{Facsimile: Fraser, <Red Book of Grandtully> no. 138} Tyl al
yat yir(e) lettrys herys or seys Androw±m(er)c(er) lorde of mekylhour(e)
gretyng in god ay lestand tyl yhur(e) vniu(er)site be wyttyn yat my
r(e)doutyt lord syr {\} Rob~art±stewart Eryl of Fyfe {.} and
menteth and (j)on~ of logy squyer(e) ye sune and ye ayre of syr (j)on~
of logy knycht of yair(e) fre wyl nane beand p(re)sent {\} bot we
thre before nemnyt put in myne ordenans al ye debate and ye questyon~
yat wes be±twene yaim for ye landys of logy and of stragartnay
and {\} hw±evyr yat (j) ordaynyt and det(er)mynyt yaim to do ye forsayde
syr Robart and (j)on faythfully heht strekand yair(e) handys in myne
bodely makand gude fayth {\} yat yai sulde halde sekr(e) ferme and
stabyl and yis ilke forsayde Cunand made apon yis cause before
wrytyn ye forsayde syr Robart and (j)on~ renuleyt {'(renewed)'} and
afer\myt in ye p(re)sens of myne excellent prynce Robart thrw ye
grace of god kyng" of scotland and his Eldeste sune (j)on Eryl
of Carryke {,} mayst(er) dunckane\±petyte Ersdene of murrefe and
thom~ of Rate and (j)n ye tyme yat (j) ye forsayde Androw assentyt
to r(e)sayue yis cause before wrytyn in myne ordenans and {\} yar(e)±of
to gyf (j)ugement be ye recorde of my twnge (j) made bodely fayth
it ryhtwysly to deme {,} and (j) ye forsayde Androw (j)uge be±twene
ye forsayde s Robart {\} and (j)on of yair(e) fre assent as is before
wrytyn (j) avysyt and vmbethoht hafand ee to mesur(e) {'(moderation)'}
and rychtwysenes co(n)syderand to lete mykyl yl scath and grete
{\} sclau(n)dyr yharnand yair(e) #ful and tendyr frenschepe for suth
det(er)mynyt yaim fully tyl acorde eftyr ye tenur(e) of c(er)tane endent(ur)ys
and obligac(i)ons ye±qwylk (j) {\} ordaynyt yaim to Cele and yar(e)±atowr(e)
for syndry dowt(is) (j) ordaynyt ye forsayde syr Robart frely to
delyvyr and yan p(re)sently vp to gyf to ye forsayde (j)on al ye landys
{\} of logy and of stragarnay before wrytyn and throw v(er)tu of
bodely fayth at ye forsayde syr Robart and (j)on wes oblyste lelly
to fulfyl and trewly to halde my {\} det(er)minacyon~ and ordenans
of ye cause before wrytyn ye forsayde syr Robart for suth throw
v(er)tu of ye forsayde obligacyon~ rytht yan p(re)sently frely delyu(er)yt
{\} and vp gefe wyth staf and styk to ye forsayde (j)on ye landys
before nemnyt qwhen yat wes done (j) ordaynyt ye forsayde syr Robart
to gyf his trowth {\} to ye forsayde (j)on~ and ye forsayde (j)on~
to gyf his trowth to ye forsayde syr Robart beand to yaim bath
in v(er)tu of sylk aht as is wytnest in yair(e) endent(ur)ys {\} lelly
to halde ferme and stabyl al±thyng yar(e) det(er)mynyt ordaynyt and
dune ye±qwhylk trowthys yai gefe bodely ilkane tyl othyr afermand
as is befor\±sayde nathyng" yar(e)±agayne sayand and qwhen al yis
wes Dune as is before wrytyn ye forsayde (j)on~ askyt me wes yat
ye co(n)clucyon~ of myne orde\nans to ye±qwhylk askyng (j) ye forsayde
Androw for suth answeryt yat suthfastly yha And at al yis before
wrytyn wes yus dune in dede on mo\non~day neste before whyssonday
ye yher(e) of hour(e) lorde A thowsand thre hundyr four# #scor(e) and
Fyve beand my ful and playne det(er)mynacyon~ and ye ende {\} of
myne ordenans fullely demyt be±twene ye forsayde syr Robart and
(j)on~ of ye cause before±sayde at yai put in myne ordenans as is
befor wrytyn tyl {\} al men (j) mak knawyn throw yeis p(re)sent lettrys
endentyt beand my playne and ful endyt dome as is before wrytyn
ye±ta parte of yis endentur(e) {\} in wytnesyng of al±thyng in it
co(n)tenyt dwelland wyth ye forsayde syr Robart of my delyuerans
as ful endyt {E looks like O} dome vndyr my Cele {,} ye±toy(er)
p(ar)te {\} of yis endentur(e) in wytnesyng of al±thyng in it co(n)tenyt
dwelland wyth ye forsayde (j)on~ of my delyuerans as ful endyt dome
vndyr my Cele {\} and to ye wytnes of ye±qwylk(is) al and syndry
in yir(e) endentyt lettrys contenyt tyl ilke {E looks like O} p(ar)te
of ye forsayde endent(ur)is (j) hafe put my Cele {\\}