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{=Leven and Melville Muniments=} *BE IT KEND TILL ALL MEn BE Yir
PreseNT LettREz ME jOHN~ OF VEMYSs OF Y^T ILK KNY^T {,} TO BE
STRAYTLY OBLIST AND {\} BUNDYN AND BE Yir PreseNT LettREz OBLISs
AND BYNDis ME MYNE AYERis AND ASSIGN[]IS TILL ANE HONORABILL MAn
{\} AND MY LELE BELUFIT CUSYNG *DAUID OF OGILUY OF jNCHMarTYNE
HIS AYERis AND ASSIGNAIS {,} Y^T FOR-ALS-ME\KILL AS j AND YE SAID
DAUID HAS COSYT CerTANE LANDis AS IN OUR EVIDENTis YARVPON MADE
IS FULLALY {\} conTENYT *NO^T-GAYNSTANDYNG-YAT GIFF DAUID-BOSWELLis
PART OF YE LANDis OF YE DRON~ HAPPYnNIS TO BE {\} RECOUerIT AGAYN~
LAUCHFULLY FRA ME YAT YE HALE COSE MADE BETUYX WS YAReFORe SALL
NO^T BREK BOT j {\} SALL REGRESSs TILL HIS LANDis OF BALLMULTO
YAReFORe {,} WY^TIN THRE MONETH EFTer-Y^T YAI BE LAUCHFULLY RECOUerIT
{\} *AND GIFF YE LANDis OF YE DRON~ BE BETTer YAN YE LANDis OF
BALLMULTO {,} OR GIFF-AT YE LANDis OF BALLMULTO {\} BE BETTer
YAN YE LANDIS OF YE DRON~ AT YE SY^T OF FRENDis CHOSYN WY^T BA^T
OUR CONSENTis AYer OF WS HAFFANDE {\} YE BETTer SALL RECOmPENSs
AGAYN~ TO YE-TOYer ALS FER AS YE-TANE HAS YE BETTer YAN YE-TOYer
*AND FOR HIS CHE\MYSs OF BALLMULTO j GIFFAND YARe\FORe AS IT WES
PRYSIT TO *DAUID-BOSWELE OR PRYSIT AGAYN BE YE SY^T {\} OF FRENDis
CHOSYN WY^T BATH OUR CONSENTis *AND AT ALL Yir conDICION~IS AND
EMPOYNTMEnTis LELALY & TREULY TO {\} KEPE j YE SAID jOHN~ OF VEMYS
KNY^T HAS GEVYN GUDE FAY^T YE HALY WANGELis TWYCHIT *AND IN MARe
VIT\NESSYNG HEReOF MY SELE IS TO PENSYT TO YIR PreseNT LettREz
AT PerTH YE XXVJ DAY OF YE MONETH OF MARCHE {\} YE YHERe OF GOD
A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRETH SEXTY AND TUA YHERe {\\} {=seal and tag

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