{Facsimile: G. Simpson, <Scottish Handwriting>, no. 10; whence
transcribed} Be it mad kend til all me(n) be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ette)ris
me katery(n)±Gothynys tyll haf mad constituyd & ordanyt and be
y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is mak(is) constuys my well belufit cosyne Thomas±wardrop(er)
of y^e gothynys berer(e) of y(ir) lett(er)is my vndowtapill lachful
and speciel assigne gyfand and grantand to ye said my(n) assigne
my fowl power & speciel mandment to±gyddir w^t all rycht and clame
y^t (j) haf had or may hafe to lows & to owtqwyt y^e land(is) of Thanestowne
w^t y^e p(er)tine(n)s to me p(er)tenand throw rycht of heriteche lyand
w^t±in y^e Schiradowme off Abirdene w^t±in y^e Thandwme of
kyntore owt of y^e hand(is) of wil(z)eme±scherer(e) Burges(s) of Abbirdene
his ayris executowr(is) or his assigneis for qwhatsum±eu(er) sum or
su(m)mys p(ro)portyt {indicated} in my lett(er)is or Ewydentt(is) gifyn
be me to y^e said wil(z)e(m) as in wedset yar±a±pone And all oy(er)
& syndry thyng(is) to do & to oys(s) y^e±qwylk is till a werra lachful
& own±douttapil assigne of law & of custwme ar knawyne to p(er)tene
And as (j) mycht do in ye fornemyt mat(er) gif (j) war in p(ro)pir p(er)sone
Ferme & stabill haldand & forto hald for ewyr forowttyn reuocacyown
off me or my ayris quhatsumeu(er) thyng(is) y^e said Thomes my(n) assigna
twichin y^e said caus(s) in my name rich^twisly ledd(is) to be done
(j)n y^e witnes of y^e±quylk±thyng (j) haf appensit my Sell to y(ir)
my letteris at p(er)tht y^e xiij day off ye moneth off (j)enuer(e) y^e
(z)er(e) off owr lord a Thowsand fowr hwndir fowrty & nyne (z)er(e) And
for±qwuhy±at my Sell is no^t noterly knawyn (j) haf p(ro)curyt w^t
(j)nstans y^e Sell of a honorabil ma(n) ss(er) androw±ogilwyl of ynchmarty(n)
knytht to y(ir) p(rese)nt letteris to±gydd(er) w^t my Sell to be appensit
for y^e mar(e) Ewidens & ratificaciowne of my Sell day (z)er(e) &
plas(s) be±for wrytty(n) be±for y(ir) witnes y^t is to sa ss(er) wil(z)a(m)±Raperlaw
curet of ynchmarty(n) ss(er) Thomes±mychelson chaplane Androw±harth
sym±(j)honson off ynchmarty(n) pattown±logy (j)ho(n)-(z)ong w^t oy(er) syndry