{=Yester Writs=} {=final R is V shaped with a back curling ascending
off-stroke from=} {=below the base-line, \9 the back curl does
not come over the body of=} {=the letter and so has not been interpreted
as an abbreviation for final E=} Yis (j)ndentour" made at Peblis
y^e fyftene day of y^e moneth~ of Februar" y^e (z)her" of our"
lord a thousand four" hund(er) thretty & four" {\} (z)her(is) berys
wytnes(s) yat it is fully concordyt betuyx an hon(er)abyl lord dauy
y^e hay lord of (z)est(er) and schyrraff" of Peblis {\} on y^e±ta
p(ar)t And a worthi man wil(z)hame of Geddess(s) of lady±hurd on y^e±to±y(er)
in yis forme &~ man(er) folouand {,,} yat is to {\} say yat qwhat
tyme at y^e said dauy &~ wil(z)ame or yair" ayr(is) may gete twa markys#
#worth~ of land to by wyth~±in y^e {\} sayd Schyrraff"±dowme
of Peblis wyth±owt fraude or gyle y^e said dauy and his ayr(is)
sal gyfe to y^e said wil(z)ame {\} and his ayr(is) to y^e bying of
y^e said twa markys# #worth~ of land fourty markys(s) of vsuale
mone of Scotlande {,,} And gyfe it hapy(n)nys y^e forsaid twa
markys# #worth of land to be gotyn to by of ony tenandry {=in
the sense of=} {"land let for rent"} yat is haldyn of y^e {\}
said dauy {.} he and his ayr(is) in fauore &~ fory(er)ing of y^e said
wil(z)ame and his ayr(is) sal gyfe yar consent yar±to coste fre {\}
al±youch~ it be fourty schyllyng worth~ {,,} And qwhen y^e said
wil(z)ame &~ his ayr(is) has tane herytabyl state &~ possessyon~ {\}
of y^e said twa markys# #worth of land or fourty schyllyng# #worth
qwhey(er) swa it hapy(n)nys {.} he &~ hyis ayr(is) of twa {\} markys#
#worth~ of rent of y^e±qwylk he has tane h(er)etabyl state &~ possessyon"
in west(er)haprew sal mak pure {\} & sympyl resyngnacyoun~ w^t stafe
& baston" w^t±owtyn ony agayn haldyng in y^e hand(is) of y^e said
dauy &~ his {\} ayr(is) fra hym and his ayr(is) to remayn w^t y^e
said dauy &~ his ayr(is) for±eu(er)±mar(e) {,,} fraude &~ gyle in al
y(ir) for±said thyng(is) {\} away pute {,,} (j)n wytnessyng of al y(ir)
for±said thyng(is) y^e forsaid lord dauy has pute his sele tyl ayir"
p(ar)ty of yis {\} (j)ndentour(e) And be±caus(s) y^e said wil(z)ame has
na sele p(ro)pyr of his awn~ he has procuryt y^e sele of a worthi
man {\} wate of tuedy lord of Dru(m)mel(z)ore haueand y^e strenth
of his awn sele to be pute to ayir(e) p(ar)ty of y^is (j)nde(n)tour(e) {\}
at peblis day and (z)her(e) befor±said {,,} Be±for y(ir) wytnes(s) {.}
Barnaba y^e wach~ of dawic Patrik of y^e lowys of menor(e) {\}
Thomas±Fress(er) of Frude (j)ohn"±Dauyson~ &~ thomas of ye louth~
Burg(is) of Pebil(is) wyth mony oy(er) {:-} {\\} {=one seal still
appended with tag still attached=}