John Avenel, son of Gervase Avenel, grants to God, the church of St Columba 'de Insula' and the canons serving God there, half of his land which he has held of Warren, son of Robert the Englishman, in Duddingston. Reddendo includes half a pound of cumin to Warren and his heirs to be paid at the feast of St James.

Omnibus has literas visuris vel audituris Johannes Avenell filius Gervasii Avenell eternam in Domino Salutem. Noverit universitas vestra me divine pietatis intuitu dedisse et concessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse Deo et ecclesie Sancti Columbe de Insula et canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus et imperpetuum servituris pro anima mea et pro animabus omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum medietatem terre mee quam ego de Warino filio Roberti Anglici tenui in territorio de Dodyngstone cum omnibus asiamentis et libertatibus ad dictam terram pertinentibus sicut plenius continetur in carta dicti Warini mihi inde confecta {. . .} Et salva dimidia libra cumini dicto Wariono et heredibus suis ad festum Sancti Jacobi pro omnibus servitiis et demandis que eis de dicta terra contingere poterunt {. . .}