UCR 009 Charecteristics

What appears to a layer of mold on the hair side.  Perhaps the Vellum became sllightly damp as it traveled around Scotland and then over time this grew and was ignored or not noticed.  Note that this does not affect the text but only the physicality of the manuscript.

Astrange stain, beef stew, blood... I will have to get assitance from genetists in the future if I am to unlock more of the secrets hiding behind, atop, and within these leaves.  

This strange inscription seems as if it might have been stamped on by someone for reference or storage at a date more removed from the manuscript's original use and purpose.  This is all conjecture however.  

The strangeness of UCR 009 is it's many hairside inscriptions, something less typical in the almanac genre.  Could these have been references to how many leafs were tucked and folded together?  

The writing appears tobe in Latin, which matches with the text on skin side.  One can make out "Edinburgh"; traditionally England's rallying point in wars with rebellious Scotts.   Fascinating as well since the land grant is for Fife which lies across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh.  It would have been quite a journey to move from Edinburgh to somewhere like St. Andrews.  Are we to decide that this grant moved so far?  What would that mean?  

Further complicating the hair side is the fact that on this leaf, the ink from the skin side can be seen quite easily.  What forces of human touch and history made the Vellum transparent?  Can we add this to a list of arguments as to why this particular leaf must have been the outer most leaf in my hyopthetical collection?  

These reference a Monarch.  I believe we have Charles V as a potential reference... but that wouldn't work out if James V wasactually the one authorizing this grant.  So is this another Charles, not the Hapsburg emperor but perhaps a Noblemen?  

We see folds at the bottom of the leaf, a place where the other tassels might fit through and be folded with. Elaborate lettering, some suturing.