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text} {Stirling} [?] [?]e {[me]} william~ of levingston~ of balcastell
to be bundine & oblist And be thyr my p(rese)nt l(ett)res bind(is)
& obliss(s) me & my(n) air(is) That {\} [?] [?]at gevin to me & my(n) air(is)
the land(is) of casteltoun~ & balmalotht liand w^tin the lordschip
of kilsyth & withi(n) y^e barony of the {\} [?] For ye sovme of
auchtene m(ar)k(is) of gud & vsual monee of the kinrig of scotland
of fewferme (z)erlie to be pait be me {\} [?] [?]vingstone & his air(is)
At twa vsual t(er)mys(s) in the (z)her(e) witsonday & m(ar)times(s) in wint(er)
be evinly porco(n)es for±eu(er)mar(e) as the in\[?] [?]arfor (j) the said
william~ bind(is) & obliss(s) me & my(n) air(is) That quhat±tym~ or howsone
it sal# #happi(n) the said (j)ames lord levi(n)\[?] {[Livingston]} [?]
& gud will of o(ur) sou(er)an lord the king or hys(s) successo(uris) [?]ing(is)
of scotland to resaue the said (j)ames lord levi(n)ston {\} [?] [?]vyth
tennand to the land(is) of west(er) kilsyth with the p(er)tinen[?] at
yan w^tin fourty dais eft(er) yat (j) or my(n) air(is) beis requirit be
{\} [?] [?]r air(is) vpon~ y^e space of fourty dais warny(n) as said
(j)s we sal [?] or ya(n) mak sufficient p(ro)cura(touris) to resigne al
& hail y^e forsaid {\} [?] to o(ur) sou(er)an lord the king(is) hand(is)
quhilk happinit to be for the tym~ to be gevin agane~ to y^e said
(j)ames lord levingston~ or h(is) {\} [?] [?] blanchferme siclyk as
(j) or my(n) p(re)decessour(is) brukit the said land(is) of west(er) kilsyth
in al ty(m)mys bi# #ga(n) and als(s) s[?] the said (j)a\[?] [?]h[?]lk {[which]}
happi(n)is to be for the tym~ makand & bindand to me william~ of
levingston~ or to my(n) air(is) quhilk(is) happi(n)is to be for the {\}
[?] [?]uisit be men of vnd(er)standi(n) that y^e said (j)ames lord levingstone
or hys air(is) sal mak yat securit befor our resignaciou(n)e yat is
to# #say {\} [?]s air(is) for the ty(m) quhilk happi(n)is to recouir
this possessiou(n)e sal gyf lauchfully agane to me & my(n) air(is) the
forsaid land(is) of {\} [?]s(s) fre as (j) or my(n) p(re)decesso(uris) brukit
of±befor(e) be chartir sesing & possessiou(n)e and sa to remane in
heretage to my & my(n) air(is) p(er)petu\[?] said william~ or my(n) air(is)
to fail(z)he in the promiss(s) abone" writin as god forbeid (j)t do
Sa o(ur) securite be maid as forsaid (j)s (j) bind {\} [?] [?]ait forme"
of obligacione gyf we fail(z)he in the said p(ro)miss(s) to refund &
pay to the forsaid (j)ames lord levingstone" or his ar(is) {\} [?]
sovme of thre hundreth m(ar)k(is) for cost(is) skaith(is) da(m)pnege & expens(s)
sustenit be the said (j)ames lord levingston~ or his air(is) {\} [?]
[?]fe {[have]} appensit my(n) seel to this p(rese)nt writ with my(n)
subsc(ri)ption manual At Striueling the aucht day of februar The
(z)her(e) of god {\} [?] [?] nyne (z)her(is) Befor thir(e) witnes(s) schir(e)
alex(ander)±setoune of tulchfresal kny^t Maist(er) alex(ander)±Erskyne
(j)ames±me(n)teth prouest of st(ri)ueli(n) {\} [?] [?]e with vthyr(is) diu(er)s(s)
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