{=Protocol book of Sir Thomas Crawfurd=} {~f49v~} {'} mast(er) archibald±dikeson~
{'} {\\} The xj day of ye moneth~ of april ye (z)er of god ane"
thousand four h[?]\dreth~ nynte twa (z)er(is) m(ar)tin of balcasky ane"
of ye bal(z)ais of peblis in {\} ye {\} {~f50r~} tym passit tyl
ane" vast land of ye abbat and (con)vent of ye hous(s) of melros(s)
lyand {\} in±to ye ald toun~ of peblis one" ye north~ syd ye sa(m)myn~
betuix ye land of robert±kirk {\} one" ye vest p(ar)te and ye land
of vmq^l (j)ohn~±rowcastel one" ye est p(ar)te And yar {\} ye said
m(ar)tin bal(z)ae maid constitut deput and orda(n)nit be ye abbat and
co(n)vent {\} of melros(s) gart be red ane aute(n)tik p^ecep of {\}
sasin decrettit to hym in yat p(ar)te vnd(er) {\} ye (com)mon~ sel of
melros(s) w(ri)tin in±to parch±ment to gif heretabil sasin and pos\session~
of ye said vast lande w^t ye p(er)tinen~ to mast(er) archibalde±dikeson~
the±q^l^k {\} p^ecept sen~ red and vnd(er)standing" ye said m(ar)tin
be u(er)tew and strenth of ye {\} said p(re)cep of sasin w^t erd and
stane" of ye said vast land gaif heretabil sa\sin and possession~
to ye said mast(er) archibald±dikeson~ and h(is) assig(na)is of all
{\} and hayl ye said vast land w^t all fredomes profit(is) (com)moditeis
asiame(n)t(is) {\} and p(er)tinen~ y(ar)of q^tsu(m)eu(er) eft(er) ye tenor of
ye chart(er) of ye said abbat and co(n)\vent of melros(s) maid and gevyn~
to ye said mast(er) archibald y(ar)±vpon~ for±eu(er) {\} sawand ilk
ma(n)is ryth(is) {,,} payand y(ar)for (z)erlie ye said mast(er) archibald
and h(is) {\} assignais to ye said abbat and co(n)vent of ye said
abbay of melros(s) and to {\} yar successo(uris) acht schilling(is)
of a(n)nual rent of ye vsual mone of scotlande {\} at twa vsual
t(er)mes in ye (z)er m(ar)ti(n)mes in vint(er) and vitsonday be twa {\}
equal porcions~ for±eu(er) yis sasin vas gevyn~ at ye south~ end
of ye said {\} vast land at twa howr(is) {<B<} eft(er) non~ or yar±about
ye said day befor yir vitnes {\} wil(z)a(m) of geddas Andro±lyntoun~
(j)ohn~±flemyn~ (j)ohn~±ray Ada(m)±dikeson robert\dikeson~ and s(s) thomas
of crawfurde public notar (com)mon~ v(ri)tar of ye said {\} b(ur)gh
of peblis in yat tym~ w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s) {\\}