{=Fraser Charters=} {((j)n dei Nomine Amen Per hoc p(rese)ns publicum
instrumentum Cuntis(} {(pateat euident(er) q(uod) A(n)no (j)ncarnac(i)onis
diu(ini)te millesimo(} {(quadringe(n)tesimo \ nonagesimo octauo mensis
u(er)o (j)unij die vicesimo(} {(septimo (j)ndictione prima pontificatus
sanctissimi in (christo) p(at)ris et(} {(d(omi)ni n(ost)ri d(omi)ni alexandri
diuina \ prouidencia pape sexti anno sexto(} {((j)n mei notarii
publici et testium subscriptorum p(rese)ncia p(er)sonalit(er)(} {(constitut(us)
p(ro)uidus vir robert(us) co(n)nyngame~ fili(us) \ et heres apparen(s)(}
{(alexandri co(n)nyngame~ de polmais milit(is) . habensq(ue) in manu
sua qua(n)d(am)(} {(cedulam papiream qua(m) m(ei) not(ar)io pub(li)co subscripto
tradid(it) \(} {(p(er)legend(am) publicand(am) et in publicam formam instru(me)nti
regend(am)(} {(Cuiusquid(em) cedul(e) teno[r] sequit(ur) in hijs v(er)bis(}
Schir notar & witnes here {\} present (j) robert of co(n)yngame~
soune~ & aparande air(e) to Alex^r of Co(n)nyngame of polmais kny^t
and fear of ye land(is) & barony of polmais±co(n)\nyngame~ schawis
to (z)ow That (j) ye saide robert being w^tin (z)outhede and nocht
of lauchful nor p(er)fite age compellit and distren(z)it be my {\}
saide fader quhom (j) durst nocht displese has maide c(er)tane takk(is)
of diu(er)s(s) landis & tane for±male y(ar)apon~ And in likwis(s) maid
diu(er)s(s) obliga^onis {\} ekit soume(z)~ in reu(er)sionis and als maid
alienac(i)onis of land(is) and done diuers(s) oy(er) thngis be causa^oune
and throu aw & dred of my said {\} fadir quhilkis mai be grete
preiudice hendring and scai^t to me in myne heretage (j)n ye first
a tak maid to robert ye bruce eld(er) of ye land(is) {\} of powfowllis
w^t ye p(er)tinen~ for ye termes of xix (z)eris and ye hail male y(ar)of
beffor±hand pait (j)tem ye landis of ye hill of arth wedset {\}
be my saide fadir to ye saide robert±bruce vndir reuersioune The±quhilk
reuersioune is ekit be ane obligacioun~ w^t y^e soume of fourtj
m(ar)k(is) {\} and nyne (z)er(is) takk(is) ratifiit be me to ye saide robert
of ye saide landis eftir ye lowsing & outquitting of ye samyne~
(j)tem y[e] land(is) of arth±beg {\} set in assedacioune & tak to
(j)honne~±elphinstoune of pendreith for ye t(er)[me] of nyntene (z)er(is)
for ye mail payand (j)tem a tak for y^e t(er)mes of {\} sevin (z)eris
of ye landis of auchlasky maide to ye lord erskin and ye male
y(ar)of befor±hand pait (j)tem a tak of ye landis of leviland(is) maid
{\} to patrik±redehuch~ for ye termes of vj (z)er(is) ande ye mal(is)
y(ar)of beforhand pait (j)tem ane aliena^oune maid to thomas±b[?]ssat
{=hole in ms=} of ye q[u][?][e]ll off {\} sex m(ar)k(is) of land(is)
of polknaif and half ane oxgang of land of ye hallis of arth~
vndir a reu(er)sioune maid y(ar)upoun~ quhill twa hundreth {\} and
twenty mark(is) be pait on a day And yir landis forsaid lyis in
ye barouny of polmais±c(on)nyngame w^tin ye s(er)efdome~ of striuelyng
{\} The±quhilk(is) al and sindry ye forsaid takk(is) making taking
of for male y(ar)±apoun~ making of obligac(i)onis & alienac(i)onis eking
of sowme(z)~ {\} (j)n reu(er)sionis And in spe(ci)al ye takk(is) obligacionis
and alienacionis forsaid contenit in yis p(rese)nt write w^t al
oyer & sindry thing(is) done be {\} me in my non~age as said is
quhilk(is) mai be preiudice hendring hurt or scai^t to me or myne
air(is) in myne & yar(e) fee and heretage {\} (j) ye said robert of
co(n)nyngame now at my lau^tful p(er)fite age for ye causis forsaid
reuok(is) cassis & adnullis ye sa(m)myne sua done be me {\} throw
causacioune aw and drede of my saide fadir {\} ye±quhilk is weill
Kende And protest(is) sollempn~ly yat ye making of ye said tak(is)
{\} taking of fore±male making of obligac(i)onis or alienac(i)onis
eking of soume(z)~ in reu(er)sionis nor nane vy(er) thing(is) done be
me in my {\} none±age as said is turne me nor myne air(is) to na
p(re)iudice in tyme to# #cu(m) And her(e)apoun~ s(s)^r notar (j) ask (z)ow
ane (j)nstrument And yis {\} bill and writing to# #be comprehendit
y(ar)intill {\\} {(Post cuiusquid(em) cedule p(er)lecturam prefatus
robertus co(n)nyngame~(} {(secundum forma(m) et tenorem \ eiusd(em)
omnia et singula suprascripta sic(} {(ut p(re)mittitur in ead(em)
contenta reuocauit cassauit et adnullauit Et(} {(solemnit(er) p(re)testaus
e~id robertus q7 \ premissa in hmoi~ cedula(} {(contenta seu alia
quecumq(ue) p(er) ip(su)m in sua imperfecta etate facta(} {(minime ced(er)et
sibi roberto nec h(er)edibus suis in p(re)uid~7 \ temporibus(} {(futur(is)
(j)n omnibus et p(er) omnia prout in dicta cedula plennis continetur(}
{(Super quib(us) Acta erant hec prope burgum de edin\burgh~ (j)n
domo(} {(notarij publici subscript .. P(rese)ntibus ibid(em) prouidis
et discretis(} {(viris vi(delicet) wil(e)lmo smyth wilelmo tarry andrea
fergussoune (j)ohanne(} {(neil alexandro (z)oung et Adam lowtfut
\ notario publico ..(} {(Et ego (j)acobus (z)owng Clericus s(anc)ti
andre(e) dioc(esis) ..(} {end}