{Morton Papers} This endentur maid at melros ye fyrst day of
september the (z)er(e) of god (j)^m±iiij^c Nyntie & viij (z)eris proportis
& {\} beris that it is fullelie apuntyt and aggreit betuix ane"
Reuerend fadyr Bernard abbot of melros and ye (con)ve(n)t of {\}
ye samyn~ on~ ye±ta p(ar)t And thome"±hoye of Ersiltoun~ on~ ye±todyr
p(ar)t as followis That is to say yat ye said abbot {\} and (con)ve(n)t
has grantyt to ye said thomas for his liftyme" ane" mou(n)k(is) protion~
quhen~±eu(er) he plesis to cu(m) and {\} remane" in±to ye abbay and
ane" chalm(er) w^tin ye samyn~ quhar it may be best forgane" w^t
fredome~ to hald ane" {\} hors(s) gif he plesis su(m)myr and wyntyr
he haifand siclik meit as ane" court hors(s) tak(is) in ye abbay And
{\} gif it plesis ye said thomas to tak mair(e) breid or aile on~
ye day than~ ye said portion~ {.} The mounk of the {\} seller
y^t is for ye tyme" sal ansuer(e) til him on~ ane~ tail(z)ee the said
thomas deliu(er)and sa mekle" agane" til {\} him in wictual(is) And
ye said thomas of his aw(i)ne free motif for yis gentrice and kyndnes
forsaid {\} don~ til him be ye said(is) abbot and (con)vent has diffesyt
and forgevin ane" hu(n)dreth~ m(ar)k(is) of vsuale monee {\} of Scotland
quhilk ye said(is) abbot & (con)ve(n)t was awand til him be ane" obligation~
of ane" gretar som~ {\} maid vnd(er) yar(e) co(m)mon~ sele And atto(ur)
ye said thomas is oblist and sworn~ to stand ane"±fald leile trew
& {\} frendfule to ye abbay eft(er) his power til his latter day
(j)n witnes her(e)of to ye p(ar)t remane(n)t w^t ye {\} said thomas of
yis p(rese)nt w(ri)t ye forsaid abbot and (con)ve(n)t has putt(e) ye co(m)mon~
sele of yar(e) chepto(ur) And {\} ye said thomas because he had no^t
ane" sele of his awn~ has purchesyt w^t (j)nstance ye sele of {\}
maist(er) ritht±gibson~ vicar of ancru(m) to# #be putt(e) to ye p(ar)t
re±mane(n)t w^t ye said(is) abbot & (con)ve(n)t Day (z)er(e) {\} and place
for±w(ri)tin {\\} {indented; fragments only of seal}