{=Protocol book of James Young=} {~f54r~} {(!vij^o die me(n)s(is)
septembr(is) Anno lxxxix(} (j)t is apu(n)ctit & acordit betuex nicolas(s)\elphinstone
of ye selmis on" ye±ta p(ar)t & (j)ohne"±dausone" duelland in ye town~
{\} of leich on~ ye±toy(er) p(ar)t i(n) man(er) & forme as eft(er) folowis
{,} y^t is to say y^t ye said {\} nicolas(s) gra(n)t(is) hym for±to
haff sald & analiit heretabilly to ye said (j)ohne"\dausone" his
aier(is) & assignais all & hale ye sad nicolas(s) land(is) of ye grym\isswallis
callit ye newwerk w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)s liand i(n) ye baro(n)ry of caldor\cler(e)
& ye s(er)efdome" of edinburgh For ye some" of aucht scor(e) of m(ar)k(is)
{\} vsuale mone of scotland to be pait & deliu(er)it to ye said
nicolas y(ar)for {\} Of ye±q^k some" ye said nicolas(s) grant(is) him
(con)tent & pait of xij m(ar)k(is) {\} & y(ar)of qicclames & discharg(is)
ye sad (j)ohne" be yis w(ri)tin Ande forsame\kill as andro±elphinston~
bruy(er) to ye said nicolas(s) has ye forsaid land(is) {\} in wedset
vnd(er) reu(er)sione" (con)tenand ye some" of ane hundrech m(ar)k(is) {\}
y(ar)for (j)t is apu(n)ctit y^t ye said nicolas(s) sal i(n)-(con)tine(n)t in
al hast varne" {\} ye said andro to cu(m) & ressaue ye said hund(er)
m(ar)kis & gif o(ur) ye said {\} land(is) eft(er) ye forme" of his reu(er)sion~
mad y(ar)upon~ Ande y^t ye said {\} nicolas sall i(ncon)tine(n)t eft(er)
ye lousing & out# #quitt#in of ye sad land(is) {\} infeft heretably
be chart(er) & sessing ye said (j)ohne" his aier(is) & assig(na)is {\}
in ye sa(m)my(n) to be haldin of ye sad nicolas & his aer(is) i(n) fre
blanch\ferme" i(n) ye sek(er)est & best vis(s) 0 {=zero rel=} ye sad
(j)ohne" ca(n) ger devis(s) but i(ncon)ue\nie(n)t(is) Ande atto(ur) ye said
nicolas(s) grant(is) him to haf set to ye said {\} (j)ohne"±dawsone"
his aier(is) assignais & sub±tenand(is) all & sindry ye {\} land(is)
of ye west selmis w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)s liand i(n) ye baro(n)ry & s(er)efd(om)
{\} forsaid for ye t(er)mes of tene" (z)er(is) fullely to be compleit
Ent(er)and {\} y(ar)to at ye next vitsonday i(n)mediat folowand ye
dat" of y(ir) l(ett)re And {\} as for ye fyrst vij (z)er(is) male of
ye said tene" (z)er(is) ye sad (j)ohne" {\} sall (con)tent & pay ye said
nicolas(s) y(ar)of beforhand And i(n) ye latt(er) {\} thre (z)er(is) he sal
or his {>} aier(is) or {>} assignais pay (z)erly sex m(ar)k(is) of male
{\} allan(er)ly as ye said nicolas(s) l(ett)re of tak to be mad herapone
{\} sal p(ro)port Ande becaus(s) m(ar)garet±giffert spous to ye said
nicolas(s) {\} has ye said land(is) of ye vest selmis i(n) (con)iu(n)cfeftme(n)t
thro^u ye±q^l^k {\} {~f54v~} ye said (j)ohne" nor his aier(is) may
no^t bruk ye said tak eft(er) ye disces {\} of ye said nicolas(s)
w^t±out (con)sent & assent of ye said m(ar)g(ar)et {<YE<} quhilk {\}
has no^t (con)sentit y(ar)to as (z)it y(ar)for it is apu(n)ctit y^t ye said
nicolas {\} sal gif his obligacione" to ye said (j)ohne" bindand
& oblissand him {\} his aier(is) ex^ris assignais be ye fa^t & treuch
in his body {,} y^t gif (j)t {\} sal happi(n) ye said (j)ohne"±dausone"
his aier(is) assignais or subte\nand(is) to be wexit i(n)±quiet or distrublyt
in ye peciable" bruki(n) {\} & (j)oyssng" {=sic=} of ye tak of ye
forsaid land(is) in ony tyme" w^tin ye said {\} tene (z)er(is) oy(er)
be ye said m(ar)garet hir spous or be ony vy(er) man(er) {\} of way
{,} y^t ya(n) ye said nicolas(s) or his aier(is) sal mak ye said (j)ohn~\dausone
his aier(is) & assignais sic a lik tak of als(s)# #mekle" als(s) {\}
gud land(is) of ye selmis {>} for sa# #mony (z)er(is) {>} as sal# #be
vn±ru(n) of ye said tene (z)er(is) {\} i(n) ye tyme of ye said vexacion~
or (j)mpedime(n)t to be mad as {\} said is Ande fal(z)eand y^t ye said
nicolas(s) nor his aier(is) haf {\} no^t sa# #mekle" als(s) gud land(is)
of ye selmis in yar handis {\} ye tyme" of ye sad stop vexacion~
or (j)mpedime(n)t ya(n) (j)t sal {\} be (con)tenit in ye said obligacion~
y^t ye said nicolas(s) bind(is) & ob\liss(s) hym be ye fach~ & treuch
i(n) his body his aier(is) ex^r(is) & assig(na)is {\} to (con)tent & pay
to ye said (j)ohne"±dausone" his aier(is) ex^r(is) or assig\nais tene"
m(ar)k(is) vsuale mone of scotland for ilke (z)ere y^t beis {\} vnru(n)
of ye said tene (z)er(is) for c(er)tane somes of mone y^t he gra(n)t(is)
{\} him to haf ressauit of formale fra ye said (j)ohne" & for ye
cost(is) {\} skas & expens(s) y^t he his aier(is) or assignais sal happi(n)
to susten {\} herthro^u To be pait i(n) ye towne" of leich~ w^tin
xx^t^j dais next {\} eft(er) ye said vexacion~ or (j)mpedime(n)t be
mad knavin ye said nico\las or his aer(is) fal(z)eand i(n) ye makin
& deliu(er)i(n)g of als(s)# #mekle" {\} als(s) gud land(is) of ye selmis
i(n) tak to ye said (j)ohne" as is befor {\} exp(re)mit w^tut {=sic=}
fraud or gile {((j)t(em)(} ye said nicolas(s) warandis(s) y^t {\} (j)ohne"
of crauffurd has bot iiij (z)er(is) tak at ye mast of ye said {\}
land(is) of ye newerk fra yis next vitsonday fur^t Ande y^t (z)e
{\} sal pay (z)erly of male y(ar)for vj m(ar)k(is) {(Sup(er) p(re)miss(is)
id(em) (j)oh(ann)es petiit \ (j)nstr(umentu)m p(rese)ntib(us)(} {(pat(ri)co mony±pe(n)ny
will(iel)mo elphinston~ & (j)oha(n)ne(} {\} {~f55r~} {(gardenar(e) Act(a)
in domo d(ic)t(i) pat(ri)cij i(n) leich hora q(ua)si quarta(} {(p(ost) m(er)edie(m)(}
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