Till~ al y^t yir l(ett)res herys or seys will(ia)m Erle of dougl(as)
& of Marr(e) gretyng in god lestand {,} For±qwhy±yat ane hon(or)able
lady dame mergarete contesse of {\} marr our Systir(e) in hir wedowhed
has set to ferme till~ vs to m(ar)garete our spouse & to ye langer(e)
lyuand of vs & till our heir(e)s for ye t(er)me of hir lyve all~ {\}
hir thrid of al ye landes rente(z) & possession~s w^t ye apportenance(z)
till~ hir p(er)tenant {,} be±cause of our brothir s(er) Thom(a)s qwhilom
Erle of marr lorde of ye {\} Regale of ye garyauch~ hir spouse
yat god assoille {,} of ye Erldome of marr~ of ye Regale of
ye garyauch~ of strathalneth~ &~ of all~ oyir landes rente(z) and
{\} possession~s w^t courte(z) eschete(z) & s(er)uice of Fretenante(z)
w^t ye apportenance(z) of ye±qwhilkes ye forsaid our brothir hir
spouse deid vestut & seisit of as {\} of fee {,} wyth±in ye Realme
of Scotland {,} for twa hu(n)dreth~ m(a)rc" of Sterlinges be yhere
to be paiet till~ our forsaid Systir or hir" atto(ur)nays at twa
{\} t(er)mes of ye yher(e) custumable be evyn porc(i)on as it app(er)is
be hir l(ett)res till~ vs made yare±apon~ {,,} we make it kennyt
be yir our l(ett)res patent yat we {\} lely heichtis & g(ra)ntis for
vs m(ar)garete our forsaid Spouse &~ our heir(e)s till~ our Systir
forsaid yat in case gif hir paieme(n)t forsaid at ony t(er)me be {\}
behind vnpaiet till~ hir or hir atto(ur)nay in all~ or part thruch
vs our spouse forsaid our heir(e)s or ony in our name fourty daie~s
{,} yat our forsaid systir {\} or hir atto(ur)nays or atto(ur)nay
sall~ at hir lykyng entir haue & frely ioyse for t(er)me of hir
lyve all~ hir thrid of all~ ye landes rente(z) & possession~s {\}
forsaid w^t courtes eschete(z) s(er)uice of fretenante(z) & natyves
{>ins>} w^t {>end>} ye apportenance(z) for±said wyth~±outyn ony
mainer of gaynsaying w^t±halding empeche±ment empe\dyment or distourbance
of vs our forsaid spouse our heir(e)s or ony in our name {,,} And
we our spouse forsaid {,} our heires no nane man(er)e of ma(n) in
our names {\} no because of vs {,} sall~ make empedime(n)t greuance
no distourbance be no man(er)e of way till~ our forsaide Sist(er)s
thrid w^t ye apportenance(z) no to hir {\} tenandes y(ar)±of {,} in±born
no out±born~ in bodys no in gudes owr awin kynde±me(n) born {,}
vtuthe hir forsaid thrid anyrly ovtakyn And yai(m) aganis hir {\}
will~ we sall~ nocht take fra hir thrid w^t±outyn lawchfull~ p(ro)cesse
of law And in case gif ony ma(n) be duelland in our landes forsaid
kyndmane {\} to ye lautes of hir thrid forsaid at hir(e) p(ur)suyt
or hir atto(ur)nays he sall~ frely w^t his gudes be delyu(er)it till~
hir thrid forsaid {,} sa yat for na clayme {\} yat we or ony in
our name may haue aganis hym or yai(m) he no yai sall~ nocht be
w^t±haldin fra hir thrid forsaid hir baillyf doand till~ vs {\}
and oures here±apon~ and takand yat at reson~ will~ all man(er)e
of f(ra)ude gyle excepc(i)on & cauillac(i)on owtane (j)n wytnes here±of
to yir(e) our l(ett)res {\} we haue gert to putt our sele ye xj day
of maij {,} ye yhere of g(ra)ce m±iij^c±iiij^xx & ane {\\}