Ye borow curt of ye Nowb(ur)gh haldy(n) i(n) ye c[h][?]\pell of Sanc"
kat(ri)n w^ti(n) ye said b(ur)gh be {\} twa worchy me(n) yat is to say
Alex±me\chyson & mechell of (j)nch bayl(z)eis of ye {\} saym~ ye
xxviii day of ye monech of (j)u[l][?] {\} ye (z)er(is) of our lord M
iiij^c sevy(n)ty & ix {\} (z)er(is) ye±q^l^k day ye soyt(is) callit ye
curt eff[?] {[affirmed[} {\\} ye saym~ day wyl(z)a(m)±Nowma(n) b(ur)g(is)
of d[?] {\} askyt at ye bayl(z)eis i(n) (j)ug(is)me(n)t to pas(s) {\} w^t hy(m)
quhe(n) ye curt wer don tyll a lan[?] {\} lyand w^tin ye said b(ur)gh
ye±q^l^k land as [?] {\} aleg(is) it wes(s) h(is) guds(er)is & wes(s) h(is)
eft(er) h(is) d[?] {\} & y^t ye bayl(z)eis suld {<SE?C<} stand be±sid
ye {\} said wyl(z)a(m) {<Y^T<} to se y^t he deid no wrang {\} for
he doit yai(m) to wyt y^t he wald ask {\} keyis" of ye said land
y^t he my^t me[?] {\} ye said land {\\} ye say(m) day (j)ames±koik
Nycholl±grenla[?] {\} stevy(n)±brost(er) & he(n)ry±chawm(er) ilka(n) be
y(ar) a[?] {\} nay(m) wer dempit for faut of perens(s) t[?] {\} ye curt
{\\} ye say(m) day (j)ohn~±ky(n)glasse p(rese)nt hy(m) i(n) pla[?] {[plain[}
{\} curt to a(n)swer hy(m) to ye borch y^t ye lard {\} of mu(n)creiff
fand opon ye said (j)oh(n) an[?] {\} henry±chavm(er) & p(ro)testit y^t
he wes(s) q[?] {[?quit[} {\} of ye said borch to now teychy(n) {\\}
{=end of f44v=}