{=Protocol book of Sir Thomas Crawfurd=} {~f50v~} {'} ye co(mon)ite
of peblis xx^t^j s(s) of a(n)nual rent {'} {\\} The nynten~ day of
ye moneth~ of april ye (z)er of god ane thousand four {\} hu(n)dreth~
nynte twa (z)er(is) (j)ohn~±dikeson~ of ye smeithfelde and beat(rix)±bal(z)ae
{\} h(is) spous(s) passit to ye land and byggin of vmq^l thomas±nicholson~
ly\and in ye b(ur)gh of peblis in ye he gait one" ye south~ syd
ye sa(m)myn~ be\tuix ye land of thomas±forestar one" ye vest p(ar)te
and ye land of wil\(z)am~±cant one" ye est p(ar)te And yar ye saidis
(j)ohn~ and beat(ri)x of ya[?] {\} avne" fre vil gaif vp frelie deliu(er)it
purlie and sympillie resignit {\} fra yam and yar air(is) for±eu(er)
twenty schilling(is) of a(n)nual rent of ye {\} vsual mone of scotland
(z)erly of ye said land and byggin w^t ye p(er)ti[?] {\} ye±q^l^k(is)
twenty schilling(is) p(er)tenit to yam heretabilly of ye said land
{\} be ye deliuerance of ane" pe(n)ny in±to ye ha(n)dis of pat(ri)k±dikeson~
and {\} of ye bal(z)ais of peblis in yat tym in±to verra fre pur
and lawchfull {\} excambion~ for twenty schilling(is) of ye fourty
schilling(is) of a(n)nual ren[t] {\} for ye land(is) of ye (com)mon~ struthir
gevyn~ and gra(n)tit to ye said(is) (j)ohn~ an[d] {\} beat(ri)x in fe
and heretage be ye bal(z)ais and co(mon)ite of peblis as in±to ya[r]
{\} chart(er) maid to yam y(ar)±vpon is mar fowely p(ro)portit The±q^l^k
resigna[?] {\} ye said bal(z)ae rasawit and adm^ttit And yane" (j)n±continent
ye said be[?]\trix in p(rese)ns of ye said bal(z)ae ye said (j)ohn~±dikeson~
h(er) husband no^t p(rese)n[?] {\} haly ewangelis w^t h(er) hand tuichand
of h(er) avne" fre vil ye gret aith~ scho swor at scho was no^t
compellit nor constren(z)ait throw {\} dred nor aw of h(er) said husband
be na man(er) of vay to ye maky[?] {\} of ye said resignacion~ and
alienacion~ of ye saidis twenty schilling[?] {\} of a(n)nual rent
bot at scho maid ye sa(m)myn~ of h(er) avne" verra fre {\} vil in
exca(m)bion for ye la(n)dis of co(m)mon~ struth(er) as said is And al[s(s)]
{\} scho swor ye sa(m)myn~ aith~ at scho suld neu(er) in tym to cu(m)
be h(er)[?] {\} nor na(n) oy(er) p(ar)son in h(er) name" in p^ewa nor in
pert rewok nor ag[?] {\} say ye saidis alienacion and resig(na)cion
nor neuer to cu(m) in (con)tr[?] {\} {~f51r~} her±of bot eu(er) to hald
ye sa(m)myn~ ferme~ and stabil but ony reuocacion~ impediment {\}
fraud and gil And syn~ one" ye moro nixt eft(er) yat is to say
one" ye twenty day of ye {\} said moneth~ of april ye said bal(z)ae
passit to ye forsaid land and byggin of ye said {\} vmq^l thomas±nicholson~
and yar be u(er)tew and strenth of ye for±v(ri)tin resignacion~ {\}
ye said bal(z)ae deliuerit and laid ye said pe(n)ny in±to ye ha(n)dis
of m(ar)tin of balcas\ky ane of ye bal(z)ais of peblis in yat tym
And gaif to hym one" ye name" and {\} behalf of ye co(mon)ite of
peblis heretabil sasin stait and possession~ of ye said(is) twenty
{\} schilling(is) of a(n)nual rent of ye vsual mone of scotland (z)erly
to be rasit and {\} takyn of ye said land and byggin w^t ye p(er)tinen~
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) be ye {\} said co(mon)ite of peblis
and yar successo(uris) ye±q^l^k sal# #be for ye tym~ to ye vtilite
{\} and (com)mon~ profit of ye sa(m)myn~ co(mon)ite in±to fe and heretage
in tym~ to cu(m) {\} This resig(na)cion~ sasin and aith~ vas maid
and gevyn~ w^t±in ye clois(s) of ye {\} said land one" ye said(is)
nynten~ and twenty dais at twa howr(is) eft(er) non~ {\} or yar±about
befor yir vitnes thomas ye vaich george±tait (j)ames±sa(n)de\la(n)d(is)
gilbert±willia(m)son~ (j)ohn~±mador pat(ri)k±pat(ri)kson~ (j)ohn~±pre(n)d(er)laith
(j)ohn~ ye {\} vaich willia(m)±alane" willia(m)±robyn thomas±mador willia(m)±hardkneis
(j)ohn~\richardson burro s(er)geand and s(s)^r thomas of crawfurde public
notar and (com)mon~ {\} v(ri)tar of ye said b(ur)gh w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s)
{\\}