{=Preamble in Latin, not transcribed=} {(...(}[a Be (j)t kend till
all me(n) be y^ir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me alex^r±ceton~ of tullebody
for(e) me & my(n) air(is) To haff set & for maill laty(n) {\} And be
y^ir my p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) for me & my(n) air(is) sett(is) & for maile~
latt(is) all & halle~ my(n) land(is) of mekill geddes(s) & {\} my halff
of Rayt w^t yair(is) p(er)tinen~ & w^t all p(ro)fyt(is) y^t p(er)tenis
or ma p(er)tene" y(ar)to {=to or til seems to have been omitted=}
ane" hono^r^l ma(n) vil(z)ame" {\} thane" of caldor(e) And till h(is)
assig^i^s ane" or ma for(e) all y^e t(er)mes(s) of Nynteyne" (z)er(is)
neixt & i(m)mediat efft(er) {\} folovand ye dayt of y^is v(ri)t w^t
pover(e) to mak subtene(n)e(n)t(is) {=sic=} ane" or ma And to put (j)n
tene(n)t(is) & ovt tene(n)t(is) {\} as ples(s) hy(m) he and h(is) assig^i^s
ane" or ma payand me & my(n) a^r(is) y(ar)for (z)erly tventy pu(n)d(is) of
ye vsual {\} mone of scotland at tua vsual t(er)mes(s) in y^e (z)e^r
at vitsu(n)day & m(ar)tymes(s) be ewynly half porcio(n)is And ato(ur) {\}
(j) mak y^e said vil(z)ame" thane" of caldor(e) my bal(z)e of all my said(is)
land(is) wy^t pover(e) to s(u)bstitut bail(z)eis {\} vnd(er) hy(m) ane" or
ma als(s) oft as he think(is) expedie(n)t Curtt(is) tyll hald land(is)
to set malis(s) to Rais(s) tres\passour(is) to pvneis eschet(is) & am(er)cyame(n)t(is)
to tak & Rais(s) my me(n) (j)nhabita^r(is) & (j)nduellar(is) of my said {\}
land befor(e) q^a^tsu(m)eu(er) (j)ug(e) or (j)ugis(s) sp(irit)ual or te(m)p(er)all
to borov to ye fredome" & c(ur)t of my said land And {\} w^t all
& sind(ri) oy(er) fredoms" & p^euelaig(is) 0 {=zero rel=} to y^e offic(e)
of bail(z)eory p(er)tenis or suld p(er)tene" of law Endwryng {\} ye
said xix (z)e^r(is) ye entre of y^e sad vil(z)a(m) thane" of cald(er) to
ye said offic(e) of bail(z)eorj & to all oy(er) {\} p(ro)fytt(is) & dev
s(er)uic(e) And to ye setty(n) of ye said land(is) begy(n)and at vitsonday
next eft(er) folovand y^e dayt {\} of y^is v(ri)t & for y^e said xix
(z)e^r(is) beis (com)pleit & ovt±Ru(n)yn y^t sad vil(z)a(m) thane" of cald(er)
or h(is) assig^i^s ane" {\} or ma sall haiff tak of ye sad land(is)
befoir(e) all oy(er)is als(s) lang as yai mak gud pame(n)t And geff {\}
(j)t happy(n)nis me to analy or sell ye sad land(is) (j) sall sell yai(m)
to ye sad vil(z)a(m) thane" of cald(er) or tyll {\} h(is) assig^i^s bett(er)
schaip na till ony oy(er) And giff (j)t sal happy(n) as god forbeid
(j)t sa be y^t (j) be ony man(er) {\} of vay sall sell or anly ye sad
land(is) to ony ma(n) fra ye said vil(z)a(m) thane" of cald(er) or h(is) assig^i^s
(j) bind {\} and oblis(s) me my(n) a^r(is) execu^r(is) & assig^i^s (j)n ye
pame(n)t of ane" thousand pu(n)d(is) of y^e vsual mone off {\} scotland
to y^e sad vil(z)ame" thane" of cald(er) or till h(is) assig^i^s for
cost(is) ska^t(is) & expens(s) feud mogre {=sic=} {\} & t(ru)bill y^t
he hais sustenit throv y^e sad land(is) And to ye pame(n)t of y^e
sad thousand li(is) of y^e vsuall {\} mone of scotland (j) bynd &
oblis(s) me my(n) air(is) execu^r(is) & assig^i^s land(is) Renttis & possessio(n)is
gud(is) mo\wabill & o(n)movabill q^a^tsu(m)eu(er) cu(m) or quhar(e)±eu(er) yai
be To be stren(z)eit toyne" {=sic=} & avay led p(ri)syt and {\} maid
pe(n)ne of at ye vill of ye said vil(z)ame thane" of cald(er) or h(is)
assig^i^s h(is) or ya^r(is) deputt(is) or officia^r {\} ane" or ma quhill
he or yai be thankfully (con)tent & pait of all expens(s) cost(is) &
ska^t(is) dampnag(is) {\} or (j)nt(er)ess(s) giff he or yai ony sustenis
in falt of pame(n)t als(s) veil as of y^e p(ri)ncipale~ some" na Ra\meid
of law co(m)mon {=sic=} nor cyuill na act(is) of p(ar)lyme(n)t maid or
to be maid na l(ett)re(z) of sup(er)cedere {\} na (z)eit nayn~ oy(er) p^euileg(is)
of law y^t can~ be devisit to be p(ro)ponit in y^e contrar(e) all
fraud gile~ {\} cauillac(i)one & frevoll excepcio(n)is beyng" excludyt
& bi put (j)n vittnes(s) of y^e±q^i^l^k±thing to y^ir my {\} p(rese)nt
l(ett)re(z) obligato(ur) (j) haiff hu(n)gy(n) to my seill at cald(er) ye fyrst
day of april in ye (z)e^r of god {\} ane" thousand four(e) hu(n)d(er)eth
nynte and nyn~ (z)e^r(is) be±foir(e) y^ir vittnes(s) thomas y^e hay (j)hone"±nicolson~
{\} donca(n)±nicolsone" and and^o±clvnes(s) w^t diu(er)s(s) oy(er)is {\\}
{=Latin postscript=} {(..apud calder(e)..(} {=notarial device of
ALEXR" scherer(e) presbyter of Moray diocese=}