{=Vernacular hand B different hand from f4v and f?v=} {~f12v~}
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{(x^o maij a(n)no &c(etera) nonagesi(m)o t(er)cio (j)nd(i)ct(i)o(n)e vnidecima
\ pape Alex(and)ri(} {(Sextj a(n)no p(ri)mo (j)n mej &c(etera) p(er)so(nali)t(er)
(con)s(t)i(tu)tj \ ho(norabil)es(} {(virj will(ielmus) si(m)son~ tutor testame(n)tari(us)
nicholaj \ si(m)son~ filij &(} {(h(er)ed(is) q(uo)nd(am) and(re)e si(m)son~
b(ur)gens(is) de edi(n)b(ur)gh~ \ ex vna et(} {((j)oh(ann)es ha(m)milton~ spo(n)sus
q(uo)nd(am) (j)onete (z)ar(e) \ mat(ri)s d(ic)ti nicholaj(} {(si(m)son~ p(ar)tib(us)
ab alt(er)a ex suis \ cert(is) scie(n)cijs & spo(n)ta(ne)is(} {(volu(ntati)b(us)
ad hanc deveneru(n)t \ (con)cordia(m) p(ro)ut sequit(ur) i(n) wlgarj(} (j)n
p(rese)ns of (j)ames\logai(n) of hacschaw s(er)ef±depute of Edi(n)b(ur)gh~
(j)t is {\} appoi(n)tit & (con)cordit betuix willia(m)±sy(m)son~ tuto(ur)
{\} testame(n)tar to nichol±sy(m)son~ son~ & air(e) to vmq^l^e {\} a(n)d(ro)±si(m)son~
b(ur)g(is) of E {"Edinburgh"} on yeta p(ar)t And (j)ohne" of {\} ha(m)milton~
spous(s) to vmq^l^e (j)onet±(z)ar(e) mod(er) to ye {\} said nichol on ye±toy(er)
p(ar)t (j)n man(er) form~ & effect {\} as eft(er) folowis That (j)s to
say y^t bath~ ye said(is) {\} p(ar)teis ar bu(n)di(n) oblist & suorn~
be ye fathis & {\} treuchis i(n) y(ar) bodijs {((j)n forma speculator(is)(}
& {\} w^tout ony reuocacion~ or appelacion~ i(n) ty(m) to# #cu(m) {\}
to stand abide vnd(er)# #ly & fulfill ye decrete se(n)tens {\} & deliu(er)a(n)s
arbitrale of Rob(er)t ye brufe of by(n)ny(n) {\} tho(ma)s±(z)ar(e) willia(m)±clerc
& laure(n)s±tail(z)efer(e) {\} b(ur)gess(s) of edi(n)b(ur)gh~ w^t ye (con)sale
& avis(s) of ye said {\} (j)ames±loga(n) s(er)ef±depute forsaid ane(n)t
c(er)ta(n) gud(is) {\} of airschip clam^t be ye said willia(m) as tuto(ur)
to ye {\} said nichol to p(er)tene to hi(m) as air(e) to vmq^l^e ye
said {\} a(n)d(ro) his fad(er) {,} & beand i(n) ye ha(n)d(is) of ye said (j)ohne"
of ha(m)milton~ vndeliu(er)it as was alleg^t The±quhilk {\} {~f13r~}
p(er)sons" (j)ug(is) arbit(uris) tuke ye said mat(er) apon~ yai(m) {\} & p(ro)m^ttit
to deliu(er) y(ar)intil eft(er) y(ar) cu(n)ny(n)g (con)scie(n)s & {\} knavlege
i(n)-(con)tine(n)t eft(er) y(ar) vnd(er)sta(n)di(n) Thai herand {\} ye allegacions"
richt(is) resons" & p(ro)posicons" of bath~ {\} ye said(is) p(ar)teis
befor(e) yai(m) at lenth~ herd vnd(er)stand & {\} (con)sid(er)it Thus ye
said(is) Rob(er)t ye broue tho(ma)s±(z)ar(e) {\} willia(m)±clerk laure(n)s±tail(z)efer(e)
w^t ye (con)sale & {\} avis(s) of ye said (j)ames±loga(n) s(er)ef±deput
forsaid decret(is) {\} deliu(er)is & gevis for se(n)tens arbitrale Ripeli
avisit {\} & haffand god befor(e) Ee That ye said (j)ohn~±ha(m)ilton~
{\} sal (con)te(n)t & pay to ye said willia(m)±si(m)son~ as tuto(ur) to
{\} ye said nichol ye sovm~ of thretty fyve pu(n)d(is) {\} ten~ schilling(is)
vsuale mone of scotla(n)d for ye {\} gud(is) of air(e)schip clam^t be
ye said nichol to {\} p(er)tene to hi(m) be ye decess(s) of ye said
vmq^l^e a(n)d(ro) {\} his fad(er) to be pait at y(ir) t(er)mes vnd(er)# #w(ri)t#i(n)
(j)n {\} yis wis(s) as eft(er) folowis y^t is to say fyftene pu(n)d(is)
{\} now i(n)-(con)tine(n)t ye day of y^is decrete i(n) pe(n)ny {\} or pe(n)nyworthis
And ye Remane(n)t of ye said {\} sovm~ quhilk exte(n)d(is) to xx^l^i~
x s" to be pait {\} ye xv day of august callit ye fyrst marymes
{\} nixt & i(n)mediate her(e)eft(er) folowa(n)d And y^t ye {\} said (j)ohne"
of ha(m)milton~ sal fynd sikk(er) souu(er)te {\} to ye said willia(m)±si(m)son~
as tuto(ur) forsaid for ye payme(n)t of ye said xx li~ & x s~ at ye
said day befor(e) exp^emit And elikwis(s) ye said wil(z)a(m)±sy(m)son~
as {\} tuto(ur) to ye said nichol sal fynd sufficia(n)d souu(er)te {\}
y^t ye said (j)ohn~ of ha(m)milton~ sal# #be harmeles & {\} {~f13v~}
ska^tles of ye said nichol±si(m)son~ & of al vy(er)is y^t my^t {\}
clame ony (j)ntress(s) to ye said gudis {=altered in different ink
from (j)ug or (j)ng=} of air(e)schip be {\} ony man(er) of way (j)n ty(m)
to# #cu(m) Except ye gud(is) (con)ten^t {\} i(n) ye said nicholis fad(er)
& mod(er)is testame(n)t And mar(e)\atto(ur) ye said willia(m)±si(m)son~ as
tuto(ur) forsaid sal fynd {\} sufficia(n)d souu(er)te to tho(ma)s±(z)ar(e)
as ane of y^e p(ri)ncipale {\} of ye said nichol~ mod(er)is kyn~ y^t
ye said sovm~ of {\} thretty fyve pu(n)d(is) x s" sal# #be furch#
#cu(m)m#a(n)d to ye vtilite {\} & p(ro)ffite of ye said nichol or his
air(is) at his & yar(is) {\} lau^tful p(er)fyte age as effer(is) but cawillacion~
fraude {\} or gile {(Post cui(us)quid(em) (com)promissi p(er)(} {(dictas
p(ar)tes sic ut \ p(re)mittit(ur) in wlgarj fact(i) prefatj(} {((j)udices
arbitratores \ Eoru(m) decretu(m) arbitrale (j)nt(er) easd(em) p(ar)tes(}
{(modo & forma \ p(ro)ut in wlgarj supra scribit(ur) sulima(n)eru(n)t
et dederu(n)t \(} {(Super quib(us) o(mn)ibus et sing(u)lis prefat(us) (j)oha(n)nes
\ hamiltone a me(} {(notario pu(blic)o subscripto sibj fierj \ petijt
hoc p(rese)ns publicu(m)(} {((j)nstru(mentu)m Acta erant hec i(n)fra \
burgu(m) de Edi(n)burgh~ hora quarta(} {(p(ost) m(er)edie(m) sub \ anno
mense die (j)nd(ici)one et pontificatu quib(us) sup(ra) \(} {(P(rese)ntib(us)
(j)bid(em) honorabilibus vir(is) videlicet Alex(and)ro \ thomsone(} {(thoma
coluile (j)oha(n)ne m(ur)ray dauid fyn \ et (j)acobo fyn cu(m) diu(er)s(is)(}
{(alijs testib(us) ad p(re)missa vocat(is) Specialiter & Rogat(is)(}
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