{=Protocol book of James Young=} {~f48r~} {(Eod(em) die & hora
quarta post m(er)edie(m) p(er)sonalit(er) (con)stitutij(} {(hono\rabilis
vir hecto(ur) brous(s) de colpmalyndy habensq(ue) i(n) ma(n)ib(us) \(} {(suis
qua(m)d(am) cedula(m) paperia(m) qua(m) m(ichi) no(ta)rio pub(li)co subsc(ri)pto
\(} {(tradidit p(er)legend(am) Cui(us) tenor sequit(ur) i(n) hiis verbis(}
{\} To s(s)^r notar & witnes y^t her ar p(rese)nt {,} (j) hecto(ur)±brous(s)
of colp\malyndy mak(is) to *(z)ow knavin & ma(n)ifest y^t (j) wes cu(m)and
to {\} yis towne" of Edinburgh~ & w^t me c(er)tane witnes to haf
bene" {\} p(ro)ducit befor o(ur) sou(er)ain lord ye king & his nob(i)lis
of consale {\} in a mat(er) {<DEFE<} debatab(i)le betuex willia(m) lord
Ruchwen~ {\} & me {,} The±quhilk lord ruchwene" & his complic(is)
tuk me {\} fra ye said witnes on" force & violens(s) & had me to
his place {\} of Ruchwene" & held me yar i(n) subieccion~ aganis
my will {\} y(ir) xv dais bi# #gai(n) And wald no^t lat me to fredom~
quhill {\} now thankit be god & my frend(is) y^t has helpit me fra
his {\} subieccion~ The±quhilk lord ruchwene~ causit me vndir
{\} his subieccion~ to quicclame" & discharge him of al (j)ntromett\ting(is)
{~f48v~} compt(is) & reki(n)ing(is) betuex me & him tueching ye (j)ntrometti(n)
{\} & vp# #tak#in of ye malis p(ro)fitt(is) & deweteis of my land(is)
of colpmaly(n)\dy takin vp be him i(n) Tymees bi# #gain & y(ar)upone"
tuk ane (j)nstru^t {\} The±quhilk quicclame" &# #Al vy(er) thing(is)
done" be me ye tyme {\} of my being vnd(er) ye said lord subieccione"
(j) did ye sa(m)myne" {\} on~ force for savite of my liff Ande y(ar)for
now (j) beand at fre\dome" reuok(is) & adnull(is) all y^t eu(er) wes done"
be me ye tym~ {\} of my being w^t ye said lord as said is And
p(ro)test(is) quhateu(er) {\} has bene" done" or said be me i(n) ye meyntyme
forsaid turne" {\} me na my(n) aier(is) to na p(re)iudice & for remeid
of law quhe(n) {\} & quhar(e) (j)t effer(is) Ande of yis s(s)^r not(ar) (j)
ask (z)ow ane (j)nstru^t {\} {(&c(etera) P(rese)ntib(us) (j)bidem donaldo
campbell andrea stewart \(} {((j)oha(n)ne Adamsone" Andrea hoge
burgens(ibus) de Edinburgh \ georgeo(} {(kincaid & w^o rankyne"
Act(a) in domo Robertj brois(s) \ infra burgu(m) de(} {(Edinburgh
&c(etera)(} {\\}