{+ Dupplin +} {= Oliphant of Gask =} Be it kende til ma(n) be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)res me (j)ohn~ of fod(er)inga(m) of poty to be±cu(m)in ma(n)
& throu tenor of y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)ris & ye fatht {\} i(n) my(n)
body bind(is) & oblis(s) me man & s(er)vande til an~ honorabil lorde
laure(n)s lord olipha(n)t & his aer(is) quhatsu(m)eu(er) for al ye {\} days(s)
of my(n) lyf i(n) (con)trar of al man(er) of p(er)son y^t lef(is) or de may
excepande al±an(er)ly our(e) sou(er)ande lord ye king" To ye±quhilke
{\} lord & his aer(is) (j) ye ye {= sic =} said (j)ohn~ oblis(s) me be
ye fath i(n) my(n) body ye greit ath svorn ye haly eva(n)gel~ tuechit
i(n) ma(n)ranchepe {\} & s(er)vic(e) of al y^e t(er)mis(s) of my lyf forsaide
w^t±ovty(n) fraude or gyl for his gude lordschipe done~ to me y^e
said (j)ohn~ & for±to {\} be don~ And gif it sal happy(n) as god
for±beide me ye said[e] (j)ohn~ to breyk or no^t keipe to ye sa[d]
lord or to his aer(is) forsaid {\} ony of y(ir) forsaid p(rese)ntt(is)
leil lavte ma(n)ra(n)schepe or s(er)vic(e) at (com)mande at al my gudly
povir (j) ye said (j)ohn~ oblis(s) me my(n) {\} aer(is) executour(is) & assignayis(s)
to ye forsaid lord & his aer(is) forsaid & al my la(n)d(is) rent(is) possessio(n)is
& gudd(is) mouabil {\} & vnmouabil p(rese)nt & for±to be had i(n) ye
Some~ of tva hu(n)dretht lib~ of vsual mone of scotlande to be
payit to ye {\} forsaid lord or his aer(is) forsaid quhat ty(m) it
may be p(re)vit y^t ye forsaid (j)ohn~ fal(z)eis(s) i(n) ye keping" but
fraude or gyil of {\} yis his forsaid ma(n)ra(n)schipe eft(er) ye tenor
of yis p(rese)nt vrit (j)n vitnes(s) of ye±quhilke±thing" to y[(ir)] my(n)
p(rese)nt l(ett)res of ma(n)ra(n)schip {\} (j) haf affixt my(n) seil at deply(n)
ye xxiij day of octob(re) y^e (z)eir of god (j)^m i^ci^ci^cj^c lxxij
(z)er(is) befor y(ir) vitnes (j)amis(s)±olipha(n)t (j)amis(s)\hering" mast(er) (j)ohn~±olipha(n)t
mast(er) gilbert±a(n)d(er)son~ p(ar)son~ of deply(n) {.} {\\}