# 137
Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House RH4/124/1
Sort date: 4640602
Location: 300 677 W
Til al and sindri quhais knawlege thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res sal# #to#
#cum Gawane of leuyngstone" greting in god Forquhi±y^t meritable
is to bere lele witnes to ye suthfastness here±fore it is
y^t til (z)oure vniu(er)site be yir p(rese)nt(is) (j) mak it kend yat a
certa(n) tyme bi# #gane (j) as baleyhe in yat part til a ven(er)able
& religius man Frere henry of leuyngstone" kny^t p(re)ceptour of
ye ordir of sanct (j)ohne" of (j)er(usa)l(e)m w^tin ye kynrik of scotland
passit at ye (com)mandme(n)t of ye said lord p(re)ceptour(e) w^t a lett(er)
of powere deliu(er)it to me y(ar)apon to ye land(is) of ye brigg(is)
w^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) liand within ye lordschip of tempil±liston
& w^t me ye temple s(er)iand of liston & oy(er) certa(n) witnes
for ye sam cause & thare at ye chefe place of ye said land(is) eftir±yat
my lett(er) of powere gevin to me y(ar)apon was red in plane audience
(j) chargit Alane of leremonth yan occupare of ye said land(is) to
remufe & denoyd ye grund of al & sindri his gud(is) yare being
and gert ye s(er)iand pas(s) in ye hous(s) & put out[e] & [?]
certa(n) gud(is) of y[e] said Alanis forbiddi(n)g & chargeing him
on ye behalue of oure sou(er)a(n) lord ye king of scotland & on ye
behalue of ye said lord p(re)cepto(ur) lord of ye grund to occupy
ony manere of way ye said land(is) in tyme cu(m)ing vndir al
& payn & charge quhilk aferis of law And yan in\contine(n)t
be ye powere & charge geui(n) to me (j) assignit willia(m) of leuy(n)ston
& Alexand(er) of leuyngstone" brethir germane yare present
to ye tak & maling of ye said land(is) w^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) & put
yai(m) in possession yareof eft(er) ye furm~ & tenor of ye l(ett)res
of assedacion of ye said lord p(re)cepto(ur) made to yai(m) y(ar)apon
And yis to al & sindri quhom it afer(is) (j) mak suthfastly knaw
& beris witnes be y(ir) present(is) l(ett)res (j)n witnes of
ye±quhilk±thing because (j) had na sele of myne aw(i)ne p(rese)nt (j)
haue p(ro)curit with instance ye sele of a worthi man Alexander±hathwy
baleyhe of lithqw to# #be to# #put at lithqw ye secund day of
ye moneth of (j)une ye yhere of oure lord a thousand foure#
#hundir sexti & foure yheris (j)n p(rese)ns of (j)ames±cameron willia(m)
of thorntone" (j)ohne"±yhung & (j)hone"±henrison w^t oy(er) sindri