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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD55/505}
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*BE IT MADE KNAWEN TIL ALLE ME *ARCHE[B]ALDE-M^CDOWELL~ YE SON
AND HAIRE OF Ss^E? DOWGALL-M^CDOWELL KNYGTH LO[R]DE QVHILOM" OF
MALKARSTON" {.} FOR ME MYNE HEIRES EXECUTOurS {\} AND ASSIGNEz
BE HALDEN TREWLY {.} AND FE[R]MLY OBLIGEDE {.} TIL YE REUerENT
*FAD[er?] IN *CriST 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]SIGNEz {.} W^T-IN YE TerMES
OF TWA YHERE GIFE QVIET AND {\} TREWIS BE BETWIX jNGLAND AND *SCOTLAND
AS IT WAS YE DAY OF Y^E MAKYnGE OF Y[] {[the[} PreseNT OBLIGA[]
[] MAID Y^T NW FOLOWIS {.} YAT IS TO SAY AT YE FEST OF [Q]VH[]SSON\DAY
YE YHERE OF Our LORDE {.} M *C*C*C 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" {.} conTROUERSY {.}
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 jNGLAND {.}
W^TIN YE TerMES OF YE TWA FORSAIDE {.} YHERIS {.} []Re YE FORSAIDEz
*ABBOT AND *COVENT HAS GraNTID GraCIOUSLY {.} YE THRID YHERE TO
MAKE YIR {\} PAYMEnTIS LELY {.} AND TREWLY FOROUTEN" ONY MANERe
{.} OF LANGer DELAY RIGTH N[] MANERE AS IS BEFOR-*SAIDE *AND j
FORNEmMIDE *ARCHEBALDE.-M^CDOWELL~ FOR ME {.} MYNE {\} HEIRES
EXECUTOurS AND ASSIGNEz YIR PAYMENTEz TO MAKE IN AL {.} AND THROW
[] AS IS CONTENIDE IN YIS MY PreseNT 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
APPOurTENAUNCE VTOUTH AND {\} ENEUTH *AND AL YE CATALL~ AND GUDEz
{.} 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 {\} PAYMENTEz
{.} AS IS BEFOR-*SAIDE {.} IN AL OR IN SUM AT YE DAYES OF YE Y[]
[]E FORNEmMIDE AS GOD FORBED[] IT FALL TO BE DISTREIGNEDE THRO[W]
YE FORSAIDEz *ABBOT {\} AND *COVENT OR YAIRE ASSIGNEz AT YAIRE
WIL AND FOR-OVTEN LEFE {.} OF [] MAn OR ONY MINISTERe OF H[] KIRKE
OR *SECULERE PONDIT ARESTID {.} AWAY LED AND {\} HALDEN~ AND IN
YAIRE ProFITE TO BE TURNIDE FOROVTEN QVESTIOUN" REPLEDING AND
AGAYNE *SAY[I]NGE TH[] ME OR MYNE {.} OR ONY IN Our NAME QVHILLEz-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 RECOUerANCE OF YAT GUDE {.} AND
*SOME" FORNEMMID {.} {\} HALE GRE {.} *SATISFACCOUN" {.} AND PAYEMEnT
{.} TO YE FORSAIDEz RELIGIOUSE {.} YAIRE HOUSE OF MELROS {.} OR
Y[A][] [] []z BE HALILY AND QVITLY MADE *AND ATOur AL YIS {\}
IT IS ACCORDID THROW ME *ARCHEBALDE FORNEmMID {.} FOR ME {.} MYNE
HEIRES {.} EXECUT[] AND ASSIGNEz Y^T [] [] DEFAUT BE OF YIR PAYMENTIS
AT YE DAYES AND TerMES {\} AS IS BEFOR-SAIDE {.} OVRE RUnNEN"
AND G[]E B?Y *SEX WOWKIS DAYE EFTIR YE LYMITE TERME {punctus elevatus}
Y^T j AND [] [] FORSAIDEz *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 CONTRarE BE
ONY WAY jN YE WITNES OF YE-[Q]VH[]K-THING[] [] [] OBLIGATORIS
{.} j {.} HAFE SET MY *SEALE *AND TO YE {\} MARE EUIDENTEz {.}
AND *SEKIRNES {.} j HAFE *PURCHACIDE W^T SPECIALE REQ[] [] []
[]S OF YE SAIDE [] []ES IN *CRIST *PATRIK AND jOHEN" 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 []EUerERe {(*ANNO DomiNI \ MILLE^M^O *C*C*C^M^O *NONOGESIMO

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