Grassum to be paid on St Barnabas' day.

"Sen neidfull thing is to beir leill vytnessing and specially in thai thingis quhilkis may geve preiudice to innocent persones, weit ye that" Robert Scot of Houpasleit set to his servants and tenants {. . .} his 10 merks worth of land "lyande in to ryndaill with nychtbouris in the toun and sulye of Byrkynsid within the schirefdom of Roxburgh or ellis Beruik" for 5 years, entry to be at Whitsunday, "the sowm and gersum of twenty lib. thankfully pait to my servand Jhone Volsone in Robert Brydynes hous in Selkerk upone Sanct Bernaby day in Vytsond ouk." {. . .}