{=Latin, notarial dating clause, statement of parties, etc=} {(Tenor
.. \ est talis in wlgare(} Gilbert of (j)ohne"stone" of Elphinston~
kny^t s(er)ef of edi(n)burgh Ande {\} w^tin ye constabulary of hadingtone"
till Ada(m) of (j)ohnneston~ my sone~ & apperand ayr {\} my deput
in y^is p(ar)te spe(ci)aly (con)stitut greting Forsamek(i)le as o(ur) sou(er)ane
lord ye king has direct {\} to me his l(ett)re(z) chargeing me to
gif h(er)etab(i)le sasing stait & possessione" to willia~(z) lord keth~
{\} of all & hail ye barony of keth~ with~ te(n)nand & te(n)na(n)driis
liand w^tin ye constabulary of hadi(n)g\tone~ & ye s(er)efdome~ of
edi(n)b(ur)gh~ as ayr to willia~(z) e[?]ll m(ar)chel & lord keth~ his fad(er)
her(e)for (j) {\} charge (z)ou straitly & (com)mand(is) in our[e] sou(er)ane
lord y[e] ki[?]g[(is)] name & my(n) that (z)e pas(s) {\} to ye cheme(z)~
of ye said barony & at (z)e gif h(er)etab(i)le sassing stait & possession~
to y^e said wil(z)~ {\} lord keth~ or till his lauchfull attorna
of all & sindry the said barony of keth~ w^t te(n)nand & te(n)na(n)\dry
w^t ye p(er)tinence eft(er) y^e teno(ur) of o(ur) sou(er)ane lord(is) p(re)cept
[?]:of y^is my charge takand sou(er)te of iij^x^x of pund(is) of ye
Releif of ye said land(is) & barony And y^is on na wis(s) (z)e lefe
vndone" vnd(er) {\} ye pai(n) & charge y^t eft(er) may folow ye±quhilk
to do (j) (com)mit to (z)ou my full power(e) be y(ir) my l(ett)re(z) {\} deliu(er)ing
(j)t be (z)ou deuly execut agai(n) to y^e berar(e) (j)n [w]itnes of ye±quhilk±thing
to y^is p(rese)nt {\} w(ri)t (j) haue set t[?] {[to]} my sele At edi(n)b(ur)gh~
ye vj day of maij ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m±iiij^c lxxxiij (z)er(is) {\\}
{resumes in Latin} {Notary: Petrus Marche, St Andrews diocese}