be it kend till all men~ be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me william~±Sinklar
mast(er) of Cathnes and baron~ of newbrough to# #be boundi(n) {\}
and oblist and be y^e tenor of yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res & y^e faich
(j)n my bode bindis & oblis(s) me {,} to ane Nobile lord william"
Erle {\} of Erole lord y^e hay and Constabile of scotland {,}
quhar y^e said lord has of me i(n) fewferme to him his ayr(is) and
{\} assignais y^e seisching of y^e crukkit furd w^tin ye watt(er)
of (j)chane w^t ye p(er)tinence for four(e) mark of a(n)nuale {\} (z)erly
as in his chart(er) maid to him y(ar)±vppoun~ be me mar(e) fullele is
(con)tenyt gif it sall happin as god forbeid {\} it do me my(n) ayr(is)
or ony i(n) our(e) nayme till wex inquiat trubbile or stop be ony
maner of way ye said lorde {\} his ayr(is) or assignais in y^e pes(s)abile
bruking & (j)osing of y^e said seisching w^t y^e p(er)tenence eft(er)
y^e tenor of his {\} infeftment in y^t cais(s) (j) bind & oblis(s) me
& my(n) ayr(is) my(n) & yar possessionys a(n)nuale rent(is) Gud(is) movabile
& {\} vnmovabile quharsu(m)±eu(er) w^tin y^e Realme~ of Scotland
for y^e sovmes of thre hundrech pound(is) of wsuale {\} monay of
scotland to y^e said william" Erle his ayr(is) & assignais i(n) y^e
stratast stiile of obligacioun~ no^t in {\} nayme~ of payne~ bot
[for] his costis & skaichis sustenyt in y^e said mat(er) to# #be
rasyt destren(z)eit & away had {\} be y^e said lord his [?] {[heirs[}
[?] {[and[} {=hole in ms=} [a]ssignais w^tout ony {<del<} law {<end<}
offi[?]r of law sp(irit)uale & temp(er)[?]le [w]^t[?] {[within[} [fo]urtj
dais {\} eft(er) it be knawin i(n) y^e law y^t (j) my±n# #ayr#(is) or
ony i(n) our(e) nayme mak ony inpediment as said is y^e said {\} lord(is)
infeftment & sessing yar±vppoun~ maid neu(er)±les(s) beand of waill
& strynch (j)n vitnes of y^e±quhilk±\thing (j) haue affixt my seile
to thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res at Edinburgh~ befor yir witnes mast(er)
georg(e) of strathaquhi(n) {\} (j)ames of cochran~ Sym~-(j)ohn"soun~
& michaele±thayn~ w^t diu(er)s(s) wth(eris) ye last day of (j)anuer(e) ye
(z)er(e) of {\} god &c(etera) sevintj & nyn~ (z)er(is) & subsc(ri)uit w^t
my avn hand &c(etera) {=signature=} {)williame mast(er) \ off cathnes
&c(etera))} {\\} {=fragments only of seal=}