{Inverkeithing} Be it made kend till all# #men throu y(ir) p(re)sent
lett(er)is me huchoun±kee of y^e dene burges of (j)nn(er)kething(e) to
be haldy(n) {\} & be y(ir) p(rese)ns lely & treuly to be oblyst to a
werschipful man archibald ye ramsay of balb&(lt);u&(gt);gy y^t no^t±with±sta(n)dyng(e)
y^e {\} said archibald haf(is) be hys evydent wedset to me a mark
of a(n)nuale rent to hy(m) aucht of my tenement(is) lya(n)d {\} in y^e
burgh of (j)nn(er)kething(e) for y^e Some of thretten mark(is) of vsuale
payment y^t gif it lyk(is) hy(m) at y^e {\} owteqwyting(e) to remyt
all hys clame of reset & herbery langing" chamo(ur) & stabyll as
is p(ro)portyt {\} i(n) ane evyde(n)t made yar(e)±apon yar(e) sall be streky(n)
of fourty schillyng(is) of y^e thretten mark & yis {\} beand done
& fulfillyt ye said archibald sall pay bot ten mark(is) & if {sic}
he will no^t at he pay ye ha\le Some of thretten mark(is) eftyr
y^e tenour(e) of y^e evydent yar(e)±apon made (j) beand eftyr yan as
(j) {\} now am & wes befor(e) y^e makyng" of yis lett(er) ye±qhuilk(e)
{sic} conand to kepe (j) bynd me & my(n) ayr(is) {\} to ye saide archibald
& hys ayr(is) but fraude or gile (j)n witnasyng" her(e)±of because (j)
had na {\} p(ro)pyr Sele of my(n) awin (j) haf p(ro)curyt ye Sele of
(j)ohn" (j)ohn" {sic} of benyng(e) burge(z) of ye said burgh {\} & her(e)±to
is hongy(n) hafeand ye force of my(n) awin Sele at (j)nn(er)kething(e)
ye xvij day of y^e monath {\} of (j)anuer(e) ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m±iiij^c±xxxv^t^i
y(ir) witnase Robyn±p(ur)roke & (j)ohn"±phepill (j)amys±phe\pill & roby(n)±tail(z)o(ur)
w^t thomas±meldrom & oy(er) syndry {\\}