# 731
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House RH6/492B}
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{=In top margin=} {(jHESUS MARIA(} *BE jT KEND TILL ALL MEN BE
THIS PreseNT LETTer ME jAMES-CRAGY zONGAST *SONE" AND ANE" LAUCHFULL
ARE OF VMQUHYLE IHONE"-CRAGY *TILL HAVE SAULDE {\} AND ANALIJT
AND BE THIS PreseNT LETTer W^T HAND & HANDBAND FRELY SELLIS AND
ANALIIS TO MYNE" *ELDAST BROYer GERMANE" WILLIAME"-CRAGY LAWMAN~
{\} OF *ORKNAY ALL AND SINDRY HERYTABILL LANDis conCERNYNG MY
PARTE OF HERYTAGE WOnNYN~ OR FOR-TO BE WOnNYN W^T-IN THE BOWNDis
OF *ORKNAY {.} & {\} SCHETLAND {.} QUHAT-SUmEUIR OR QUHARESUmEUer
THAI AR OR SAL+ +BE FOR THE SOWME" OFF TWENTY PUNDis OF VSUALE
MONE OF SCOTLAND PAYT ME THANKFULLY {\} IN MYNE NEYD {.} BE THE
HANDis OF MY FORSAYD BROYer YE FIRST *PEnNY AND THE LAST & ALL
Yar-BETUIX {.,,} OF THE-QUHILK *SOWME" OF TWENTY PONDis {\} j
YE SAID jAMES QUITCLAMIS {.} THE SAID WILLIAME" {.} HIS ARIS EXECUTORis
AND ASSIGNAIS {.,,} *THE SAIDis LANDis TO BE+ +[H]ALD+IN AND HAD
FRA ME THE SAID {\} jAMES MYNE ARIS EXECUTORis AND ASSIGnAS TO
THE SAYD WILLIAME" HIS ARIS EXECUTORis AND ASSIGNAIS W^T ALL AND
SINDRY FREDOMIS comMODITEIS {\} ASYAMENTis {.} & RYTHTWYSs PerTINENTis
{.} Y^T TO YE SAIDis LANDis HAS PerTENIT PerTENIS OR LAUCHFULLY
MAY PerTEYNE" BE ONY MANer OF WAY In TYME {\} TO CUm HONORABLY
QUIETLY WELE AND IN PECE AS ONY LANDis IS BROWKYT W^TIN THE SAIDis
LANDis OF *ORKNAY THROW TYTILL OF SELLING FRA YE HEAST {\} STANE"
OF YE HILL TO THE LAWAST In YE *EB {.} ALS+ +WELE VNNEmMIT AS
NEmMIT ALS+ +WELE VNDer EIRD AS ABUFE THE-QUHILKis AR BETTer TO
HAVE YAN {\} TO FORGAY {.,,} *AND MARATTOURe j THE SAID jAMES
MYNE" ARIS EXECUTOURis AND ASSIGNAIS YE SAIDis LANDis W^T Yar
PerTINENCis AS SAID+ +IS TO THE {\} SAID WILLIAME" HIS ARIS EXECUTOURIS
AND ASSIGNAIS AGANE" ALL DEDLY SALL WARAND AND DEFEND FOR-EUer
{.} jN WITNES OF THE-QUHILK-\THING j YE SAID jAMES HAS ProCURIT
W^T jNSTANCE YE *SELIS OF RY^T HONORABILL AND WORSCHIPFULL MEN~
Y^T IS TO SAY MASTIR jAMES\KYNNARD *ARCHIDENE" OF *ORKNAY AND
ParSONE" OF CANNEISBY {.} AND THOmaS-jNGLIS jUSTICE OF YE SAID
LAND AND FOWDE OF SCHETLAND {.} {\} TO BE HUNGIN TO YIS PreseNT
LETTer AT KIRKWAU YE LAST DAY OF jANUARE BEFORE YIR WITNES SCHIR
jHON~-M^TGY ParSONE" OF *RONALDSAY {\} Ser DAUID-TULLACH~ VICARE
OF NORMANETH~ jHON~-PEYRSOUNE" CRISTY-CRAGY MAWNus-FLET SANDE-CLERK
W^T OYer DIUerSs {,}, *AND FOR YE MARe {\} SECURITE {.} j THE
SAID jAMES HAS APPENDIT MY *SELE TO Y^IS PreseNT LETTer BEFORE
YE WITNES FORSAIDis AT DAY & PLACE ABUFE WriTIN {,} YE zERe {\}
OF OURE LORDE {.} *A THOWSANDE FOURE+ +HUNDRETH AND FOURe SCORe
OF zERIS {\\} {=on the fold at the foot is written=} {(Quod WILLeMuS
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=}