{~f173v~} The xvj day of ye moneth of (j)anuar ye (z)er of god (j)^m±iiij^c±lxxxv
(z)er(is) befor (j)ohne"±\±dikeson (j)ohne"±mador bal(z)ais of ye brugh~
of peblis yat tym w^tin ye tolboyth~ {\} of yat ilk one" ye hed
curt day in iug(e)me(n)t syttand nixt eft(er) (z)ouill w^t an~ {\} sufficiand
nowm(er) of ye best and ye vorthiest of of {[\SIC\]} ye said burgh~
(com)perit robart±myl±\±nar and mekly besoth~ ye saidis bal(z)ais
and co(mon)ite tyll set tyll hym yar twa {\} corne" myllis for thre
(z)er(is) to cu(m) and he suld pay (z)erly to yai(m) y(ar)for fyfty m(ar)k(is)
{\} and yar±vpone" he askit a vard of ye curt ye said robart ramowit
ye curt avisit {\} and vardit ye said robart agai(n) callit y(ar)
opinly eu(er)e ma(n) be h(is) avi(n) vox nan {\} (con)stren(z)ait bot frely
(con)sentit and gra(n)tit ye forsaidis twa corne" mill(is) w^t y(ar) {[\CORRECTED
FROM ye\]} p(er)tinen~ {\} to ye said robart±millar {[\INS\]} he
{[\END\]} payand y(ar)±for (z)erly as vs(s) is fyfty m(ar)k(is) of gud and
{\} vsuall mone of scotland of ye saidis thre (z)er(is) swa yat willia(m)±alan
vald gyf {\} vp h(is) tak(is) and assedacion~ ye±qwhilk(is) he haff(is)
of ye forsaid(is) twa corne" mill(is) {\} and swa yat he var plesit
and assithit of all accion~s and quarell(is) twychand hym {\} ye
said villia(m) ane(n)t(is) ye said(is) millis and one yis vis(s) ye said(is)
bal(z)ais and {\} co(mon)ite has(s) set ye twa said(is) corne" myll(is)
to ye said robart±myllar as is {\} abone" exp(re)mit vitnes ye hayll
curt {\\}