{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} Be it made kende til al yat
yir lett(er)is heris and seis y^t (j) (j)ohn~ of Malvile lorde of yat
ilke has set and to f(er)me {.} has {.} latyn and throw yir p(rese)nt(is)
lett(er)is settis {\} and to f(er)me lattis al my {.} land(is) {,} y^e±qwhilk(is)
{.} (j) hafe and 0 {*zero rel*} ar myne in hawthorndene lyande with±(j)n
y^e schirradome~ of Edynburgh and al my landis y^t (j) hafe {\}
and {.} 0 ar myne in y^e Grevisto(u)ne lyande w^t±(j)n {.} y^e Schirrafdome
of peblis w^t y^e apportenance to my cosyne {.} s(s) will(i)ame of
douglas of Strabrok(e) knitht {\} For y^e t(er)me of ten (z)ere next
eftir folowande y^e oyse of his take made of ya landys as his
euident" p(ro)portis and (con)tenys of±befor betwix hym and me {\}
y^e±qwilk(is) ar selit wyth myne awyn p(ro)pir seale fullily and pessably
to be passit and fulfillit {,} y^e t(er)me of his entre begy(n)nande
at y^e next qwhyssonday {\} folowande of his saide take y^t he
has of me befor yis p(rese)nt take {.} for twenty punde of vsuale
mone of Scotlande {,} ye±qwilk(is) twenty punde (j) graunt {\} me
hafe Ressavit and of it fullily paide and assithit and in±to
myne oyse co(n)uertit {,} of y^e±qwhilk(is) So(u)me alsua y^e forsaide
s(s) will(i)ame his ayr(is) and his {\} assigne(z) For me and myne ayr(is)
and myne executour(is) and assigne(z) (j) eu(er)±mare qwytcleme {,} y^e
forsaide land(is) to halde and to hafe w^t al p(ro)fitis of court(is)
{\} and oyscheis of courtis co(m)modite(z) and esement(is) als wele
vnne(m)myt as ne(m)myt lelily trewly and pesably and frely but ony
ent(er)mettyng of me {\} or of myne ayr(is) or ony of yair name outhir
in y^e lauch or by y^e lauche durande yir forsaide t(er)mys of ten
(z)ere to y^e forsaide s(s) will(i)ame and to his {\} ayr(is) and assigne(z)
of me and myne ayr(is) and myne assigne(z) but ony gaine callyng or
in y^e contrar of this take {,} y^e±qwilk(e) take alsua to y^e oysche
{\} of his t(er)me of ten (z)ere as is forspokyn~ til y^e forsaide
s(s) will(i)ame his ayr(is) and his assigne(z) {.} (j) and myne ayr(is) warand(is)
and sal warande And (j) {\} gra(u)nt gif y^e forsaide landis in some~
or all~ hapnys or beis in y^e mene±tyme of his take throuche comone~
were distroyit y^t y^e forsaide s(s) will(i)ame {\} his ayr(is) or his
assigne(z) sal als lange (j)oyse yai(m) eftir y^e oysche of his t(er)me
as he or yai ar skathit w^t±(j)n y^e forsaide ten (z)ere And til
al yir {\} thing(is) forwretyn~ to be kepit and {.} haldyn to y^e
forsaide s(s) will(i)ame his ayr(is) or his assigne(z) in al poynt(is) as
is forne(m)myt durande y^e take forsaid {\} (j) oblyce me and myne
ayr(is) executour(is) and assigne(z) but fraude and gile lely and trewly
in gude fayth (j)n witnes of y^e±qwhilk(e)±thing {.} (j) hafe put {\}
to my seale at Dalketh y^e ten day of (j)ulij y^e (z)ere of our lorde
a thowsande thre hundreth nynty and nyne {,} yir witnes nicole
of douglas {\} lorde of wakmanfeld will(i)ame of Ross(s) chapellane
Adam of Corry notare and (j)ohn~ of lukvpe w^t othir syndry {\\}
{=two tags but seals lost=}