{=Yester Writs=} Till all and syndry to quhais knawlege yir p(rese)nt
lett(er)is sall to cum williame~ lorde creithtoune" Greting (j)n
god ay±lesting (z)oure vniu(er)site mot" wyt yat" for±sa±mekill as
A Nobill man Schyr(e) dauid the {\} hay of lothquhorwart knytht
be bundyn and oblist to me and myne Ayris that how±sone~ ye thryd±part
of his landis of lothquhorwart cu(m)mis in his handis he sall in±continent
mak me tyll hafe {\} ye sa(m)myn thridpart like±as (j) hafe ye twa±part
ay and quhyll ye sowme of xii hundreth markis and fourty mark(is)
of vsuale mone of scotland be payd to me myne ayr(is) or assigneis
owy(er) be laying {\} downe on a day of ye said sowme or be takyng
wp of ye malis of ye said thrid±part and twa±part of ye said landis
with yare p(er)tinence as in my Reuersioun~ maid to ye said schyr
dauid±hay y(ar)wpone {\} fulliare is contenit Thair±for (j) will
and graunttis and be yir my lett(er)is obligatour(is) lelely trewly
and be ye faith of my body bynd(is) and oblis(s) me myne ayris and
assigneis but Restriccioune to the {\} said schyr dauid±hay and
his ayr(is) till allow for ye malis of ye said thrid±part (z)eirly
fourtene markis of ye said mone as in part of payment of ye said
sowme of twelf hundreth markis and {\} fourty markis (j)n like±wyse
as (j) am bundin till allow for ye twa±part of ye said land(is) Sa
yat eftyr ye payment of ye said sowme of twelf hundreth markis
and fourty or be wp takyng of ye {\} malis of ye sa(m)myn als(s) weill
of ye thrid±part as of ye twa±part of ye said land(is) of lothquhorwart
with ye p(er)tinence (z)eir in (z)eir and terme in terme fra ye tyme
of my entre to ye sa(m)myn landis {\} wnto ye day of payment of
ye forsaid sowme to# #be maid as said is yat (j) myne ayris nor
myne assigneis sall be na maner of way ony tymes to# #cum (j)ntromytt
wyth ye said thrid±part nor (z)yt {\} with ye said twa±part of ye
said land(is) with yare p(er)tinence bot fra thyne±furth fra all occupying
and manure of ye sa(m)myng (j) myne ayris and myne assigneis all±wtraly
and for±euir to# #be {\} excludit and away put The said sowme
payd as said is yan as now and now as yan for me myne ayr(is) and
assigneis (j) Renunce and be yir lett(er)is purly and symply for±euyr
Renunc(is) {\} all Rytht clame propriete and possessioune quhilkis
(j) had hafe or ony wayis may hafe (j)n tyme to cum (j)n or to ye landis
of ye saidis thrid±part and twa±part or to ony part of yaim Sa
{\} that than in±continent eftyr ye payment of ye said sowme as
said is ye said schyr(e) dauid±hay and his ayris sall hafe full
Regress(s) (j)n and to all ye said landis of lothquhorwart ande {\}
(j)ntromytt with yaim as lauthfull possessouris of ye sa(m)myng to
brouk and (j)oyse thaim pesabely but (j)mpediment {,} And mair[at]toure
gyf it happy(n)nis as god forbeide eftyr ye {\} payment of ye said
sowme as said is myne ayris or assigneis or ony oyeris in my name
or yare names to do or say in (j)ugement or out of (j)ugement in prevy
or in pert in contrar {\} of thyr my lett(er)is obligatouris or
to mak ony clame or persewt (j)n or to ye said landis of lothquhorwart
or to ony part of thaim or (z)yt to mow or ger mowe ony demau(n)de
{\} questioune or pled aganis ye said Schyr(e) dauid±hay or his
ayris or ony in his name or yare names in ye (j)oysing(is) and browking(is)
of ye saidis landis of lothquhorwart w^t {\} thare p(er)tinence
eftyr ye paying of ye said sowme for the Redemyng of yaim be
strenth of quhatsumeuir lett(er)is or (z)yt be virtew of ony band
or oblysing (j) oblyse me {\} myne ayris executouris and assigneis
be the faith of my body and thyr pesent lett(er)is in ye sowme of
a thowsand markis of vsuale mone of Scotland till oure Souerane
{\} lord ye king to# #be Raysit and payd in ye name of payne
And in the sowme of ane±oy(er) thowsand markis of ye sa(m)myn f[or]said
mone to ye byschop of Sanctandr(os) yat sall happyn to {\} be for
ye tyme in elike±wyise to# #be Raysit and payd in name of payne
And in the sowme of a thowsand markis of [t]he sa(m)myn forsaid
mone to# #be payid and delyuerit to ye {\} said Schyr(e) dauid±hay
of lothquhorwart knytht hys ayris executouris or assigneis in
ye paroch kirk of lothquhorwart wpone oure lady altare of ye sa(m)myn
{\} within twynty dais next eftyr and (j)nnmediatly {=sic or mmi?=}
folowand but ony langer Delay yat (j) or myne ayris or myne assigneis
or ony oy(er)is p(er)sonis quhatsumeuire in my {\} name or in thare
names makis ony clame or persewt (j)n or to the saidis landis of
ye saidis thryd±part and twa±part(is) of lothquhorwart with thare
pertinence {\} or to ony part of thaim or (z)yt mowis or gerris
mowe ony questioune or pled or makis or gerris mak ony int(er)rupcioune
or (j)mpediment be ony maner of way {\} aganis the said schyr(e) dauid±hay
or his ayr(is) or assigneis in the pesabill brouking and (j)oysing
of ye forsaid landis with yare pertinence For costis traualis
scaithis & {\} expens(s) that happy(n)nis be ony maner of way the
said schyr(e) dauid±hay knytht his ayris or his assigneis to (j)ncur
or sustene yarthrow Thyr present lett(er)is neuir\ye±les(s) to stand
Remane and abide in thare awin strenth force and effect but Reuocacioune
in ye stratest style and forme of obligacioune vsit within the
Realme of Scot\land Na Remed of law canon nor ciuile act nor
statut maid nor to be maid be na maner of way to# #be proponit
in the contrare all fraude and gyle excludit & away {\} put (j)n
witnes(s) of the±quhilk±thing to thir lett(er)is (j) hafe appendit my
prop(er) seill at crethtoune" the thretene day of (j)anuare the (z)eir
of god a thowsand foure {\} hundreth lij yheris befor (j)ohne~±borthwic
of crukstoune" archibald±malwill archibald ye haye maistir petir
of creithton~ and s(s) alexr"±grenlaw prest(is) w^t oy(er)is {\\} {=tag
but no seal=}