{~f39r~} {=part of folio missing in the shape of a triangle with
base midway down=} {=the binding and apex pointing to middle top=}
{=change of hand=} y^e borrow court of y^e newburgh haldy(n) {\}
wy^t±in ye chapell of Sanc kateryn wy^t\in ye saide burgh be
a wordy ma(n) yat is to {\} saye Alex"±mycheson bal(z)he of ye saide
{\} burgh~ ye xxvj daye of ye monech of {\} Ap(ri)ll ye (z)her of
our(e) lorde M cccc lxix (z)her {\} ye court affermyt ye sowct(is)
callit ye abse(n)s {\} ar patent y^t is to say {,} he(n)ry±chavm(er)
{,} Tho^a^s\kechyn~ {,} robe±Robertson {,} (j)hon~±and(er)son {<ILK<}
{\} And^o±spens ilk[a]n of y(am) ar in a±m(er)syment & {\} yat was
g[?]n {[given[} for dowm~ {\\} (j)t(e)m ye [?] day & in ye samy(n) court
(com)pe,\rit [N][?]±Rollande {,} as actor principalle {\} & f[?]
[?] of ij Rud(is) of land wy^t his p(ro)lo\c[?] {[prolocutor[} [?] [?]pek:ar(e)
{[forspeaker[} y^t is to saye Thomas\[?] [D]auid±wrycht {<YE<}
lyand wy^t±in {\} [?] [?]ogh~ on ye sowtht syde of y^e gate {\}
[?] [?] land of wil(z)ha(m)±stobbis on ye est {\} [?] [?] land of Thom±stobbis
on ye {\} [?] {,} ye±quhilk day & court Thomas\[?] as p(ro)curatour
& forspekar for Nor[?]\[?]ande {,} askit at ye bal(z)^e y^t was y(ar)
{\} [?] [?]e {,} yat he sulde ger(e) ye syis be±for {\} [?] pas furtht
& take to yai(m) mae pr[?] {\} [?]ie" giff myst(er) war to desyde {,}
& {\} [?]t ye debate ye caus(s) & ye question {\} [?]ndande {,} be±tuex
ye forsaid Norma(n)\[?][a]nde on ye±ta p(ar)t & And^o±tode on ye±\[?]
{[the othe[} p(ar)t wy^t his forspekar Thom~±roger\[?]on~ as a syis
of ry^t ye±q^l^k grownde y[^e] {\} forsaid Norma(n) followit be
a breffe of ry^t {\} yan askit ye forsaid And^o at ye bal(z)^e
yar(e) p(rese)nt {\} leiffe to mast(er) thomas of rossy y^t he mocht
{\} be ane of his {,} forspekar(is) for ye±q^l^k mast(er) {\} Thomas
he obtenyt leiffe {,} yan ye bal(z)^e gra(n)\tit to ye forsaid Norma(n)
& tho^a^s±fleschor as {\} p(ro)curatour a sychis of ry^t to pas
furth for {\} ye decision & det(er)mi(n)ation of ye forsaid land {\}
as daye of p(er)emptor as thomas±fleschor {\} his spekar askit p(er)emptorly
to p(ro)cede {,} of {\} ye forsaide lande {,} to ye±q^l^k sychis
mast(er) {\} thomas±rossy as forspekar for And^o±tode {\} gra(n)tit
Sa y^t ilkan of ye said p(ar)teis ba^t {\} followar(is) & defendor(is)
motht be harde i(n) {\} (j)ugement & schaw y(ar) rychtis ye folloar(is)
{\} for y(ar) p(er)sute to ye forsaid grownde & ye {\} defendor(is)
for y(ar) lawchfull defens ye±q^l^k {\} was grantit be ye bal(z)^e
y(ar) p(rese)nt yan ye {\} sworn~ sychis callit wpe w^t consent &
{\} {~f39v~} assent of ba^t ye p(ar)teis fermly appruffit {\} admittt
ye forsaid sychis name" by nam[e]" {\} as it is wrytyn heyr y^t
is to saye {,} (j)n y^e f[?] {\} (j)hon~±thomson {,} dauid±scote {,}
da^d±bly^t {,} (j)ho[n]~\philp {,} Nicol of bate Dauid±Carwour
{,} (j)ho[?]\c(ri)sty {,} (j)hon~±dauidson~ Thom~±sclat(er) {,} (j)ohn~\cu(n)son
Michel±leschma(n) {,} (j)hon~±tode {,} (j)ho[?]\blak Sym±bell {,} (j)hon~±wallansche
{,} Alex"±di[?] {\} & Sym±cawherde {,} Yan spak mast(er) tho[?]\rossy
& askit ye p(ar)teys to be sworn~ yaj {\} no^t follow na defend[e]
{,} na thing bot it {\} trowyt yaj hade ry^t & [?]son {[?reason[}
for & miche[?]\leschma(n) in ye nam~ of [y][?] {\} [sy]chis askit
y^e [?] {\} sen ye sychis war dep[?] [?]rn~ for ye d[?] {\} of ye
sam~ mat(er) yan [?] [s]aid p(ar)tey [?] {\} swerande {,} as it was
[?] [?]for at y^e [?] {\} Yan p(ro)ponit ye forsaid t[h][?]±[?]or as
[?]\k:ar(e) {[forspeaker[} for Norma(n)±rollande {,} [?] [s]aid [?]\rolland
had grownd ry^t t[?] [?] l[a][?] {\} as heritag" of his fad[?] {[father[}
[?] {\} be a breffe of ry^t & y^e p(ro)[?] [?] {\} y(ar)±a±pon~ {,} yan
spak m[?]±[?] {\} as forspekar for and^o±to[?] [?] his {\} ass(er)cion~
& allegacion~ & [?] {\} was in±ane & of na waille [?] {\} ry^t &
y^e p(ro)pirte {,} of ye fors[?] [?] {\} p(er)tenyt to And^o±tode {,}
ye±q[?] [?] {\} of ye sam~ grownde {,} & alleg[?] [?] {\} forsaide
and^o±tode {,} & furth [?] {\} & law {,} & buke of law & (j)n[?] [?]
{\} wy^t oy(er) docume(n)t(is) syndry & [?] sychis herand ba^t ye p(ar)teys
[?] {\} on ilka syde & yir resonys pa[s][?] {[passed[} [?] {\} ryply
awysyt for ye det(er)mi[?] [?] {\} ye forsaid lande {,} qwhom to ye
g[?] {[ground[} {\} ry^t p(er)tenyt of law det(er)myt & co[?]\ acordit
in ane {,} & be a wordy ma(n) [M][?]\leschma(n) forspekar for ye sychis
d[?] {\} & p(ro)misyt yat na grownd ry^t of [y][?] {\} land {,} p(er)tenyt
to Norma(n)±rollande b[?] {\} bot ye ry^t of ye forsaide grownde
p(ar)te {\} till And^o±tode {,} & leffis (j)t wy^t y^e fo[?] {[?foresaid[}
{\} And^o±tode p(er)petualy to raman~ & ya[?] {\} wes giffyn for
dome~ & to paye a v[?] {\} sic as he hatht to tyn~ in yat court
{\} p(er)petuall silens pout to y^e forsa[d][?] {\} Norma(n) of yat
forsade grownde {\\}