Be (j)t kend till all me(n) be y(ir) prese(n)t lett(er)is vs george Erle
of hu(n)tle lorde gordone~ and baid(z)ena^t to be bundin and stratli
oblyst & {\} be the teno(ur) of y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is and ye faith~
i(n) our(e) body lelely and trewly bind(is) and oblys(s) vs(s) til ane~
nobill lorde wil(z)a(m) {\} Erle of Errol lorde hay and (con)stab(i)le
of scotland our(e) Sone" i(n) ye law {,} gilb(er)t ye hay of vry gilb(er)t
ye waus(s)e of mane {\} and alex(ande)r±hay of monchale that quhar(e)
ye said lord wil(z)a(m) {,} gilb(er)t gilb(er)t and alex(ande)r has gewin
yar obligacio(n)s vnd(er) y[ar] {\} Selis of securite for vs for
the Sowme" of xvj hu(n)dretht m(ar)k(is) to be payit till ane nobill
lord wil(z)a(m) Erle m(ar)chell for {\} the mariage of his Sone" and
apperand ayr(e) wil(z)a(m)±keith~ till our(e) doucht(er) Eli(z)abeth~±gordone"
y^t we sall Relef and kep fra scaith~ {\} the said lord wil(z)a(m)
gilb(er)t gilb(er)t and alex(ande)r fra all payme(n)t of the Saide Sowmes
or ony p(ar)t y(ar)of be all our(e) land(is) a(n)uel {\} re(n)t(is) possessio(n)is
gud(is) mouabill & vnmouabill quharsu(m)eu(er) yai be fundin w^tin the
Realme" of Scotland or vtouth ande {\} spe(ci)ale our(e) land(is)
of the forest of ye ayn(z)e and boyne" Of the±quhilk land(is) of
ayn(z)e and boyne" lyand w^tin the s(er)efdome" {\} of banf we gif
and grawnt(is) and (com)mitt(is) full power(e) of bail(z)ere to ye said
lord wil(z)a(m) gilb(er)t gylb(er)t and alex(ande)r and to (j)lkane {\} of
tha(m) (con)iu(n)ctly and seu(er)ale the malis and f(er)mis of ye said land(is)
to lyft Rais(s) and ye gud(is) to p(ri)s(s) and dispone" gif yai or {\}
ony of ya(m) be uext or triblit or scaith~it i(n) faut or payme(n)t
y(ar)±of The said Sowme" or ony p(ar)t y(ar)of at t(er)mes as {ins}
i(n) {end} yar {\} lett(er) obligato(ur)is (con)tenit quhill yai and (j)lk±ane"
of ya(m) be als(s) weile (con)tent of cost(is) and scaitht(is) gif yai ony
Sustene as {\} of ye p(ri)ncipale Sowmes(s) {,} na excepcione" of
law to be p(ro)ponit againe" y^is our lett(er) of power(e) of bail(z)ere
{,} And at y^is {\} our(e) band sal# #be fulfillit and kepit we
bind vs and our(e) ay^r(is) i(n) the stratast Stile of obligatione"
{,} (j)n witnes heirof we {\} haf maid our(e) Seile be affixt to
y^is p(rese)nt w(ri)t at abden {=sic=} The xj day of ye moneth of
(j)anuar(e) the (z)eir(e) of god a {\} thousand four(e) hu(n)dretht auchty
and a" (z)eir(e) {\\} {remains of seal and added at foot} And attour(e)
we p(ro)mit gif (j)t be seyne" Spedfull to ye said lord wil(z)a(m) and
his co(m)plices at ony tyme" to cu(m) till haf {\} vy(er) securite of
vs yan is befor writin for ye said Sowmes and to relef ya(m) y(ar)of
we sal# #be redy y(ar)to at all tymes {\} excep i(n)-(con)ue(n)ient (j)n
witnes subsc(ri)uit w^t our(e) hande {signature georg erl of howntle}
{\\}