{=Protocol book of James Young=} {~f83r~} On~ ye xv day of februar(e)
ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m iiij^c lxxxix {\} (z)er(is) (j)t is apu(n)ctit & acordit
betuex Robert±quhit duelland {\} in mussilburgh~ on~ ye±ta p(ar)t
& alane±quhit s(er)uito(ur) to o(ur) sou(er)\ane lord ye king on~ ye±toy(er)
p(ar)t (j)n man(er) forme" & effect" {\} as eft(er) folowis y^t is to
say y^t ye said Robert has sald {\} & analiit h(er)editabilly to
ye said alane" & his aier(is) all & {\} hale y^t land liand in ye
burgh of Edinb(ur)gh w^tin ye {\} teneme(n)t of vmq^l willia(m)±knox
p(er)tenand to ye sad Rob(er)t {\} {~f83v~} as ar(e) to vmq^l^l willia(m)±quhit
his eme" liand betuex ye land of {\} ye sad vmquhill willia(m) of
knox ba^t on" ye souch & ye norcht {\} p(ar)t(is) The±q^k vmq^l ye
sad willia(m)±knox teneme(n)t lyis i(n) ye sad {\} burgh of Edinburgh
on~ ye norch sid of ye sa(m)my(n) betuex ye {\} land of alexr"±froge
on~ ye est p(ar)t & ye land of wmq^l^l willi(am)\eldar on~ ye vest
p(ar)t For ye some" of xv lib~ vsuale mone {\} of scotland w^t
a# #govne" & a doublet worch xxx s~ to be {\} pait & gevin be
ye said alane" to ye said robert herfor {\} Ande y^t ye sad robert
sal i(n) all gudly hast rais(s) his re\tour(e) & our sou(er)ane lord(is)
p(re)cept of sessing & optene" stat {\} & sessing of ye sad land
Ande sal i(n)-(con)tine(n)t y(ar)eft(er) resigne {\} ye said land purly
& simply in ye hand(is) of ane of ye bal\(z)eis of Edinburgh for
heretabill sessing stat & poss(essi)on {\} y(ar)of to be gevin to
ye said alane & to his aier(is) eft(er) ye teno(ur) {\} of ye chart(er)
to be mad to him y(ar)upo(n) The±quhilk chart(er) {\} sall be mad to
ye said alane" als(s) fre as ye sad vmq^l^l {\} willia(m)±quhit brukit
& (j)oysit ye said lande of±before {\} And y^t y^e sad alane &
his aier(is) sal co(n)tent & pay ye sad {\} xv lib~ ye govne"# #cla^t
& doublet to ye sad robert or to {\} his aier(is) at y(ir)# #t(er)m#es
wnd(er)# #wret#in y^t is to say sex pund(is) {\} now i(n) hand at ye
gevin of ye sad sessing to ye sad ala(n) {\} ye doublet & govne"#
#cla^t betuex yis & pasche next±to±cu(m) {\} four pund & x s~ at
m(ar)times next±to±cu(m) And iiij lib~ {\} & x s~ at witsonday next
y(ar)±eft(er) folowand w^t±outi(n) ony {\} lang(er) delay & herapon~ ye
sad alane has deliu(er)it ye said {\} Ro a godd(is)±pe(n)ny i(n) p(rese)ns
of (j)ames±brovne"hill burges {\} of Ed & thomas±mayne" {(Act(a)
i(n) domo d(ic)ti (j)acobj ho(ra) p(roxi)ma an(te) m(er)ed(iem)(} {\\}