{Errol and Bannerman Muniments} Till all and sindry to quhais
knawlag(e) yir present l(ett)re(z) sal to cum (j)ohn~ of Spens ane of
ye lard(is) of hullislande greting" {\} in god yhour(e) vniu(er)site
mote wit me tyll haue vedset and in ye name of werray & Rithwiss(s)
wedsetting" til haue {\} lattyne & throu yis my p(re)sent chart(er)
till hawe conf(er)myt Tyll Nicholl±kynma(n) off meginch All and
hale my part {\} of ye hullysland lyande w^tin ye baronry of Eroll~
w^t ye p(er)^t(is) for fourty pund(is) of vsuale monee of scotlande
ye±quhilk(is) {\} ye forsaid nicholl to me in my mekil myst(er) thankfully
paiit in pennyis tauld To be haldin & to be hade ye forsaid land(is)
{\} w^t ye p(er)^t(is) to ye forsaid Nichol his ayer(is) & assig(na)is
of me & my ayer(is) frely quietly well & in pes(s) w^t al & sindry
fredomys (com)modit(is) {\} and esment(is) & al Rythvis(s) p(er)^t(is) to
ye said land(is) p(er)tena(n)de or may pertene in tym to cu(m) eu(er)mar(e)
and quhill (j) ye said (j)oh(n) of spens {\} or my ayer(is) (j) pay or yai
pay to ye said Nichol his ayer(is) or assig(na)is fourty pund(is) of
vsual mone of scotland in ye p(ar)iss(s) kyrk {\} of Eroll to±gidd(er)
on~ a day betuex ye son~ rysing" & ye to±gangin of y^t ilk And
quhat at beis resauyt of ye said land(is) in {\} ye mene±tyme be
ye said Nicholl his ayer(is) or his assig(na)is (j) for me & my ayer(is)
to ye said Nichol his ayer(is) & his assig(na)is {\} for his gud
Dedis till vs oftsys thankfully Done frely grant(is) be y(ir) p(rese)nt
l(ett)re(z) na thing" yarof countande in ye paiment {\} of ye p(ri)ncipal
some~ ye±quhilk forsuth vedsetting" yus be me maide (j) ye said
(j)ohn~ of spens & my ayeres to ye forsaid Nicholl\kynma(n) his ayer(is)
in all thing" & be all thing" as is befor writtine sal varande
acquiet & agaynis al dedly indurande {\} ye tyme of ye vedsetting"
leley sal defende bute fraude or gyll (j)n vitnes of ye±quhilk±thing"
to yis my p(rese)nt writ {\} (j) haue set my seel at Eroll ye nyne
day of august ye yher of our(e) lord a thousande four(e) h[u(n)dr][?][th]
[?] {\} thom~ of mernis [?] {\\} {rest unreadable on photostat,
obscured by fold for seal tab}