{=Protocol book of Sir Thomas Crawfurd=} {~f70r~} {'((j)acob(us) dauidson
et mergareta sponsa sua('} {\\} The sexten day of ye moneth~
of april the (z)er of god (j)^m iiij^c lxxxxiiij (z)eris (j)ames±dauidson
b(or)g(is) {\} of peblis passit to h(is) half akyr of land lyand at
ye est ende of ye b(ur)gh~ of peblis betuix {\} ye croft of ye sky(n)nar
hewgh~ one" ye vest p(ar)te and ye land of ye crois(s) kirk one" ye
est {\} p(ar)te and one" ye south~ p(ar)te ye (com)mon~ gait And yar
ye said (j)ames gaif vp frely deliu(er)it {\} purly and simpilly r(e)signit
fra hym all and hayl ye said half akyr of land w^t ye p(er)ti\nen~
w^t erd and stane" in±to ye ha(n)d(is) of robert±dikeson~ ane~ of
ye bal(z)ais of peblis in yat {\} tym ye±q^l^k resig(na)cion~ ye said
bal(z)ae rasauit and adm^ttit and (j)n±contine(n)t he deliu(er)\it and
laid ye samyn~ erd and stane" in±to ye ha(n)d(is) of ye said (j)ames±dauidson
and {\} i(n)±to ye ha(n)d(is) of mergaret h(is) spous(s) and gaif to yam
twa and to ye lang(er) lewar of ya(m) {\} twa (con)iu(n)ctly and su(er)aly
and to ye nerrest and lawful air(is) of ye said (j)ames qwhatsu(m)\eu(er)
stat possession~ he(re)ditabil sasin and (con)iu(n)ctfeftme(n)t of ye
said half akyr of land w^t all {\} fredomes profit(is) and pertinen~
q^tsu(m)eu(er) sawand ilk ma(n)is rytht(is) And yan (j)n±co(n)tine(n)t {\}
ye said (j)ames±dauidson~ passit tyl h(is) barne" {<AND<} lyand i(n)
ye burgh~ of peblis in±to ye {\} nethyr end of georg(is)±dauidsons~
clois(s) in the cors(s) gait on~ ye south~ syd ye sa(m)myn~ {\} betuix
ye land of (j)ohn~±pont and adame"±vschar one" ye est p(ar)te and
ye land of m(ar)garet {\} ye vaich~ one" ye vest p(ar)te And yar
ye said (j)ames gaif wp frely deliu(er)it purly and {\} simpilly resignit
fra hym ye said berne" and a# #quartar of ye (z)ard lyand nixt {\}
ye said berne" w^t ye p(er)tinen~ w^t erd and stane" in±to ye hand(is)
of ye said robert\dikeson~ bal(z)ae abon~ v(ri)tin the±q^l^k resignacion~
ye said bal(z)ae rasauit and adm^ttit and {\} (j)n±co(n)tine(n)t he deliu(er)it
and laid ye said erd and stane" in±to ye ha(n)d(is) of ye said {\}
(j)ames±dauidson and i(n)±to ye ha(n)d(is) of ye said mergaret h(is) spous(s)
and gaif to ya(m) {\} twa and to ye lang(er) lewar of yam (con)iu(n)ctly
and seu(er)aly and faland of yam twa {\} to ye nerrest and mast
lawful air(is) of ye said (j)ames q^tsu(m)eu(er) stat possession~ h(er)edi\tabil
sasin and (con)iu(n)ctfeftment of ye said berne" and of ye quartar
of ye (z)arde {\} nixt ye said berne" w^t all fredome(z) profit(is)
(com)moditeis asiame(n)t(is) and ry^tw(us) {\} p(er)tinen~ q^tsu(m)eu(er) w^t
fre isch~ and entra wp and dovne" but ony (j)mpedime(n)t {\} sawand
ilk ma(n)is ryth(is) ye first resig(na)cion~ and sasin vas maid and
gevyn~ opon~ ye {\} said half akyr of land ye secund resignacion~
and sasin vas maid and gevyn~ w^tin {\} ye said berne" at thre
howr(is) eft(er) none" or yar±about befor yir witnes Andro±gib\son
willia(m) of frud georg(is) {>} dauid {>} sone" {>} son~ {>} and apperand
air of ye said (j)ames and s(s) tho^a^s {\} of crawfurde public notar
and ada(m)±fildar at ye last sasin w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s) {\\}