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Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD99/4/1
Sort date: 4970109
Location: 243 555 N
Be# #it kend tyll all men be thyr(e) p(rese)nt
l(ette)ris me m(ar)gret±keith lade of crachlew & longastill tyll hayf
set & for mayll lattin & be thyr(e) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res sett(is)
& for mayll latt(is) to my carnayll sone" Adam±mwr(e) of crachlew
all & hayll y(ir) land(is) vndyr(e) v(ri)ttyne" yat is to say fyf
mark(is)vourth of land of auld exte(n)t of carne"feild four(e)
m(ar)k(is)vourth of auld extent" of culgar(e) & twa m(ar)k(is)vourth of
land of auld extent of cuylbeie w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)t(is) lyand
w^tin ye baronie of longastyll & s(er)radome" of vigtoune" for all
ye dais(s) (z)er(is) & t(er)mes of nyne"teyne" (z)er(is) next & i(n)±mediate
follouand ye date of ye makyne" of y(ir) p(rese)nt(is) for ellewyne"
mark(is) of mayll of gud & vsuall mone of scotland (z)eir(e)le to
be pait to me ye said m(ar)gret or(e) to myne" ar(is) executour(is) or(e)
assig(na)is(s) be ye said adam h(is) ar(is) ex^r(is) or(e) assig(na)is(s)
at twa vsual t(er)mes(s) i(n) ye (z)eir(e) be evy(n)lie porcionis y^t is to
say fyfe m(ar)k(is) & half a mark at ye vitsu(n)day & vthyr(e) fyfe m(ar)k(is)
& half a m(ar)k at ye next m(ar)ty(n)mes(s) followand i(n) vy(n)tyr(e) &
sa furth (z)eir(e) be (z)eir(e) & terme" be terme" ay & quhyll ye foir(e)said
nyne"teyn~ (z)er(is) abone" v(ri)ttyne" be fullely
co(m)pletit & by# #rwne" but auerage cariag soit or s(er)uice saiffand
alan(er)lie ye malis abone" exp(re)mit And geyff it hapnis me
ye said m(ar)gret my(n) ar(is) executour(is) or assig(na)is(s) to trubile"
vex or(e) i(n)±quiet ye said adam h(is) ar(is) executour(is) or(e) assig(na)is(s)
as god forbeid we suld i(n) ye pece[abil]e" b[r][?][k]ing
& (j)osing of ye foir(e)said land(is) i(n)±durand ye t(er)mes(s) of nyne"teyne"
(z)er(is) abone" v(ri)tti(n) thane" (j) ye said m(ar)grete
my(n) ar(is) executour[?] [o]blis(s) ws be
the faith & treuth i(n) our(e) bodeis(s) to pay to ye said adam~
h(is) ar(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is(s) ye swme" o[f] vsuall mone of scotland for cost(is) & skaithis(s) &
da(m)pag(is) y^t he or thai sustenis i(n) ye no(n)±peciabile" brw[?]
[?][r(e)] v(ri)tti(n) i(n)±durand
ye said nyne"teyne" (z)er(is) na remeid of law act of p(ar)liame(n)t
maid or(e) for±to# #be ma[?]
atour(e) (j) ye said m(ar)gret my(n) ar(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is(s)
bind(is) or oblis(s) vs be the faith & treuth i(n) o[?]
lett(er) of tak to ye forsaid adam~ h(is)
ar(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is(s) of ye land(is) abone" v(ri)tyne
for my [?]e knawin y^t he or(e) yaj be
vex^t or(e) trublit i(n) ye peciabil brwking & (j)osing of ye foir(e)said
land [?]win And atour(e) it sal# #be
leyfful to ye said Adam h(is) ar(is) executour(is) or assig(na)is(s)
to ramoyff pu[?] [?]a(n)d(is) & cottrall(is)
in ye said landd(is) abone" v(ri)tti(n) als(s) oft as he or(e) thai
thynk(is) expedi[?] ye said Adam h(is)
ar(is) ex^r(is) & assig(na)is(s) i(n) & to ye said tak & set begynnand
at ye vitsu(n)[d][?] [?]ng of y(ir) p(rese)nt(is)
& to (con)tinu (z)eir be (z)eir(e) & terme" be terme" ay & quhill
ye foir(e)±said nyne"teyne" (z)er(is) be fullely (com)plet[it] [?](is) by passit And (j) forsuyth ye said m(ar)gret
my(n) ar(is) executour(is) & assig(na)is(s) ye foir(e)said tak & set to ye
said Adam h(is) ar(is) e[?]
& assig(na)is(s) sal varand m^c quiet & aganis(s) all
deidlie peciaplie to defend (j)n vetnessing of ye±quhilk±thing
(j) ye said m(ar)gret hais(s) set to y^is my lett(er) of tak my p(ro)pir(e)
sele at vigtone" ye ye nynte day of ye moneth of (j)anuar(e)
in ye (z)eir(e) of god ane" thousand four(e) hu(n)dreth nynte & sex (z)er(is)
be±foir(e) y(ir) vitnes(s) macolme"±m^cgilhaus" burges(s) of vigton~
(j)ohne"±ramsa sa[nd][?]wr(e) clerk georg(e) of keith Andro\m^c±ky(n)na s(er) (j)ohne"±vry^t
notar(e) & s(s)^r alla(n)±ardare chapellan w^t vthyr(is) diu(er)s(s)