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{Edinburgh University, Scottish History Department, Fraser Facsimiles}
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*TILL~ AL Y^T YIR LettRES HERYS OR SEYS WILLiaM *ERLE OF DOUGLas
& OF *MARRe GRETYNG IN GOD LESTAND {,} *FOR-QWHY-YAT ANE HONorABLE
LADY DAME MERGARETE CONTESSE OF {\} MARR OUR *SYSTIRe IN HIR WEDOWHED
HAS SET TO FERME TILL~ VS TO MarGARETE OUR SPOUSE & TO YE LANGERe
LYUAND OF VS & TILL OUR HEIReS FOR YE TerME OF HIR LYVE ALL~ {\}
HIR THRID OF AL YE LANDES RENTEz & POSSESSION~S W^T YE APPORTENANCEz
TILL~ HIR PerTENANT {,} BE-CAUSE OF OUR BROTHIR Ser *THOMaS 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 RENTEz AND
{\} POSSESSION~S W^T COURTEz ESCHETEz & SerUICE OF *FRETENANTEz
W^T YE APPORTENANCEz OF YE-QWHILKES YE FORSAID OUR BROTHIR HIR
SPOUSE DEID VESTUT & SEISIT OF AS {\} OF FEE {,} WYTH-IN YE *REALME
OF *SCOTLAND {,} FOR TWA HUnDRETH~ MaRC" OF *STERLINGES BE YHERE
TO BE PAIET TILL~ OUR FORSAID *SYSTIR OR HIR" ATTOurNAYS AT TWA
{\} TerMES OF YE YHERe CUSTUMABLE BE EVYN PORCiON AS IT APPerIS
BE HIR LettRES TILL~ VS MADE YARE-APON~ {,,} WE MAKE IT KENNYT
BE YIR OUR LettRES PATENT YAT WE {\} LELY HEICHTIS & GraNTIS FOR
VS MarGARETE OUR FORSAID *SPOUSE &~ OUR HEIReS TILL~ OUR *SYSTIR
FORSAID YAT IN CASE GIF HIR PAIEMEnT FORSAID AT ONY TerME BE {\}
BEHIND VNPAIET TILL~ HIR OR HIR ATTOurNAY IN ALL~ OR PART THRUCH
VS OUR SPOUSE FORSAID OUR HEIReS OR ONY IN OUR NAME FOURTY DAIE~S
{,} YAT OUR FORSAID SYSTIR {\} OR HIR ATTOurNAYS OR ATTOurNAY
SALL~ AT HIR LYKYNG ENTIR HAUE & FRELY IOYSE FOR TerME OF HIR
LYVE ALL~ HIR THRID OF ALL~ YE LANDES RENTEz & POSSESSION~S {\}
FORSAID W^T COURTES ESCHETEz SerUICE OF FRETENANTEz & NATYVES
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MAINER OF GAYNSAYING W^T-HALDING EMPECHE-MENT EMPE\DYMENT OR DISTOURBANCE
OF VS OUR FORSAID SPOUSE OUR HEIReS OR ONY IN OUR NAME {,,} *AND
WE OUR SPOUSE FORSAID {,} OUR HEIRES NO NANE MANerE OF MAn IN
OUR NAMES {\} NO BECAUSE OF VS {,} SALL~ MAKE EMPEDIMEnT GREUANCE
NO DISTOURBANCE BE NO MANerE OF WAY TILL~ OUR FORSAIDE *SISTerS
THRID W^T YE APPORTENANCEz NO TO HIR {\} TENANDES Yar-OF {,} IN-BORN
NO OUT-BORN~ IN BODYS NO IN GUDES OWR AWIN KYNDE-MEn BORN {,}
VTUTHE HIR FORSAID THRID ANYRLY OVTAKYN *AND YAIm AGANIS HIR {\}
WILL~ WE SALL~ NOCHT TAKE FRA HIR THRID W^T-OUTYN LAWCHFULL~ ProCESSE
OF LAW *AND IN CASE GIF ONY MAn BE DUELLAND IN OUR LANDES FORSAID
KYNDMANE {\} TO YE LAUTES OF HIR THRID FORSAID AT HIRe PurSUYT
OR HIR ATTOurNAYS HE SALL~ FRELY W^T HIS GUDES BE DELYUerIT TILL~
HIR THRID FORSAID {,} SA YAT FOR NA CLAYME {\} YAT WE OR ONY IN
OUR NAME MAY HAUE AGANIS HYM OR YAIm 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 MANerE
OF FraUDE GYLE EXCEPCiON & CAUILLACiON OWTANE jN WYTNES HERE-OF
TO YIRe OUR LettRES {\} WE HAUE GERT TO PUTT OUR SELE YE XJ DAY

OF MAIJ {,} YE YHERE OF GraCE M-IIJ^C-IIIJ^XX & ANE {\\}