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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD55/514**}
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{Two parts of an indenture in same hand} {GD 55 514*} *YIS jNDENTOur
MADE AT YE *ABBAY OF MELROS YE *TWELFE DAY OF YE MONETH OF *FEBRUARe
YE YHERE OF OURE *LORDE A *THOWSAND FOWR+ +HUNDRETH AND AWGCH\TENE
BETWIX A *REUerEND FADer IN *CriST *DAUID ABBOT OF YE SAID ABBAY
OF MELROS AND HYS *COnUENT ON YE-TA ParT *AND *NYCHOLE OF WEDALE
BURGESs OF *EDYn\BURGH~ ON YE-TOYer ParT *REPORTIS AND BERis TREW
WITNES YAT BE-CAUSE-AT YE FORSAID *NYCHOLE THROW GRET jNSTANCE
AND *REQUEST" IN HYS MYSTer HAS BORWIT AND {\} FULLELY *RECAYWED
FRA YE SAYDEz *ABBOT AND *COnUENT FOWRTY PVNDis OF GUDE AND VSUALE
MONE SYK AS *RAN IN YE KYNRYK OF *SCOTLAND AT YE TYME OF {\} YE
MAKYNG" OF Yir PreseNTEz jNDENTOurS HE HAS LAIDE IN WED AND WEDSET
WITH FULL~ AND PLAYNE POSSESSION~ GYFEN TILL YE SAIDEz ABBOT AND
*COnUENT ALL~ YE {\} LANDis *TENEMEnTis AND BYGGYnNIS AT HE HAS
IN YE SAID *TOWNE OF *EDYNBurgh W^T ALLE YE ProFYTis AND YE APPORTYNANCE
PerTYNAND YARe-TILL OR MAY PerTYNE {\} IN TYME TO CVME WITH-IN
YE SAYD TOWNE OR W^T-OVT YE-QWHYLKis LANDis AND TENENMenTis YE
FORSAID *NYCHOLE {ins} HELD {end} OF YE SAIDEz ABBOT AND *COnUENT
AND TUKE {\} IN FERME FOR A CerTANE TYME AS YE jNDENTOurS MADE
BETWIX YAIM BER WITNES YAReOF YE-QWHILKis jNDENTOurS YE FORSAID
*NYCHOLE HAS DELYUerIT TILL YE {\} SAYD ABBOT AND *COUENT {sic}
IN SPeciALE SYKKERNES AND POSSsION~ W^T YE POSSsION~ OF YE SAID
LANDis TENEMEnTis AND BYGGYnNIS 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 FerMYS W^T ALL OYer ProFYTis
AT LANGis OR MAY {\} LANG" IN TYM T[O] CVM TILL YE SAID LANDis
TENEMenTis AND BYGGYnNIS [] []AID ABBOT AND *COnUENT ENTerAND
IN YE FORSAID LANDis AND TENEMenTis AT QWYT\SOUnDAY NEST FOLWAND
YE DATe OF YIR PreseNTEz jNDENTOurS AND *RECAYW[]D YE FerMYS W^T
ALL OYer ProFYTis OF YE SAID LANDis AT YE FEST" OF *SANCT" MARTYN
YE {\} CONFESSOurR YAR-EFTer NEST CVMAND AND SA FURTH TerME BE
TerME AND []HERe BE YHERe FRELY TO PUT OVT AND TAKE jN ALL TENANDis
AT YAIRe AWEN LY\KYNG FOROWTEN QUESTION~ OF ONY MAN QWHILE-AT
YAI BE FULLELY ASS[]IT OF YE SAID SOuME OF FOWRTY PVND APON A
DAY AS IS BEFOR-SAID NATHYnG {\} ALLOWAND QWHAT-SA-EUer YAI HAFE
*RECAYWED OF YE SAID LANDis AND OF PerTYNYnIS IN YE MYD-TYME *AND
GYF IT HAPPYnNIS AT YE SAID *NYCHOLE {\} MAKE FULL PAYMENT OF
YE SAYD *SOuME 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 Yir PreseNTEz ATTOWRE YE SAID *SOuME OF FOWRTY PVND
*AND Yir THYNGis DONE AND FULFYLLIT IN FORME AND EFFECT" AS IS
BEFOR-SAIDE {\} THROW YE SAID *NYCHOLE {,} OR HYS HARis LAWGCHFULLY
ProCEDANT OF []YS BODY AS YE FYRST" jNDENTOurS *REPorTis {P also
has horiz stroke throu descender} YAI AWGCH TO BE HE OR YAI SAL
*RECAYFE {\} AGAYNE FRA YE SAIDEz ABBOT AND *COnUENT HYS SAID
LANDis TENEMenTis AND BYGGYnNIS W^T YE FORNEmMYD jNDENTOurS OF
HYS FRYST" HALDEN~ VNDer {\} SYK FREDOME AS HE HELDE BEFOR {,}
jN YE WITNES AND YE MARE EVIDENCE OF ALL Yir THYNGis TILL YE ParT"
OF Yir jNDENTOurS *REMAYNANDE WITH {\} YE SAIDEz *ABBOT AND *COUENT
YE SAYD *NYCHOLE HAS ProCurIT YE *SEALE OF A *REUerEND FADer IN
*CriST WILLIYHAME *ABBOT OF *NEUBOTILL~ TO BE SET {\} ANE TO-GYDer
W^T HYS AWEN ProPIRe *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 *ROBerT OF HAPPriNGYLL~
{\} DAY TYME AND PLACE BEFOR NEmMYDE {\\} {seals lost; on dorse}
{(*NICHOLAIUS DE WEDALLE)} {Edinburgh, HM Register House, SRO
GD 55 514**} {Same hand as 514*} *YIS jNDENTOur MADE AT YE *ABBAY
OF ME*LROS YE TWELFE {ins} DAY {end} OF YE MONETH OF *FEBRUARe
YE YHERe OF OURe *LORDE A *THOWSAND FOURE+ +HUNDRETH {\} AND AWGCHTENE
BETVIX A *REUerEND FADer IN *CriST *DAUID ABBOT OF YE SAYD ABBAY
OF MELROS AND HYS *COnUENT ON YE-TA ParT AND *NYCHOLE OF WEDALE
{\} *BURGESs OF *EDYNBURGCH ON YE-TOYer ParT *REPORTis AND BERis
TREW WITNES YAT BE-CAUSE-AT YE FORSAIDE *NYCHOLE THROW GRET jNSTANCE
AND *REQUEST" {\} IN HYS MYSTer HAS BORWIT AND FULLELY *RECAYVED
FRA YE SAIDE *ABBOT AND *COnUENT FOWRTY PVNDis OF GUDE AND VSUALE
MONETH SIK AS *RANE IN YE {\} KYNRIKe OF *SCOTLAND AT YE TYME
OF YE MAKYnG OF Yir PreseNTEz jNDENTOurS HE HAS LAIDE IN WED AND
WEDSET W^T HALE AND FULL~ POSSESSION~ GYFIN TILL~ {\} YE SAIDEz
ABBOT AND *COnUENT AND TILL~ YAIRe *SUCCESSOurS ALL YE LANDis
*TENEMEnTis AND BIGGYnNIS AT HE HAS IN YE SAID TOWNE *EDYNBurgh
{,} W^T ALLE {\} YE ProFYTis AND YE APPORTYNANCE PerTYNAND TILL
YE SAID LANDis TENEMenTis AND BYGGYnNIS OR MAY PerTYNE IN TYME
TO CVM W^T-jN YE FORSAID TOWNE {\} OR W^T-OUT {,} YE-QWHYLKis
LANDis AND *TENEMEnTis YE FORSAID *NYCHOLE HELDE OF YE SAIDEz
ABBOT AND *COnUEnT AND TUKE IN FERME FOR A CerTANE TYME {\} AS
YE jNDENTOurS MADE BETWIX YAIM BERis WITNES YARe-OF YE-QWHILKis
jNDENTOurS YE FORSAID *NYCHOLE HAS DELYUerIT TILL YE SAIDEz ABBOT
AND *COnUEnT {\} IN SPeciALE SIKKERNES AND POSSESSION~ W^T YE
POSSsION~ OF YE FORNEmMYD LANDis TENEMenTis AND BIGGYnNIS AS IS
BEFOR WRYTEN QWHILL-AT YE SAIDEz AB\BOT AND *COnUEnT OR YAIRe
ASSIGNEz BE FULLELY ASSYTHIT OF YE SAID FOVRTY PVND A-PON A DAY
FOROWTEN FRAUDE AND GYLE OF GUDE AND TREW PAYMEnT {\} SYK AS YE
SAID *NYCHOLE *RECAYWED Fra YE FORSAIDEz ABBOT AND *COnUEnT SWA
AT YE FORSAID *NYCHOLE HAS FRELY GEVYN TILL YE KIRK-WERK OF YE
SAYD {\} HOUSE OF MELROS ALL YE FerMYS W^T ALL OYer ProFYTis AT
LANGis OR MAY LANG IN TYME TO CVM TILL YE SAID LANDis TENEMEnTis
AND BYGGYnNIS YE SAIDEz *AB\BOT AND *COnUENT ENTRAND IN YE FORSAID
LANDis AND TENEMenTis AT *QWHYSSOUnDAY NEST FOLVAND YE DATe OF
Yir PreseNTEz jNDENTOurS AND AT YE FEST" OF SANCT" {\} MARTYN
YE COnFESSOurR {sic} NEST EFTerHEND *RACEYWAND YE FerMYS OF YE
SAID LANDis W^T ALL OYer ProFYTis *AND SA FURTH TerME BE TerME
AND YHERE BE YHERE FRELY {\} TO PUT OVT AND TAKE jN {.} ALL TENANDis
AT YAIRE AWEN LYKYNG {.} FOROWTEN QWESTION~ OF ONY MAN QWHIL-AT
YAI BE FULLELY ASSYTHIT OF YE SAID {\} *SOuM APON A DAY AS IS
BEFOR WRYTEN NATHYNG ALLOVAND QWHAT-SA-EUer YAI HAFE *RECAYWED
OF YE SAID LANDis IN YE MYD-TYME *AND GYF IT HAPPYn\NIS AT YE
SAIDE *NYCHOLE MAK FULL PAYMENT OF YE SAID *SOuME IN FOuRME 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 In YE KYNRYK OF
*SCOTLAND AT YE TYME {\} OF YE COnFECCiON OF Yir PreseNTEz ATTOVRE
YE SAIDE SOuME OF FOVRTY PVND *AND Yir THYNGis FULFILLIT AND DONE
THROW HYM OR BE HYS HARis LAWCHFULLY {\} ProCEDANT OF HYS BODY
AS HYS FRYST" jNDENTOurS BERis WITNES YAI AWGCH TO BE {,} HE OR
YAI SALL *RECAYFE AGANE FRA YE SAID ABBOT AND *COnUEnT {\} HYS
SAID LANDis TENEMenTis AND BYGGYnNIS W^T YE FORSAID jNDENTOurS
OF HYS FRYST" HALDEN~ VNDER SIK FREDOME AS HE HELDE BEFOR {,}
jN YE WITNES {\} AND YE MARE EVIDENCE OF ALL Yir THYNGis TILL
YE ParT" OF Yir jNDENTOurS *REMAYNAND W^T YE SAID *NYCHOLE YE
FORSAID ABBOT FOR HYm AND HYS SAID {\} *COnUENT HAS SET YE *SEALE
OF HIS OFFIC" W^T YE *SEALE OF A WORCHIPFULL~ SQWYARE *ROBerT
OF HOPPRYNGILL~ {,} *AND TILL YE ParTis *REMANAND WITH {\} YE
SAIDE *ABBOT AND *COnUENT YE SAYDE *NYCHOLE HAS ProCURYT YE *SEALE
OF A *REUerENDE FADYR IN *CriST" WILLIYHAME ABBOT OF *NEUBOTILL
TO BE {\} SET ANE TO-GEDer W^T HYS AWEN ProPERe *SEALE DAY TYME

AND PLACE BEFOR WRYTEN {.} {\\} {seals lost}