{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} Yir endentour(is) maid at kyrkcaldy
ye pe(n)ult day of ye moneth of februer(e) ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m iii^c
ny(n)thy & sevin (z)er(is) it is apountit {,} & fullelie accordit be±tuix
{\} honorabill p(er)sonis vnd(er) vrytyn~ yat is to say vil(z)a(m)±malvin
of ye Ray^t Effem of lundy his spows & vil(z)a(m)±malvin yar soun~
on ye±ta p(ar)t {,} & (j)ohn~±gowrly {\} elder(e) of lamlethin on ye±tod(er)
p(ar)t (j)n man(er) forme" & effec as eft(er) folowis {,} yat is to say
yat (j)ohn~±gowrlay soun~ to ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay eld(er) sall {\}
mary god# #will#and & hawe to wyff Elspat±malvin dotht(er) to ye
said vil(z)a(m)±malvin of ye Ray^t als sown~ as ye law of haly kyrk
leff(is) yai(m) {\} yar±to {,}, And yarfor ye said vil(z)a(m)±malvin
[E]ffem & vil(z)a(m) yar(e) soun~ yar(e) ar(is) exe^r(is) & assig(na)is sal
(con)tent & paye to ye sai[d] (j)ohn~±gowrlay eld(er) ye sowm~ {\} of
twa hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) of gud & vswall monye of scotland yat is to
say forthy m(ar)k(is) at ye (com)pleting" of ye mariag(e) {,} And awthen~
m(ar)k(is) (z)erly yar(e)\efft(er) folowand aye & quhyll ye said sowm~ of
twa hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) be fullelie (con)tent~ & payit to ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay
hys ar(is) exe^r(is) & assig(na)is And {\} for ye securite of ye forsaid
twa# #hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) ye said(is) vil(z)a(m) Effem & vil(z)a(m) sal mak
a lett(er) of assedacione" & takk(is) of all & haill ye land(is) off
{\} fedynch to ye said(is) (j)ohn~±gowrlay & Elspat his spows(s) &
to ye langast liu(er) of yaim & to yar subte(n)ent(is) in ye sekyrest
vys(s) & forme" at ca(n) be maid bwt {\} i(ncon)uen[ie][?] F[or] all
ye t(er)mes of thret[?]en~ (z)er(is) {,} ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay (z)oung(er)
& Elspat his spows(s) & yar(e) subte(n)ne(n)t(is) payand (z)erly yar(e)±for
sax and {\} threthy m(ar)k(is) to ye said vil(z)a(m) Effem vil(z)a(m) & yar(e)
ar(is) exe^r(is) & assig(na)is for oy(er) s(er)uice at±our(e) ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay
(z)owng(er) his spows(s) {\} Elspat & subte(n)ne(n)t(is) (z)erly to# #be dischargit
of awthen~ m(ar)k(is) of ye said sowm~ of sax & threthy m(ar)k(is) aye
& quhyll ye said sowm~ of twa hu(n)dreth {\} m(ar)k(is) be fullelie
(con)te(n)t & payt to y[e] said (j)ohn~±gowrlay eld(er) {,} ye said vil(z)a(m)±malvin
of ye Ray^t & Effem his spows(s) sal honestly susten~ {\} in meet
& clay^t ye said Elspat aye & quhyll±at yai haff gottyn~ a crop
of ye (z)erd of ye said tak of fedynch {,} Ye Entre forsowth of
ye {\} said (j)ohn~±gowrlay (z)owng(er) & Elspat h[?]s spows & subte(n)ne(n)t(is)
sal be {>} at {>} ye nyxt vitsonday eft(er) ye dait of yis p(rese)nt
vryt {,} ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay {\} (z)oung(er) sal fynd securite At
ye Rasing" of his l(ett)re of takk(is) & assedacione" of fedynch
forsaid for ye pame(n)t of ye malis in ye sykyrest {\} forme" at
can be deuesit & maid but i(ncon)uenience to ye said vil(z)a(m) Effem~
& vil(z)a(m) yar(e) aris exe^r(is) & assig(na)is {,} And alswa ye said
(j)ohn~\gowrlay eld(er) sal infeft w^t chartyr & p[?]ssessione" al
& haill his land(is) of cargowr(e) to ye said (j)ohn~±gowrlay (z)oung(er)
& elspet his spows in fee & {\} herytag(e) & ye ar(is) gottyn~ betuix
yaim {,} And gyf yar(e) be ony caws(s) of diuersione" fundyn~ eft(er)wart
be sang(ui)nite or affinite ye said {\} (j)ohn~±gowrlay (z)owngar(e) sal
mak ye expensis for a dispe(n)sacione" w^tin (z)er(e) & day vnd(er) ye
payn~ of twa hu(n)dreth m(ar)k(is) to be payit {\} to ye said Elspat
hyr(e) ar(is) or assig(na)[is] And at all y^ir puntme(n)t & (con)diciones
befor vrytyn be fullelie obs(er)uit & kepit ay(er) of y^ir p(ar)teis
{\} bind(is) yaim yar ar(is) exe^r(is) & assig(na)i[?] ye haly ewa(n)gelis
twychit {>} & {>} for ye mar(e) securite ye p(ar)t remanand w^t ye
said (j)ohn~\gowrlay eld(er) ye said vil(z)a(m)±ma[l]win of ye Ray^t
has(s) affixit to his seill {,} And for ye said Efem~ be±caws(s)
scho had na seill {\} p(ro)p^ir of hyr awyn scho has(s) p(ro)curyt w^t
instance ye seill of a honorabill ma(n) (j)ames±malwin burges of kyrkcaldy
{,}, ye p(ar)t {\} re\manand w^t ye sa[?]d [v]il(z)a(m) & e[f][?][m] ye
said (j)ohn~±gowrlay has(s) effixit to his seill be±for y^ir vitnes
(j)ohn~±olefant of kyelle {\} dauid±berclay of thowth mast(er) A[?]ex"±malvin
dauid±olefant & vat(er)±blar(e) w^t oy(er) diuers(s) day (z)er(e) & place
be±for expremyt {\\} {=fragments of two impressed seals=}