# 230{Wolfenb%"uttel, Herzog-August Bibliothek, Cod. Helm. 411, f47v (1), 13 Dec 1437}
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`B[e]#0 it ke(n)n#yt to all men `be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re#(z) ws '(j)amys throw
y^e m(er)cy of god p(ri)oure of ;Saynctandr(os) w^t^h co(n)sent & assent of
oure co(n)uent to haf sauld fulle:ly and fre:ly & `be y(ir) our p(rese)nt
l(ett)re#(z) sell#is to a nobill man s(er) 'Androw of 'Ogylby knytht lord
of ;(j)nchemartyne" all our warde w^t^h ye Rytht:wyss(s) p(er)tene(n)t#(is) of
y^e land#(is) of ;petpoynty li#and w^t^hin ye schirref:dom of ;Anguss(s) now
in our hand#(is) `be warde throw dede of our tenande s(er) 'will(z)ea(m) ye
'hay lord quhilu(m) of ;Erole for all y^e ty(m) but fraude or gyle y^t
'will(z)ea(m) ye 'hay hair to ye said lord y^t dede is s(er) 'will(z)ea(m)
@befor:said awcht of law or custume to be in warde to ws `be
Resoun of ya @for:said land#(is) of ;petpoynty for fawt of lauch:full
elde quhey(er) ye said 'will(z)ea(m) dee#0 or lyf#0 for twelf pund#(is) of
vsuale moneye of ;scotland pa#it to ws & our co(n)ue(n)t owtak#and our
a(n)nuale Rent of four:ty schilling#(is) awcht to ws & our abbay of
;Saynctandr(os) to be pa#it yher:ly at twa vsuale term#ys @wet:sonday and
martymess(s) in wyntir `be ewyn:ly porcioun#ys of ya @for:said land#(is)
wont & custume Of @ye±quhilk sowm of twelf pund#(is) we hald#0 ws weill
co(n)tent for ws & our co(n)ue(n)t And quytclam#ys ye said s(er) 'Androw of
'Ogylby & his hayr#(is) of ye @for:said our warde w^t^h y^e p(ert)i(nent)#(is)
Durand ye tym y^t ye said 'will(z)eam lord of ;Erole & our tenande of ye
@for:said land#(is) of ;petpoynty quhey(er) he dee#0 or lyf#0 awcht of law
for defawt of lauch:full elde to warde till ws at yis tym alan(er)ly (j)n
witnes(s) of @ye±quhilk±thing#(is) we haf hung#y(n) our seill to y(ir) our
p(rese)nt l(ett)re#(z) at ;Sanctandrowis ye !xiij day of ye moneth of
decembr(is) ye yher(e) of our lorde `a thowsande four hundreth thre:tty
and sewyn
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`be#0 it ke(n)n#yt till all men `be y^is p(rese)nt lett(er) ws '(j)amys throw ye
m(er)cy of god p(ri)our of ;Sanctandr[?] w^t^h consent of our co(n)uent to
haf sett & to ferm latt#in @ye±tane half of our nev:myll set on ye
watt(er) of ;Edyn to !(j)h w^t^h all p(ro)fit#(is) & all
p(er)tenant#(is) p(er)ten#and till it to '(j)hon=thomson for ye term of fyve
yher#0 next folow#and ye mak#ing of y^is lett(er) He pay#and to ws & our
abbay yher:ly sex mark#(is) of vsuale money of ;Scotland p(ro)porc(i)onal:y
at tua t(er)m#ys of ye yher yat is to say @wit:sonday & martymess(s) `be
ewyn:ly porciown#ys but ony lang:(er) delay fraude or gyl[e] And all
oy(er) det:full dewyte#is & doly s(er)uice wont & custume to be doin till
ws & our abbay for ye said half myll And ye said '(j)hon sall @vp±hald
& sustene all cost#(is) & charg#(is) belang#ing to ws of ye @for:said half
myll And he sall pay ye half of ye maile of ye myll of ;ballass(s) for
hi[s] watt(er) of his part as his falav#is do#is on @ye±toy(er) p(ar)t Ye
term of his entre in ye tak of ye @for:said half myll w^t^h ye
p(er)tenent#(is) be#and at ye fest of @wit:sonday next folow#and ye dat[e]
of y^is lett(er) (j)n witnes of @ye±quhilk our sett#yng we haf set our
signete to y^is lett(er) at ;Saynctandr(os) ye thrid day of ye moneth of
marche ye yher(e) of our lord `a thousand four hundreth thre:tty & sevyn
!c(etera)