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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD55/540}
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{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 THINGe {.} AND MerITORY {.} TO MAKE FRENSCHIPPE
{\} VNITE AND GUDE CONCORDE {.} BETWIX {.} ParTYES {.} DISCORDAND
{.} WIT YHOURE VNIUerSITE YAT DISCORDE DISTEnSE {,} {.} {\} CONTraUERSI
{.} RISAND BETWIX {.} YE *RELIGIOUSE MEN {.} YE *ABBOT AND YE
COUEnT OF MELROS ON YE-TA {.} {\} ParTE {.} AND ANE HONORABLE
*SQWHIAR {.} jOHN" YE {.} LHAGE {sic} LORDE OF *BEMerSIDE ON YE-TOTHIR
{.} ParTE {.} FOR *ERInG" {\} OF A CerTANE PECE OF LAND WITHIN
YAIR {.} MAYnIS OF *REDPETH {.} FORNENTis YE MAYnNIS OF *BEMerSIDE
BE\FORSAIDE {.} YE-QWHILK {.} YE *SAIDE jOHN" CLAYMIS *SULDE BE
COmMON {.} TO BATHE YE FORSAIDE PLACis {.} AND {.} YE {\} *SAIDE
*RELIGIOUSE *SUerALE AND YAIR {.} SPeciALE MAYnNIS OF YE *SAIDE
*REDPETH {.} WE THINK GOD GraNTAND TO {\} MAKE FINABLE ACCORDE
BETWIX YAIm IN YIS MATer {.} BOT BE-CAUSE OF HEE AND GRETE BESINES
Y^T WE HADE {\} APPOUn 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 SPeciALE 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 MANer OF MAN Y^T EFTer {\} *SAL {.} BE {.} AND NOW {,} HAS
REMOWIT YAIR {.} PLWIS FRA YE *SAID LAND TO YE FEST OF *FASTerNISEWIN
NEST EFTer {\} MOWING" {.} OF YAIR {.} {ins} PLVIS {end} {.} AT
OURE REQUEST *SAL {.} GENer YAIm YAIR {.} HOUSE NO YE *SAIDE LAND
NA PreIUDICE {\} NA DAMAGE GREUE {sic} IN TYME {.} TO CUm {.}
AND YAN {.} WE *SAL {.} MAKE FINABLE ENDE BETWIX YAI~ {.} ParTYES
AS TOUCHAnD {\} YIS MATer W^T GODI^S GraCE {.} *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 ParTE TO PUT AGAYNE YAIR {.} PLWIS
TO YE *SAIDE LAND {.} {\} AND TO LABOURE AS IT MAY MAST ProFITE
YAIm AT YAIR {.} AWIN LIKYN {.} FOR-OUTYN LAnGAR DELAY {.} APPOUn
YE {\} MORNE NEST" YE *SAIDE FASTerNISEWIN {.} YE *SAID ParTY
{.} NA NANE OTHIR MAN MAKAND YAIm IMPEDYMEnT {\} GREUE HARME NA
MOLESTACiONE *GYWIN VNDIR {.} OURE *SEALLE AT *GALLOWSCHEL~ YE
XVIJ DAY OF YE {\} MONETH OF DECEMBer YE YHERE OF GraCE M^L~ {.}
*C*C*C*C {.} AND YE {.} XVJ {.} {\\} {seal of Archibald Douglas

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