{Spottiswoode Papers} Be (j)t kend til al men be thire p(rese)nt
l(ett)res me Alexander±fulfurde sone ande aier of vmquhil marior[y]±liddaile
sister ande {\} ane of the aer(is) of vmquhil (j)ames of liddale burges
of Edinburgh {.} to be bundi(n) ande oblist lelely & treuly be
the faith of {\} my body bindis ande oblis(s) mei {sic} to (j)ames±spotiswod
baxstar ande (j)sabel his spous That forsamek(i)le as (j) haue sauld
{\} ande anailit to the saide (j)ames & (j)sabell ande to the langer
liffar of thame twa ande to thair(e) aer(is) & assignais be {\} chart(er)
& seising al ande haile my parte pertenyng to me be diuisioun~
or vther(e)±wais of al & haile ye said vmquhile {\} (j)ames of liddailis
myn emys teneme(n)t liand within the said burgh on the southparte
of ye samy(n) betuix the land {\} & teneme(n)t of Archibald±todrik
on~ the west parte And the teneme(n)t of (j)ames±Richartsone on~
the estparte Ande ye {\} comon~ king(is) strett on~ the north parte
and the grete mansion~ of the saide (j)ames±Richartsone on the
south\parte {,} That therefor(e) (j) sal obs(er)ue warand kepe ande
defend the said (j)ames & (j)sabel his spous yaire aer(is) ande {\}
assignais for p(er)petuale (z)eris to# #cu(m) in the peciabile (j)oising
ande brouking of ye said land bai^t befor(e) & behind per\teni(n)g
to me as sad (j)s with the pertine(n)s eft(er) ye forme & teno(ur) of
my chart(er)is & seising(is) to yai(m) y(ar)upon~ maide ande {\} deliu(er)yt
For certane sovmes of money pait tharefor(e) thankfully to me {,.}
be ye said (j)ames beforhand quharefor(e) gif (j)t {\} sal happi(n) as
god forbeid (j)t do the said (j)ames (j)sabel his spous yaire aer(is)
or assignais to be wexit (j)nquiet or dis\troublit in the peciabile
occupying (j)oising ande brouking of the said land ony man(er) of
way or At (j)t hap\pi(n)nis the samyn to be Recou(er)it fra thame
{,} be quhatsumeu(er) persone or p(er)sonis {.} be p(ro)cess(s) of law
or vther(e)±wais {\} (j) bind & oblis(s) me as said (j)s myn aer(is) executo(uris)
ande assignais to Refound content ande pay to the sad (j)ames {\}
(j)sabel his spous(s) thair(is) aer(is) executo(uris) or assignais the sovme"
of fourty pund(is) of ye gud & vsuale money {\} of scotland (j)n contentacioun~
and for(e) the sovme" of money pait to me beforhand as said (j)s togidd(er)
w^t the {\} sowme" of tue(n)tj pund(is) of ye said vsuale money for
cost(is) scaithis da(m)pnage(z) & expe(n)s(s) sustenit & to be suste\nit
{,} be ye said (j)ames (j)sabel his spous thair(e) aer(is) & assig(na)is
in default yat yai may nocht peciabily (j)ois(s) {\} & brouk the saide
lande eft(er) ye forme" of my said chart(er)is to yai(m) y(ar)uppon~ maid
& deliu(er)it within fourty {\} dais next eft(er)±yat the troub(i)le
or Recouer(e) of the said lande be notourely knawi(n) {.} (j)n±to ye
tovne of Edi(n)\burgh but langer delay fraude or gile To ye obs(er)uyng
keping ande fulfilling of the p(re)miss(s) i(n) al effect {\} aboue(n)
writtin lelely & treuly (j) bind & oblis(s) me as said (j)s my(n) aer(is)
executo(uris) & assignais my(n) & y(ar) land(is) {\} Rent(is) possession(i)s
gud(is) movab(i)le & vnmovab(i)le had & to be hade quharesumeu(er) yai
may be fundi(n) i(n) ony {\} place within the Realme of scotland
or vtuith to the forsaid (j)ames (j)sabel his spous thair(e) aer(is) executo(uris)
{\} and assignais in the sikk(er)ast forme & stile of obligacioun~
vsit or y^t can be diuisit within the Realme" of {\} scotland
Na Remeid of law Canon nor Ciuile {(DOLJ mali ?PETINE")} {(NOn
jNNU"ATE)} Nor (z)it nane vther(e) statut {\} nor Act(is) to be maid
in ye (con)trar to be p(ro)ponit nor allegit al fraud gile & dissait
away Removit (j)n {\} witnes of the±quhilk±thing to yir my p(rese)nt
l(ett)res of obligacone (j) haue hungin my Sele And subsc(ri)uit {\}
ye samy(n) with my hand At Edinburgh The secund day of Nouember
The (z)ere of god (j)^m±iiij^c and {\} Nyntj (z)er(is) {\\} {signature}
alexand(er)±fulfurt {\} {(MANEW p(ro)p(ri)a)} {abbvn for ri is written
above first P}