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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD55/526}
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*TILL ALL & SYNDRY {,} TO QWHAM YE KNAWLAGE OF Yir PreSENT LETTerIS
SALL TO CUm {,} *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 & MerYTABLE {,} FOR-TO BERE WITNES TILL YE SUTHFASTNES
AND ALSs {.} YAT {.} j {.} WAS REQUERIT Yar-OFF AS OFF MYNE OFFICE
{,,} BE A VENerABLE FADer IN CRISTE {,} DANE jOHNE~ *FOGOW ABBOT
OF {\} MELROSSs {,} & COnUENT OF YE SAID PLACE FOR-TO TESTIFI
{,} INTO WRIT {,} YE THINGis DETerMYNDE BEFOR ME IN jUGEMENT &
ENDIT BE A GRETE ASSISE OF RICHT {,,} YARFOR j BER WITNES {,}
YAT j SITTAND IN jUGEMEnT IN Y^E SOILzE {\} OFF HALSYNGTON~ WITHIN
YE SCHIRRADOME OF *BERWIC {,} HAFAND FULL POWER {,} & CHARGE {,}
BE OUR SOUerAYNE LORDE YE KYNGis PATENTis & LETTerIS IN SPECIALE
{,,} BE LAUCHFULL ProCES ProCEDAND BEFOR {,,} YARe COMPERIT BEFOR
ME {\} YE FORSAID WENerABLE FADer YE ABBOT OF MELROSs {,} WITH
SUm ParTE OF YE SAID COnUENT {,} & YARe PreSENT TILL ME ANE jNQUESTE
OF YE KYNGis CHAPELL {,} OFF CERTANE LANDis CALLIT BARis-LANDis
{,} LYAND IN YE TON~ & IN YE SOILzE {\} OF HALSINGTON~ FORSAID
{,} YE-QWILK BREFE OF jNQUESTE AS LAW WALD j GERT ProCEDE {,}
& IT SerUYT & AGAYNE RETOURNIT TO YE KYNGis CHAPELL {,,} YE FORSAID
VENerABLE FADer & COnUENT {,} j SITTAND YarEFTer IN jUGEMEnT {\}
APON YE SAID SOILzE OF HALSINGTON~ {.} PreSENT TO ME A BREFE OF
DEParTISiON OF YE KYNGis CHAPELL {,} CHARGEAND ME FORTO DEParTE
YA SAID LANDis CALLID BARis-LANDis {,} TILL YE ABBOT & COnUENT
FORSAID APON Y^E-QWILK {\} j GRETE {sic} CHESE A GRETE ASSISE
{,} & EFTer MONY & DYUERS ALTerCACION~YS {,} YAI DELAYIT IT &
COUTH NO^T^H MAK ANE ENDE Yar-OFF AS YAN {,,} *AND SYNE YAR-EFTer
{,} COME TO ME YE KYNGis LETTerIS & MADE ME SOMOuNDis {,} & ALSUA
{\} GERT ME SOMOuNDE {,} YE SAID GRETE ASSISE {,} & WALTER OF
HALIBURTON~ LORDE OF DIRLTON~ ParTY ADUerSARe TO YE SAID ABBOT
& COnUENT TOUCHAND YE SAID BARis-LANDis {,,} FOR-TO COMPER AT
MELROSs {.} BEFOR YE KYNGis CONSELL {\} ON YE SETerDAY NEXTE BEFOR
SAYNTE jAMYS DAY {.} NEXTE BEFOR YE DATE OF Yir LETTeris {,,}
AT YE-QWILKe DAY & PLACE WE comPERIT {,,} *AND YARe BEFOR YE KYNGis
CONSELL {,} YE FORSAID ABBOT & COnUENT ON YE-TA ParTE {,} & Y^E
SAID {\} {,} LORDE OF DIRLTON~ ON YE-TOYer ParTE {,} *FULLELY
WAR CONCORDIT Y^T OF ALL DISCORDis BETWIX YAIm {.} TOUCHAND YE
LANDis OF HALSINGTON~ {.} BARis-LANDis FORSAID & VTHIR {,} YAI
SULD SUBMIT YAIm {,} & FULLELY SUBMITTIT YAIm TILL {\} ANE ASSISE
OF RITHT {,} FYNALY FOR-TO DETerMYNE & END {,} ALL THYNGis & SYNDRY
YAT WAS NO^T^H ENDIT O-BEFOR TOUCHAND YE SAID LANDis {,,} AND
YarAPON FOR-TO comPER AT HALSINGTON~ {,} BEFOR YE KYNGis CONSELL
& ME {\} ON YE FRYDAY NEXTE Yar-EFTer {,} BUT FRAUDE OR GILE {,,}
*AT YE-QWHILK DAY {.} & PLACE {.} COmPERIT YE SAID ParTISE {,}
BEFOR YirE LORDis OF YE KYNGis CONSELL {,} Y^T IS TO SAY {.} MAISTer
WILLiaME-SOULIS {.} KEPARe OF YE PriVE-SEILE {.} Ser jOHNE~\FORSTARe
LORDE OF *CORSTORFYNE {.} Ser WILLiaME OF *CRECHTON~ LORD OF YAT
ILKE {.}Ser DAUID-STEWART LORDE OF HERTSCHAW KNYCHTIS & ME {,}
AND YARe IN YE PreSENS OF BATHE YE SAID ParTis & WITH YAIR CONSENT
WE GERT CALL & {\} CHESIT A GRETE ASSISE OF YIR VNDer WRITTYN
{,} Y^T IS TO SAY {.} PATRIKE-HEYRYNG {.} jOHN-HEYRYnG {.} *ADAM
OF *NESBIT {.} *PATRIKE OF *NESBIT {.} *ALEX~-.-HEYRYNG {.} WILLiaME
OF SPENSs {.} HEW OF SPENSs {.} WILLiaME OF WETHIRBURNE {.} {\}
jOHNE~ OF MANDerSTON~ {.} WILL~ OF MANDerSTON~ {.} jOHNE~ OF CHIRNSIDE
{.} *COLL OF PAXTON~ {.} jOHNE~ OF *PAXTON~ {.} *THOM-ATCHINGSON~
{.} *ROBerT OF *EDINGTON~ {.} *RICHARD OF *EDINGTON~ {.} *GEORGE-WULF
{.} jOHNE~-PURVAS {.} THOM OF *EDINGTON~ {\} *ADAM-FORMAn {.}
*ANDR[]W OF BLAKATIR {.} *THOM OF LUmMYSDEN~ {.} *GILBERT OF LUmMYSDEN~
{.} jOHNE~ OF FURDE {.} & *RICHARD-SLEICH {.} {,} YE-QWHILK ASSISE
BE YAIR GRETE ATHE CHARGIT & SWORNE {,} FOR-TO END & DETerMYNE
YE {\} SAID RICHT IN MANer FORSAID {,} *PASSIT FURTH {.} {,} &
YAR-APON LANG & RIPELY AVISIT {.} & WITH YE FORSAID CONSELL OF
OUR LORDE YE KYNGis OF BATHE YE ParTis CONSENT EFFECTOUSLY COuNSEILIT
& ENSENSIT {,,} BE YAIR FORSAID {\} ATHE DECRETIT & DETerMYNDE

{,,} YAT ALL THINGis YAT WAS DEBATABLE O-BEFOR {.} BETWIX YE SAID
ParTis TOUCHAND YE SAID LANDis WITH YE PerTINEnS WAS FULLELY ENDIT
{,,} TWA THINGis ALANERLY EXCEPTE {,} AS IT WAS {\} MANIFEST YAR
PRUFIT BE ATTENTIKE LETTerIS TESTImONIALE VNDer YE SEILIS OF SUm
ParTE OF YAIm YAT WAS APON YIR SAID ASSISIS {,,} YE-QWILK TWA
THINGis EXCEPTE WAR YIR {.} YAT IS TO SAY {.} YE-TANE In YE WEST
{\} SIDE OF PITLISHUGHE {,} & YE-TOYIR OF BARis-LAND FORSAID {,,}
TO YE-QWHILK FIRST YE SAID ASSISE RADE TO PITLISHUGH IN-CONTINENT
{,} & LAID Fra IT ALL YE LAND Fra YE CAMBIS WESTWART {,,} & SYNE
YAI DECRETIT {\} & LAID TO YE FORSAID BARis-LAND {.} FIRST SEXTEN
AKIRis NORTHE Fra YE CASTELL SIKE {.} NEXTE LYAND TO YA TWA OX-GANG
OF LAND CALLIT YE *CLERKISLAND AND SYNE FOUR AKIRis 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 LORDis
HUSBANDis LANDis {,} & ON YE WEST SIDE {,} WITH A RIG OF A RUDE
OF LAND CALLID SAYNTE MARY {\} RYG & SYNE YAI LAID TO YE SAID
BARis-LAND SEXTEN AKRIS OF LAND TO-GITHIR LYAND IN YE SAMYn SCHETH
OF LAND WEST Fra YE SAID SAYNTE MARY RIG {,,} & VTHIR SEXTEN AKIRis
OF LAND TO-GITHIR VPON YE HEVID OF DEDRYG {,,} YE SOM~ OF Y^E
HALE OF YIS FORSAID BARis-LAND IS TWA & FIFTY AKIRis {,} *AND
YUS {,} YE SAID ASSISE FYNALY MADE END {.} & ALL ParTis SAID YAT
YAI HELD YAIm CONTENT YAROFF {\} {,,} YIS WAS *DONE & ENDIT {,}
BEFOR YE SAID CONSELL OFF OURe SOUerAYNE LORDE YE KYNG jAMYS {.}
& OFF {.} ME {,} AT YE SAID LANDis OF HALSINGTON~ {.} YE FORSAID
FRYDAY NEXTE EFTer SAYNTE jAMYS DAY {.} YE {.} {\} zERe OF OURe
LORDE A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRETH THERTY & ANE AND IN YE WITNESSING
HEROFF {,} MY SEILE TO-GITHIR WITH YE SEILIS OF DYUerS {,} YE-QWILKis
WAR APON THE FORSAID ASSISs {.} TILL YIR PreSENT {\} LETTerIS

AR TO+ +PUT {.} DAY {.} zER {.} & PLACE {.} BE-FORSAID {\\}