{Abbotsford Collection} {Leslie fif} Be it kende till all me(n)
be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me dauide±dury (j)ndwellar in lesly g^rantande
me till be fwllely (con)tent ande {\} payit of all syndry dett(is)
yat {del} (j)am {end} dauid±bosweill of balmowto & (j)ames(s)±berklay
of dwdynstou(n) war awande {\} to me {ins} for costis y^t (j) maid
vpon y^e said (j)ames(s) {end} and qwytclames(s) y^e said(is) dauide &
(j)ames(s) for me myn~ ayr(is) executor(is) ande assig(na)is to yam {\}
yar ayr(is) executor(is) ande assig(na)is for ony dett(is) or clamis yat
(j) hade to say to yam ane {[and] but poss transcr error} to y^e
makyn of {\} yis p(rese)nt vryt (j)n wytnes(s) of y^e±qwhilk be±caws(s)
(j) hade na sell of myn~ awyn~ p(ro)pir (j) {del} n {end} haf p(ro)curit
{\} y^e sell of a discret ma(n) wy^t (j)nstance s(er) henry±forsyth
cwrat of lesly to be affixt to yis p(rese)nt vryt {\} at lesly y^e
awcht and twenty day of y^e moneth of march y^e (z)her of gode a
thowsande fowr hwndreth {\} sewynty & nyn~ (z)her(is) be±for y(ir) wytnes(s)
[?]t {[that]} {obscured by seal} ar to say s(er) (j)ohn~±lech chaplan~
and^o±kyll edwarde {\} {del} l {end} Cady & thomas±eld(er) wy^t
oy(er) diu(er)s(s) {\\}