{Morton Papers} Be (j)t kend till alle men be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z)
me william~±Scot of balwery kny^t to be bundyn and oblist be
ye faitht & treuth {\} (j)n my body & be y(ir) my l(ett)re(z) bind(is) and
oblis(s) me my ayr(is) and assignais to ane Nobill & potent lord
(j)hone Erle of Moutone {sic} {\} & lord of Dalketht his ayr(is)
and his ass(s)^i^s yat Forsamekille as my mod(er) Ele(z)abeth[t]±mu(n)creif
{hole in ms} lady of Balwery hes ane {\} (j)nfeftme(n)t of liffre(n)t
of a thrid±p(ar)t of ye land(is) of balbertane est(er) lyand w^tin ye
s(er)efdom~ of fiff i(n) ye Regalite of dalbetht And {\} Barony
of abirdo(ur) of ye±quhilk thridp(ar)t ye said lord heid ane Reu(er)sion~
quhilk he hes deliu(er)t to me And (j) haue deliu(er)it {\} to ye said
lord a lett(er) of Reu(er)sion~ of ye thua p(ar)t(is) of ye said(is) land(is)
of balbertane est(er) Apon~ ye sowme of thua hu(n)dretht {\} m(ar)k(is)
lik±as at lentht (j)s (con)tenit (j)n ye Sa(m)myn~ y(ar)for quhen±eu(er)
(j)t sal# #happi(n) ye said lord h(is) ayr(is) or ass(s)^i^s to Redeme~
{\} fra me my ayr(is) or ass(s)^i^s ye said thua p(ar)t(is) of ye said
la(n)d(is) be payme(n)t & de±liu(er)ans of ye said {del} {end} Sowm~
w^t ane lett(er) of tak {\} (con)tenit i(n) ye said Reu(er)sion~ (j) bind
& oblis(s) me my ayr(is) & my ass(s)^i^s to ye said lord h(is) ayr(is) &
h(is) assig^i^s in ye stratast {\} form & still of obligacion~ yat
(j) sall caus(s) my said mod(er) to remit" & gif o(ur) hir said liff±rent
of ye said thridp(ar)t of {\} of {sic} ye said land(is) Ore ell[i]s
{crease and small hole make reading difficult} (j) ye said william"
my ayr(is) & my ass(s)^i^s sall (z)erly (con)te[?] {[content]} {crease
obscures word} & pay to ye said l[?]d {[lord]} {hole in ms} h(is)
ayr(is) {\} or h(is) ass(s)^i^s for ye said thrid fywe m(ar)k(is) of maille
vsuall mone of Scotland (j)n sic wis(s) as ony oy(er) thrid of ye sa(m)
{\} la(n)d(is) sall pay to ye said lord h(is) ayr(is) or ass^i^s eft(er)
ye said Redemption~ or befor (j)t & ay and quhill my said mod(er)
{\} liff(is) or ellis haue renu(n)cit hir said liff±rent And atto(ur)
(j) bind & oblis(s) me and my ayr(is) to ye said lord and his ayr(is)
{corrected, different ink colour} {\} y^t {inserted, different
ink colour} (j) & ya sall (con)tenew i(n) gud s(er)uice to ye said lord
for als lang (z)er(is) & t(er)mis as (j) or ya Remanis w^t ye said la(n)d(is)
off {\} Balbertane" owy(er) be possession~ or tak eft(er) ye forme
of my band maid y(ar)apon~ of±befor to ye said lord {ink colour
changes} And (j) & ya {\} sal# #be & do gud s(er)uice to ye said
lord & h(is) ayr(is) eft(er) as (j)s (con)tenit i(n) ye sa(m)myn band (j)n witnes
of ye±quhilk±thi(n)g {\} (j) {del} sa {end} haue affixt my Seille
to y(ir) l(ett)re(z) at Edinb(ur)gh ye xxij day of (j)unij ye (z)er of god
(j)^m±iiij^c ny(n)ty & Autht (z)er(is) befor {\} y(ir) w^tnes (j)ames±giffert
of S(er)efhalle (j)ames±giffert h(is) Son~ & ap(er)and air s(er) will(zam)±he(n)rison~
& georg" of dowglas w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s) {\\}