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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland MS 73, item 5}
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OF BALBERTANE ESTer *APON~ YE SOWME OF THUA HUnDRETHT {\} MarKis
LIK-AS AT LENTHT jS conTENIT jN YE *SAmMYN~ YarFOR QUHEN-EUer
jT SAL+ +HAPPIn YE SAID LORD His AYRis OR ASSs^I^S TO *REDEME~
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FOR ALS LANG zERis & TerMIS AS j OR YA *REMANIS W^T YE SAID LAnDis
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OF YE-QUHILK-THInG {\} j {del} SA {end} HAUE AFFIXT MY *SEILLE
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j^M-IIIJ^C NYnTY & *AUTHT zERis BEFOR {\} Yir W^TNES jAMES-GIFFERT
OF *SerEFHALLE jAMES-GIFFERT His *SON~ & APerAND AIR Ser WILLzam-HEnRISON~

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