{=new hand=} {=In rh edge lxxxxvij=} {=copy of letter given under
the Privy Seal=} {~f68r~} Weil# #belou#it freynd(is) o(ur) s(er)efdeput(is)
of Ed(inbu)r(gh) for±samek(i)le {\} as And(ro)±dalmahoy s(er)ref s(s)^riand
of ye ovir ward of ye {\} S(er)refdome of Edinburgh~ hes be {=corrected
from bene=} sinist(er) (j)nformacioun~ circu(m)uenit ws sayand {\} y^t
hes {=sic [he[ omitted or to be inferred=} bene s(er)iand & officiar(e)
to ws and o(ur) p^edecesso(uris) of ye haill {\} myddil ward of ye
s(er)refd(om) of Ed(inbu)r(gh) howbeit we ar fur(m)lie i(n)formyt {\} y^t
vmq^l^e daud±lowrenstoun~ andro±wardlaw of otterstoun~ vmq^l^e
{\} (j)ohne±mowbray & willia(m)±mowbray his sone hes bene officiar(is)
{\} and s(er)iand(is) of ye ney(er) ward of ye said s(er)refdome" be ye
space of xl (z)er(is) by# #pas#t or y(ar)±by and ye said willia(m)±mowbray
(j)s {\} (z)it in possession~ of ye said office w^ti(n) ye bound(is) of
ye ney(er) {\} ward & hes tane vp all feis & dewiteis y(ar)of And
throw {\} ye said Androis sinist(er) (j)nformacioun~ & circu(m)ue(n)cioun~
we haue gra(n)tit {\} hi(m) ane w(ri)ti(n)g vnd(er) o(ur) sele & subsc(ri)pcioun~
of ye s(er)iandschip of myd\dil ward no^t vnd(er)standand y^t ye said
willia(m)±movbray was in {\} possession~ of ye s(er)^riandschip of
ye ney(er) ward (j)t is o(ur) will her(e)for(e) and {\} we charge (z)w yat
(z)e keip and defend ye said willia(m)±mowbray {\} i(n) possession~
of ye office of s(s)^riandschip of ye ney(er) ward of ye said {\}
s(er)refd(om) of Ed(inburgh) & caus(s) hi(m) be a(n)suerit of all feis &
dowiteis y(ar)of siclik {\} as he & h(is) p^edecesso(uris) hes bene
i(n) tymes bi# #gane Not±w^t±sta(n)ding o(ur) gift {\} maid to ye said
Andro of ye myddill# #ward becaus(s) he circu(m)uenit ws i(n) {\} ye
gevi(n) of ye samy(n) as said is And yis (z)e fail(z)e no^t to do as
(z)e will {\} a(n)suer(e) to ws apon~ ye execucioun~ of (z)o(ur) office
Subsc(ri)uit w^t o(ur) ha(n)d A[?] {=ends=} {\\}