Series 3 > Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm

THE CHARTERS OF
thair fermes malis and dewiteis as he and thai sal think
maist expedient in respect of the said barretness and
sterilitie gif ony beis fundin als weill in tyme bygane as
tocum And thairupoun to aggre raiss ressave and bring
in fra the saidis tenentis thair malis fermes proffittis and
dewiteis And als to defalk and gif doune to the saidis
tenentis of thair malis fermes and dewiteis that thai war
wont to pay to ws and that in respect that we haif sauld
and disponit the steilbow gudis geire cornis cattell and
utheris gudis that the groundis thairof war occupyat and
lauborit witht of before sua that thai sail haif na occasioun
to complane thairupoun in tyme tocum And that siclik be
the avise of the saidis honest men to be chosin equalie be
thame as saide is Acquittancis to gif apoun his ressait and
generalie all and sindry thingis to do exerte hant and use
that to the office of chalmerlane and to our commis-
sarie in siclik case pertenis or salbe knawin to pertene or
that we mycht do our self and we wer personalie present
Ferme and stable haldand and fortohald all and quhat-
sumevir thing our said lovit John Tyrie our chalmerlane
and commissarie in the premissis ledis in our name to
be doun or that we mycht do our self and we wer personalie
present under the pane of all our gudis present and to
cum In witnes of the quhilk thing to thir our letteres
of commissioun subscrivit witht our handis oure commone
seile is appendit at oure said abbay of Sanctcolmisinche
the first day of Junij The 3eire of God im vc fifty and
nyne jeris befor thir witnes William Alexander in Abirdour
James Smyth Johne Cobane and Johne Murray witht
utheris diverss.
James Commendatar of Sanctcolmis Inche
witht my hand
Dominus Thomas Esplynne
Johne Brounhill witht my hand.
LXX
1 Aug., 1559.
In Dei nomine Amen. Per hoc presens publicum Instru-
mentum Cunctis pateat evidenter quod sit notum quod