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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD26/1/4/42}
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{=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" PreseNT
LettREz SELL"+ +TO+ +CUm *ANDRO-LUNDY SerREF OF FIFF GRETHING"
*SEN MerETABILL" THING" {\} IS TILL" BER" WITNESs TILL" SWTHFASTNESs
& NAYmLY TILL" OFFICIARis In YE ADMInSTraCiON OF YAIR" OFFICE
QUHAR" Y^E OCCULTATiON OF VER\TE MA GEnNYR" PREIUDICE TILL" InNOCEnTis
YIN IT IS YAT j BER" WITNES BE Yir MY LettREz Y^T In YE *TOLBOUTH"
OF Y^E BurGH" OF *COUPer {\} In Y^E SerRAI COURT YAR"-BE HALDIn
YE SEWYnTEYn DAY OF Y^E MONETH" OF OCTOBIR" YE YHER" OF GODE *A
THOUSANDE FOUR" HUnD^ETH" {\} FYFTY & TUA YHER" COmPERIT Ss ANDRO-OGYLVYL
OF YNCHEMARTIn KNYTHT & PRESENT A {=sic=} LettREz OF ProCURATORY
MADE BE MARIORY-OGYLVYLE {\} HIS SPOUSs Y^E DOUCHTIR" WMQUHILL"
OF Ss jOHN"-GLEN KNYCHT LARDE OF YAT ILKE OF Y^E-QUHILK LettREz
Y^E TENOUR" FOLOWIS IN YIR" {\} WORDis *BE IT MADE KENDE TILL"
ALLE MEn THROW YIR" PreseNT LettREz ME MARIORY OF OGYLVYLL" YE
DOUCHTIR" OF WMQUHILL" OF jHONE" OF {\} {>} {=in lh margin=} Y^E
{>} GLEN~ & AYR" PriNCIPALL" & ELDAST TILL WMQUHILL Ss jOHN" OF
Y^E GLEN" OF Y^T ILKE & TILL" DAYM MERGARET OF *ERSKYn OF YNCHE-MARTIn
TILL" {\} HAWE MADE COnSTITUTE & ORDANDE & BE Yir PreseNT LettREz
MAKKis COnSTITUTis & ORDAnDis ANE HONORABILL" MAn & MYn DERREST
SPOUSs ANDRO OF OGIL\WYLE OF YNCH[]MarTYn MYn ProCURATOUR" ATTORNAY
& SPECIALL" DEPUTE TILL" COmPER" FOR ME & In MYn NAYM In Y^E SerREF
COURT OF FIFF YE SAIDis {=sic=} {\} SEWYnTEYn DAY OF OCTOBeR NEXT
TILL" CUm TO BE HALDIn BEFOR Y^E SerREF OR HIS DEPUTis ANE OR
MA & In ALL" OTHIR" COURTis & PLACIS ALSs+ +OFT AS {\} HIM THINKis
SPEDFULE & YAR FOR ME & ALLE MY PerSONARis In MY NAYM & YAIRis
TO ProTEST & ProTESTACiON TILL" MAK LIK-AS WESs OF-BEFOR {\} BE
WMQUHIL" jHONE" OF GLEN" & Y^E SAIDE DAME MarGARET HIS WYFF &
BE Ss jHON" OF WEMYS & DAME jSABELLE HIS WIFF In Y^E SerREF COURT
{\} OF FIFF BEFOR Ss jORGE OF LESLYE Y^T TYM SerREF OF FIFF &
In LIK MANer BE Y^E SAIDE DAME MarGARET In Y^E SerREF COURT OF
PerTH BEFOR Ss WALTIR\*STEWART YAT TYM SerREF OF PERTH EFTer Y^E
DEDE OF Ss jHON"-GLEN" HIR" SPOUSs In HIR" PUR" VIDUITE OR In
ONY OTHIR" MANer OF WAY BE Y^E SAIDE {\} MYn ProCURATOUR" SEN
SPEDEFULLE YAT ALLE ALIEnACiONIS OF FEE & HERETAGE Y^T LAnGIT
OR PerTENIT OR OF LAW SULDE HAWE LAnGIT OR PerTENIT {\} TILL"
WMQUHILL" DAME jSABELL" OF jNCHE-MARTIn & WYF TILL" Ss *ALAn OF
*ERSKYn DOUN" OR MADE BE Y^E SAIDE Ss ALAn OR BE Y^E SAIDE DAME
jSABELL {\} SCHO BEANDE COUerIT OR BE ONY OTHIR" OF HIR" SUCCESSOURis
WNLAUCHFULLY OR In Y^E COnTRAR" OF Y^E LAW OF SCOTLANDE & PriNCIPALY
OF Y^E LAnDis OF Y^E WE\MYS-TARWETH" WITHIn Y^E SerREFDOM~ OF
FIFF & OF Y^E LAnDis OF *CARRIK & GLENEROTHQUHI WITHIn Y^E LORDESCHIP"
OF KYLBROCHQWY WITHIn Y^E *REGALITE {\} OF ATHOYLL" & In Y^E SerREFDOM"
OF PerTH OR OF ONY OTHIR" LAnDis OR AnNUELLE REnTis OR ProFITis
BELAnGANDE FEE & HerETAGE WITHIn Y^E KYnRIK OF SCOTLAnDE & In
LIK MA\Ner GIFF ONY LAnDis FISCHInNIS AnNUELL" REnTis OR ProFITis
WRAnGWYSLY OR WNLAUCHFULLY OR OF ONY MANer OF WAY W^THALDIn Fra
ME OR MYn PerSONARis Y^T ALL" SIK {\} ALIEnACiONIS OR WRANG"WYSs
DETEnCiONIS OR OCCUPACiONIS TURNE ME NA TO MYn PerSONARis In P^EIUDICE
NA DO WS NA HARME NA SCATH" NA DEFERRInG TILL" OUR" {\} RICHTis
BE NA MANer OF WAY & PriNCIPALY BE P^ESCriPCiON BOT-AT MA HAWE
Y^E LAW & RECURSs TILL IT In TYM OF PESs & OF LAW & QUHEn LAW
IS KEP^T ANDE {\} ALLE OTHIR" & SInDRY THInGis TILL" DO & HAWNT
Y^T TILL Y^E OFFICE OF SIK A ProCURATOur ATTORnaY OR [S]PeciALE
DEPUTE AR KNAWYn OF LAW OR OF CUSTUm TO PerTEYn OR AT {\} j MY^T
DO & j WAR" PreseNT In ProPIR" PerSON" j HALDAnDE & FOR-TILL"
HALDE FERME & STABILL" QUHAT[S]UmEUer THInG Y^E FORSAIDE MYn ProCURATOur
ATTORnaY OR SPeciALE DEPUT In {\} MYn NAYm OR MYn PerSONARis FORSAIDE
LEDis TILL BE DON" jN Y^E WITNESs HerOF j HAWE SET TO MY SEILL
AT jNCHEMarTIn YE X DAY OF SEPTEmBeR Y^E YHER" OF GODE j^M CCCC~
FIFTI {\} & TUA YHER" Y^E-QUILK LettREz BEAnDE REDE In COURT HERDE
& WNDerSTAnDE BE YAIm P^ESENT In COURT Y^E SAIDE ProCURATOur ADM^TTIT
LAUCHFULL" ProTESTIT YAR" Y^T ALL" ALIE\NACiONIS MADE BE Ss ALAn
OF *ERSKYn & DAME jSABELLE HIS SPOUSs OR ONY AYn OF YAIm OR YHIT
BE YAR" SUCCESSOURis OF QUHATSUmEUer LAnDis AnNUELLE REnTis FISCHIn\NIS
OR ONY OTHIR" ProFITis QUHATSUmEUer BELAnGIn HIS SPOUSs DAYM MARIORY
OF FEE & HerETAGE REDUNDIT NOTH" NA YHIT TURNIT TILL" HIR" NA
TILL" HIR" PerSONARis {\} In HARME OR SCATH" In ONY TYm CUmMYn
ANDE ALSs HE ProTESTIT Y^T Y^E WRANGWYSs DETEnTiONIS OCCUPACiONIS
OF Y^E SAIDE LAnDis AnNUELL REnTis FISCHInNIS & ProFITis OR YHIT
{\} OF ONY OTHERis LAnDis AnNUELis OR ProFITis BE QUHATSUmEUer
MADE PASSs NO^T In P^ESCriPCiON BOT AT SCHO & Her PerSOnARis MA
HAWE LAW & RECurSs TILL" ALL" Y^E SAIDE LAnDis {\} AnNUEL REnTis
FISCHInNIS & ProFITis In TYm OF PESs & LAW Y^E-QUHILK"-THInGis
Y^E SAIDE PROCURATOur ProTESTIT EXP^ESLY TOGIDDIR" W^T ALL" Y^E
LAYF OF Y^E CLAUSIS COn\TENIT In Y^E SAIDE LettREz OF ProCURATORY
In Y^E P^ESEnS OF Yir LARDis & GEnTILLis WnDer WriTTIn & DIUerSs
OTHIRis IN Y^E FIRST jHON"-KYnLOUCH" OF *CRUWE DAUY-HAY OF Y^E
NANIT\TOn jHON"-LUmMYSDEYn OF ARDRE DAUY-BERCLAI OF *COLEMY jHON"-KYnNER"
OF Y^T ILKE jHON"-WEMYS OF KYLMANY WYLzHEAm-STraTHERYn OF Y^T
ILKE DAUY-BALFOur {\} OF *CARALDSTAN" ALYSCHEnDer-LOTHREISK OF
Y^T ILKE ARCHEBALDE-MELDRUm OF *CLEYSCH" ALYSCHENDIR"-THAYn OF
Y^T ILKE jHON"-LUmMYSDEYn YHOUnGAR" & {\} jORGE-*RAMSAY APPARAnD
AYR" TILL" Y^E LARDE OF *CLATTE jN Y^E WITNESs HEROF THOM" OF
KYnInMONDE SEELL" MYn DEPUT In Y^E ABSEnS OF MYn SEELL" {\} AS
HAWANDE Y^E ST^ENTH" OF MYn AWN SEELL" TOGIDDIR" W^T ParT OF YIR"
SAIDE LARDis SEELIS TO YIR MYn LettREz IS TO HUNG" AT Y^E BurGH"
FORSAIDE Y^E DAY {\} Y^E MONETH" & Y^E YHER" BEFOR WriTTIn ANDE
YAREFOR" YE SAIDE SerRAI YE XXIIJ DAY OF OCTOBER" Y^E YHER" OF
GODE j^M CCCC~ FIFTY & THRE {\} YHER" HAS TO HUNGIn {\} MYn ProPIR"

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