{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} Til al & sindri quhais knawleg(is)
thir p(rese)nt lett(er)is sal to cu(m) Thomas of loch schirre±depute
of ye schirredom~ of Peblis~ & wilyham±derlyn~ {\} s(er)iand within
ye said s(er)refdom~ gretyng in god Til yhour(e) vniu(er)site be ye
tenour(e) of y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is we mak kend y^t y(ar) comper^t (j)n
ye s(er)refe court {\} haldin at peblis before vs ye fourten~ dai
of februer(e) a worthy squiar(e) (j)ohn~±maluil son~ & ayr(e) to quhilu(m)
thomas±maluil Lorde of y^t ilk {\} p(rese)ntand a breue of sesine
of ye kyng(is) chapel in cu(n)abil fourm~ {,} throu verteu of ye±quhilk
breue we past til ye {<S<} land(is) of grefston~ {\} & gafe ye said
(j)ohn~±maluil saisine h(er)etabil of ye thrid±part of ye thrid of
ye said land(is) of grefeston~ at ye chy(m)mes of it eft(er) {\} ye
tenour(e) of ye kyng(is) breue (j)n p(re)sence of wilyha(m)±watson~ of gref(is)ston~
wil±dekyson~ Sir henry±smale thom~-(j)ohn~son~ wil±thomson~ {\}
(j)ohn~ of liddale wil±gray (j)ohn~ of smalam~ henry±edgar(e) Adam
of geldstane Robin±talyhefer(e) Paton~±lukeup & thom±lukeup {\}
with oy(er) sind(ri) And yis til al me(n) quhilk(is) it afer(is) we mak
kend be y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is (j)n w^tnes of ye±quhilk±thing our(e)
selis til y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is {\} ar to put at peblis ye xiiij
day of februer(e) ye yher(e) of our(e) lorde (j)^m CCCC twenti & nyn~
yher(is) {\\}