and assent to haue ressav#it and fulle:ly to haue had be ye hand#is and
deliu(er)ance of a nobile lord '(j)ames lord 'Abir\nethy in ;Rothyma and
'alexander=abirnethy his sone and apper#and air(e) ye sovme" of Nyne
hundreth mark#(is) gud {\} and vsuale money of ;scotland @The±quhilk
sovme" the said#(is) '(j)ames and 'Alexander wes adiug#it & ordan#it to {\}
content & pay to ws {.} the said#is 'adam & 'Eli(z)abeth his spous(s) for ye
Resign#i(n)g renu(n)ciacioun~ and our(e)_ _gev#ing {\} of all richt#is and
clame of Richt propriete ande possessioun~ quhilk#(is) we haue or may haue
in or to ye land#(is) {\} perten#yng til vmquhile 'wil(z)ame lord 'abirnethy
Ande spe(ci)al:y to the land#(is) of ;Cukyng ;lanystoun~ ;kirk\land#is of
;glencors(s) ;maslie ;Edintor(e) ;tulyernoch ;(j)nchestomoch and ;vrdiquhill
w^t yare p(er)tinent#(is) like=as (j)s at {\} mar(e) lenth co(n)ten#it in ye decret
arbitrale gev#in be 'robert bischop of ;glasgw {,} 'patrik erle of
'bothuile ande {\} 'patrik=hovme of ;fastcastell {,} here±apoun~ Of
@the±quhilk some" of Nyne hundreth m(er)k#(is) for ye caus(s) forsaid {\}
co(n)ten#it in the saide decrete Arbitrale gev#in be ye said person#is we
ye said#(is) 'Adam and 'Eli(z)abeth his spo(us) {\} grant#(is) and hald#(is) ws
thar:of wele content fulle:ly assith#it and thank:fully pai#t be ye
said#(is) '(j)ames lord {\} 'abirnethy and 'Alexander his sone i(n) novm(er)#it
money And ye forsaid#(is) '(j)ames ande 'alexander his sone {\} thare air#(is)
execut:our#(is) and assigna#is {,} for ws oure air#(is) execut:our#(is) and
assigna#is of all & haile ye saide {\} sovme" of nyne hundreth m(er)k#(is) we
quitclame#0 and fre:ly discharg#(is) for=eu(er)mare be thir p(rese)nt
l(ett)re#(z) (j)n wit\nes of @ye±quhilk±thing to thir p(rese)nt l(ette)r#is forsaid
oure Sel#is ar affix#te At ;Edinburgh~ the !xxviij day of August
The (z)ere of god !(j)^m !iiij^c Nyn:ty and aucht (z)er#(is) Befor y(ir) witnes
'dauid=Rautoun~ of ;billy 'dauid=hoppringill 'Richard=lauson~ of
;hu(m)by s(s)^r 'george=newton~ 'george=sinclare of ye ;hie=feld
'Richard\mekile notare {,} 'thomas=ottirburne 'matho=abirnethy and
'george=dikson~ w^t vy(er)#0 diu(er)s(s) {\\}

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