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Be it made knawen til alle me Arche[b]alde±m^cdowell~ ye son
and haire of s(s)^e? dowgall±m^cdowell knygth lo[r]de qvhilom" of
malkarston" {.} for me myne heires executo(ur)s {\} and assigne(z)
be halden trewly {.} and fe[r]mly obligede {.} til ye reu(er)ent
Fad[(er)?] in C(ri)st dauid Abbot of melros [?]d {[and[} his covent
and to ye house of melros in foure skore {\} and ten pond of gude
mone and lele of Scotland in silvir or in gold [be]±cause of
my rel[ai?f]e] of m[y] place of malkarston" {.} g[ra][?]d {[granted[}
and confermide thrw {\} kyngis of Scotland to ye new werke of
yaire kirke of melros {.} to pay l[?] {[?leally[} and [?]wly {[?truly[}
to ya[?] {[them[} [?] {[and[} [?]aire [as]signe(z) {.} w^t±in ye t(er)mes
of twa yhere gife qviet and {\} trewis be betwix (j)ngland and Scotland
as it was ye day of y^e maky(n)ge of y[?] {[the[} p(rese)nt obliga[?]
[?] maid y^t nw folowis {.} yat is to say at ye fest of [q]vh[?]sson\day
ye yhere of o(ur) lorde {.} m CCC nynty and nine {.} twenty pund
{.} at [ye] fest of Sancte [?] {[Martin[} [?] {[in[} wintir of
ye sam" yhere twenty pvnd Alswa at [ye] fest {\} of qvhissonday
of ye nest yhere folowand {punctus elevatus} twenty pvnd {.} and
at ye fest# #of Sancte martine i[?] {[in[} w[?] {[winter[} [?]f
ye Sam" yhere {punctus elevatus} thretty pund {punctus elevatus}
foroute al man[e?r?e?] of {\} Cauillacoun" {.} (con)trouersy {.}
questioun" {.} fraude {.} force" {.} and male±engine {.} Bod
{.} cas as god forbede {.} com[?] were w^t raisinge of Baneris
be betwix ye [?]aide kingrikis {\} of Scotland and (j)ngland {.}
w^tin ye t(er)mes of ye twa forsaide {.} yheris {.} [?]r(e) ye forsaide(z)
Abbot and Covent has g(ra)ntid g(ra)ciously {.} ye thrid yhere to
make yir {\} payme(n)tis lely {.} and trewly forouten" ony maner(e)
{.} of lang(er) delay rigth n[?] manere as is befor±Saide And (j)
forne(m)mide Archebalde.±m^cdowell~ for me {.} myne {\} heires
executo(ur)s and assigne(z) yir paymente(z) to make in al {.} and throw
[?] as is contenide in yis my p(rese)nt obligacoun" {.} obliges me
{.} and bindis me fermly {.} t^ewly {\} and straitly {.} and my
forsaide land and toun" of malkirstoun" {punctus elevatus} als
wele [?]y demaynis as husbandryis [?]nd tenandryis {.} w^t al ye
appo(ur)tenaunce vtouth and {\} eneuth And al ye catall~ and gude(z)
{.} qvhat±sa±euir yai be {.} beand an[?] funden~ in ony place of
y^t Soyll of malkarstoun" in cas y^t defaute be of y^e {\} paymente(z)
{.} as is befor±Saide {.} in al or in sum at ye dayes of ye y[?]
[?]e forne(m)mide as god forbed[?] it fall to be distreignede thro[w]
ye forsaide(z) Abbot {\} and Covent or yaire assigne(z) at yaire
wil and for±ovten lefe {.} of [?] ma(n) or ony minister(e) of h[?] kirke
or Seculere pondit arestid {.} away led and {\} halden~ and in
yaire p(ro)fite to be turnide forovten qvestioun" repleding and
agayne Say[i]nge th[?] me or myne {.} or ony in o(ur) name qvhille(z)±y^t
of ye {\} forsaide foure skore and ten pvnd {.} w^t# #al damages
Scachis {.} and co[?]ag[?] {[?costage[} gif ony be made [?] [?] [?]
{=two or three words lost=} ye recou(er)ance of yat gude {.} and
Some" fornemmid {.} {\} hale gre {.} Satisfaccoun" {.} and payeme(n)t
{.} to ye forsaide(z) religiouse {.} yaire house of melros {.} or
y[a][?] [?] [?](z) be halily and qvitly made And ato(ur) al yis {\}
it is accordid throw me Archebalde forne(m)mid {.} for me {.} myne
heires {.} execut[?] and assigne(z) y^t [?] [?] defaut be of yir paymentis
at ye dayes and t(er)mes {\} as is befor±saide {.} ovre ru(n)nen"
and g[?]e b?y Sex wowkis daye eftir ye lymite terme {punctus elevatus}
y^t (j) and [?] [?] forsaide(z) Sal paye ilke wowke fra yeine±furch
{punctus elevatus} {\} halfe a marc" of gude mone of Scotland
to yaire new werk of melros {.} qvhille [?] [?] be of y^t ilke terme
qvicly payede na thinge {\} agayne standand in ye contr(ar)e be
ony way (j)n ye witnes of ye±[q]vh[?]k±thing[?] [?] [?] obligatoris
{.} (j) {.} hafe set my Seale And to ye {\} mare euidente(z) {.}
and Sekirnes {.} (j) hafe Purchacide w^t speciale req[?] [?] [?]
[?]s of ye saide [?] [?]es in Crist Patrik and (j)ohen" of kelchou
and {\} Dryburch Abbotis {.} to be set to {.} w^t myne {.} made
and accordide [?] {[?at[} melro[s] Ye Nyne and [?] daye of ye
monech of [?]eu(er)er(e) {(Anno d(omi)ni \ mille^m^o CCC^m^o Nonogesimo
octauo(}