{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} {=Consistently off L and H the
scribe produces a backward hooking flourish.=} {=It cd be intepreted
as a form of E or as an abbreviation for E, tho in=} {=none of
the cases does final E seem to be essential. I have chosen to=}
{=represent the shape as a flourish and it is represented by ".
Final R=} {=too has a hook back, tho not usually extending over
the body of the=} {=letter, and I have represented this as R"
rather than Re.=} Tille all" men to quhais knawlege yir" p(rese)nt
l(ett)re(z) sell"# #to# #cu(m) Andro±lundy s(er)ref of fiff grething"
Sen m(er)etabill" thing" {\} is till" ber" witnes(s) till" swthfastnes(s)
& nay(m)ly till" officiar(is) i(n) ye admi(n)st(ra)c(i)on of yair" office
quhar" y^e occultat(i)on of ver\te ma ge(n)nyr" preiudice till" i(n)noce(n)t(is)
yin it is yat (j) ber" witnes be y(ir) my l(ett)re(z) y^t i(n) ye Tolbouth"
of y^e b(ur)gh" of Coup(er) {\} i(n) y^e s(er)rai court yar"±be haldi(n)
ye sewy(n)tey(n) day of y^e moneth" of octobir" ye yher" of gode A
thousande four" hu(n)d^eth" {\} fyfty & tua yher" co(m)perit s(s) andro±ogylvyl
of ynchemarti(n) knytht & present a {=sic=} l(ett)re(z) of p(ro)curatory
made be mariory±ogylvyle {\} his spous(s) y^e douchtir" wmquhill"
of s(s) (j)ohn"±glen knycht larde of yat ilke of y^e±quhilk l(ett)re(z)
y^e tenour" folowis in yir" {\} word(is) Be it made kende till"
alle me(n) throw yir" p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me mariory of ogylvyll" ye
douchtir" of wmquhill" of (j)hone" of {\} {>} {=in lh margin=} y^e
{>} glen~ & ayr" p(ri)ncipall" & eldast till wmquhill s(s) (j)ohn" of
y^e glen" of y^t ilke & till" daym mergaret of Ersky(n) of ynche±marti(n)
till" {\} hawe made co(n)stitute & ordande & be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z)
makk(is) co(n)stitut(is) & orda(n)d(is) ane honorabill" ma(n) & my(n) derrest
spous(s) andro of ogil\wyle of ynch[?]m(ar)ty(n) my(n) p(ro)curatour" attornay
& speciall" depute till" co(m)per" for me & i(n) my(n) naym i(n) y^e s(er)ref
court of fiff ye said(is) {=sic=} {\} sewy(n)tey(n) day of octob(e)r next
till" cu(m) to be haldi(n) befor y^e s(er)ref or his deput(is) ane or
ma & i(n) all" othir" court(is) & placis als(s)# #oft as {\} him think(is)
spedfule & yar for me & alle my p(er)sonar(is) i(n) my naym & yair(is)
to p(ro)test & p(ro)testac(i)on till" mak lik±as wes(s) of±befor {\} be
wmquhil" (j)hone" of glen" & y^e saide dame m(ar)garet his wyff &
be s(s) (j)hon" of wemys & dame (j)sabelle his wiff i(n) y^e s(er)ref court
{\} of fiff befor s(s) (j)orge of leslye y^t tym s(er)ref of fiff &
i(n) lik man(er) be y^e saide dame m(ar)garet i(n) y^e s(er)ref court of
p(er)th befor s(s) waltir\Stewart yat tym s(er)ref of perth eft(er) y^e
dede of s(s) (j)hon"±glen" hir" spous(s) i(n) hir" pur" viduite or i(n)
ony othir" man(er) of way be y^e saide {\} my(n) p(ro)curatour" sen
spedefulle yat alle alie(n)ac(i)onis of fee & heretage y^t la(n)git
or p(er)tenit or of law sulde hawe la(n)git or p(er)tenit {\} till"
wmquhill" dame (j)sabell" of (j)nche±marti(n) & wyf till" s(s) Ala(n) of
Ersky(n) doun" or made be y^e saide s(s) ala(n) or be y^e saide dame
(j)sabell {\} scho beande cou(er)it or be ony othir" of hir" successour(is)
wnlauchfully or i(n) y^e co(n)trar" of y^e law of scotlande & p(ri)ncipaly
of y^e la(n)d(is) of y^e we\mys±tarweth" withi(n) y^e s(er)refdom~ of
fiff & of y^e la(n)d(is) of Carrik & glenerothquhi withi(n) y^e lordeschip"
of kylbrochqwy withi(n) y^e Regalite {\} of athoyll" & i(n) y^e s(er)refdom"
of p(er)th or of ony othir" la(n)d(is) or a(n)nuelle re(n)t(is) or p(ro)fit(is)
bela(n)gande fee & h(er)etage withi(n) y^e ky(n)rik of scotla(n)de & i(n)
lik ma\n(er) giff ony la(n)d(is) fischi(n)nis a(n)nuell" re(n)t(is) or p(ro)fit(is)
wra(n)gwysly or wnlauchfully or of ony man(er) of way w^thaldi(n) f(ra)
me or my(n) p(er)sonar(is) y^t all" sik {\} alie(n)ac(i)onis or wrang"wys(s)
dete(n)c(i)onis or occupac(i)onis turne me na to my(n) p(er)sonar(is) i(n) p^eiudice
na do ws na harme na scath" na deferri(n)g till" our" {\} richt(is)
be na man(er) of way & p(ri)ncipaly be p^esc(ri)pc(i)on bot±at ma hawe
y^e law & recurs(s) till it i(n) tym of pes(s) & of law & quhe(n) law
is kep^t ande {\} alle othir" & si(n)dry thi(n)g(is) till" do & hawnt
y^t till y^e office of sik a p(ro)curato(ur) attor(na)y or [s]p(eci)ale
depute ar knawy(n) of law or of custu(m) to p(er)tey(n) or at {\} (j) my^t
do & (j) war" p(rese)nt i(n) p(ro)pir" p(er)son" (j) halda(n)de & for±till"
halde ferme & stabill" quhat[s]u(m)eu(er) thi(n)g y^e forsaide my(n) p(ro)curato(ur)
attor(na)y or sp(eci)ale deput i(n) {\} my(n) nay(m) or my(n) p(er)sonar(is) forsaide
led(is) till be don" (j)n y^e witnes(s) h(er)of (j) hawe set to my seill
at (j)nchem(ar)ti(n) ye x day of septe(m)b(e)r y^e yher" of gode (j)^m cccc~
fifti {\} & tua yher" y^e±quilk l(ett)re(z) bea(n)de rede i(n) court herde
& wnd(er)sta(n)de be yai(m) p^esent i(n) court y^e saide p(ro)curato(ur) adm^ttit
lauchfull" p(ro)testit yar" y^t all" alie\nac(i)onis made be s(s) ala(n)
of Ersky(n) & dame (j)sabelle his spous(s) or ony ay(n) of yai(m) or yhit
be yar" successour(is) of quhatsu(m)eu(er) la(n)d(is) a(n)nuelle re(n)t(is) fischi(n)\nis
or ony othir" p(ro)fit(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) bela(n)gi(n) his spous(s) daym mariory
of fee & h(er)etage redundit noth" na yhit turnit till" hir" na
till" hir" p(er)sonar(is) {\} i(n) harme or scath" i(n) ony ty(m) cu(m)my(n)
ande als(s) he p(ro)testit y^t y^e wrangwys(s) dete(n)t(i)onis occupac(i)onis
of y^e saide la(n)d(is) a(n)nuell re(n)t(is) fischi(n)nis & p(ro)fit(is) or yhit
{\} of ony other(is) la(n)d(is) a(n)nuel(is) or p(ro)fit(is) be quhatsu(m)eu(er)
made pass(s) no^t i(n) p^esc(ri)pc(i)on bot at scho & h(er) p(er)so(n)ar(is) ma
hawe law & rec(ur)s(s) till" all" y^e saide la(n)d(is) {\} a(n)nuel re(n)t(is)
fischi(n)nis & p(ro)fit(is) i(n) ty(m) of pes(s) & law y^e±quhilk"±thi(n)g(is)
y^e saide procurato(ur) p(ro)testit exp^esly togiddir" w^t all" y^e
layf of y^e clausis co(n)\tenit i(n) y^e saide l(ett)re(z) of p(ro)curatory
i(n) y^e p^ese(n)s of y(ir) lard(is) & ge(n)till(is) w(n)d(er) w(ri)tti(n) & diu(er)s(s)
othir(is) in y^e first (j)hon"±ky(n)louch" of Cruwe dauy±hay of y^e
nanit\to(n) (j)hon"±lu(m)mysdey(n) of ardre dauy±berclai of Colemy (j)hon"±ky(n)ner"
of y^t ilke (j)hon"±wemys of kylmany wyl(z)hea(m)±st(ra)thery(n) of y^t
ilke dauy±balfo(ur) {\} of Caraldstan" alysche(n)d(er)±lothreisk of
y^t ilke archebalde±meldru(m) of Cleysch" alyschendir"±thay(n) of
y^t ilke (j)hon"±lu(m)mysdey(n) yhou(n)gar" & {\} (j)orge±Ramsay appara(n)d
ayr" till" y^e larde of Clatte (j)n y^e witnes(s) herof thom" of
ky(n)i(n)monde seell" my(n) deput i(n) y^e abse(n)s of my(n) seell" {\} as
hawande y^e st^enth" of my(n) awn seell" togiddir" w^t p(ar)t of yir"
saide lard(is) seelis to yir my(n) l(ett)re(z) is to hung" at y^e b(ur)gh"
forsaide y^e day {\} y^e moneth" & y^e yher" befor w(ri)tti(n) ande
yarefor" ye saide s(er)rai ye xxiij day of october" y^e yher" of
gode (j)^m cccc~ fifty & thre {\} yher" has to hungi(n) {\} my(n) p(ro)pir"
seell" {\\}