Thomas Hay of 'Vrchny', for the salvation of his soul and those of Jonet his wife, the late Christine Cruikshank and his ancestors and successors, grants in honour of Almighty God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all saints, to a chaplain, a suitable man to serve at the altar of our Lord in the church of Rathen, Aberdeen diocese, 5 merks of annual rent of the usual money of Scotland, from his lands of 'Vrchny' lying within the sheriffdom of Nairn.

Universis ad quorum notitiam presentes litere pervenerint Thomas de Hay de Vrchny salutem in Domino sempiternam . Noverit universitas vestra me pro salute anime mee pro salute anime Jonete sponse mee ac pro salute anime quondam Christini Crukschank ac pro salute animarum antecessorum et successorum meorum dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse pro me heredibus meis et successoribus quibuscunque ob honorem omnipotentis Dei et beate marie virginis et omnium sanctorum cuicumque capellano viro ydoneo in perpetuum deservituro ad altare nostre Domine in ecclesia de Rothfen Aberdonensis diocesis quinque marcas annui redditus vsualis monete Scotie annuatim percipiendas ad duos terminos consuetos viz . ad festa pentecostis et sancti martini in yeme per equales portiones de terris meis de Vrchny antedictis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum de Narn {. . .}