# 70
{Elgin Burgh Records: Town's Cadget}
3930723
321 862 W
{Facsimile: Spalding Club, <Records of Elgin>, no. I, opp. p. 20; whence transcribed}
!_*M
$be/vsjps13>P+_*BE $/vsjps13>P+_0
$/P13NI_IT
$know/venpp_KNAW+YN $/venpp_+YN
$til/pr+V_TYL
$all/aj_AL
$man/npl_MEN
{.}
$through/pr_THRW
$/Dis-pl_YIS
$present/aj_PreSENT"
$letter/npl_LETTRe+S $/pln_+S
{looks like LOT-, but E is written as a backward curling loop}
$/P01O{I}_*VS
'_THOMAYSE
$of/pr_OF
'_*DUNBARRe
{.}
$earl/n_*ERYL
$of/pr_OF
;_*MURREFFE
{.}
$fortil/im+H_FOR\-TYL
$have/vi_HAFE
$grant/vpp_GRAUNT+YT" $/vpp_+YT"
$&/cj_AND
$give/venpp_GYF+IN~ $/venpp_+IN~
$til/pr+C_*TYL
$/T_YE
$alderman/n_ALDIRMAN
{.}
$/T_YE
$bailie/npl_BAYLI+S $/pln_+S
{.}
$of/pr_OF
$/P01G_WRE
$burgh/n_*BURGH~
$of/pr_OF
;_*ELGYNE
{.}
$&/cj_AND
$to/pr+C_TO
$/T_YE
{\}
$burgess/npl_BURGES
{.}
$of/pr_OF
$/Dat_Y^T
$ilk/pn_ILKE
$all/aj_AL
$/T_YE
$wool/n_WOL
{.}
$/T_YE
$cloth/n_*CLATHE
$&/cj_AND
$all/aj_AL
$other/aj_VTHIRe
$thing/n_THING"
{.}
$that/RN{y2}_Y^T
$go/vps23<R+_GA+IS $/vps23<R+_+IS
$by/pr_BE
$ship/n_SCHIPE
$out/av_OWTE
$of/pr_OF
$/P01G_WRE
$haven/n_HAFING
{\}
$of/pr_OF
;_SPEE
{.}
$custom/vpp_VN+CUSTOM+YT $un-/xp-vpp_VN+ $/vpp_+YT
{.}
$the-which/ROpl{y2}_YE-QWHILK+is $/TR_YE- $/plRO_+is
{.}
$/P01N_WE
$have/vps01<P+_HAFE
$conceive/vpp_conSAYV+IT $/vpp_+IT
{.}
$hurt/vps23<R-_HURT+IS $/vps23<R-_+IS
$great/av_GRET+LY $-ly/xs-av_+LY
$/P23G_YAIRE
$freedom/n_FRE+DOME $-dom/xs-n_+DOME
$the-which/RN{y1}_YE-QWHYLKE $/TR_YE-
{\}
$use/vpp_OYS+YT $/vpp_+YT
{practised}
$/P13NI_jT
$would/vm_WALD
$rin/vi_*RYN
$/P01O_VS
$to/pr+C_TO
$prejudice/n_PreIEDYCE
{.}
$&/cj_AND
$to/pr+C_TO
$/P23G_YAIRE
$freedom/n_FRE+DOME $-dom/xs-n_+DOME
$before/av>=_BEFOR+
$name/vpp-aj<=<_+NEMn+YT $/vpp-aj<=<_+YT
{.}
$&/cj_AND
$/Dis-n_YIS
$as/av_AS
$before/av_BEFORE
$wit/vsjps23>n+_WYT $/vsjps23>n+_0
$all/aj_AL
$man/npl_MEN
{\}
$/P01N_WE
$will/vm_WIL
$/neg-v_NOCHT
$thole/vi_THOLE
{.}
$in/pr_jN
$/T_YE
$witness/n_WYTNES
$of/pr_OF
$the-which-thing/RO<pr{y1}_YE-QWHILKE-THINGe $/TR_YE-
$/P01N_WE
$gar/vpt_GER+T $/vpt_+T
$put/vi_PUT
$/P01G_WRE
$seal/n_SEEL
$to/pr+C_TO
$/Dis-pl_YIS
$present/aj_PreSENT
$letter/npl_LETTRe+S $/pln_+S
{\}
$at/pr_AT
;_*E[LGY]NE
!_XXIIJ
$day/n_DAY
$of/pr_OF
$/T_YE
$month/n_MONETH
$of/pr_OF
$july/n_jULE
{.}
$in/pr_In
$/T_YE
$year/n_YHERE
$of/pr_OF
$grace/n_*GRACE
{.}
!_M^O-C^OC^OC^O
{.}
$90/qc_*NYNE+TY $-ty/xs-qc_+TY
$&/cj_AND
$3/qc_THRE
{\\}
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