# 235{Wolfenb%"uttel, Herzog-August Bibliothek, Cod. Helm. 411, f52r ?1440}
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![..] lif#and of thaim for the term of fyve yhere#0 next_ _follow#and the
mak#ing of thir ![?] Thai pay#ing yher:ly for
the said" tende#(z) to the said ven(er)able fader or to his ![?] four:ty
schilling#(is) of vsuale moneye of ;Scotland at twa term#ys of the yhere
![?] is to say at the fest#(is) of Saynct_ _androw i(n) wyntir and the
purificacion of oure lady p(ro)porc(i)onal:y but ony lang:ar(e) delay fraude
gile or cauillacion~ qhuatsu(m)eu(er) The term of the entre of the said
'George and 'Elyne in the @for:said" tende#(z) begyn#yng at the fest
of Saynct 'Petir call#it Aduinc(u)la next folow#ing the mak#ing
of thir l(ett)re#(z) (j)n witnes of @the±quhilk±thing to the part of yis
indenture w^t^h the said#(is) 'George and 'Elene Reman#yng the Seill
of the said ven(er)able fad(er) i(n) c(ri)st And to the part with the
@for:said ven(er)able fader Reman#yng the Seill of the said 'George
@entir:change:ably ar @to±put the day yhere and place as is
@abufe±writt#en
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This (j)nue(n)tair (j)ndent#it maid at ye ;Neugrange ye !xxiiij of ye moneth
of febr(uar) ye (z)er(e) of our(e) lord `a thousand foure hundreth thre:tty &
Nyne (j)n p(re)sence of 'Rob(er)t=brog supp(ri)our(e) 'Duncane=kyd maist(er) of
ye almery 'will(z)ea(m)=bonar chaum(er)lane 'will(z)ea(m) of ;ky(n)month maist(er) of
ye werk 'Rob(er)t=driden 'Du(n)cane of ;strathkenes(s) & 'henry=broun
officiar#(is) & chanown#ys of ye abbay of ;saynctandr(os) Maist(er)
'(j)hon~=felden doctore i(n) decre#is p(ar)son~ of ye kirk of ;Seton~ maist(er)
'(j)hon~ of chaum(er) '(j)hon~ of 'halde(n)ston~ squyar(e) & 'davy=bell notar
w^t sindry oy(er)#is betuix a ven(er)able fader i(n) c(ri)st '(j)amys throw ye
m(er)cy of god p(ri)our(e) of ye cathedrale kirk of ;saynctandr(os) & his
co(n)uent on @ye±ta p(ar)t and a Religi#ous(s) man dene 'davy=Ra(m)myssay
his chanoun on @ye±toy(er) p(ar)t p(ro)port#(is) & co(n)ten#is all & sindry gud#(is)
mov:abill & @vn:mov:abill be#ing in ye said ;Neugrange ef(ter)
estimacion~ of leill men `be bode:ly ath sworn~ y(ar):apon befor y(ir)
witnes @abufe\±writt#in (j)n ye first saw#in i(n) ye said grange thre:tty &
thre boll#(is) of quhete !(j)t(em) saw#in !xviij boll#(is) of pes(s) !(j)t(em) i(n) ye
bern:yhard @vn:saw#in twa chald(er)#0 of quhete !(j)t(em) of bere i(n) ye yhard
@vn:saw#in fyve chald & !viij boll#(is) !(j)t(em) of at#(is) i(n) ye yhard all
s(er)uand#(is) pay#it to ye day of y^is i(n)dentur(e) !xviij chald(er)#0 !(j)t(em)
!xxxv draw#in oxs#on~ !(j)t(em) four(e) au(er)#is !(j)t(em) a ber#and sow !(j)t(em)
!xj^x^x of yhow#is !(j)t(em) !v^x^x !viij hogg#(is) !(j)t(em) !vj Ra(m)m#ys !(j)t(em)
!ij plew#is w^t (j)rn~ grath to yai(m) !(j)t(em) !iij wayn#ys !(j)t(em) !iij
cuppill#0 of harrou#s(s) !(j)t(em) a bern a bir(e) & a sit±hous(s) And all &
sindry y(ar) gud#(is) @abufe\±writt#in ye said dene 'dauid is oblis#it
`be bode:ly ath vpon ye haly ewa(n)gel#(is) & straitt borowis to leiff &
Restor(e) at ye ische of his tak of ye said ;Neugrange als gud i(n) corn
catall~ bigg#ing & oy(er) thing#(is) as he find#(is) yai(m) ye day of ye mak#ing
of yis i(n)ue(n)tar(e) as is p(ro)port#it & (con)ten#it i(n) ye l(ette)r of tak maid
to ye said dene 'dauid vnd(er) ye co(m)moun Seill of ye chapter(e) for ye
term of sevin yhere#0 !&=c(etera)