# 706
{Bute, Marquis of Bute's Library}
4290106
325 673 S

{Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Ph. 1690, whence transcribed}
*VENERABiLE FADIR IN GOD WE GRETE zOU WELE *FORSAMEKiLE AS DAUID-HOPPRINGILL
OF SMAILHAME" BEING VEXIT BE {\} YE HAND OF GOD AS zE KNAW YA^T
HE MAY NO^T VSs HIM-SELF TO YE GYDING OF HIS LANDis AND GUDis
{\} BOT YE CUYRE YarOF STANDis ALANerLIE IN YE GYDING OF HIS WIFE
QUHAM WE HAUE TANE VNDIR OURe {\} ProTECTIOUN DEFENS AND SAUFGARD
QUHA HES LAITLIE INFORMIT WS YAT TO zOURe NEIDFUL ERANDis {\}
SCHO HES LENT OF HIR HUSBANDis MONEY TO zOU AND RESTIS ANE GRETE
ParTE YarOF AS zIT VNPAYIT {\} *AND zE CAUSSs TO POYND HIR SA[I]D
HUSBANDis GUDis & WILL MAK HIR NA PAYMEnT OF YE SOVMES {\} AWAND
BE zOU NOR zIT ALLOW YE SAMYn IN HIR MALIS QUHAIROF WE MerVEL
GREITLIE {,} Y^T zE {\} OF zOURe CONSCIENCE WALD TRUBiLE ANE GENTILL-WOMAn
YAT IS ALMAIST ANE WEDOW BE RESOUN~ {\} OF YE INFIRMITE OF HIR
SAID SPOUS *HEIRFORE WE PRAY zOU & ALS EXHORTIS AND REQUYRIS {\}
*THAT zE DO NA WRANG TO YE SAID DAUID NOR HIS SPOUS {,} BOT Y^T
zE CUM TO COMPT & REKNING {\} W^T HIR AND TRUBiLE HIR NO^T ANENT
YE POYNDING OF HIR HUSBANDis GUDis VNTO YE TYME jT BE VNDerSTAND
{\} YAT zE HAUE PAIT YE SAMYn *CERT[]FYING {=hole in ms=} zOU
GIF IN YE MEYN-TYME zE OR zOURe conVENT BE zOur-\SELF OR OFFICIARIIS
{=sic=} DOIS HIR ONY TRUBiLE IN POYNDING FOR YE SAIDis MALIS {,}
WE WILL HALD AND {\} REPUTE zOW AS DISSOBEYAR & REFUSARe OF OURE
RESONABiLE REQUEST AND CHARGE {,} AND SALL PROVIDE {\} SA SCHARP
REMEID FOR YE EISs OF YE SAID DAUID AND HIS SPOUS Y^T zE SAL+
+BE conTENT TO LET YAME LIFE {\} IN PEAX EFTIRWARTis {,} W^T zOURe
ANSUER IN WRIT AGANE QUHAT WE SALL LIPPIN IN {,} GEVIN VNDIR {\}
OURE SIGNETE & SUBSCriUIT W^T OURE HAND AT EDINBUR^T YE VJ DAY
OF jANUARe *AND OF OURe {\} *REGNNE YE XXIJ zERe {\\} {=signature=}

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