{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} Be it kend till all me(n) be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me (j)ohn~ of vemys(s) of y^t ilk kny^t {,} to be
straytly oblist and {\} bundyn and be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) oblis(s)
and bynd(is) me myne ayer(is) and assign[?]is till ane honorabill ma(n)
{\} and my lele belufit cusyng Dauid of ogiluy of (j)nchm(ar)tyne
his ayer(is) and assignais {,} y^t for±als±me\kill as (j) and ye said
dauid has cosyt c(er)tane land(is) as in our evident(is) yarvpon made
is fullaly {\} (con)tenyt No^t±gaynstandyng±yat giff dauid±boswell(is)
part of ye land(is) of ye dron~ happy(n)nis to be {\} recou(er)it agayn~
lauchfully fra me yat ye hale cose made betuyx ws yar(e)for(e) sall
no^t brek bot (j) {\} sall regress(s) till his land(is) of ballmulto
yar(e)for(e) {,} wy^tin thre moneth eft(er)±y^t yai be lauchfully recou(er)it
{\} And giff ye land(is) of ye dron~ be bett(er) yan ye land(is) of
ballmulto {,} or giff±at ye land(is) of ballmulto {\} be bett(er)
yan ye landis of ye dron~ at ye sy^t of frend(is) chosyn wy^t ba^t
our consent(is) ay(er) of ws haffande {\} ye bett(er) sall reco(m)pens(s)
agayn~ to ye±toy(er) als fer as ye±tane has ye bett(er) yan ye±toy(er)
And for his che\mys(s) of ballmulto (j) giffand yar(e)\for(e) as it wes
prysit to Dauid±boswele or prysit agayn be ye sy^t {\} of frend(is)
chosyn wy^t bath our consent(is) And at all y(ir) (con)dicion~is and
empoyntme(n)t(is) lelaly & treuly to {\} kepe (j) ye said (j)ohn~ of vemys
kny^t has gevyn gude fay^t ye haly wangel(is) twychit And in mar(e)
vit\nessyng her(e)of my sele is to pensyt to yir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z)
at p(er)th ye xxvj day of ye moneth of marche {\} ye yher(e) of god
a thousand four hundreth sexty and tua yher(e) {\\} {=seal and tag
attached=}