{Registrum de Dunfermelyn} {f109v} Be it kend tyl al me(n) be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)res ws he(n)ry be the tholy(n)g of god Abbot of Du(n)f(ermlin)
& ye (con)ue(n)t of y^t ylk w^t {\} (con)se(n)t & asse(n)t tyl haue set
& to f(er)m lattin & be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res sett(is) & to ferm latt(is)
tyl a warschopful# #ma(n) mathou\Forst(er) burges(s) of st(ri)uelyn~
& tyl hys ayr(is) & hys assignes(s) sic±lyke p(er)sonis as hy(m)±self
al & hale ye frut(is) of ye {\} p(ar)sonage of owr(e) kyrk of st(ri)uelyn~
w^t al & sindry tend(is) p(ro)fit(is) & rychtwys(s) p(er)tinent(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er)
belang"and or 0 {*zero rel*} may {\} belang" ony man(er) of way
in ty(m) to cu(m) to ye sade p(ar)sonage to±gydd(er) w^t xl akyris of
land callit ye Sowth±feld {\} lyand w^t±in ye p(ar)rochin of owr(e)
for(e)±sade kyrk of st(ri)uelyn~ for al & hale ye t(er)mis of xix (z)er(is)
i(m)mediatly & {\} (con)tinualy folowand ye date of y(ir) l(ett)res Ent(er)and
in ye sade tak of ye sade p(ar)sonage & land(is) at ye fest of {\}
wytsu(n)day next folouand ye date of y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res To be
haldy(n) & had al & hale ye frut(is) of ye sade p(ar)sonage of ye {\}
kyrk of st(ri)uelyn to±gydd(er) w^t ye sade xl ac(ri)s of land w^t ye
p(er)tine(n)t(is) to ye sade mathou hys ayr(is) & hys {\} assygnes(s) be±for(e)
expremyt w^t al & sindry p(ro)fit(is) (com)moditeis tend(is) frut(is) obue(n)co(n)is
& e(m)molimo(n)t(is) to ye frut(is) {\} of ye sade p(ar)sonage & to ye for(e)±sade
land(is) p(er)tenyng" or ry^twysly may p(er)tene frely (con)iuctely {sic}
halely wele {\} & in pece w^t±owty(n) impedime(n)t r(e)uocac(i)on or agayn~#
#sa#yng" endury(n)g ye t(er)mys of xix (z)er(is) for(e)sade {\} payand y(ar)±for(e)
(z)er(e)ly ye sade mathow hys aer(is) & hys assignes(s) as sade is of±befor(e)
tyl ws owr(e) {\} (con)ue(n)t & successor(is) in ye Abbay of du(n)f(er)mlyn~
for ye frut(is) & tend(is) of ye sade p(ar)sonage fyfty pund(is) {\} of
gude & vsuale mony of Scotland & viij lib~ of ye sade vsuale
mony for ye sa^d^e xl acris of {\} land of ye Sowth±feld {del}
& {end} at ij vsuale t(er)mys of ye (z)er(e) y^t is to say wytsu(n)day
& martymes(s) in {\} wynt(er) be evy(n)ly porc(i)onis & sa furth (z)er(e)ly
terme in term~ & (z)er(e) in (z)er(e) endury(n)g ye t(er)mys of xix {\} (z)er(is)
for(e)sade And gyf it ha"py(n)is as god for(e)bede ye for(e)sade Mathou
hys aer(is) or hys {\} assinges(s) to fail(z)e in ye payme(n)t of ye sayde
sowmys at ony of ye t(er)mys be±For(e) wyrty(n) {\} eft(er) xl dayis
(com)pleit & by gayn~ it sal be leful tyl vs & owr(e) successor(is)
frely tyl {\} dispone on~ al & su(n)dry frut(is) of ye sade kyrk &
p(er)tine(n)t(is) {del} {end} & of ye sade xl ac(ri)s of land {\} as best
emples(s) ws w^t±owty(n) ony e(n)t(er)e(m)pc(i)on {=not in dost=} or demawnd
And at±owr(e) we grawnt {\} ws tyl haue r(e)sauit be±for(e)±ha(n)d(is)
fra ye sade mathow±Forst(er) a sowm~ of Twa {\} hu(n)dreth pu(n)d(is)
of vsual mony of scotla(n)d gevy(n) tyl vs in owr(e) myst(er) {\} & turnyt
{\} in ye co(m)o(n) p(ro)fit & nedeful vtilite of owr(e) place for ye
ferm~ & malis of ye {\} sade te(n)d(is) & p(ar)sonage of ye sade kyrk
The sowm~ exte(n)d(is) tyl iiij (z)er(is) rent of {\} ye sade p(ar)sonage
& to be a±lowit in ye fyrst iiij (z)er(is) of ye sade assedac(i)on {\}
Off ye±quhylk sowm~ we hald ws wele (con)te(n)t payit & assythyt
And ye {\} for(e)±sade Mathow hys aer(is) executor(is) & assignes(s)
quieteclamys discharg(is) {\} for(e)±eu(er) be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res Alswa
ye saide Mathou hys aer(is) & assignes(s) be u(er)tu {\} of y^is assadac(i)on
is bu(n)dy(n) & oblyst tyl vs & owr(e) successor(is) & (con)ue(n)t to pay
{\} (z)erely for(e) al ye t(er)mis of ye sade assedac(i)on iiij chalder(e)
of mele awtht {\} furth of ye sade kyrk in sic±lyk man(er) as has
be vsit of±be±for(e) And to {\} frethe vs & owr(e) place y(ar)of indura(n)t
ye t(er)mis of ye sade assedac(i)on (j)n ye wytnes(s) of ye±quhylk±thyng"
to y(ir) owr(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res roborat w^t ye manual {\} subc(ri)pc(i)on
{sic} of owr(e) ha(n)d(is) ye como(n) sele of owr(e) cheptowr(e) is to hung"in
at {\} du(n)f(er)mlyn~ ye secu(n)d day of Noue(m)ber(e) The (z)er(e) of owr(e)
lord a {\} M±CCCC±lxx & ix (z)er(is) {\\}