# 836
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD172/144}
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{=Henderson of Fordell=} *TYLL ALL & SYNDRY TO QHUAIS KNAWLAGis
Yir PreSENT LETTerEz SALL+ +CUM GRETING" IN GOD EUerLESTAND *SEN
MerETABILL & MEDEFULL THING" IS TO Y^E {\} SOTHFASTNES TO BERE
LELE VITNASs SA YAT NANE InNOCEnT PerSOUN~ OF RY^T BE DEPRIUYT
FOR DEFAUTE OF KNAWLAGE *QHUAREFORE IT IS YAT VE RECHarT {\} THROU
Y^E PerMISSIOUN OF GOD ABBOTE OF *CULROSs TOGIDDYR VITH DAUID-*STEVART
OF LORN~ OURE BALzE FOR YE TYm IN jUGEMEnT SYCTAND YE SOYTis CAL\LIT
& YE COURT AFFERMYT YE TISDAY YE XIIIJ DAY OF YE MONATH OF jANUERE
YE zERE OF OURE LORD j^M IIIJ^C XL & VIII BEFORE VS COMPERYT jOHn
{\} OF AYTOUN~ BURGEz OF YE BURGH OF jNUerKETHINGe {=raised knot
for e=} FOR VERITE & SOTHFASTNES TO BE KNAWIN MAKAND INTerROGACIOUN~
ON YE NAME & YE BE\HALF O YE COmonITE OF YE BURGH OF jNUerKETHINGe
{=raised knot for e=} FORSAID O QHUAIS BOUNDis OR FREDOME IN ALL
TYMYS BY+ +GANE OURE *SCHYR & TOUN OF CUL\ROSs VES & IS OR SULD
BE BE MANer OF MAnIFEST & NOTORE INQUISICIOUN~ {,,} YE-QHUILKe
{=knot for e=} jOHN" OF AYTOUN REMOVYT & EFTer-Y^T DILIGE[n]T
& {\} LELE INQUISICIOUN MADE AMANGis OURE HALE INHABITANTis YAR
IN COURT 0 {*zero rel*} DEPONYT & PLAYNLY SAIDE VITH A VOYCE BATHE
AULD & zONG" {\} NA PerSOUN GAYNSAYAND O YE-QHUILKis YE NOWMOUR
EXTENDIT TO j^C & MA {,,} YAT IN ALL TYMEz BY+ +GANE SEN YE ELDAST
OR LANGAST LEVAND {\} MAn MAY THINK ON OR HAFE IN MYND & BE RELACIOUN
OF YARE FADerIS & ProGENITOURis SAWIS QHUAM {=the reference is
to fathers and progenitors=} GOD ASSOLzE *CULROSs & OURE SCHYRE
{\} YarOF IS & HAFis BENE OF YE FREDOME OF Y^E BURGH OF jNUerKETHINGe
{=raised knot for e=} & OF NANE OYer BURGH DEPONAND CerTANE TAKYnIS
OF ProFE AS TAKYn {\} OF BARKYT LEDDYR MAKAND PrePEDICIOUN~ {"?hindrance,
?restriction"} {=Not in DOST. Cf MedLat prepeditio "hindrance".
Cl Lat praepedio "to shackle, hobble"=} IN TAPPING" OF WYn & OYer
MARCHANDYCEz DIUerSE TYMYS HAFEAND zHERELY & zIT HAFis YAR FORLOTis
{\} & OYer MESOWRIS TAKAND TOLLis {=stroke through LL=} & CUSTOMYS
& OYer THINGis PerTENAND TO YE BURGH COMPERAND TO CHAMerLAYn-AYRis
VMQHUILL BEAND {\} In YE CHAMerLAYnIS WYLL & VMQHUILL ABYDAND
ANE ASSISE *OFF YE-QHUILKis SAWIS & DEPOSICiONIS ALL & SYNDRY
OURE HALE INHABITANTis {\} FORSAID ALL & SYNDRY VITH A VOYCE HAFis
PurCHAST YE COMOWNE *SELE OF OURE CHAPTer TO Yir PreseNS TO BE
TO+ +HONG+Yn TOGIDDer VITH YE *SE\LIS OF HENRY OF HAWYKE jOHN"-CRISTISON
ELDARE VILzAME-KELT & GIB-LAW BEAND APON YE SAID INQUISISCIOUN~
IN PreseNS & VITNASINGe {=raised knot for e=} {\} OF DAUID-*STEVART
FORSAID Ss jOHN"-MULGE PerSOUN OF TULYALOUN~ & OYer MONY {.} {\\}
{=a quarter of one seal remains and tags only for two others=}