Be (j)t kende till all men be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me Alexr±cetone"
of tullebody for me and myn~ ayr(is) to haff {\} Set and for maill
lattin & be y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res for me & myne ayr(is) sett(is)
& for maill latt(is) all & hayll my {\} land(is) of mekill geddes
& my half of Rait with y(ar) p(er)tena(n)s & w^t all p(ro)fytt(is) at pertenis
or may p(er)tene {\} y(ar)to to ane honorabill ma(n) williame" thane"
of Caldor and till h(is) assignais ane or(e) ma for all ye t(er)mes
{\} of nynten (z)er(is) nixt & i(m)mediat eft(er) followand the dait of
y^is w(ri)t wy^t power to mak subte(n)nand(is) ane {\} or ma Ande till
put in te(n)nand(is) & out te(n)na(n)d(is) as ples(s) him he ande h(is) assignais
ane or ma payand {\} me & my(n) ayr(is) y(ar)for (z)erly tuentty lib(is)
of ye vsuall mone of Scotland {=from here=} at twa vsuall t(er)mes
in y^e (z)er {\} at wit±sonday and m(ar)tymes be ewinly half portionis
{=to here, omitted from sc edition=} {\} And atour (j) mak ye sad
williame thane {\} of caldor my bal(z)e of all my sad land(is) wy^t
power to substitut bal(z)eis ond(er) hi(m) ane or ma als(s) {\} oft as
he think(is) expedie(n)t courtt(is) till hald land(is) to set malis to
rays t(re)spasso(uris) to pu(n)neis {\} eschett(is) and am(er)cyame(n)t(is)
to tak & rays my me(n) i(n)h(ab)itar(is) & i(n)duellar(is) of my sad land(is)
befor quhatsu(m)eu(er) {\} (j)ug(e) or (j)ug(is) {=abbrev mark same loop=}
sp(irit)uall or te(m)p(er)all to borrow to ye fredome and court of my
sad land(is) {=from here=} & w^t all & sindrj oy(er) {\} fredome &
p^eueleg(is) y^t to ye office of bal(z)eory p(er)tenis or suld p(er)tene
of law {=to here, omitted from sc edn=} enduring ye sade xix (z)er(is)
{\} {=from here=} The entre of ye sad willia(m) thane" of caldor
to ye sad office of bal(z)eory & till all oy(er) p(ro)fytt(is) & do s(er)uice
{\} & to y^e setting of ye sad land(is) begy(n)nand at witsonday nixt
eft(er) followand ye dait of y^is w(ri)t {=to here, omitted from sc
edn=} & quhe(n) ye {\} sad xix (z)er(is) beis (com)pletit & outru(n)nyn~
ye sad willia(m) thane of caldor or h(is) assignais ane or ma sall
haff {\} tak of the sad landis befor all oy(er)is als(s) lang as thaj
mak me guid payme(n)t And gif (j)t happi(n)nis me {\} to a(n)nale or
sell ye sad land(is) (j) sall sell yai(m) to ye sad willia(m) thane of
caldor or till h(is) assig(na)is bett(er) {\} chaip na till ony And
gif (j)t sall happi(n) as god forbed it sa# #be y^t (j) be ony man(er)
of way sall sell or {\} a(n)nale my sad land(is) till ony ma(n) fra
ye sad willia(m) thane of cald(er) or h(is) assig(na)is (j) bind and obliss(s)
me my(n) ayr(is) exe^r(is) & assig(na)is in ye payme(n)t of ane thousand
lib(is) of y^e vsuall mone of Scotland to ye sad willia(m) thane
off {\} Cald(er) or h(is) assig(na)is for cost(is) skathis & expe(n)s(s)
fed magre & trubyll y^t he has sustenit throw y^e sad land(is) {=from
here=} And to ye payme(n)t of ye sad (j)±M lib(is) of vsuall mone
of scotland (j) bynd & obliss(s) me my(n) ayr(is) exe^r(is) ande {\} assignais
land(is) re(n)t(is) & possessionis gud(is) movabill & o(n)movabill quhatsu(m)eu(er)
or quhar±eu(er) yaj be to be {\} stre(nz)eit tane & away led p(ri)sit
& mad pe(n)ny of at ye vill of ye sad villia(m) thane of caldor or
h(is) assignais {\} h(is) or yar(is) deputt(is) or officiar(is) ane or ma
quhill he or yaj be thankfully (con)te(n)t & payt of all expe(n)s(s) {\}
cost(is) & skathis da(m)pnag(is) or int(er)es gif he or yaj ony sustenis
i(n) falt of payme(n)t als(s) weill as of y^e p(ri)n,\cipall some" na
remed of law ca(n)non nor ceuell na act(is) of p(ar)lyame(n)t mad or to
be mad na l(ett)re(z) of sup(er)c(e)\der(e) na (z)et nay(n) oy(er) p^eueleg(is)
of law y^t cane be deuisyt to be p(ro)ponit i(n) ye (con)trar all fraud
gyll cauilla\tion~ & freuell exceptionis beyng excludit & by#
#put {=to here, omitted from sc edn=} (j)n witnes of y^e±q^l^k±thing
to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) {\} obligato(ur) (j) haf hu(n)gy(n) to my seill
at caldor the v day of october ye (z)er of god (j)^M iiij^c lxxxxvij
{\} (z)er(is) befor y(ir) witnes thome ye haye andro±Clunes & (j)ohne"±nycholson~
w^t diu(er)s oy(er)is {\\}