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MY^TTYE LORD MATHOW *ERLE OF YE LEUENAX LORD DERNLE {\} AND jNCHENAN~
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AND CHARTerIT ME AND MYN ASSIGnaIS HerETABiLI IN-TO YE LANDis
OF YE TOWN OF jNCH[E]NAN WY^T YE PerTINEN EXTENDYNG TO TEN~ MarKis
{\} WORTH LAND OF AULD EXSTENT *AND ALS OF YE LANDis OF YE PARK
OF jNCHENAN~ EXTE[N]DING TO FOWR MarKis WORTH LAND OF AULD EXSTENT
{\} *THE LANDis OF WRICHTLAND AND *RASSELE EXTENDYNG TO THRE MarKis
WORTH LAND OF AU[L]D EXSTENT *AND IN YE LANDis Of CRAGTOWN & FLWRESs
{\} EXTENDYNG TO THRE MERKIS WORTH L[][N]D OF AULD EXSTENT WITH~
YAIR PerTINEN~ LYAND IN YE ParOSCHYN OF jNCHENAN AnNEXIT TO YE
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OF Y[E] LEU[]X HIS AYERis & ASSIGnaIS Y^T QUHAT TYM~ HOW-SON~
YE SAID *MATHOW ER[LE] OF YE LE[]EN[][X] HIS AY[]Ris {\} OR ASSIGNAIS
PAY[]S TO ME OR MYN ASSIGnaIS FOR YE SAID LANDis OF YE PARK OF
jNCHENAN~ WY^T YE PerTINEN~ YE SOWM~ OF THRE HUnDRETH MERKis {\}
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AT-ANYS APON~ A DAYE BETUIX YE SON~ *RYSYNG & PASSYNG TO *REST
OF YE {\} SAMYN IN YE ParRYSCH KYRK OF KYLMACOLM~ APON~ YE HIE
ALTAR OF YE SAMYN~ j OR MYN ASSIGnaIS YAN BEAND IN YE SAIDis LANDis
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*ERLE OF YE LEUENAX~ HIS AYERis OR ASSIGnaIS IN YE SAID ParRYSCH
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YE M[E]Ss BEFOR A NOTAR OR YAN~ NOTABiLE WITNES TO YE RECEPCION
OF YE SAID SOWM~ *SUA Y^T YE SAID WARNYNG CUm {\} TILL OUR *ERIS
*AND ALS QUHAT WYer DAYE OR QUHAT TYM YAIR-EFTer YE SAID MATHOW
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TO MYN ASSIGna-IS FOR YE FORSAID LANDis OF WRICHTLAND AND *RASSELE
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