# 237
Wolfenb%"uttel, Herzog-August Bibliothek, Cod. Helm. 411, f. 56r
Sort date: 4400710
Location: 351 716 E
Be it kend till all me(n) be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) ws (j)amys be ye
m(er)cy of god p(ri)oure of ye Cathedrale
kirk of Saynctandr(os) w^t^h full co(n)sent of our(e) co(n)uent to
sett & to ferm lattin i(n) husbandry all & sindry our land(is)
of pilmore i(n) gowery w^t^h ye tendschefe of y^t ilk w^t^h all
p(er)tinen~ & p(ro)fit(is) p(er)tenaand y(ar)till till our(e) wel# #lou#it
squiar(e) & alia will(z)eame of Moncure for ye term of Sevin (z)er(e)
next folowand y^e making of y(ir) l(ett)re(z) i(n) sik man(er) & fourm
as our(e) tenand(is) of ye said land(is) had yai(m) in tak of ws of±befor
ye said willeame payand yherly for ye said our(e) land(is) & tendschefe
till ws or our(e) deput(is) Nyne pund(is) of vsuale money of Scotland
at twa t(er)mys of ye (z)er(e) y^t is to say witsonday & martimes(s)
i(n) wint(er) be ewynly porc(i)onys but ony lang(er) delay fraude gile
or cauillac(i)on quhatsu(m)eu(er) hereatour(e) ye said will(z)ea(m) is
oblist till ws on ye hali ewa(n)gel(is) y^t he sall kepe & defend
ye said our(e) land(is) i(n) all marchijs & diuis(s) fra purprising(is)
& i(n)uasionys of ony ma(n) at his power(e) during ye term of his
tak And he sall vp# #hald & sustene our(e) man(er) in ye said our
land(is) y^t is to say our(e) hall chaum(er) kiching & closour(is)
with all oy(er) hous(s) orcharde & park(is) sa yat he sall leife yai(m)
als gude or bett(er) biggit & demanit at ye ische of his tak
as he find(is) yai(m) at his entre And ye said will(z)ea(m) sall
ressave ws & our(e) chanownys with our(e) familiar(is) i(n) ye said our(e)
maner(e) honestly as affer(is) how oft it happy(n)nis ws to cu(m)
y(ar)till And do till ws & our(e) abbay all detfull dewiteis
& doly s(er)uic(e) aucht & wont to be doin till ws be our(e) tenand(is)
of ye said land(is) And we & our(e) co(n)uent sall defend & mayntene
ye said will(z)ea(m) i(n) all his rithuis(s) ded(is) during ye term
of his tak beforsaid ye term of ye entre of ye said will(z)ea(m)
in ye said land(is) being at ye fest of witsonday next folowing
ye making of y(ir) l(ett)re(z) And gif it happy(n)nis ye said will(z)ea(m)
to fail(z)e i(n) y(ir) payment(is) & co(n)duc(i)onys ane or ma abufe writtin
he sall ga quyt of his tak & ye said land(is) sall Retour till
our hand(is) newlynis to be sett as y(ar) had being na co(n)duc(i)on
or setting maid till him of yai(m) of±befor (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk(is)
thing(is) we hafe sett our Seill to y(ir) our l(ett)re(z) at Saynctandr(os)
ye x day of (j)ule ye yhere of our(e) lord a thousand four(e) hundreth
and fourty