{Swinton Charters} {Notarial dating clause and preamble in Latin}
{(..Cuius tenor sequitur et es talis)} (j)Ames be ye grace of
god king of {\} scott(is) til oure louet Simon±salman oure stewart
of march~ i(n) that parte greting For±alsmek(i)le as vmquhile oure
proge(n)itour(e) quham god assoil(z)e ordanit yat Ane (j)nquisition~
sulde be taki(n) be the best & worthiest {\} i(n)habitant(is) {contact
GEN} ye bound(is) of (z)oure office quhethir ye landis of cranschawis
clamyt be oure louet (j)ohn" of swi(n)toune" of yat ilk knitht ar
te(n)nandry of the erledom of Marche~ or propirte of ye samyn like±as
{\} vy(er)is of the cuntre had Ande thareapon dwell(is) {[dole] =
complain lament} his l(ett)res quhilk (j)nquisicion~ was alsa deliu(er)it
to be ge[?]in to the said (j)ohn~ of swintoune" be the lord(is) of
oure consale before the decesse of oure d(er)rest mod(er) {\} ye queyne"
be subscripcion(i)s of yaire av(i)n hand(is) Oure will is herefor(e)
And we charge (z)ou straitly ande co(m)maund(is) yat (z)e su(m)mound warne"
ande charge the best and worthiast inhabita(n)t(is) {contact gen}
ye bound(is) of {\} ye erledome" of marche be ye±quhilk ye suthfastnes
may be best knawin to co(m)pere before ws ande oure co(n)sale at berwic
or quhare ws sal happin to be for the time ye ferde day of the
moneth~ of Maij next\tocu(m) with co(n)ti(nu)acion" of dais And that
(z)e tak a lele and diligent (j)nquisicion~ of yaime before oure consale
Quhethir ye said landis of cranschawis war a te(n)nandry of ye
Erledom~ {\} of march~ before the forfature of the erle of March~
led at (j)nn(er)keithing(e) Or war p(ro)pirte of ye said erledome" i(n)
the tyme of the forfatur(e) of ye samy(n) Erle And quhat (z)e fynd
be {\} ye said i(n)quisicion" (z)e retour(e) againe to ws close vnd(er)
(z)oure Sele Ande ye selis of yaime passing apon~ the said (j)nquisicion~
Ye±quhilk on na wis(s) (z)e lefe vndone" vnd(er) ye charge that {\}
eftir may folou The±quhilk to do we co(m)mitt to (z)ou full power
be y(ir) oure l(ett)res gevin vnd(er) oure signet at edinburgh~ ye xxiij
day of Aprile Ande of oure Regne~ ye Ferde (z)ere {\\} {(*H*A*N*C
VERO l(itter)am originalem michi notario pu(blic)o)} {(SUBSCRIPTO
PreseNTAUIT nobilis miles d(omin)us (j)ohannes de Swyntoune" ..)}
{Notary: Johannes Tailliefere}