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*BE IT KEND TILL ALL MEN~ BE THIR PreseNT LettRES ME ROBERT-LAWDIR
OF *EDRINGTON~ TO BE BUNDIN & OBLIST AND {\} BE YE FAITHT IN MY
BODY BINDis & OBLISs ME AND MYN~ EXECUTORis AND ASSIGNAIS TILL
ANE~ VENerABLE" FADer IN GOD {\} *BERNARD ABBOT OF Y^E ABBAYE
OF *MELROSs AND TO YE *COnVENT OF YAT jLK & TO YAIRis SUCCESSOURis
FOR Y^E TYME" {\} BEAND IN VIIJ CHALDer OF VITAILL zEIRLY TO BE
PAYIT TO YAIM~ IN YE NAME~ OF FERME" OF YAIR LANDis OF EDMOnSTON~-\GRAuNGis
IN LOWDIAN~ OF YE-QUHILK {>} VIIJ {>} CHALDer FIVE SAL+ +BE OF
GUD SUFFICIENT QWHEIT & THRE OF MEILL GUD & MARKAT\LYK TO BE LAYD
FRELY BE ME MY EXECUTORis AND ASSIGNAIS ON~ MY COST & THAIRis
IN YE SAID ABBAYE WITH YE {\} SAMYn MET & MESOUR AS WAS WOUNT
{=written above N is IT; perhaps an attempt to amend to IT WAS
WOUNT=} & WSYT OF-BEFOR FOR ALL YE TerMYS CONTENYT IN MY ASSEDATION~
MAID TO {\} ME BE YE SAID VENerABLE" FADer & CONVENT OF YE SAID
LANDis & EFTYR Y^E FORME" & TENOR OF YE SAM~ TO YE-QUHILK {\}
OBSerWIN KEPIN AND FULLFILLING OF YE PreMISSs AND EWE?RY ParTY
YarOF j YE SAID *ROBERT BINDis AND OBLISs ME FAITHTFULLY {\} MY
EXECUTORis & ASSIGNAIS AS IS A-BWIN WRITTIN MY LANDis *RENTis
POSSESSIONES GUDDis MOWIBLE" & WNMOWIBLE" {\} HAD & TO BE HAD
QUHARSUmEUer YAJ HAPPIN TO BE TO YE SAID VENerABLE" FADer & *CONVENT
& YAIRe SUCCESSOURis IN {\} YE SIKKYRAST FORME" & STYILL OF OBLIGATIOUN~
WSYT OR YAT CANE" BE DEWISIT WITHIN THE *REALME" OF SCOTLAND {\}
BUT FRAWID OR GYLL NA EXCEPTIONE" NOR PRIUE-LEGis OF LAW *CANNONE"
NOR *CIUILE *ACTis NOR STATUTis PRYWAIT {\} NOR GENerALL IN YE
CONTRARe TO BE ProPONYT NOR ALEGYT jN Y^E WITNESs OF YE-QUHILK-THYNG"
TO THIR MY PreseNT {\} LettRES OBLIGATOUR j HAVE AFFIXIT MY SEILL
& SUBSCRYFFYT WITH MY AWIN HAND AT THE FOR-SAID ABBAYE OF {\}
MELROSs THE VJ DAYE OF MarCHis {=sic=} YE zEIR OF GOD j.^M *C*C*C*C
& *NYNTYE zEIRIS {\\} {=a few fragments of impressed seal only

remain=}