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{Orkney: Scottish History Society LXXXVI: <Orkney Records>, Facsimile 1, pp. 189 - 90}
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*BE IT MADE KENDE TILL AL MEN~ BE YIR PreseNT LETTERIS ME THOMAS
OFF NESSs YE SPOWSIT SON~ QWHY-LOWME OFF PATRY OFF NESSs TILL
HAFF BENE AT KOWNT & *REKNYNG W^T ANDRO OFF NESSs MY FULL BROYer
OFF ALL MY *FADDer ER-ITAGE OFF YE-QUHILKis HE HASSs GYFFYN ME
LELE KOWNT & REKNYNG & FUL PAMENT~ *ANDE AT j HAFFE WEDSETE W^T
HANDE & HANDBANDE ANDE BE YIRe MY PreseNT LETTerIS WEDSETTis TILL
YE SADE ANDRO FOWR MARKis WORTHT OFF LANDE LYANDE In NESSs W^T
ALL PerTYNANCE YARe-TILL LANGANDE FOR FOWR MARK INGLIS PAIT TO
ME BE YE SADE ANDRO YE FIRST PEnNY ANDE YE LAST & ALL YARe-BE-TWENE
YE FORSADE LANDE TO BE HALDYN~ & TO BE HADE W^T ALL PerTENANCE
TO YE SADE ANDRO HYSSs AYERis & ASSIGNEYS ON-TO YE TYME~ YAT j
YE SADE THOMAS OR MYN~ AYERis LAIS DOWNE ON A DAI TO YE SADE ANDRO
OR HIS AYERis FOWR MARK INGLIS jN WITNESSs OF Y^E-QWHILK-THING
j YE FORSADE THOMAS BE-CAUSE-Y^T j HADE NO SELL OF MYN~ AWNE PreseNT
j HAFE ProCURIT WYTHT INSTANCE Y^E SEL OFF TWA WORSCHIPFULL MEN~
*ALEXANDer=WODE & jAMYS OF TULACHT BURGESSs OFF KYRKWAW TO BE
TO SET TO Yir PreseNT LetteRIS AT YE SADE TWNE YE THRYDE DAY OFF
YE *MONETHT OF AUGUST YE YHERe OF OURe LORDE A THOWSANDE FOWR
HWNDRETHT FOWRTY YHERe ANDE SEWYN~ *BEFOR Yir WITNESSs SCHER WILzEM~-FLETE
Ser DAWY-WODE CHAPELANYS DUNCANE OF FUTHAS ANDE MAWNus OF CLAT

& OYIR SYNDRY