{=Errol and Bannerman Muniments=} (j)ames be the grace of god king
of Scottis To all and sindri oure Liegis and subditis quham
it effeiris quhais knaulage thir oure l(ett)re(z) sal# #cum {\} greting
wit (z)e that for the fauouris we haue to oure louet squiare (j)ohnne~±Chene~
of Essilmond And for his gude s(er)uice done to ws diu(er)s(s) {\}
tymes {,} To haue gevin and grantit {,} And be thir oure l(ett)re(z)
for ws and oure successouris gevis and grantis to the said (j)ohnne~
and his Aer(is) {\} oure speciall licence~ and fredome~ to big
apoun~ his land(is) of Essilmond a toure & fortalice quhare he
or thai think(is) maist expedient {\} And to Rais(s) the sa(m)my(n)
to quhat hitht thai emples(s) And thareuppoun~ to mak bertasing
battaling machcoling (j)rne~# #(z)ett#is {\} portculac(e) drawbriggis
fows(s) and all vthir defens and strenthis as thai think maist ganyng
and co(n)uenient thareto And for {\} the keping thareof to haue
wachmen~ garitouris portar(is) (j)evillouris and all vthir officiaris
nedefull But ony accusacioun~ accion~ {\} cryme harme dampnage
or skaith~ to be in ony wis(s) (j)mput to the saide (j)ohnne~ or his
Aeris tharefore {,} foreuir in tyme to# #cum {\} Quharefore
we charge stratlie and commandis all and sindri our(e) lieg(is) subditis
forsaid quham (j)t effeir~(is) that nane {\} of (z)ovv tak vppoun~ hand
to mak ony (j)mpediment letting or distrublance to the saide (j)ohnne~±chene~
his Aer(is) werkme(n) {\} Lauboraris nor s(er)vandis in the bigging
of the said Toure & fortalice & making of the strenthis thareof
& i(n) all vy(er) {\} thing(is) as (j)s abone writin Nor do na man(er)
of thing in contrare or breking of thir oure l(ett)re(z) of licence
and fredome~ {\} nor in na poyntis (con)tenit in thame~ foreuirmar(e)
(j)n tyme to# #cum as said (j)s vndir all the hiest panne~ charge
& offens {\} that (z)e and (j)lkane of (z)ow may co(m)mitt and (j)n# #rin
aganis oure maiestee in that part gevin vndir oure priue\Sele
At Edinburgh~ the xxvij day of (j)ulij The (z)ere of god (j)^m and
five hundir (z)eris And of oure Regnne~ the {\} threttene (z)ere
{\\} {(P(er) Signatura(m) manu \ s. d. a. Regis subsc(ri)pt(um)(}