Till all and sindry to quhais knawlage thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res sall
to cu(m) william~ ye haya of wry greting" in gode aylestande for(e)\aslmekyll
as my derrest lorde william~ Erle of Eroll Constabill of Scotlande
and lorde ye haya gaff & grantyt to me ye {\} Barony of colly
lyande in ye s(er)efdome~ of kyncardin to be haldine of ye kyng"
in fre Baronry & yar(e)±wpone" gaf me his chart(er)is {\} & l(ett)res
of Seysing" as in ye samy(n) chart(er)is & l(ett)res yar(e)wpone~ made
mar(e) playnly is (con)tenyt apone" ye±quhilk chart(er)is (j) rasyt ye
{\} kyng(is) Confirmacion~ {.} Quharfor (z)our(e) vniu(er)site sall
wit yat for(e) oyir(e) c(er)tane~ appoyntme(n)t(is) and contraxis made betuex
my {\} forsaide lorde and me (j) haf our(e) giffine and be yir(e) p(rese)nt
l(ett)res our(e) giffis and quhitclames for(e) me my(n) ayr(is) & my(n) assignays
all {\} chart(er)is l(ett)res of Seising & Confirmacion~ yar(e)±wpone~
to me made nocht±withtstanding" (j) my(n) ayr(is) myn~ assignays p(ro)curatour(is)
{\} na attornaiis tuk neuyr stat na possessioun~ of ye saide Barony
witht ye p(er)tinen~ reuocand & adnulland ye forsaid chart(er)is {\}
l(ett)res of Seising" & (con)f(er)macion~ for(e)±eu(er) disc(er)nande yai(m)
to be of na valew strinch nor(e) effect quhar(e)±eu(er) yai be schawin
in (j)ugeme(n)t or {\} wtew {=sic=} And gif it sall happine me my(n)
ayr(is) or(e) my(n) assignays to mak ony clame questioun~ or(e) demande~
to ye saide land(is) to {\} be haldine in Bornonry {=sic=} of ye
kyng" or to ye chart(er)is l(ett)res of Seising" or (con)f(er)macion~
yar(e)±wpone~ to me made as gode forbeide {\} (j) oblys(s) me my(n) ayr(is)
& my(n) assignays in stratast forme of Obligacioun~ to pay (con)tent
& refunde to my forsaide lorde his ayr(is) {\} or his assignays
a thousande pund(is) of vsuale money of Scotlande or(e) euyr we be
harde in (j)ugeme(n)t our(e) clames beande {\} neuyr(e) ye mar(e) of force
nor(e) effect to be rasit and lyftyt of ye forsaid Baronry of colly
ye±quhilk (j) gra(u)nt for(e) me & my(n) ayr(is) {\} & myn~ assignays to
be haldin of my forsaide lorde and his ayr(is) eft(er) ye tenor(e) of
ye chart(er)is of halde feftme(n)t(is) yarwpone to {\} me giffine be
my lorde my fad(er) s(er) william~ ye haya knycht (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk(is)
to thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res my Seyle is apponsit {=sic=} {\} at
abb(er)den~ ye xxviij day of (j)ulij ye yher(e) of gode a thousande
four(e) hundreth fyfty and fywe yher(is) Richard±waus of mani(z) schir(e)
{\} Nicholl±blar p(ar)sone of du(n)notter mast(er) (j)ohan~ ye haya and
s(er) robert±leis notar public {.} {\\} {=seal still attached=}