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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House RH1/6/100}
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*BE jT KEND TILL ALL MEn BE Yir PRESEnT LETTerIS VS GEORGE *ERLE
OF HUnTLE LORDE GORDONE~ AND BAIDzENA^T TO BE BUNDIN AND STRATLI
OBLYST & {\} BE THE TENOur OF Yir PreseNT LETTerIS AND YE FAITH~
In OURe BODY LELELY AND TREWLY BINDis AND OBLYSs VSs TIL ANE~
NOBILL LORDE WILzAm {\} *ERLE OF *ERROL LORDE HAY AND conSTABiLE
OF SCOTLAND OURe *SONE" In YE LAW {,} GILBerT YE HAY OF VRY GILBerT
YE WAUSsE OF MANE {\} AND ALEXandeR-HAY OF MONCHALE THAT QUHARe
YE SAID LORD WILzAm {,} GILBerT GILBerT AND ALEXandeR HAS GEWIN
YAR OBLIGACIOnS VNDer Y[AR] {\} *SELIS OF SECURITE FOR VS FOR
THE *SOWME" OF XVJ HUnDRETHT MarKis TO BE PAYIT TILL ANE NOBILL
LORD WILzAm *ERLE MarCHELL FOR {\} THE MARIAGE OF HIS *SONE" AND
APPERAND AYRe WILzAm-KEITH~ TILL OURe DOUCHTer *ELIzABETH~-GORDONE"
Y^T WE SALL *RELEF AND KEP FRA SCAITH~ {\} THE SAID LORD WILzAm
GILBerT GILBerT AND ALEXandeR FRA ALL PAYMEnT OF THE *SAIDE *SOWMES
OR ONY ParT YarOF BE ALL OURe LANDis AnUEL {\} REnTis POSSESSIOnIS
GUDis MOUABILL & VNMOUABILL QUHARSUmEUer YAI BE FUNDIN W^TIN THE
*REALME" OF *SCOTLAND OR VTOUTH ANDE {\} SPEciALE OURe LANDis
OF THE FOREST OF YE AYNzE AND BOYNE" *OF THE-QUHILK LANDis OF
AYNzE AND BOYNE" LYAND W^TIN THE SerEFDOME" {\} OF BANF WE GIF
AND GRAWNTis AND comMITTis FULL POWERe OF BAILzERE TO YE SAID
LORD WILzAm GILBerT GYLBerT AND ALEXandeR AND TO jLKANE {\} OF
THAm conIUnCTLY AND SEUerALE THE MALIS AND FerMIS OF YE SAID LANDis
TO LYFT *RAISs AND YE GUDis TO PriSs AND DISPONE" GIF YAI OR {\}
ONY OF YAm BE UEXT OR TRIBLIT OR SCAITH~IT In FAUT OR PAYMEnT
Yar-OF *THE SAID *SOWME" OR ONY ParT YarOF AT TerMES AS {ins}
In {end} YAR {\} LETTer OBLIGATOurIS conTENIT QUHILL YAI AND jLK-ANE"
OF YAm BE ALSs WEILE conTENT OF COSTis AND SCAITHTis GIF YAI ONY
*SUSTENE AS {\} OF YE PriNCIPALE *SOWMESs {,} NA EXCEPCIONE" OF
LAW TO BE ProPONIT AGAINE" Y^IS OUR LETTer OF POWERe OF BAILzERE
{,} *AND AT Y^IS {\} OURe BAND SAL+ +BE FULFILLIT AND KEPIT WE
BIND VS AND OURe AY^Ris In THE STRATAST *STILE OF OBLIGATIONE"
{,} jN WITNES HEIROF WE {\} HAF MAID OURe *SEILE BE AFFIXT TO
Y^IS PreseNT WriT AT ABDEN {=sic=} *THE XJ DAY OF YE MONETH OF
jANUARe THE zEIRe OF GOD A {\} THOUSAND FOURe HUnDRETHT AUCHTY
AND A" zEIRe {\\} {remains of seal and added at foot} *AND ATTOURe
WE ProMIT GIF jT BE SEYNE" *SPEDFULL TO YE SAID LORD WILzAm AND
HIS COmPLICES AT ONY TYME" TO CUm TILL HAF {\} VYer SECURITE OF
VS YAN IS BEFOR WRITIN FOR YE SAID *SOWMES AND TO RELEF YAm YarOF
WE SAL+ +BE REDY YarTO AT ALL TYMES {\} EXCEP In-conUEnIENT jN
WITNES SUBSCriUIT W^T OURe HANDE {signature GEORG ERL OF HOWNTLE}

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