{same hand as nls ms 73, items 1, 2 and 3} Be it kende til al
men~ be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me (j)ames±giffert lard of s(er)efhal
to# #be haldin & oblist {,} & be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res lelily treuli
{\} in the faith of my body for me my(n) air(is) & my(n) assigneis bind(is)
& oblis(s) me & thai(m) til ane honorab(i)le man~ Edward of levingstoun~
{\} of balcastel {.} his air(is) his assigneis {.} that for±samek(i)le
as (j) have gevin & grantit heretablj to the said Edward his air(is)
& his assig\neis ane a(n)nual rent of fourti scheling(is) of vsual
monei of scotland yheirly to# #be tane & raisit of al & hale my
teneme(n)t of {\} land wy^t the p(er)tine(n)t(is) liand in the burgh of
dalkeith on the northpart the streit of the samy(n) betuix the land
of david\wry^t on the estpart & the land of (j)ohn" of {,} cru(m)by
on the westpart {,} as in my chart(er) thar±apon~ maide mare fulleli
is contenit {\} That (j) my(n) air(is) & my(n) assigneis sal yheirli
pay the said a(n)nual rent at twa vsuale t(er)mes of the yheir(e) {.}
that is to say witso(n)\day & martimes(s) in wint(er) be evinli porcion(i)s
in al tymes to# #cu(m) to the said Edward his air(is) or his assigneis
freli but q(ue)stiou(n) {\} pley or demand {.} And gif it happi(n)nis
me the said (j)ames my(n) air(is) or my(n) assigneis in the paying of
the forsaid a(n)nual {\} rent of fourtei scheling(is) yheirli at the
said vsuale t(er)mes to fale(z)e as god forbeid (j) bi(n)d & oblis(s) me
my(n) air(is) executor(is) & my(n) assig\neis {.} myne & thair land(is)
rent(is) possession(i)s {.} & gud(is) mouab(i)le & vnmouab(i)le {.} had
& to be had quharsu(m)eu(er) thai be fundy(n) {\} to be distren(z)it pundyt
& away# #led {.} & at the will of the said Edward his air(is) executour(is)
or his assigneis gife mister(e) be {\} to# #be sauld wy^toute leife
ony (j)uge sp(irit)uale or te(m)porale {,} aquhilis±that he or thai
be fulleli co(n)tent assithit & pait als# #weil of cost(is) {\} scathis
expens(s) & int(er)ess(s) gif ony be sustenit in default of payme(n)t
of the said a(n)nual rent in al or in part as of the p(ri)ncipale
{\} sovme {.} na remede of law canon~ nor ciuile {.} act(is) {.}
nor statut(is) of p(ar)liame(n)t(is) to# #be p(ro)ponit in the contrair(e)
al fraude & gile & freuolus(s) {\} excepcion~ excludit & away put
(j)n witnes of y^is (j) hafe hu(n)g to my(n) seel at Dalkeith the first
day of the moneth of septe(m)b(er) the {\} yheir(e) of god a thousand
{.} four# #hu(n)dreth sevintei & fyfe yheir(is) {.} be±for thir witnes
{.} mast(er) willia(m)±gifferd p(re)be(n)dar of the college {\} kyrk of
Dalkeith {.} & alex"±gifferd my brey(er) g(er)mane {.} (j)ames±du(n)bar
of dernchest(er) s(er) he(n)ry±he(n)ryson~ s(er) (j)ohn"±redpeth capellan(i)s
{\} gilbert of twedy and s(er) robert±halywel pulic notar wy^t wy(er)
diu(er)s(s) {.}