{Two parts of an indenture in same hand} {gd 55 514*} Yis (j)ndento(ur)
made at ye Abbay of melros ye Twelfe day of ye moneth of Februar(e)
ye yhere of oure Lorde a Thowsand fowr# #hundreth and awgch\tene
betwix a Reu(er)end fad(er) in C(ri)st Dauid abbot of ye said abbay
of melros and hys Co(n)uent on ye±ta p(ar)t And Nychole of wedale
burges(s) of Edy(n)\burgh~ on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t Reportis and ber(is) trew
witnes yat be±cause±at ye forsaid Nychole throw gret (j)nstance
and Request" in hys myst(er) has borwit and {\} fullely Recaywed
fra ye sayde(z) Abbot and Co(n)uent fowrty pvnd(is) of gude and vsuale
mone syk as Ran in ye kynryk of Scotland at ye tyme of {\} ye
makyng" of y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) (j)ndento(ur)s he has laide in wed and wedset
with full~ and playne possession~ gyfen till ye saide(z) abbot and
Co(n)uent all~ ye {\} land(is) Teneme(n)t(is) and byggy(n)nis at he has
in ye said Towne of Edynb(urgh) w^t alle ye p(ro)fyt(is) and ye apportynance
p(er)tynand yar(e)±till or may p(er)tyne {\} in tyme to cvme with±in
ye sayd towne or w^t±ovt ye±qwhylk(is) land(is) and tenenm(en)t(is) ye
forsaid Nychole {ins} held {end} of ye saide(z) abbot and Co(n)uent
and tuke {\} in ferme for a c(er)tane tyme as ye (j)ndento(ur)s made
betwix yaim ber witnes yar(e)of ye±qwhilk(is) (j)ndento(ur)s ye forsaid
Nychole has delyu(er)it till ye {\} sayd abbot and Couent {sic}
in sp(eci)ale sykkernes and poss(s)ion~ w^t ye poss(s)ion~ of ye said
land(is) teneme(n)t(is) and byggy(n)nis as is befor wryten qwhile±at {\}
yai be fullely assythit of ye said sowrty pvnd apon a day forowten
f[?]aude and gyle of gude and trew payment syk as he Recaywed
fra {\} yaim swa at ye forsayd Nychole has frely gyfen till ye
hovs[?] [&] k[y]rkwerk of melros all ye f(er)mys w^t all oy(er) p(ro)fyt(is)
at lang(is) or may {\} lang" in tym t[o] cvm till ye said land(is)
tenem(en)t(is) and byggy(n)nis [?] [?]aid abbot and Co(n)uent ent(er)and
in ye forsaid land(is) and tenem(en)t(is) at qwyt\sou(n)day nest folwand
ye dat(e) of yir p(rese)nte(z) (j)ndento(ur)s and Recayw[?]d ye f(er)mys w^t
all oy(er) p(ro)fyt(is) of ye said land(is) at ye fest" of Sanct" martyn
ye {\} confesso(ur)r yar±eft(er) nest cvmand and sa furth t(er)me be
t(er)me and [?]her(e) be yher(e) frely to put ovt and take (j)n all tenand(is)
at yair(e) awen ly\kyng forowten question~ of ony man qwhile±at
yai be fullely ass[?]it of ye said so(u)me of fowrty pvnd apon a
day as is befor±said nathy(n)g {\} allowand qwhat±sa±eu(er) yai hafe
Recaywed of ye said land(is) and of p(er)tyny(n)is in ye myd±tyme And
gyf it happy(n)nis at ye said Nychole {\} make full payment of
ye sayd So(u)me in forme and effect" as is [?] wryten within ye
fyrst" yhere he is obliged to gyf till ye saide {\} howse and
kyrkwerk of melros in verray almose ten pvnd of [gude] and vsuale
mone sik as is in ye kynryk of Scotland at ye tyme of {\} ye
makyng" of y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) attowre ye said So(u)me of fowrty pvnd
And y(ir) thyng(is) done and fulfyllit in forme and effect" as is
befor±saide {\} throw ye said Nychole {,} or hys har(is) lawgchfully
p(ro)cedant of [?]ys body as ye fyrst" (j)ndento(ur)s Rep(or)t(is) {P also
has horiz stroke throu descender} yai awgch to be he or yai sal
Recayfe {\} agayne fra ye saide(z) abbot and Co(n)uent hys said
land(is) tenem(en)t(is) and byggy(n)nis w^t ye forne(m)myd (j)ndento(ur)s of
hys fryst" halden~ vnd(er) {\} syk fredome as he helde befor {,}
(j)n ye witnes and ye mare evidence of all y(ir) thyng(is) till ye p(ar)t"
of y(ir) (j)ndento(ur)s Remaynande with {\} ye saide(z) Abbot and Couent
ye sayd Nychole has p(ro)c(ur)it ye Seale of a Reu(er)end fad(er) in
C(ri)st williyhame Abbot of Neubotill~ to be set {\} ane to±gyd(er)
w^t hys awen p(ro)pir(e) Seale {.} day {.} tyme and pla[?] befor wryten
And till ye p[ar]t" Remaynand w^t ye said Nychole {,} ye {\}
said abbot for hym and hys Couent has set ye Seale of [?]s {[his]}
offic" w^t ye Seale of a worchipfull sqwhyare Rob(er)t of happ(ri)ngyll~
{\} day tyme and place befor ne(m)myde {\\} {seals lost; on dorse}
{(*NICHOLAIUS de wedalle)} {Edinburgh, hm Register House, sro
GD 55 514**} {Same hand as 514*} Yis (j)ndento(ur) made at ye Abbay
of meLros ye twelfe {ins} day {end} of ye moneth of Februar(e)
ye yher(e) of our(e) Lorde a Thowsand foure# #hundreth {\} and awgchtene
betvix a Reu(er)end fad(er) in C(ri)st Dauid abbot of ye sayd abbay
of melros and hys Co(n)uent on ye±ta p(ar)t and Nychole of wedale
{\} Burges(s) of Edynburgch on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t Report(is) and ber(is)
trew witnes yat be±cause±at ye forsaide Nychole throw gret (j)nstance
and Request" {\} in hys myst(er) has borwit and fullely Recayved
fra ye saide Abbot and Co(n)uent fowrty pvnd(is) of gude and vsuale
moneth sik as Rane in ye {\} kynrik(e) of Scotland at ye tyme
of ye maky(n)g of y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) (j)ndento(ur)s he has laide in wed and
wedset w^t hale and full~ possession~ gyfin till~ {\} ye saide(z)
abbot and Co(n)uent and till~ yair(e) Successo(ur)s all ye land(is)
Teneme(n)t(is) and biggy(n)nis at he has in ye said towne Edynb(urgh)
{,} w^t alle {\} ye p(ro)fyt(is) and ye apportynance p(er)tynand till
ye said land(is) tenem(en)t(is) and byggy(n)nis or may p(er)tyne in tyme
to cvm w^t±(j)n ye forsaid towne {\} or w^t±out {,} ye±qwhylk(is)
land(is) and Teneme(n)t(is) ye forsaid Nychole helde of ye saide(z)
abbot and Co(n)ue(n)t and tuke in ferme for a c(er)tane tyme {\} as
ye (j)ndento(ur)s made betwix yaim ber(is) witnes yar(e)±of ye±qwhilk(is)
(j)ndento(ur)s ye forsaid Nychole has delyu(er)it till ye saide(z) abbot
and Co(n)ue(n)t {\} in sp(eci)ale sikkernes and possession~ w^t ye
poss(s)ion~ of ye forne(m)myd land(is) tenem(en)t(is) and biggy(n)nis as is
befor wryten qwhill±at ye saide(z) ab\bot and Co(n)ue(n)t or yair(e)
assigne(z) be fullely assythit of ye said fovrty pvnd a±pon a day
forowten fraude and gyle of gude and trew payme(n)t {\} syk as ye
said Nychole Recaywed f(ra) ye forsaide(z) abbot and Co(n)ue(n)t swa
at ye forsaid Nychole has frely gevyn till ye kirk±werk of ye
sayd {\} house of melros all ye f(er)mys w^t all oy(er) p(ro)fyt(is) at
lang(is) or may lang in tyme to cvm till ye said land(is) teneme(n)t(is)
and byggy(n)nis ye saide(z) Ab\bot and Co(n)uent entrand in ye forsaid
land(is) and tenem(en)t(is) at Qwhyssou(n)day nest folvand ye dat(e) of
y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) (j)ndento(ur)s and at ye fest" of sanct" {\} martyn
ye co(n)fesso(ur)r {sic} nest eft(er)hend Raceywand ye f(er)mys of ye
said land(is) w^t all oy(er) p(ro)fyt(is) And sa furth t(er)me be t(er)me
and yhere be yhere frely {\} to put ovt and take (j)n {.} all tenand(is)
at yaire awen lykyng {.} forowten qwestion~ of ony man qwhil±at
yai be fullely assythit of ye said {\} So(u)m apon a day as is
befor wryten nathyng allovand qwhat±sa±eu(er) yai hafe Recaywed
of ye said land(is) in ye myd±tyme And gyf it happy(n)\nis at ye
saide Nychole mak full payment of ye said So(u)me in fo(u)rme and
effect" as is befor±said w^t±in ye fyrst" yhere he is obylged
to gyf {\} tyll ye forsayd kyrkwerk of melros in verray almose
ten pvnd of gude and vsuale moneth sik as was i(n) ye kynryk of
Scotland at ye tyme {\} of ye co(n)fecc(i)on of y(ir) p(rese)nte(z) attovre
ye saide so(u)me of fovrty pvnd And y(ir) thyng(is) fulfillit and done
throw hym or be hys har(is) lawchfully {\} p(ro)cedant of hys body
as hys fryst" (j)ndento(ur)s ber(is) witnes yai awgch to be {,} he or
yai sall Recayfe agane fra ye said abbot and Co(n)ue(n)t {\} hys
said land(is) tenem(en)t(is) and byggy(n)nis w^t ye forsaid (j)ndento(ur)s
of hys fryst" halden~ vnder sik fredome as he helde befor {,}
(j)n ye witnes {\} and ye mare evidence of all y(ir) thyng(is) till
ye p(ar)t" of y(ir) (j)ndento(ur)s Remaynand w^t ye said Nychole ye
forsaid abbot for hy(m) and hys said {\} Co(n)uent has set ye Seale
of his offic" w^t ye Seale of a worchipfull~ sqwyare Rob(er)t
of hoppryngill~ {,} And till ye p(ar)t(is) Remanand with {\} ye
saide Abbot and Co(n)uent ye sayde Nychole has p(ro)curyt ye Seale
of a Reu(er)ende fadyr in C(ri)st" williyhame abbot of Neubotill
to be {\} set ane to±ged(er) w^t hys awen p(ro)per(e) Seale day tyme
and place befor wryten {.} {\\} {seals lost}