{Charters relating to the priory of St Andrews} This (j)ndenture
maide at Sanct±andros the p[?]nult Day of Aprile the (z)eir(e) of
god ane thousand foure hundereth nynte sewin (z)eris p(ro)port(is) and
beir(is) vitnes that (j)t (j)s fullely apon\tit ande accordit betuix
ane venerab(i)le fadir in god (j)ohnne p(ri)our of sanctandr(os) ande
Convent of that (j)lk on that±ane p(ar)te and vorschipf[?]ll men bal(z)eis
cou(n)sall and comi(n)\te of ye townne of linlithgw on yat±vy(er) parte
in maner forme ande effect as eftir followis yat (j)s to say that
ye said(is) venerab(i)le fadir and Convent and y(ar) successour(is) sall
{\} gew[e] and deliuer to ye said(is) bal(z)eis counsale ande comi(n)te
for ye bigging vp# #hald#ing and Reparing of ye queir(e) of ye
pariche kirk of linlithgw ye sowme" of twa {\} hundereth m(ar)k(is)
of vsuale money of [S]cotland to be payit to ye said(is) bal(z)eis
cou(n)sale ande comi(n)te & to yar successour(is) at thir termes vnd(er)#
#v(ri)tt#in that is to say ten {\} pound(is) at ye feist of vitsonday
nixt ande i(m)mediat" folloving ye date of y(ir) p(rese)nt (j)nd[?]ntur(is)
{obscured by ink stain} ten pound(is) at ye feist of m(ar)times in
vintir nixt & i(m)mediat" y(ar)eftir folloving {\} and ten pound(is)
at ye feist of vitsonday i(m)mediat" y(ar)eftir folloving Ande sa#
#furth~ ten pound(is) at (j)lk terme" of m(ar)times and vitsonday ay
ande quhille ye said sovm~ {\} of tua hu(n)dereth m(ar)k(is) be fullely
payit ande deliu(er)it Ande als ye said(is) venerab(i)le fadir(e) and
Convent ande y(ar) successour(is) sall geve ande pay (j)lk (z)eir(e) p(er)petualy
{\} to ye said(is) bal(z)eis cou(n)sale ande comi(n)te {\} ande to yar
successour(is) fyiffe m(ar)k(is) of ye said money of scotlande in likevis(s)
for ye bigging vp# #hald#ing & reparing of y^e said {\} queir(e)
at yir(e) termes folloving yat is to say tua m(ar)k(is) and ane half
at ye feist of vitsonday nixt ande i(m)mediat" folloving ye date
of y(ir) p(rese)ntes & tua m(ar)k(is) ande ane {\} half at ye feist of
m(ar)times in vint(er) nixt y(ar)eftir {\} folloving Ande sa# #furth~
tua m(ar)k(is) ande ane half at (j)lk terme" of vitsonday ande m(ar)times
p(er)petualy but fraude or gyile {\} Ande for ye securite of payment
of yir sowmes abone" w(ri)tin in effect and man(er) as said (j)s ye
said(is) venerab(i)le fadir ande Convent for yai(m) ande yar(e) successour(is)
sall gewe {\} y(ar) l(ett)re(z) of assignatione" wndir thair(e) comon~
sele to yar(e) fermour(e) of ye teynd(is) of ye p(ar)riche of linlithgw
yat now (j)s and sall happi(n) to# #be for ye tyme" Ande her(e)for
{\} the said(is) bal(z)eis cou(n)sale ande comi(n)te ande yar(e) successour(is)
with all honeste Diligence sall big vp# #hald and repair(e) ye
said queir(e) and sall discharge and quitclay(m) {\} ye said(is) venerab(i)le
faid(er) ande Convent ande thar successour(is) of all wy(er)is sowmes
exactionis ande debiteis requirit to ye bigging vp# #hald#ing
& Reparing of the {\} said queir(e) oblissing thai(m) neu(er) to ask
nor p(er)sew ye said ven(er)ab(i)le fad(er) Convent nor y(ar) successour(is)
her(e)intill abone" ye sovmes forsaid Ande to ye obs(er)uing keping
{\} ande fulfilling of all ande sindri thing(is) ande pon(n)tis abone~
w(ri)ttin baith ye said(is) p(ar)tijs ar bundi(n) ande oblist be ye faithis
in y(ar) bodijs and neuir(e) to# #cu(m) in ye con\trar(e) y(ar)off (j)n vitnes
of ye±quhilk±thing to ane parte of y(ir) (j)ndentur(is) Remaning with
ye said ven(er)ab(i)le fadir(e) ande Convent the {del} ye {end} comoune
sele of ye townne {\} of lin(li)thgw ande to ye±toy(er) parte of ye
sa(m)myne Remaning with ye said(is) bal(z)eis cou(n)sale ande comi(n)te
ye comone" sele of ye chepter of [S]anctandros (j)nter\changeably
ar appensat" (z)eir(e) day ande place abone~ writtin befor thir vitnes
(j)ohnne~ bischop of ros(s) Andro a(b)bot of lundoris (j)ames lord ha(m)miltoune~
(j)oh(n) {\} lord Ros(s) Dauid±newlandd(is) Anselm^e±serensandr(is) and
andro±skot bal(z)es patric±dauison~ henry±leui(n)stoune of {\} middilbe±nyne~
Thomes(s)±forest thomes(s)±Cauer(is) {\} patric±ka willi(z)a(m)±gollane
(j)ames±Rivissenne patric of leui(n)ston~ Archebald±Cornuell (j)ohnne~
of duncellyne~ schir(e) (j)ohnne~ of m^cnakil and Robert±foulis Notar(is)
public {\} w^t oydir diuers(s) w^tnes(s) Callit and sp(eci)aly Requirit
c(e)t(era) {\\}