{=Protocol book of James Young=} {=Last entry explicitly dated
has 1489 Aug 28=} {~f53r~} {(Eod(em) die & hora sexta post m(er)edie(m)
p(er)sonalit(er) constitutj(} {(Robert(us) ha(m)milton~ \ de prestone"
ex vna & bartholome(us) ha(m)milton~ de(} {(gledstanis ex alt(er)a \
p(ar)tib(us) ex suis c(er)t(is) scie(n)ciis & spo(n)taneis(} {(volu(n)tatib(us)
vt ass(er)uer(un)t ad ha(n)c \ deueneru(n)t concordia(m) p(ro)ut(} {(sequit(ur)
i(n) wlgare(} (j)t is apu(n)ctit acordit {\} betuex Rob(er)t±ha(m)milton~
of preston~ on~ ye±ta p(ar)t & berthilmo±ha(m)milton~ {\} of gledstanis
on~ ye±toy(er) p(ar)t i(n) man(er) & forme as eft(er) folowis {,} y^t is
to say {\} That forsamekle" as ye said Robert has gevin & sald
to ye said bertil\mo ye ward of y^e land(is) of p(re)st(is)±gile for
ye t(er)mes of tene" (z)er(is) {\} to be compleit And for ye some"
of thre schor(e) of pund(is) vsuale {\} mone of scotland And is bundin
y^t gif ye said bertilmo or kat(ri)ne\maxwell his spous y(ar) aier(is)
or assignais beis vexit i(n)±quiet or dis\trublit in ye peciable"
brukin & (j)oyssing of ye said ward of {\} ye forsaid land(is) of
prest(is)±gile oy(er) thro^u ye disces of ye aier or aier(is) {\} or
thro^u ye recou(er)ing of tersis ane or ma ony man(er) of way That
{\} ye said Robert in yai cais(s) sal refownd (con)tent & pay to
ye said b(er)\tilmo katering his spous yar aier(is) ex^r(is) or assignais
quhat {\} somes of mone y^t yai sal happi(n) to sustene" i(n) ska^t
thro^u ye vant {\} of ye said land(is) or ony p(ar)t y(ar)of or ye said
Robert(is) l(ett)re mad y(ar)upo(n) {\} p(ro)port(is) No^t±w^t±standing
ye said bertilmo for him & ye sad kat(ri)ne {\} his spous his aier(is)
ex^r(is) & assignais frely quitclames & discharg(is) {\} ye sad robert
his aer(is) ex^r(is) & assignais of ye said beand (con)tenit {\} i(n)
ye said Robert l(ett)re mad apone" ye gift & selling of ye# #said
{\} ward of ye sad land(is) {>} bot {>} i(n) yis vis(s) y^t gif it sal
happi(n) a ters(s) or ij {\} to be recou(er)it out of ye said land(is)
ya(n) ye sad Ro {=sic=} his aier(is) assig(na)is {\} sal oy(er) defalk
{,} or refownd & pay agai(n) to ye sad bertilmo kat(ri)ne {\} his
spous(s) yar(is) aer(is) ex^r(is) or assignais als(s)# #mekle" of ye said
some" {\} of iij^x^x of pund(is) as ye said terce or tersis extend(is)
to efferand to {\} ye qua(n)tite of ye some forsaid Ande foryar
ya(n) ye sad tersis ye {\} said Robert nor his aier(is) no^t to be
clamit in tyme to cu(m) {(Sup(er)(} {~f53v~} {(p(re)miss(is) id(em) Rob(er)t(us)
petiit (j)nstru(mentu)m Act(a) i(n) domo mej no(ta)rij(} {(p(rese)ntibus
(j)bidem \ Ricardo faffyntone" d(omi)no will(iel)mo huntar(} {(cap(ella)no
will(iel)mo ha(m)mil\tone" thoma brokcas & Roberto farham cu(m)(} {(diu(er)s(is)
aliis testib(us) &c(etera)(} {\\}