{=Henderson of Fordell=} Tyll all & syndry to qhuais knawlag(is)
y(ir) p(re)sent lett(er)e(z) sall# #cum greting" in god eu(er)lestand Sen
m(er)etabill & medefull thing" is to y^e {\} sothfastnes to bere
lele vitnas(s) sa yat nane i(n)noce(n)t p(er)soun~ of ry^t be depriuyt
for defaute of knawlage Qhuarefore it is yat ve rech(ar)t {\} throu
y^e p(er)missioun of god abbote of Culros(s) togiddyr vith dauid±Stevart
of lorn~ oure bal(z)e for ye ty(m) in (j)ugeme(n)t syctand ye soyt(is) cal\lit
& ye court affermyt ye tisday ye xiiij day of ye monath of (j)anuere
ye (z)ere of oure lord (j)^m iiij^c xl & viii before vs comperyt (j)oh(n)
{\} of aytoun~ burge(z) of ye burgh of (j)nu(er)kething(e) {=raised knot
for e=} for verite & sothfastnes to be knawin makand int(er)rogacioun~
on ye name & ye be\half o ye co(mon)ite of ye burgh of (j)nu(er)kething(e)
{=raised knot for e=} forsaid o qhuais bound(is) or fredome in all
tymys by# #gane oure Schyr & toun of cul\ros(s) ves & is or suld
be be man(er) of ma(n)ifest & notore inquisicioun~ {,,} ye±qhuilk(e)
{=knot for e=} (j)ohn" of aytoun removyt & eft(er)±y^t dilige[(n)]t
& {\} lele inquisicioun made amang(is) oure hale inhabitant(is) yar
in court 0 {*zero rel*} deponyt & playnly saide vith a voyce bathe
auld & (z)ong" {\} na p(er)soun gaynsayand o ye±qhuilk(is) ye nowmour
extendit to (j)^c & ma {,,} yat in all tyme(z) by# #gane sen ye eldast
or langast levand {\} ma(n) may think on or hafe in mynd & be relacioun
of yare fad(er)is & p(ro)genitour(is) sawis qhuam {=the reference is
to fathers and progenitors=} god assol(z)e Culros(s) & oure schyre
{\} y(ar)of is & haf(is) bene of ye fredome of y^e burgh of (j)nu(er)kething(e)
{=raised knot for e=} & of nane oy(er) burgh deponand c(er)tane taky(n)is
of p(ro)fe as taky(n) {\} of barkyt leddyr makand p(re)pedicioun~ {"?hindrance,
?restriction"} {=Not in dost. Cf m(ed)l(at) prepeditio "hindrance".
Cl Lat praepedio "to shackle, hobble"=} in tapping" of wy(n) & oy(er)
marchandyce(z) diu(er)se tymys hafeand (z)herely & (z)it haf(is) yar forlot(is)
{\} & oy(er) mesowris takand toll(is) {=stroke through ll=} & customys
& oy(er) thing(is) p(er)tenand to ye burgh comperand to cham(er)lay(n)±ayr(is)
vmqhuill beand {\} i(n) ye cham(er)lay(n)is wyll & vmqhuill abydand
ane assise Off ye±qhuilk(is) sawis & deposic(i)onis all & syndry
oure hale inhabitant(is) {\} forsaid all & syndry vith a voyce haf(is)
p(ur)chast ye comowne Sele of oure chapt(er) to y(ir) p(rese)ns to be
to# #hong#y(n) togidd(er) vith ye Se\lis of henry of hawyke (j)ohn"±cristison
eldare vil(z)ame±kelt & gib±law beand apon ye said inquisiscioun~
in p(rese)ns & vitnasing(e) {=raised knot for e=} {\} of dauid±Stevart
forsaid s(s) (j)ohn"±mulge p(er)soun of tulyaloun~ & oy(er) mony {.} {\\}
{=a quarter of one seal remains and tags only for two others=}