{=pth, Perth=} {=Oliphant of Gask=} Be (j)t kend til al me(n) be
thir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me Siluest(er)±rettra of yat ilk to# #be haldin
and sikyrli and trewli to# #be bundin and oblist and be thir my
{\} p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) and y^e faitht & trewitht in my bode bindis
and oblis(s) me myn~ aier(is) executour(is) & assignais til ane ry^t
nobil and my^ttj lord(e) {\} laurence lord oliphant his aier(is) executour(is)
& assignais" yat no^twithtstanding±yat (j) haf giffin in lif±rent
to my hartli louit {\} sone and y^e sad lord(is) tend(er) cosing thomas
of rett(ra) and til y^e sad thomas assigna for al y^e dais of y^e
sad assignais liff all & {\} hail my land(is) of ott(er)burne and
y^e tak y^t watte±bunch inhabit(is) witht yar p(er)tinen~ liand in
y^e baronry of rettra wy^tin {\} y^e s(er)efdovme of p(er)tht and
tene m(ar)k(is) of a(n)nual rent of y^e kyrktone of rettra witht oy(er)
tene m(ar)k(is) of a(n)nual of the {\} land(is) of inchm(ar)tyn~ lik±as
at mair lynht {=sic=} is (con)tenit in c(er)tan writ(is) maid and int(er)cha(n)git
betwix me & y^e sad thomas y(ar)\±wpon~ and alse yat (j) hawe freli
and wnre^w^ocabill {=wo inserted by scribe=} giffin o(ur) and assingnit
to m(ar)garet of ogilby my spouse al land(is) & a(n)nual {\} rentt(is)
p(er)te(n)i(n)g to hir in h(er)etage or yat (j) hawe recou(er)it" throw hir
ritht to# #be equali deuidit & departit and be hir {\} to# #be
giffin betwix hir thre sonis (j)ohn" thomas & siluest(er) res(er)uand
y^e frankte(n)ment y(ar)of til hir for hir tym~ and hir to {\} bruk
& peciabilli (j)ois rais(s) and wp# #lift til hir awin wse and profeit
al malis profet(is) & oy(er) Doeteis of y^e sad land {\} & a(n)nual
rentt(is) p(ert)e(n)ing to hir h(er)etage for hir tym~ but ony ple stop
or impedime(n)t of me & al oy(er)is yat (j) ma lat {\} Neu(er)±y^e±les
(j) wil and (j) grant and be thir my p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) bind(is) a[?] {[and[}
{=hole in ms=} oblis(s) me in man(er) and furme forsad yat [?] {[if[}
{=end of line lost=} {\} it sal happi(n) as god forbeid it Do yat
y^e sad thomas assigna [a] [?]omet yat he sal mak to y^e forsad
land(is) & {\} a(n)nualis giffin be {=corrected by scribe=} me {>}
to him {>} and his assigna in liff±rent be wexit ple(n)it inq(ui)atit
or disturbelit in y^e peciabil bruking {\} & (j)osing rasing & wp#
#lift#ing of y^e malis & profet(is) yarof or (z)eit y^e sad margaret
in y^e rasing and wp# #lift#ing or hir(e) {\} land(is) and a(n)nual
rentt(is) p(er)te(n)ing to hir in h(er)etage for hir lif±tym~ be me or
be ony oy(er)is of my (com)mand hafand {\} power(e) of me throw y^e±quhilk(is)
yat y^e sad thomas assigna or y^e sad margaret ma no^t bruk &
peciabilli (j)ois y^e {\} sa(m)myn~ (j)n yat case (j) bind and oblis(s)
me and myn~ aier(is) in man(er) & furme forsad to (con)tent and thankfully
pay {\} to y^e sad laurence lord oliphant his aier(is) or assignais
y^e sovme of twa hu(n)dretht pund(is) of vsual mone {\} of scotland
wy^tin fourtj dais eft(er) yat it be not(ur)li knawin yat y^e sad
thomas assigna ma no^t bruk & peciabil[?] {\} (j)ois y^e forsad land(is)
& a(n)nualis or y^e sad m(ar)garet y^e profeit & malis of hir h(er)etage
throw me & be me or {\} be ony oy(er) p(er)son hafand pow[e]r of me
be±cause of a c[?]tan pontment and (con)tract maid betwix me & y^e
sad {\} laurence lord oliphant ya[?]±w[p]on y^e±quhilk(is) to Do
(j) bind & oblis(s) me my aier(is) executour(is) & assignais o(ur) land(is)
{\} rentt(is) possessionis" and al our gud(is) mouabil & wnmovabill
p(rese)nt & to# #cu(m) to# #be pundit Distre(nz)et & away {\} led &
gif mist(er) be to# #be sald at y^e will of y^e sad laurence lord
oliphant his aier(is) or assignais quhill {\} he or yai be full[e]li
pait" assithit & (con)tent alse weil of cost(is) skaithis expe(n)s(s)
& int(er)ess(s) gif he or yai {\} ony susteni[s] [?] {=hole in ms=}
[?]falt of payme(n)t to±gidd(er) wy^t y^e principail sovme na remeid
of law ciuil canon ac of p(ar)lia\me(n)t na [?] [?] [?]onsal {[council[}
in y^e contra to awail al fraud [?] {[and[} [?]ll {[guile[} excludit
and away put (j)n witnes(s) of [?]^e\±qlk±thing [?] my p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z)
obligatour(is) (j) haf affixit [?] [?] at p(er)tht and subscribit y^e
[?] [?] {\} my awin [h][?]nd y^e nyn~ day of y^e monetht of august
y^e (z)er of god ane thousand four hu[(n)]d[?] {\} four# #schor & sex
(z)er(is) {\\}