{pth, Perth} {Oliphant of Gask} Be it kend till all men~ be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)res me dauid±merser(e) of (j)nn(er)pefry to be bundin and
oblist And be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res and ye faith~ in my bo\dy bindis
& oblis(s) me wil(z)ham~±m(er)s(er) vince(n)t±m(er)s(er) androw±m(er)s(er) georgh~±m(er)s(er)
& (j)ames±m(er)s(er) my so(n)nis & yar aier(is) lauchfully to# #be {\} gottyn~
of yar bodeis and fal(z)eand of yai(m) myn~ aier(is) nerrast & lauchfull
quhat±su(m)±eu(er) {,} to ane" nobill & mythty lord & {\} my lord
laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t his aier(is) and assig(na)is yat yotht y^e said
laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t hais giffyn~ to me & to my so(n)\nys forsaidis
& to yar aier(is) of yar bodeis lauchfully to# #be gottyn~ & fal(z)eand
y(ar)off to myn~ lauchfull & nerrast aier(is) quhat\su(m)±eu(er) be chart(er)
tal(z)e & possession~ y(ar)vpon~ al & haill y^e land(is) of vest(er)cluthy
wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is) liand in y^e baro(n)ry of gask wy^tin {\} y^e
s(er)efdom~ {ins} p(er)tht {end} for my p(ro)pyrte R[i]tht(is) & int(er)ess(s)
of y^e land(is) of (j)nn(er)pefry ye perth ye west hill ye smy^tis#
#land#(is) wy^t y(ar) p(er)ti(nen)t(is) togidd(er) wy^t {\} ye donac(io)n &
aduocac(i)on of y^e chapel of (j)nn(er)pefry {.} as in ye said chart(er)
tal(z)e to me maid y(ar)vpon~ is mayr(e) fullely (con)tenyt {,} yat {\}
(j) myn~ so(n)nis forsaid(is) yar aier(is) and myn~ aier(is) quhatsu(m)±eu(er)
possessour(is) of ye said(is) land(is) of west(er)cluthy wy^t yar p(er)tinen~
{\} sal resyng~ it purly & simpilly vp# #giff be staff & bastone"
to ye said laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t his aier(is) and assig(na)is possessour(is)
{\} of ye said(is) land(is) of (j)nn(er)pefry wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is) all
& haill ye said(is) land(is) of west(er)cluthy wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is)
wy^t chart(er) possession~ and {\} al vy(er)is wyrt(is) maid to me y(ar)vpon~
quhow son~ & quhat tym~ ye said laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t his Aier(is)
or assig(na)is sal i(n)feft {\} wy^t chart(er) & possession~ to# #be
haldin of hym~ & yai(m) in blanchferme~ me myn~ so(n)nis or yar aier(is)
forsaid(is) or myn~ aier(is) quhat\su(m)eu(er) in all & haill ye said(is)
landis of ye west hill of (j)nnerpefry {.} wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is)
liand in y^e lordschip of (j)nn(er)pefry i(n) y^e stew\artry of strathern~
wy^tin y^e s(er)efdom~ of p(er)tht forsaid Sa y^t (j) my so(n)nis or
yar aier(is) forsaid(is) or myn~ aier(is) quhatsu(m)±eu(er) beis {\} warnit
in my p(ro)pyr p(er)son~ or yar p(ro)pyr p(er)sonis or at my deullyng"
plaice or yar duellyng" plaic(is) be said laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t
{\} his aier(is) or assig(na)is on~ twentti dais warny(n)g to y^e vp#
#giff#yn~ of y^e said(is) land(is) of west(er)cluthy wy^t yar p(er)tinen~
wy^t char\t(er) & possession~ and to y^e Resawyng" of ye said(is)
land(is) of y^e west hill of (j)nn(er)pefry {.} wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is)
wy^t chart(er) & possession~ {\} as said is And giff (j) my so(n)nis
yar aier(is) forsaid(is) or myn~ aier(is) quhatsu(m)±eu(er) possessour(is)
of y^e said(is) land(is) of west(er)cluthy wy^t {\} yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is)
absent(is) me or yai(m) fraudfully or of ony vy(er) man(er) of way fra
y^e vp# #giff#yng" & Resyng"in of y^e saidis land(is) {\} of west(er)cluthy
wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is) and fra ye Resawyn~ of y^e said(is) land(is)
of y^e west hill of (j)nn(er)pefry wy^t y(ar) p(er)ti(nen)t(is) y^e warny(n)g
{\} y(ar)to beand maid as said is in yat cais(s) it sal# #be lesome~
to y^e said laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t his aier(is) and assig(na)is till
{\} haue fre i(n)gress(s) & sal# #haue fre i(n)gres(s) to ye said land(is)
of west(er)cluthy wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is) in sic±lik wyis as yai had#
#beyn~ {\} resyng" & vp# #giff#yn~ be y^e lauchfull possessour(is)
of y^e sa(m)my(n) y^e said laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t his aier(is) and assig(na)is
in\(con)tine(n)t y(ar)eftyr makand me myn~ so(n)nis yar aier(is) forsaid(is)
or myn~ aier(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) to# #be i(n)feft be chart(er) & possessi\on~
of y^e saidis land(is) of y^e west hill of (j)nn(er)pefry wy^t yar p(er)ti(nen)t(is)
as said is but fraud geill or mail±(j)ngeyn~ And {\} to y^e fulfilling"
& kepyng" of al & sindry pu(n)ctis & clausis (con)tenyt in y(ir) p(rese)nt
l(ett)res to y^e said laure(n)s lord oliphant {\} his aier(is) and assig(na)is
(j) dauid bind(is) & oblis(s) me my(n) so(n)nis & yar aier(is) forsaid(is) and
myn~ aier(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) exe\cutour(is) and assig(na)is in maist sek(er)
forme~ & styll off obligac(i)on yat ca(n)# #be maid but fraud or geill
(j)n witnes of y^e\±quhilk±thyng" to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res of Reu(er)sion~
(j) haue appe(n)sit my seill befor y(ir) witnes (j)ohn~ of havden~ of
gle(n)egas(s) {\} Alex(ander)±blayr of balthiok Siluest(er) of rett(ra)
of y^t ilk wmfray of m(ur)ray of ogilby (j)ohn~ of mu(n)creff of y^t
ilk (j)ames±heryng" {\} of tuliboill Androw±chart(er)is of Cuthilg(ur)dy
(j)ames±olipha(n)t of arquhel(z)e pet(er)±m(er)s(er) of (j)nchbreky Maist(er)
(j)ames of {\} fentone~ p(er)son~ of Dupleyn~ maist(er) henry±clerk
vicar of abb(er)rowan~ and s(er) (j)ohn~ of ky(n)mo^t chapellan~ & notar(is)
{\} wy^t vy(er)is diu(er)s(s) at p[(er)]tht y^e ten~ day of ye moneth~
of may ye (z)er of god a thousand four hu(n)dreth~ four# #scor & {\}
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