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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland MS 73, item 6}
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{Morton Papers} *THIS ENDENTUR MAID AT MELROS YE FYRST DAY OF
SEPTEMBER THE zERe OF GOD j^M-IIIJ^C *NYNTIE & VIIJ zERIS PROPORTIS
& {\} BERIS THAT IT IS FULLELIE APUNTYT AND AGGREIT BETUIX ANE"
*REUEREND FADYR *BERNARD ABBOT OF MELROS AND YE conVEnT OF {\}
YE SAMYN~ ON~ YE-TA ParT *AND THOME"-HOYE OF *ERSILTOUN~ ON~ YE-TODYR
ParT AS FOLLOWIS *THAT IS TO SAY YAT YE SAID ABBOT {\} AND conVEnT
HAS GRANTYT TO YE SAID THOMAS FOR HIS LIFTYME" ANE" MOUnKis PROTION~
QUHEN~-EUer HE PLESIS TO CUm AND {\} REMANE" IN-TO YE ABBAY AND
ANE" CHALMer W^TIN YE SAMYN~ QUHAR IT MAY BE BEST FORGANE" W^T
FREDOME~ TO HALD ANE" {\} HORSs GIF HE PLESIS SUmMYR AND WYNTYR
HE HAIFAND SICLIK MEIT AS ANE" COURT HORSs TAKis IN YE ABBAY *AND
{\} GIF IT PLESIS YE SAID THOMAS TO TAK MAIRe BREID OR AILE ON~
YE DAY THAN~ YE SAID PORTION~ {.} *THE MOUNK OF THE {\} SELLER
Y^T IS FOR YE TYME" SAL ANSUERe TIL HIM ON~ ANE~ TAILzEE THE SAID
THOMAS DELIUerAND SA MEKLE" AGANE" TIL {\} HIM IN WICTUALis *AND
YE SAID THOMAS OF HIS AWiNE FREE MOTIF FOR YIS GENTRICE AND KYNDNES
FORSAID {\} DON~ TIL HIM BE YE SAIDis ABBOT AND conVENT HAS DIFFESYT
AND FORGEVIN ANE" HUnDRETH~ MarKis OF VSUALE MONEE {\} OF *SCOTLAND
QUHILK YE SAIDis ABBOT & conVEnT WAS AWAND TIL HIM BE ANE" OBLIGATION~
OF ANE" GRETAR SOM~ {\} MAID VNDer YARe COmMON~ SELE *AND ATTOur
YE SAID THOMAS IS OBLIST AND SWORN~ TO STAND ANE"-FALD LEILE TREW
& {\} FRENDFULE TO YE ABBAY EFTer HIS POWER TIL HIS LATTER DAY
jN WITNES HEReOF TO YE ParT REMANEnT W^T YE {\} SAID THOMAS OF
YIS PreseNT WriT YE FORSAID ABBOT AND conVEnT HAS PUTTe YE COmMON~
SELE OF YARe CHEPTOur *AND {\} YE SAID THOMAS BECAUSE HE HAD NO^T
ANE" SELE OF HIS AWN~ HAS PURCHESYT W^T jNSTANCE YE SELE OF {\}
MAISTer RITHT-GIBSON~ VICAR OF ANCRUm TO+ +BE PUTTe TO YE ParT
RE-MANEnT W^T YE SAIDis ABBOT & conVEnT *DAY zERe {\} AND PLACE

FOR-WriTIN {\\} {indented; fragments only of seal}