FIF/naslevenmelv25.tag
FIF/naslevenmelv25.dic
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Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD26/1/4/25

Sort date: 4120531
Location: 325 690 X

{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} Be it knawyn til al men be yis
p(rese)nt chart(er) endentit me will(ia)me±scot lord of balwery til
haue gifyn & g(ra)ntit {\} al my landis of durachmur(e) with ye portenance
with±in ye schirraydome of fyf saufand ye a(n)nuale autht to {\}
ye kirk of andirsto(u)n ye±qwilk a(n)nuale is a chaldir(e) of mele or
twe(n)ty s(s) be yher(e) to (j)one ye malvyle ye son~ {\} & ye ayr(e) of
(j)one ye malvyle {,} lord of ye Rach {,} and to my douthtir mariory
in±to maryage {,} & to ye barnis {\} gottyn {,} or lachfully for±to
get betuene yame~ & to ye langest lifand of yame~ And ye saide
(j)one ye malvyle {\} sale hald yis saide land in warde & relef
of me ye saide will(ia)me & myne ayris And gif it failli~es as
{\} god forbede of yame~ or yair(e) ayris {,} ye saide land with
ye portenance sale remayne with ye forsaide {\} (j)ohn~ ye malvyne
{=sic=} & his ayris {,} qwil i or myne ayris pay fullely to ye
saide (j)one ye malvyle or his {\} ayris twenty pund of vsuale monay
of scotland apon a day And i forsuth ye saide will(ia)me±scot lord
{\} of balwery & myne ayr(is) oblys ws to warand & defend {,} ye
saide land with ye portenance as ye lach wil {\} with al co(m)moditeis
esment(is) & fredomis {,} to ye saide (j)one ye malvyle & mariory
& to yair(e) ayris {,} & to ye {,} {\} langest lifand of yame~ for±eu(er)mar(e)
(j)n witnes of ye±qwilk±thyng to yis p(rese)nt chart(er) endentit my
sele {\} is put with ye sele of ye saide (j)one ye malvyle {,} lord
of ye Rach at balwery ye last day of ye moneth {\} of maij {,}
ye yher(e) of our(e) lord a thwsand CCC^eC {=sic=} & twelf {\\}
{=two seals attached in fragile condition=} {=indented along top
edge=}