{Lesmahagow} {Duntreath Muniments, olim gd97, section 3, no. 3}
Yis is ye answar(e) yat we wyl(z)ame~ ye grame~ Richarde ye grame~
& henry ye grame~ {.} mak(is) ty^l^l our(e) {.} sou(er)ayne lorde ye
kyng(is) lett(er) {\} ye±quhylke {.} chargyt vs to (com)peyr(e) {.} ye
xij {.} day of (j)ulij {.} tyll answar(e) {.} a±pon~ ye land(is) of
hutou(n) {.} & to bryng wyth vs chart(er)is {.} & docu\ment(is) {.}
to {.} schaw {.} And {.} in ye fyrst {.} we clame~ ye sayde land(is)
wyth {.} yair(e) p(er)tyne(n)ce our(e) fee & herytage {.} & has(s) beyne~
yis hu(n)dr\eth {.} (z)eris & mar(e) {.} & we in pes(s)abyll {.} possessiou(n)
{.} yis xx {.} (z)er(is) & we vnd(er)stande {.} yat he yat is {.} (z)er(e)
{.} & day {.} in peseabyll pos\sessiou(n) {.} in {.} ony {.} lande
{.} clamande it of fee & herytage {.} he aucht nocht {ins} to
ga {end} owte {.} of his possessiou(n) {.} forowte ye kyng(is) brefe
{\} pledabyll {.} & we vnd(er)stande {.} yat our(e) sou(er)ayne lorde
ye kyng(is) cou(n)sale {.} is na cowrte to plede fee na herytage na
lyfe {.} {\} na lym {ins} in {end} Quar±for we beseke our(e) {.}
sou(er)ayne lorde ye kyng {.} for ye lufe of gode {.} yat {.} of
his mychty maieste {.} yat he walde {\} kepe [vs] {ms rubbed}
{.} as {.} we yat ar his pur(e) {.} leg(is) vnwrangyt {.} oy(er)wayis
[?] {illeg} {[?in]} our(e) lyf(is) & i(n) our(e) {.} lande in ony oy(er)
{.} wayis {.} bot as ye {.} {\} cours(s) of co(m)mou(n)e law {.} wyll
{.} & at we may {.} byde {.} befor(e) our(e) #(is) {.} ordynar(e) {.}
as ye ordur(e) of law of scotlande wyll {.} {\} mychty & excellande
p(ri)nce & lege kyng {.} we beseke (z)ow {.} to kepe vs {.} vnsupp(ri)sit
for ye lufe of gode {.} Alswa {.} ye lett(er) come~ nocht tyll
vs {.} bot of ye space of xij days {.} & we ar {.} marche±me(n)
{.} & dwellys {.} owtmest & may ill be absent {\} owte {.} of
our {.} (con)tr(e) for gret scathis apperande tyl vs {.} For±quhy
{.} we {.} had na Sele p(ro)pir of our(e) aw(i)n {.} we hafe p(ro)curyt
ye {\} Sele of Robert of dal(z)ell to yis our(e) {.} ansuar {.}
to be to# #put {.} befor(e) y(ir) wytnes Thomes±.±weir of ye blakwode
{.} (j)hon~\Folkarde of yat ilke {.} (j)hon {.} of dal(z)ell ye son~
{.} of Robert of dal(z)ell {.} & oy(er) syndry {\\}