{=In top margin=} {((j)hesus maria(} Be (j)t kend till all men be
this p(rese)nt lett(er) me (j)ames±cragy (z)ongast Sone" and ane" lauchfull
are of vmquhyle ihone"±cragy Till have saulde {\} and analijt
and be this p(rese)nt lett(er) w^t hand & handband frely sellis and
analiis to myne" Eldast broy(er) germane" williame"±cragy lawman~
{\} of Orknay all and sindry herytabill land(is) (con)cernyng my
parte of herytage wo(n)nyn~ or for±to be wo(n)nyn w^t±in the bownd(is)
of Orknay {.} & {\} schetland {.} quhat±su(m)euir or quharesu(m)eu(er)
thai ar or sal# #be for the sowme" off twenty pund(is) of vsuale
mone of scotland payt me thankfully {\} in myne neyd {.} be the
hand(is) of my forsayd broy(er) ye first Pe(n)ny and the last & all
y(ar)±betuix {.,,} of the±quhilk Sowme" of twenty pond(is) {\} (j)
ye said (j)ames quitclamis {.} the said williame" {.} his aris executor(is)
and assignais {.,,} The said(is) land(is) to be# #[h]ald#in and had
fra me the said {\} (j)ames myne aris executor(is) and assig(n)as to
the sayd williame" his aris executor(is) and assignais w^t all and
sindry fredomis (com)moditeis {\} asyament(is) {.} & rythtwys(s) p(er)tinent(is)
{.} y^t to ye said(is) land(is) has p(er)tenit p(er)tenis or lauchfully
may p(er)teyne" be ony man(er) of way i(n) tyme {\} to cu(m) honorably
quietly wele and in pece as ony land(is) is browkyt w^tin the said(is)
land(is) of Orknay throw tytill of selling fra ye heast {\} stane"
of ye hill to the lawast i(n) ye Eb {.} als# #wele vnne(m)mit as
ne(m)mit als# #wele vnd(er) eird as abufe the±quhilk(is) ar bett(er) to
have yan {\} to forgay {.,,} And marattour(e) (j) the said (j)ames
myne" aris executour(is) and assignais ye said(is) land(is) w^t y(ar)
p(er)tinenc(is) as said# #is to the {\} said williame" his aris executouris
and assignais agane" all dedly sall warand and defend for±eu(er)
{.} (j)n witnes of the±quhilk±\thing (j) ye said (j)ames has p(ro)curit
w^t (j)nstance ye Selis of ry^t honorabill and worschipfull men~
y^t is to say mastir (j)ames\kynnard Archidene" of Orknay and
p(ar)sone" of canneisby {.} and tho(ma)s±(j)nglis (j)ustice of ye said
land and fowde of schetland {.} {\} to be hungin to yis p(rese)nt
lett(er) at kirkwau ye last day of (j)anuare before yir witnes schir
(j)hon~±m^tgy p(ar)sone" of Ronaldsay {\} s(er) dauid±tullach~ vicare
of normaneth~ (j)hon~±peyrsoune" cristy±cragy mawn(us)±flet sande±clerk
w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s) {,}, And for ye mar(e) {\} securite {.} (j) the
said (j)ames has appendit my Sele to y^is p(rese)nt lett(er) before
ye witnes forsaid(is) at day & place abufe w(ri)tin {,} ye (z)er(e) {\}
of oure lorde {.} A thowsande foure# #hundreth and four(e) scor(e)
of (z)eris {\\} {=on the fold at the foot is written=} {(q(uod) will(e)m(u)s
duche(} {=same colour of ink as the text but hand smaller with
more compact letters=} {=looks not to be the same hand as the
main text=} {=stubs only remain of three seal tags=}