{Facsimile: G. Simpson, <Scottish Handwriting>, no. 8; whence
transcribed.} Til al men yir lett(er)is to see or to her(e) {,} william~±marschal~
lord of ye thrid part of ye {\} baro(u)ny of Rossith {,} & our(e)
lard to ye landis of Balmule {,} monquy & of Colsto(u)n in {\}
chefe {,} Gretyne in god ay lestand {,,} for±why mede±ful thing
& meritable is to ber(e) {\} witnes to suthfastnes {,} for±yi it
is y^t (j) ber(e) witnes lele & suthfast {,} y^t Richart±(j)on~so(u)n
{\} whilum lard of a quarter(e) of Colsto(u)n {,} befor(e) ye witnes
vndir# #wryt#in resignit & {\} vp gaf of his awn gude wil {,}
quytly & frely be staf & basto(u)n {,} al ye Rycht yat {\} he had
or(e) mycht haf of ye forsayd quarter(e) of Colsto(u)n {,} liand within
ye schire\dome~ of fif(e) {,} in my handis {,} for(e)±to gif to michel±Rony
lord of ane±oy(er) quarter(e) of Colsto(u)n til his ayris & his assignes
{,} for(e) a swm of siluir {,} ye±whilk ye for(e)\±sayd michel payt
til (j)ohn~±martyn lard of Brigland for(e) ye lyfe of ye for(e)\±sayd
Richart quytly boucht fra ye forsayd (j)ohn~±martyn {,} for(e) mysdede
0 {*zero rel*} he {\} had done~ to ye forsayd (j)hon~ {,} for(e) ye±whilk
him behuvit til haf deit {,} Alsa ye {\} forsayd Richart wald
haf givin & sald yat forsayd land til ony man yat {\} wald haf
made him quyt {,} for(e) his lyf {,} of ye±whilk forsuth land with
ye {\} p(er)tinens (j) gaf ye forsayd Michel heritab(i)le state {,}
(j)n ye witnes of ye±whilk\±thing to yir l(ette)ris (j) haf put to my
sele {,} to±gidder with ye selis of honest {\} & discrete men
y^t is to say (j)hon~±multrar(e) lard of Markynch & s(er) Thomas {\}
of kingorn vicar(e) of (j)nnirkethyng {,} at (j)nchgal ye aucht day
of ye mo\nath of Nouembir {,} ye yher(e) of our(e) lord a thwsand
{,} thre hundir {,} four(e) {\} scor(e) and four(e) {,} witnes a worthy
man & a noble s(er) (j)amis ye valons~ knycht {\} lord of (j)nchegal
{,} (j)hon~±multrar(e) lord of Markynch befor(e)sayd {,} wat ye va\lons~
{,} william~ of allirdes {,} s(er) Thomas of kingorn vicar(e) of
(j)nnirkethyng {\} befor(e) ne(m)myt {,} and henry±malvyn with oyir
sindry to yis thing callit {\} and specialy requirit {\\}