunt(is) or(e) gevis
ony leiffe to ony c^eatur(e) to mak ony draucht(is) of ye said
magdelan~ burn~ throu my said land(is) of Gilbertstoun~ to mak
ony mylnis or(e) myln~ dam~ (j) will and be y(ir) p(rese)nt(z) graunt(is)
and gevys full leiffe and charge for(e) me and my(n) ayr(is) and
assig(na)is to ye said Abbot and (con)vent and to yar(e) successour(is)
bal(z)eis and officiar(is) to cass(s) adnulle and cast doun~
ye said da(m)mis and draucht(is) and yai(m) to destroye for(e)±eu(er)mar(e)
Hafand full leiffe and power(e) yar(e)±to of me ye said (j)ohn~
my(n) ayr(is) and eftir(e)±cu(m)ar(is) Na law na statut(is) made
or(e) to be made beand in ye contrar(e) of y(ir) p(rese)nt(z) of vale
or(e) in ony law to be herde for(e)±eu(er)mar(e) to cu(m) bot to
stand and remane be specialle (con)ue(n)c(i)on ye±quhilk all and
sind(ri) to keip (con)serve and fulfill (j) ye said (j)ohn~ of
crichton~ oblis(s) me and my(n) ayr(is) and my(n) assig(na)is to ye
said Abbot and (con)vent and yar(e) successour(is) p(er)petuale tymis
to cu(m) (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk±thing (j) haff put my
selle to y(ir) p(rese)nt(z) at muskilburgh ye xix day of ye moneth
of (j)ulij ye (z)er(e) of our(e) lord m cccc sexti and
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