Till all & syndry {,} to qwham ye knawlage of y(ir) p(re)sent lett(er)is
sall to cu(m) {,} Patrike off Dunbarr lord of bele {,} & brothir
vmqwhile of a hee & mythti lorde {.} Sir George of Dunbarr
Erle of ye marche {,,} sendis {\} greting in godd {,,} For±qwhi±.±yat
it is medfull & m(er)ytable {,} for±to bere witnes till ye suthfastnes
and als(s) {.} yat {.} (j) {.} was requerit y(ar)±off as off myne office
{,,} be a ven(er)able fad(er) in criste {,} dane (j)ohne~ Fogow abbot
of {\} melross(s) {,} & co(n)uent of ye said place for±to testifi
{,} into writ {,} ye thing(is) det(er)mynde befor me in (j)ugement &
endit be a grete assise of richt {,,} yarfor (j) ber witnes {,}
yat (j) sittand in (j)ugeme(n)t in y^e soil(z)e {\} off halsyngton~ within
ye schirradome of Berwic {,} hafand full power {,} & charge {,}
be our sou(er)ayne lorde ye kyng(is) patent(is) & lett(er)is in speciale
{,,} be lauchfull p(ro)ces p(ro)cedand befor {,,} yar(e) comperit befor
me {\} ye forsaid wen(er)able fad(er) ye abbot of melros(s) {,} with
su(m) p(ar)te of ye said co(n)uent {,} & yar(e) p(re)sent till me ane (j)nqueste
of ye kyng(is) chapell {,} off certane land(is) callit bar(is)±land(is)
{,} lyand in ye ton~ & in ye soil(z)e {\} of halsington~ forsaid
{,} ye±qwilk brefe of (j)nqueste as law wald (j) gert p(ro)cede {,}
& it s(er)uyt & agayne retournit to ye kyng(is) chapell {,,} ye forsaid
ven(er)able fad(er) & co(n)uent {,} (j) sittand y(ar)eft(er) in (j)ugeme(n)t {\}
apon ye said soil(z)e of halsington~ {.} p(re)sent to me a brefe of
dep(ar)tis(i)on of ye kyng(is) chapell {,} chargeand me forto dep(ar)te
ya said land(is) callid bar(is)±land(is) {,} till ye abbot & co(n)uent
forsaid apon y^e±qwilk {\} (j) grete {sic} chese a grete assise
{,} & eft(er) mony & dyuers alt(er)cacion~ys {,} yai delayit it &
couth no^t^h mak ane ende y(ar)±off as yan {,,} And syne yar±eft(er)
{,} come to me ye kyng(is) lett(er)is & made me somo(u)nd(is) {,} & alsua
{\} gert me somo(u)nde {,} ye said grete assise {,} & walter of
haliburton~ lorde of dirlton~ p(ar)ty adu(er)sar(e) to ye said abbot
& co(n)uent touchand ye said bar(is)±land(is) {,,} for±to comper at
melros(s) {.} befor ye kyng(is) consell {\} on ye set(er)day nexte befor
saynte (j)amys day {.} nexte befor ye date of y(ir) lett(eris) {,,}
at ye±qwilk(e) day & place we (com)perit {,,} And yar(e) befor ye kyng(is)
consell {,} ye forsaid abbot & co(n)uent on ye±ta p(ar)te {,} & y^e
said {\} {,} lorde of dirlton~ on ye±toy(er) p(ar)te {,} Fullely
war concordit y^t of all discord(is) betwix yai(m) {.} touchand ye
land(is) of halsington~ {.} bar(is)±land(is) forsaid & vthir {,} yai
suld submit yai(m) {,} & fullely submittit yai(m) till {\} ane assise
of ritht {,} fynaly for±to det(er)myne & end {,} all thyng(is) & syndry
yat was no^t^h endit o±befor touchand ye said land(is) {,,} and
y(ar)apon for±to (com)per at halsington~ {,} befor ye kyng(is) consell
& me {\} on ye fryday nexte y(ar)±eft(er) {,} but fraude or gile {,,}
At ye±qwhilk day {.} & place {.} co(m)perit ye said p(ar)tise {,}
befor y(ir)e lord(is) of ye kyng(is) consell {,} y^t is to say {.} maist(er)
will(ia)me±soulis {.} kepar(e) of ye p(ri)ve±seile {.} s(er) (j)ohne~\forstar(e)
lorde of Corstorfyne {.} s(er) will(ia)me of Crechton~ lord of yat
ilke {.}s(er) dauid±stewart lorde of hertschaw knychtis & me {,}
and yar(e) in ye p(re)sens of bathe ye said p(ar)t(is) & with yair consent
we gert call & {\} chesit a grete assise of yir vnd(er) writtyn
{,} y^t is to say {.} patrike±heyryng {.} (j)ohn±heyry(n)g {.} Adam
of Nesbit {.} Patrike of Nesbit {.} Alex~-.±heyryng {.} will(ia)me
of spens(s) {.} hew of spens(s) {.} will(ia)me of wethirburne {.} {\}
(j)ohne~ of mand(er)ston~ {.} will~ of mand(er)ston~ {.} (j)ohne~ of chirnside
{.} Coll of paxton~ {.} (j)ohne~ of Paxton~ {.} Thom±atchingson~
{.} Rob(er)t of Edington~ {.} Richard of Edington~ {.} George±wulf
{.} (j)ohne~±purvas {.} thom of Edington~ {\} Adam±forma(n) {.}
Andr[?]w of blakatir {.} Thom of lu(m)mysden~ {.} Gilbert of lu(m)mysden~
{.} (j)ohne~ of furde {.} & Richard±sleich {.} {,} ye±qwhilk assise
be yair grete athe chargit & sworne {,} for±to end & det(er)myne
ye {\} said richt in man(er) forsaid {,} Passit furth {.} {,} &
yar±apon lang & ripely avisit {.} & with ye forsaid consell of
our lorde ye kyng(is) of bathe ye p(ar)t(is) consent effectously co(u)nseilit
& ensensit {,,} be yair forsaid {\} athe decretit & det(er)mynde
{,,} yat all thing(is) yat was debatable o±befor {.} betwix ye said
p(ar)t(is) touchand ye said land(is) with ye p(er)tine(n)s was fullely endit
{,,} twa thing(is) alanerly excepte {,} as it was {\} manifest yar
prufit be attentike lett(er)is testi(m)oniale vnd(er) ye seilis of su(m)
p(ar)te of yai(m) yat was apon yir said assisis {,,} ye±qwilk twa
thing(is) excepte war yir {.} yat is to say {.} ye±tane i(n) ye west
{\} side of pitlishughe {,} & ye±toyir of bar(is)±land forsaid {,,}
to ye±qwhilk first ye said assise rade to pitlishugh in±continent
{,} & laid f(ra) it all ye land f(ra) ye cambis westwart {,,} & syne
yai decretit {\} & laid to ye forsaid bar(is)±land {.} first sexten
akir(is) northe f(ra) ye castell sike {.} nexte lyand to ya twa ox±gang
of land callit ye Clerkisland and syne four akir(is) of land in
tofte & in crofte {\} lyand to±githir at ye west end of ye ton~
on ye north side {,} & marchand on ye estside {,} with ye lord(is)
husband(is) land(is) {,} & on ye west side {,} with a rig of a rude
of land callid saynte mary {\} ryg & syne yai laid to ye said
bar(is)±land sexten akris of land to±githir lyand in ye samy(n) scheth
of land west f(ra) ye said saynte mary rig {,,} & vthir sexten akir(is)
of land to±githir vpon ye hevid of dedryg {,,} ye som~ of y^e
hale of yis forsaid bar(is)±land is twa & fifty akir(is) {,} And
yus {,} ye said assise fynaly made end {.} & all p(ar)t(is) said yat
yai held yai(m) content yaroff {\} {,,} yis was Done & endit {,}
befor ye said consell off our(e) sou(er)ayne lorde ye kyng (j)amys {.}
& off {.} me {,} at ye said land(is) of halsington~ {.} ye forsaid
fryday nexte eft(er) saynte (j)amys day {.} ye {.} {\} (z)er(e) of our(e)
lorde a thousand four hundreth therty & ane and in ye witnessing
heroff {,} my seile to±githir with ye seilis of dyu(er)s {,} ye±qwilk(is)
war apon the forsaid assis(s) {.} till yir p(re)sent {\} lett(er)is
ar to# #put {.} day {.} (z)er {.} & place {.} be±forsaid {\\}