{= Latin: notarial dating clause; copies of two documents concerning
a precept of sasine. Third copy in Scots =} Gilbert of (j)ohn~ston~
of Elfinston~ kny^t s(er)ef of Edinburgh~ {\} & of ye co(n)stabulary
of hadington~ To Ada(m) of (j)ohne"stone~ my brod(er) &# #to Adam
of (j)ohne"stone~ my sone" & apperand air(e) & to ilkai(n) of yaim (con)iu(n)clie
{\} & seu(er)alie my deput(is) within ye said bound(is) spe(ci)alie co(n)stitute
greting Forsamek(i)le as our(e) sou(er)ai(n) lorde ye king has direct
to me his l(ett)re(z) {\} of p(re)cept(is) of sesing Chargeing me to
gif h(er)etab(i)le sesing state & possession~ til a nob(i)le lorde willia(m)
lorde abirnethy i(n) Rothimay of ye baro\nyis of glencors(s) & saltoun~
with~ yar(e) p(er)tinen~ eft(er) ye te(n)o(ur) of his chart(er) tail(z)e made
to him y(ar)upon~ herfor(e) (j) charge (z)ou or ony ane off {\} (z)ou in
our(e) sou(er)ai(n) lorde ye king(is) name & myn~ y^t (z)e pass(s) to ye said
baronyis of glencors(s) & salton~ with~ yar(e) p(er)tinen~ & y^t (z)e
gif h(er)etab(i)le {\} sesing state & possession~ to ye said willia(m)
or to his lauch~ful actorna of ye samy(n) baroniys eft(er) ye forme"
of his chart(er) tail(z)e & p(re)cept(is) {\} direct to me y(ar)upon~ {,}
And yis on na wis(s) (z)e leif vndone" vnd(er) ye charge y^t eft(er)
may folou {,} ye±quhilk to do (j) (com)m^t to (z)ou & to ilkai(n) of (z)ou
{\} (con)iu(n)clie & seu(er)alie my full power(e) be y(ir) my l(ett)re(z) (j)n
w^tnes her(e)of (j) haf set to my sele at edi(n)b(ur)gh ye xv day of (j)anuar(e)
ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m iiij^c lxxxij (z)eris {\} {= From jN w^tnes to
the end of the line the script is smaller, though the hand is
the same. The date may have been entered later in a space left
for it. Text continues in Latin. =} {( Post quaru(m) .. (} {= Notarial
sign of Peter Marche. The text is in the same hand as the docquet
and the hand may be identified as that of Peter Marche. =}