{Galashiels} Archebalde Erle of Douglas {.} lorde of Galway
{.} and Anandird til alle ye Son~ys of oure hali modir {.} {\}
ye kirk {.} gretyn {.} in god ay±lesty {sic} {.} {,} Forqwhy±yat
it is {.} gude thing(e) {.} and m(er)itory {.} to make frenschippe
{\} vnite and gude concorde {.} betwix {.} p(ar)tyes {.} discordand
{.} wit yhoure vniu(er)site yat discorde diste(n)se {,} {.} {\} cont(ra)uersi
{.} risand betwix {.} ye Religiouse men {.} ye Abbot and ye
coue(n)t of melros on ye±ta {.} {\} p(ar)te {.} and ane honorable
Sqwhiar {.} (j)ohn" ye {.} lhage {sic} lorde of Bem(er)side on ye±tothir
{.} p(ar)te {.} for Eri(n)g" {\} of a c(er)tane pece of land within
yair {.} may(n)is of Redpeth {.} fornent(is) ye may(n)nis of Bem(er)side
be\forsaide {.} ye±qwhilk {.} ye Saide (j)ohn" claymis Sulde be
co(m)mon {.} to bathe ye forsaide plac(is) {.} and {.} ye {\} Saide
Religiouse Su(er)ale and yair {.} sp(eci)ale may(n)nis of ye Saide
Redpeth {.} we think god g(ra)ntand to {\} make finable accorde
betwix yai(m) in yis mat(er) {.} bot be±cause of hee and grete besines
y^t we hade {\} appou(n) hande to do {.} in Sere {"divers"} contreis
in ye tyme of ye rising of yis discorde y^t we might noch {\}
gudli dresse vs to melle yarwith at oure sp(eci)ale instance and
besy request ye Saide abbot and alsua {\} desirand yair {.} grete
right and iuste clayme to {ins} be {end} made clerli knawin til
alle man(er) of man y^t eft(er) {\} Sal {.} be {.} and now {,} has
remowit yair {.} plwis fra ye Said land to ye fest of Fast(er)nisewin
nest eft(er) {\} mowing" {.} of yair {.} {ins} plvis {end} {.} at
oure request Sal {.} gen(er) yai(m) yair {.} house no ye Saide land
na p(re)iudice {\} na damage greue {sic} in tyme {.} to cu(m) {.}
and yan {.} we Sal {.} make finable ende betwix yai~ {.} p(ar)tyes
as toucha(n)d {\} yis mat(er) w^t godi^s g(ra)ce {.} And in case we
do no^t {superscr T subpuncted} occupiet othir±.±wais {,} it Sal
{.} be lefull~ to ye Said {\} abbot {bb looks like lb} and couent
or yair {.} assines in yat p(ar)te to put agayne yair {.} plwis
to ye Saide land {.} {\} and to laboure as it may mast p(ro)fite
yai(m) at yair {.} awin likyn {.} for±outyn la(n)gar delay {.} appou(n)
ye {\} morne nest" ye Saide fast(er)nisewin {.} ye Said p(ar)ty
{.} na nane othir man makand yai(m) impedyme(n)t {\} greue harme na
molestac(i)one Gywin vndir {.} oure Sealle at Gallowschel~ ye
xvij day of ye {\} moneth of decemb(er) ye yhere of g(ra)ce m^l~ {.}
CCCC {.} and ye {.} xvj {.} {\\} {seal of Archibald Douglas
attached}