{(*ASSEDACiO Decimaru(m) croftor(um) de Cup(ro) (j)ohanni Cowpar(e) Pro
SEPTEnNIO)} Be it ke(n)nyt till all men be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z)
ws (j)amys throw ye m(er)cy of god P(ri)oure of ye {\} cathedrale kirk
of Saynctandrow wyth full consent & assent of our co(n)uent till
{\} haf sett & to ferm lattin all our tendschef of ye croft tend(is)
of oure kirk of Cowpir {\} ye±quhilk(is) Rycharde±styklaw had
in tak of ws of befor±tym {,} till ane honest man {\} (j)ohn~±Cowpar(e)
burgess(s) of Coupir {,} & till ane of his nerrest hayr(is) for ye
term of {\} sewyn yher(e) next folowand ye date of y(ir) lett(er)is
for ye sowm of sextene pund(is) {\} of vsuale moneye of Scotland
yherly to be payit to ws & oure co(n)ue(n)t or to our(e) {\} chawm(er)lane
for ye tym beand {,} at twa termys of ye yher(e) p(ro)porc(i)onaly yat
is to {\} say autht pund(is) at ye fest of alhalowmess(s) & autht
pund(is) at ye fest of ye purifi\cacioun of oure lady next eft(er)
folowand but ony langar(e) delay fraude or gyle {\} And gif it
happy(n)nis ye said (j)hon~ or his nerrest hayr to fail(z)e in all or
in part {\} of payment of ye said sextene pund(is) at twa termys
co(n)currand to±giddir {\} or ten dayis eftir yai sall ga quyt of
ye forsaid tak as y(ar) had bene~ na co(n)dicioun {\} maid to yai(m)
be ws befor y(ar)apon {,} And we sall haf full fredom to dispone
of ye {\} forsaid teind(is) but ony demande of yai(m) or of yar(is)
in tym to cum And ye {\} forsaid (j)hon sall entir in ye tak of
ye forsaid tend(is) at ye fest of Saynct Petir {\} callit aduinc(u)la
{,} ye yhere of oure lord a thowsand foure hundreth and fourty
{,} & {\} (j)oyss(s) yai(m) frely quhill ye ische of ye forsaid sewyn
yher(e) (j)n witnes(s) of ye±quhilk {\} oure settyng we haf sett oure
Seille to yir oure present(is) Lett(er)is at Saynctandr[(os)] {\}
ye sext day of ye moneth of marche ye yhere of oure lorde a thousand
foure {\} hundreth thretty and sevyn {\\}