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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD12/44}
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{Swinton Charters} {Notarial dating clause and preamble in Latin}
{(..*CUIUS TENOR SEQUITUR ET ES TALIS)} j*AMES BE YE GRACE OF
GOD KING OF {\} SCOTTis TIL OURE LOUET *SIMON-SALMAN OURE STEWART
OF MARCH~ In THAT PARTE GRETING *FOR-ALSMEKiLE AS VMQUHILE OURE
PROGEnITOURe QUHAM GOD ASSOILzE ORDANIT YAT *ANE jNQUISITION~
SULDE BE TAKIn BE THE BEST & WORTHIEST {\} InHABITANTis {CONTACT
GEN} YE BOUNDis OF zOURE OFFICE QUHETHIR YE LANDIS OF CRANSCHAWIS
CLAMYT BE OURE LOUET jOHN" OF SWInTOUNE" OF YAT ILK KNITHT AR
TEnNANDRY OF THE ERLEDOM OF *MARCHE~ OR PROPIRTE OF YE SAMYN LIKE-AS
{\} VYerIS OF THE CUNTRE HAD *ANDE THAREAPON DWELLis {[dole] =
complain lament} HIS LettRES QUHILK jNQUISICION~ WAS ALSA DELIUerIT
TO BE GE[]IN TO THE SAID jOHN~ OF SWINTOUNE" BE THE LORDis OF
OURE CONSALE BEFORE THE DECESSE OF OURE DerREST MODer {\} YE QUEYNE"
BE SUBSCRIPCIONiS OF YAIRE AViN HANDis *OURE WILL IS HEREFORe
*AND WE CHARGE zOU STRAITLY ANDE COmMAUNDis YAT zE SUmMOUND WARNE"
ANDE CHARGE THE BEST AND WORTHIAST INHABITAnTis {CONTACT GEN}
YE BOUNDis OF {\} YE ERLEDOME" OF MARCHE BE YE-QUHILK YE SUTHFASTNES
MAY BE BEST KNAWIN TO COmPERE BEFORE WS ANDE OURE COnSALE AT BERWIC
OR QUHARE WS SAL HAPPIN TO BE FOR THE TIME YE FERDE DAY OF THE
MONETH~ OF *MAIJ NEXT\TOCUm WITH COnTInuACION" OF DAIS *AND THAT
zE TAK A LELE AND DILIGENT jNQUISICION~ OF YAIME BEFORE OURE CONSALE
*QUHETHIR YE SAID LANDIS OF CRANSCHAWIS WAR A TEnNANDRY OF YE
*ERLEDOM~ {\} OF MARCH~ BEFORE THE FORFATURE OF THE ERLE OF *MARCH~
LED AT jNNerKEITHINGe *OR WAR ProPIRTE OF YE SAID ERLEDOME" In
THE TYME OF THE FORFATURe OF YE SAMYn *ERLE *AND QUHAT zE FYND
BE {\} YE SAID InQUISICION" zE RETOURe AGAINE TO WS CLOSE VNDer
zOURE *SELE *ANDE YE SELIS OF YAIME PASSING APON~ THE SAID jNQUISICION~
*YE-QUHILK ON NA WISs zE LEFE VNDONE" VNDer YE CHARGE THAT {\}
EFTIR MAY FOLOU *THE-QUHILK TO DO WE COmMITT TO zOU FULL POWER
BE Yir OURE LettRES GEVIN VNDer OURE SIGNET AT EDINBURGH~ YE XXIIJ
DAY OF *APRILE *ANDE OF OURE *REGNE~ YE *FERDE zERE {\\} {(*H*A*N*C
VERO LitterAM ORIGINALEM MICHI NOTARIO PUblicO)} {(SUBSCRIPTO
PreseNTAUIT NOBILIS MILES DominUS jOHANNES DE *SWYNTOUNE" ..)}

{Notary: Johannes Tailliefere}