(j)ames be ye grace of god king of scott(is) To our s(er)effis of abb(er)den
{\} and banf and y(ar) deputis greting for±sa±mekill as (j)t is humilie
{\} schevin to ws be our deuot oratouris ye den and chepto(ur) of
abb(er)d(en) {\} ye sege vacand {deletion} y(ar)±of That quhar ye {[?SEGe]}
of abb(er)den~ is (j)nfeft {\} of auld be o(ur) maist nobille progenitouris
of gud mynd quham {\} god assol(z)e of ye tent pe(n)ny of all wardis
releff(is) marageis extiet(is) {\} of air(is) and vy(er)is causualiteis
and accident(is) p(er)tening to ws {\} betuix ye vatt(er)is of dee and
spay and ye bischoppis of abb(er)dene and {\} den and chepto(ur) y(ar)±of
ye sege vacand hes bene (j)n peciabill vse and {\} possessioun~
of ye samyn passit memor of mane And nov (z)e haf maid {\} and
ar makand (z)our compt(is) and ye tent peny~ of ye said casualeteis
{\} allowit to (z)ow y(ar)in and ane" gret p(ar)t y(ar)±of restand# #is
awing (j)n ye handis {\} of diuers(s) p(er)sonis (j)n ye Cuntre as is
allegit OUR will is herfor {\} and we charge (z)ow stratlie and
co(m)mand(is) yat (j)n±co(n)tine(n)t y(ir) o(ur) litteres(s) {\} sene (z)e and ilke±ane"
of (z)ow w^t±in ye bound(is) of (z)o(ur) office to rais(s) {\} vp# #lift
and in# #bring to ye sad dene and {\} chepto(ur) of abb(er)dene ye
sege {\} yar±of vacand as sad is ye tent pe(n)ny of all ye sad(is)
casualiteis leffa(n)d {\} awing to yai(m) of t(er)mis(s) by# #gane" and
siclike (z)eirlie (j)n tyme cu(m)ing {\} quhen~ Ony happy(n)nis according
to yar sad auld (j)nfeftme(n)t and {\} to (j)ustice and geif neid be
yat (z)e povnd and distren(z)e y(ar)for as {\} efferis and mak yai(m)
to be pait y(ar)±of And yis (z)e do w^tout delay {\} as (z)e weill
ansueir to ws apon ye execuc(i)on of (z)o(ur) office deliu(er)[and] {\}
y(ir) o(ur) litt(er)es(s) be (z)ow and ilkane of (z)ow deulie execute and
i(n)dorset {\} to ye berar gevin vnd(er) o(ur) signet at Edinburgh
ye xxvij day of {\} (j)ulij And of our regnie ye fift (z)eir {\\}
{(*EX deliberac(i)one d(omi)norum co(n)silij \ hec est vera copie litt(er)e)}
{(REGIE p(ri)ncipalis copiat(e) ?COLLANOUATe Per \ me (j)oh(an)em m(er)myng
NoTARium)} {(PUBLLICUm testo manu p(ro)p(ri)a)}