{=Protocol book of James Young=} {'(Pro mag(ist)ro (j)oha(n)ne fressale
decano de lestalrig('} {\\} {(xxvj^t^o die me(n)s(is) maij Anno d(omi)ni
(j)^m !iiij^c nonagesimo qui(n)to(} {((j)nd(ictio)ne \ xiij^a pon(tifica)t(us)
pape Alex(and)ri sextj a(n)no tercio (j)n(} {(&(lt);mej notar&(lt); hono\rabiliu(m)
viroru(m) Thome Ranald et (j)oh(ann)is crauffurd(} {(balliuor(um) \
burgj vicj cano(n)icor(um) mo(na)sterij s(anc)tecruc(is) p(ro)pe(} {(Edinb(ur)gh
mej q(ue) no(ta)rij \ pub(li)cj et testiu(m) subsc(ri)ptor(um) p(rese)ncia(}
{(p(er)sonalit(er) comp(er)ueru(n)t mag(iste)r \ (j)oh(ann)es fresall Decan(us)
de(} {(lestalrig ex p(ar)te vna & nicholayus \ abirnechy ex p(ar)te
altera sup(er)(} {(fund(o) teneme(n)tor(um) et t(er)raru(m) p(re)\d(ic)toru(m) mag(ist)ri
(j)oh(ann)is &(} {(nicholayi cu(m) p(er)tinen(tibus) (con)tigne adiacen(tum)
\ in d(ic)to burgo(} {(vicicano(n)icor(um) ex p(ar)te boreali vicj regis
eiusd(em) \ int(er) t(er)ram(} {(henricj stanton~ ex p(ar)te orie(n)tali
& t(er)ra(m) quond(am) \ thome layng ex(} {(p(ar)te occidentali p(ar)tibus
ab vna & altera \ Et (j)bidem ad (j)nstancia(m) &(} {(Requestu(m) D(ic)toru(m)
mag(ist)ri (j)oh(ann)is \ & nicholayi p(re)fatj ball(iu)i(} {(elegeru(n)t
c(er)tos liniatores d(ic)ti b(ur)gi \ ad liniand(um) & diuidend(um)(} {(rectas
metas & diuisas int(er) t(er)ras \ & tene(men)ta d(ic)toru(m) mag(ist)ri(}
{((j)oh(ann)is & nicholayi vt mor(is) =(sic)= e(st) in b(ur)go \ vi(delicet)
(j)oh(ann)em moffat(} {(seniore(m) Ricardu(m) faffyngton~ (j)oh(ann)em \
erskyne" Robertu(m) mar(e)(} {((j)oh(ann)em bawglawy carpe(n)tarios \ willi(elmu)m
marser lathanu(m)(} {(petru(m) cvny(n)gham thoma(m) bully \ & m(ar)tinu(m)
gordon~ Qui vero d(ic)ti(} {(liniatores cu(m) (con)sensu & \ assensu
ambaru(m) p(re)dictaru(m) p(ar)tiu(m) electj &(} {(ad s(anc)ta dej \ ewangelia
(j)uratj ad liniand(um) & decidend(um) rectas me\tas &(} {(diuisas int(er)
p(re)dictas t(er)ras & tene(men)ta s(ecundu)m eoru(m) (con)scie(n)\cias &(}
{((j)ntellect(us) ., ad diuisione(m) & liniacione(m) eoru(n)d(em) \ accesseru(n)t
bene(} {((con)sul(us) & &(lt);a&(lt); matur(e) auisati eoru(m) delibe\racione(m) int(er)
p(ar)tes(} {(p(re)dictas in eoru(m) p(rese)nciis Necno(n) in p(rese)ncia
\ D(ic)toru(m)(} {(balliuor(um) in sc(ri)pt(is) dederu(n)t & fulminaueru(n)t
p(ro)ut \ sequit(ur) in wlgar(e)(} we (j)ohne~±moffat eldar Richart {\}
of faffyngton~ (j)ohne"±erskyne" Robert±mar (j)ohne" of bal\glawy
{\} {~f85v~} wricht(is) willia(m)±m(er)ser masone" pet(er) of cvny(n)gham
thome±bully {\} & m(ar)tyne" of gordone" chosyne" linar(is) & suorne"
betuex master {\} (j)ohne"±fresall den~ of lestalrig on~ ye±ta p(ar)t
& Nicholace±abir\nechy on~ ye±Toy(er) p(ar)t To lyne betuex yar
land(is) liand to±gidd(er) {\} i(n) yis burgh of ye cano(n)gat we beand
{\} riply avisit w^t ane {\} avis(s) & (con)sent has lynit betuex
ye said(is) p(ar)teis And gevis {\} our deliu(er)ans i(n) writ in yis
man(er) as eft(er) folowis We find {\} & deliu(er)is y^t ye hale ald
gavill betuex ye said mast(er) (j)ohn~ {\} & Nicholas land(is) p(er)tenis
elik to ya(m) ba^t ye±ta half to {\} ye±ta land & ye±toy(er) half
to ye±toy(er) And find(is) ye said {\} gavill ry^t biggit fra ye
grovnd quhil it cu(m) to ye esdrop {\} of y^e said nicholace land
Ande fra ye esdrop vp we {\} find y^t ye said mast(er) (j)ohne" &
his masons" has set our {\} apon~ ye said nicolace land attour
ye hail gavill {\} mar yan yai suld haf done" as ye sklat of ye
said nicholas land schavis next ye said gavill at his {\} esdrop
& find(is) wrang don~ to hi(m) y(ar)intill on~ ba^t ye {\} sid(is) of
his hous(s) as ye sklatt(is) vnd(er) ye laid werk of {\} ye said gavill
schavis & p(ro)port(is) And as for ye sidwall {\} of ye ald hous(s)
of ye said mast(er) (j)ohne"is bak±land y^t {\} vmquhill robert±fressal
& his wif duelt i(n)till {,} we find {\} ye said sidwall standand
i(n) a p(ar)t apon~ ye said nicholas {\} grovnd as ye cors(s) maid on~
ye sidwall {<OF<} {>} on {>} ye {<FORLAND<} {\} baksid of ye forland
{<SAID<} & at ye ouer end of ye land y^t {\} willia(m)±blaky duell(is)
i(n)±till schawis And find(is) y^t ye {\} said hous(s) y^t willia(m)±blaky
duell(is) i(n)till to stand ry^t {\} as (j)t suld do {,} Alsua we find
ye gavill & est end {\} of ye thortho(ur) stable" of ye said nicholas±abernethis
{\} be ye space of twa fut w^tin ye dike as ye cors(s) schavs {\}
to be ye said mast(er) (j)ohne" grovnd & to p(er)ten~ to hi(m) & {\} {~f86r~}
his land forsaid And find(is) ye haill est(er) dik of ye saide Ni\cholace±abirnechy(is)
(z)ard as ye stobbis strikin in be ws schav\s & p(ro)port(is) To be
ye said mast(er) (j)ohne"±fressalis & to p(er)tene" {\} to his land
forsaid fra±yin we haf {<WE<} lynit & set {\} in stobbis betuex
ye said land(is) done" to ye strynd ye±ta {\} land to bruke on~
ye±ta sid of ye stobbis & ye±toy(er) land {\} on~ ye±toy(er) sid y(ar)of
as vs(s) is i(n) burgh~ And yis to all & {\} sindry quha(m) (j)t effer(is)
we mak (j)t knawin {(Et i(n)=(con)tine(n)te p(ost) \ dicta(m) liniacione(m)
sic vt(} {(p(re)mittit(ur) dictj liniatores cog\noueru(n)t p(re)dictas
p(ar)tes ad metas &(} {(diuisas supradictas \ p(ro)ut p(er) ip(s)os liniatores
liniatu(m) excitit ,(} {(Sup(er) p(re)missis \ Dict(us) mag(iste)r (j)oh(ann)es
necno(n) d(ic)tus nicholayus(} {(petiit (j)nstru(men)ta \ Act(a) erant
hec sup(er) fund(o) d(ic)tor(um) teneme(n)tor(um)(} {(&(lt);ho(ra)&(lt); int(er) horas \
s(e)c(und)a(m) et quarta(m) post m(er)edie(m) vel eoc(ir)ca Sub(} {(a(n)no &c(etera)
p(rese)ntib(us) \ (j)bid(em) honorabilib(us) vir(is) vi(delicet)(} {(archibaldo
forstar de corstorphin \ (j)oh(ann)e logane" de lestalrig milite(}
{(georgio kincaid senior(e) \ (j)oh(ann)e adosone" (j)oh(ann)e halk(er)stoun~
no(ta)rio(} {(pub(li)co angusio le \ pursevant tho(m)a litstar(e) tho(m)a
smy^t (j)oh(ann)e(} {(ha(m)milton~ (j)oh(ann)e \ fressale Rob(er)to farham
& Tho(m)a lowry s(er)iand(is)(} {(dictj burgj(} {\\}