{(*ASSEDACiO t(er)rar(um) de westirbalrymonth (j)oh(an)i wardlaw Pro septe(n)nio)}
[?] [?] [?] till all men be y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) l(ett)re(z) ws (j)ames throw
ye m(er)sy of god p(ri)our of ye cathedrale {\} [?] [?]f Sanctandr(e)
w^t^h full co(n)sent of oure co(n)uent to haf sett & to ferm lattin
i(n) husbandry {\} [?] our wele# #beluf#it frend (j)hon~ of wardlaw
all & sindry our land(is) of west(er)balrymonth w^t^h ye {\} [?]dschef
of y^t ilk with all co(m)moditeis aysiame(n)tis & p(er)tinent(is) langing
y(ar)to aucht & wont {\} [?] ye term of Sevin yher(e) next folowand
ye making of y(ir) lettre(z) he payand yherly for ye {\} [?] and our
land(is) & tendschef till ws or our deput(is) ten pund xiij±s(s) iiij±d
of vsuale money {\} of Scotland at twa termys of ye yher(e) yat
is to say witsonday & martymess(s) p(ro)porc(i)onaly {\} but ony langar
delay fraude gile or cauillac(i)on~ quhatsu(m)eu(er) {,} ye term of
ye entre of y^e said {\} (j)ohan~ i(n) ye said our land(is) with all
p(ro)ffit(is) y(ar)of begy(n)nand at ye fest of witsonday next {\} folowand
ye making of y(ir) l(ett)re(z) outaking ye part of ye said our(e) land(is)
sett be ws till {\} ada(m)±godhird vnd(er) our l(ett)re & Seill of±befor
for c(er)tane termys (j)n ye±quhilk p(ar)t ye {\} said (j)ohn~ sall entre
at ye ische of ye said ada(m)is tak And ye said (j)hon~ sall do till
ws {\} & our abbay for ye said our land(is) durand ye term of his
tak abufe writtin all detfull {\} dewiteis & do lyk s(er)uice awtht
& wont to be s {error} doin till ws for ye said our land(is) of±befor\±tym
And we haf grauntit ye said (j)hon~ of wardlaw durand ye term of
his tak leif to {\} win fewale i(n) our morys p(ro)porc(i)onaly & sufficiand
till his tak And he sall g(er) big on ye {\} said our(e) land(is) a
bern a bire & a sithous(s) eft(er) as he gudly may be purwait y(ar)for
(j)n {\} witnes of ye±quhilk±thing we haf sett our Seill to y(ir)
our l(ett)re(z) at Sanctandr(e) ye last {\} day of ye moneth of Octobre
ye yhere of our lord a thousand four(e) hundreth & fourty {tripunctus}
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