{=Yester Writs=} This (j)ndentour maide at edinburgh ye fift day
of ye moneth of (j)anuar(e) ye (z)ere of gode a thowsande four hu(n)dreth
sevynty & thre (z)er(is) betuix honorable & worschipful men~ y^t is
to say {\} (j)ohn" ye hay of oliu(er)castell son~ & apperande air(e)
of s(s) dauid ye hay of (z)est(er) knytht on~ ye±ta p(ar)t Ande s(s) willia(m)
ye hay of tallo knytht on~ ye±toy(er) p(ar)t p(ro)port(is) (con)tenis &
ber(is) witnes at ye {\} saide p(ar)t(is) ar (con)cordyt (j)n furm & man(er)
as eftir folowis yat is to say at ye saide s(s) willia(m) ye hay his
aier(is) or assig(nais) sal delyu(er) & our gif to ye saide (j)ohn" ye
hay his air(is) or assignais y^e hous(s) {\} & castell of morham wytht
ye thre ak(er)is of lande yarto lyande & p(er)tenande vnspul(z)it or
p(er)brekyt of dur(is) wyndowis (z)et(is) of (j)rn or of T?ree {=seems
to be amended from Three=} burd(is) trest(is) (j)est(is) loft(is) lok(is)
keys barr(is) ba(n)d(is) {\} or ony vthir rep(ar)ac(i)on byggyng or necessary
thing(is) wy^tin y^e saide hous(s) & barmkyn or vthir(e) erde hows(s)
quhatsu(m)eu(er) At ye fest of wytsonday cu(m) four(e) (z)er(is) next eft(er)
folowande ye date of {\} y(ir) (j)nde(n)tour(is) or wy^tin gif it may
be sonar(e) delyu(er)it but lang(er) delay fraude or gyle Alsua it
is appoy(n)tit & concordit betuix ye saide p(ar)t(is) at ye saide (j)ohn"
ye hay sal mak y^e saide {\} s(s) willia(m) be (j)nfeft be chart(er) &
sesing (j)n detful furm~ & man(er) to be maide (j)n sevyn mark(is) & ane
half mark of a(n)nuel rent of ye vsuale mone of scotlande to be
takyn ande Raysit at {\} witsonday & m(ar)tymes (j)n wynt(er) be evyn
porc(i)ons of al & hale his land(is) of west(er) hopprew liande i(n) ye
baronry of hopprew & ye s(er)efdome of peblis to be haldy(n) of ye
said (j)ohn" & his air(is) {\} (j)n blancheferm for a pe(n)ny gif it be
askyt vnd(er) a lett(er) of Reu(er)sion~ (con)tenande {,,} yat alson~
& quhe(n)su(m)eu(er) ye forsaide s(s) willia(m) or his air(is) beis (j)nfeft
(j)n ye quart(er) of y^e land(is) of lynplu(m) be {,,} {\} chart(er) tal(z)e
& sesing to be maide & haldy(n) of ye said s(s) dauid ye hay of (z)est(er)
& his air(is) ourlord(is) of ye saide land(is) (j)n warde Releyf & mariage
w^t thre soyt(is) of court in dew furm~ {\} to be maide Ande ye
said (j)ohn" sal mak ye sayde s(s) willia(m) & his aier(is) be dischargyt
of ye twe(n)ty scheling(is) of a(n)nuel rent of ye saide s(s) willia(m)s
land(is) of wyndane quhilk land(is) ar {\} bundy(n) for ye saide a(n)nuel
to ye saide s(s) dauid & his aier(is) Quhilk(is) (j)nfeftme(n)t as said
is & ye discharge of y^e saide a(n)nuel re(n)t of twenty scheling(is)
beande maide & don~ {,,} ye saide s(s) {\} willia(m) bynd(is) hym his
aier(is) & assig(nais) to our gif Resigne & quytcla(m) to ye saide
(j)ohn" his air(is) & assig(nais) ye saide sevyn mark(is) & ane half of
a(n)nuel to±gidd(er) wy^t ye sesing & chart(er) yar±a\pon~ to be maide
but langar(e) delay fraude or gyle Ande ye saide s(s) willia(m) bynd(is)
hym his aier(is) & assig(nais) at he na yai sal tak na pe(n)ny of ye
saide a(n)nuel on~±to ye deliu(er)ans of y^e said hous(s) {\} & place
of morham as saide is (j)tem ye saide s(s) willia(m) sal (j)nfeft ye saide
(j)ohn" his air(is) & assig(is) {=sic=} (j)n ten~ pund(is) worth of his
land(is) of cragkyngildwr(is) liande i(n) ye baronry of oliu(er)castell
{\} & ye s(er)efdome" of peblis be chart(er) & sesing (j)n gude & dew
furm to be maide {,,} to be haldy(n) of ye ourlorde of ye samy(n)
(j)n blancheferm for a pe(n)ny gif it be askyt at ye grounde (j)n y^e±quhilk
{\} now duell(is) (j)ohn"±henrison~ willia(m)±henrison~ paule±he(n)rison~
& thomas±henrison~ & 0 {*zero rel*} has i(n) malyng now of ye said
s(s) willia(m) vnd(er) a lett(er) of Reu(er)sion~ yat alson~ & quhe(n)su(m)eu(er)
ye saide s(s) wil(z)a(m) {\} his air(is) or assig(nais) mak(is) ye said hous(s)
& place of morham & land(is) as is before exp(re)mit be# #delyu(er)#it
& our# #gev#yn to ye saide (j)ohn" his air(is) or assig(nais) at yan~
ye saide (j)ohn" his air(is) & assig(nais) {\} sal resigne & our# #gif
to ye said s(s) willia(m) his air(is) or assig(nais) ye saide ten~ pu(n)d(is)
worth of lande to±gidd(er) wy^t^h ye chart(er) sesing (con)firmac(i)on
& al vy(er) euide(n)t(is) maide y(ar)apon~ (j)n±(con)tine(n)t furthwy^t^h {\}
but lang(er) delay fraude or gyle Ande ye saide (j)ohn" his air(is)
& assig(nais) sal no^t^h# #tak nore resave nowthir pe(n)ny pe(n)nyworth
nor p(ro)fit of ye saide ten~ pund(is) worth of lande on~±to y^e ische
{\} of ye said four(e) (z)er(is) fra witsonday furth but fraude or gyle
Ande ye said (j)ohn" sal mak ye said s(s) willia(m) his aier(is) assignais
& subtenand(is) haf a lett(er) of tak & e(n)tre yarin of ye {\} saide
quart(er) of land(is) of lynplu(m) for ye said t(er)mes of four (z)er(is)
fra witsonday furth for ye male of sex mark(is) of ye vsuale mone
of scotlande or ell(is) a chald(er) of meile at vsuale t(er)mes {\}
to be payt Ande fra ye tym at ye said hous(s) & place of morhame
be delyu(er)yt as said is ye forsaide (j)ohn" his air(is) or assig(nais)
sal mak to ye said s(s) willia(m) his air(is) & assig(na)is a lett(er) of
tak {\} of y^is forsaide quart(er) of lande of lynplu(m) for ye maille
forsaide al±wais wy^t^h hy(m) & yai(m) to remay(n) {,,} quhil he mak
it to yai(m) in fee & h(er)etage as said is be chart(er) & sesi(n)g in
lachful furm {\} to be maide Ande her±attour ye said s(s) willia(m)
is bundy(n) & be y(ir) (j)ndentour(is) bynd(is) hym his air(is) & assig(nais)
at he na yai sal neu(er) (j)n tym to cu(m) (j)n (j)ugeme(n)t na wythtoute
Rythtwysly {\} na wrangwysly (j)n p(re)ve na i(n) p(er)t clame pley {"raise
an action in law about"} p(er)sew na folow ye saide hous(s) {=H amended
from Y=} & castell of morham wy^t ye saide thre ak(er)is of lande
na ye thrydparte of moreha(m) callit ly(n)dissais±\lande na (z)it {=deletion=}
ye twa husbande±land(is) of du(n)canlaw callit lathis±land(is) & pwntons~±lande
{:} na ye twelf mark(is) of a(n)nuel rent quhilk(is) he clamit of ye
saide s(s) dauid(is) lande Na {\} ye pastour of ye sowmes of wyndan~
na na p(ar)t of ye saide land(is) vnd(er) ye payn of a thowsande pund(is)
of ye vsuale mone of scotlande to ye king Ande a thowsande pu(n)d(is)
of y^e samy(n) {\} mone to ye archebischops kirkwerk of sanct±androis
alsua i(n) naym of payn~ & for ye viole(n)c(is) & breking of yar(e) fatht(is)
Ande (j)n ye sowme of a thowsande pund(is) of ye sa(m)my(n) mone {\}
to ye saide (j)ohn" his air(is) & assig(nais) for cost(is) scatht(is) &
expens(s) to be sustenit {,,} ye said(is) paynis & sowmes al±vtraly
to be payt in±to ye frer(e)±kirk of haddington~ on~ ye hee aut(er)
of y^e samyn~ {\} wythtin fourty dais next eftir±at sic pleis
p(er)soyt(is) clames or folowing(is) be mowyt or Raysit be ye saide
s(s) willia(m) his air(is) or assig(nais) or ony vthir in his name or
yar(is) but lang(er) delay {\} fraude or gyle Ande (j)n lyk±wys(s) ye
saide (j)ohn" bynd(is) hy(m) his air(is) & assig(nais) at quhe(n)su(m)eu(er) it
sal happyn ye saide (j)ohn" or his air(is) to be lord(is) of (z)est(er)
at he or yai sal (j)nfeft ye said s(s) {\} willia(m) his aier(is) & assig(nais)
& ent(er) yai(m) to ye saide quart(er) of lande of lynplu(m) be chart(er)
& sesing & to discharge ye saide twenty scheling(is) of a(n)nuel of
wyndan~ {,,} he & yai giffand vp y^e {\} saide a(n)nuel of hopprew
as is befor exp(re)mit or alson~ as ye said (j)ohn" can~ get his fad(er)is
(con)se(n)t yar±to {,,} ye saide hous(s) & castell of morha(m) beande
delyu(er)it as saide is but fraude or gyle {\} (j)n±to sic±lyk paynis
& sowmes to be payt to ye king ye kirk & to ye said s(s) willia(m)
his air(is) or assig(nais) at sic dais & plac(is) as is befor wryttyn~
y^is beande vnkepit as said is Ande {\} attour gif ye saide s(s)
willia(m) happinis to (j)nfeft ony of his sonis (j)n ye quart(er) of lynplu(m)
ye for±saide (j)ohn" bynd(is) hym & his air(is) to (con)ferme y^t (j)nfeftme(n)t
lyk±as his chart(er) p(ro)port(is) {\} but fraude or gyle {,,} quhilk(is)
al & sindry poynt(is) artic(u)lis (con)dic(i)ons band(is) & oblissing(is)
a±bon~ wryttyn~ to keip halde obs(er)ue & fulfill athir p(ar)t is
bundy(n) til vthir(is) lelly & treuly be y^e fath(is) {\} of yar bodijs
& yir (j)nde(n)tour(is) ye grete athis suorn~ ye haly ewangell~ twichit
but Reuocac(i)on fraude or gyle (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk±thing to
ye p(ar)t(is) of y(ir) (j)nde(n)tour(is) to remayn~ {\} wy^t athir of ye saide
p(ar)tijs ye saide p(ar)tijs athir til vthir(is) has (j)nt(er)changebly
to put yar seles day (z)er(e) & place forsaide befor y(ir) witnes mast(er)
andro ye hay p(ro)vost of y^e botha(n)is {\} wil(z)a(m) ye hay of my(nz)en
thomas ye hay Richarde±besat {=de written apart=} andro±geddes
(j)ohn" of byk(er)ton~ (j)ames of colylaw & rob(er)t±m(ar)ciale public not(ar)
& vy(er) diu(er)s(s) {\\} {=tag with seal still attached=} {=on dorse
in late 15th or early 16C hand=} {)(j)ndent(uris) maid betuix (j)o^n
\ hay of oliu(er)castell & w^m \ hay of tallo kny^t)}