{Queensberry and Buccleuch Papers} (j)ames be the grace of god king
of Scottis T[o] all and sindri oure liegis and subditis quhais
knaulage thir our(e) {\} l(ett)re(z) sal# #cum greting wit (z)e we to
ha[?] {[have[} [?]kin {=hole in ms=} {[taken[} vndir oure Spe(ci)ale
mantenance p(ro)tectioun~ defence supple {\} & saufgarde a ven(er)abill
fadir in criste and our(e) devote oratour(is) Richard abbot of our(e)
abbay of melros & {\} y^e (con)vent of the sa(m)my(n) thare familiar(is)
s(er)vand(is) factour(is) p(ro)curatour(is) (j)ntromittour(is) thare kirk(is)
takkis {\} teynd(is) steding(is) maling(is) manar(is) mansionis land(is)
rent(is) possessione(z)~ & thar(e) tennand(is) of the sa(m)my(n) wodd(is) {\}
fisching(is) corne(z)~ catale and gud(is) movabill and vnmovabill sp(irit)uale
& temporale quharesumeu(er) thai be w^tin {\} our(e) Realme" Quharefor(e)
we charge stratli & (com)mand(is) all and sind(ri) our(e) lieg(is) and subdit(is)
forsaide y^t nane of {\} (z)ou tak vppoun~ hand to do to the said
ven(er)abill {>} fadir {>} nor (con)vent thar(e) familiar(is) s(er)vand(is)
factour(is) procuratour(is) {\} (j)ntromittour(is) kirk(is) takk(is) tennd(is)
steding(is) maling(is) manar(is) ma(n)sionis land(is) Rent(is) [p]ossessione(z)~
thar(e) tennand(is) {\} of the sa(m)my(n) vvodd(is) fisching(is) corne" catale
or gud(is) forsaide ony evill molestati[o]un~ violence distrublance
(j)niur(e) {\} harme or greif i(n) ony man(er) of degre vthir±wais tha(n)
the cours of (com)mon~ law will vnd(er) al the he±ast {\} pai(n) & charge
y^t eftir may folou And actour(e) that nane of (z)ou our(e) lieg(is)
forsaide p(re)sume nor tak vppon~ {\} hand til hunt thar(e) forest
lannd(is) or slay thar(e) der(e) hew Cut or lede away thar(e) wodd(is)
or fisch thar(e) {\} wat(er)is w^t wasper(is) {"fishing spear"} {=see
DOST sv wa(W)SPER=} nett(is) or ony vthir [(j)]nstrume(n)t(is) without
thar(e) spe(ci)ale licence vnd(er) the pane & {\} charge forsaid gevin
vnd(er) our(e) p(ri)ue±Sel[?] {=hole in ms=} [f]or our(e) wil to endur(e)
At Edi(n)burgh~ the sext day of {<jA<} {\} februar(e) And of our(e)
Regnne the [?]e {=hole in ms=} {=subscription=} {)(j)ames R)} {=fragmentary
remains of impressed seal=} {=on verso in a different hand=} {)(Vndecia(m)
die me(n)s(is) (j)ulij a(n)no d(omi)ni lxxij^o p(ro)clamata fuit()} {)(h(ec)
p(ro)teccio apud cruce(m) foranea(m) burgi de hadington~ Cora(m)()} {)(hiis
testibus vi(delicet) d(omi)no dauid halib(ur)t[?] \ Rectore de Stanakyrk()}
{)(d(omi)no '(j)oh(ann)e Cokburn~ vicario de Abyrcorn~ (j)oh(ann)e atkynson~()}
{)(b(ur)gense b(ur)gi p(re)d(ic)ti Rob(er)to frog alex(and)ro frog will(iel)mo
weddall()} {)(& Rob(er)to \ ayton notario cum m(u)lt(is) aliis Teste
ma(n)u p(ro)p(ri)a()}