Thir (j)ndentur(is) maide at Aberdene" ye xj day of (j)anuar ye (z)her
of god a thousand four hvndretht four scoir & ane" p(ro)port(is) &
ber(is) wittnes (j)n yairself yat it {\} is apontit & fullely accordit
betuix Noble" & Mythti lord(is) Georg" erle of hvntlie the lord
gordon~ & bad(z)enatht on~ yat±a p(ar)t and wil(z)eame" erle marscheal
{\} & lord ketht on~ yat±wy(er) p(ar)t (j)n man(er) forme" & effect as
eft(er) folowis yat is to say that for gret fauour(is) and kyndnes(s)
ye±quhilk(is) has bene" betuix ye said(is) lord(is) {\} and to be haid
& continewit amang ye samyn~ god willand wil(z)eame" son~ & ape[r]and
ayr to ye said lo[?]de erle marscheal sal mary spous(s) & have to
wif Eli(z)abetht\gordon~ doutht(er) to ye said lord erle of hvntlie
For ye±quhilk mariag" to be compl[?]tit fulfillit & solempnist
i(n) ye face of haly kirk ye saide Georg" erle of hvntlie {\} his
ayr(is) executour(is) & assignais sal fullely content & pay to ye
saide wil(z)eame erle marscheal his ayr(is) executour(is) or assignais
ye sowme of Sextene hvndretht mark(is) {\} of ye vsuale monee of
Scotland ry(n)nande i(n) ye tym of ye payme(n)t of ye saide sowme"
at yir termes wndir writin yat is to say at ye terme of witsonday
begy(n)nand {\} i(n) ye (z)ere of god a thousand four# #hvndretht four
scoir & four (z)er(is) ane hvndretht mark(is) & at ye terme of Martymes
i(n) wynt(er) next & (j)nmediate yareft(er) {\} folowand ane±wy(er) hwndretht
mark(is) And sua furtht (z)ere i(n) (z)ere & terme i(n) terme (z)erly twa
hvndretht mark(is) at witsonday & m(ar)tymes wythtouti(n) {\} ony (j)nt(er)rupt(i)on
or brek of (z)er(is) or termes ay & quhil ye saide sovme of Sextene
hvndretht mark(is) be fully content & payit And obligac(i)onis to
be {\} gevin heire±uppon~ be ye said lord erle of hvntlie i(n) ye
maist sickir wis(s) at can~ be deuisit i(n) ye best forme" And alsua
ane obligac(i)on to be gevin wnd(er) {\} ye seilis of wil(z)eame erle
of Erole Gilbert ye hay of wry Gilbert ye waus of Many & Alex(ande)r
ye hay of Monchaile co(n)iu(n)ctlie & seu(er)alie renu(n)ciand ye {\}
b(e)nfice of Diuision~ & ye preuileg" yarof i(n) ye samyn~ i(n) ye
best forme" renu(n)ciande ye sp(irit)uale (j)ugement at ye wil of ye
saide wil(z)eame~ erle marscheal {\} his ayr(is) executour(is) or assignais
and to remayn~ and abide at ye temp(er)ale (j)uge And atour it is
apoyntit betuix ye said p(ar)teis at ye said wil(z)eame" {\} erle
marscheale sal (j)nfeft be chart(er) & possession~ & co(n)iu(n)ctfeftme(n)t
ye said wil(z)eame his son~ & ye said Eli(z)abetht his spous(s) & to
yair ayr(is) maile to# #be {\} gottin betuix yai(m) and fail(z)eande
yarof to ye ayr(is) of ye said wil(z)eame erle marscheale quhatsu(m)eu(er)
of ane~ hvndretht mark(is) wortht land(is) to be hal\din of y[e] king"
of his land(is) of ye baronry of alden~ liand wythtin ye s(er)refdom~
of ab(er)den~ i(n) sickir & dew forme" be ye sitht of ye saide Georg"
erle of {\} hvntlie And ye cost(is) & ye expens(s) to be maide yair±uppon~
to be ewinly partit & diuidit betuix baytht ye said lord(is) And
gif yir writ(is) be mystie & {\} notht cleir i(n) ony thing" at yai
be reformit & correckit be ye sitht of ye frend(is) of bay^t ye
said p(ar)teis & spe(ci)aly of wil(z)eame" erle of Erole wil(z)eame lord
{\} forbes Alex(ande)r±gordon~ of megmar Mast(er) gilbert ye hay
of wry (j)ames±wischeart of pitarow & Robert±arbuthnot of yat ilk
And fail(z)eand of ony {\} of yir p(er)sovnis wy(er)is yat has co(m)monit
in ye said mat(er) sal reforme" wy^tout i(n)co(n)ue(n)ient And to ye
fulfilling" obs(er)ui(n)g & keping" of al & sindri poynt(is) {\} articlis"
& co(n)dic(i)onis befor exp(re)mit athir of ye said p(ar)teis has gevin
til wy(er) ye faithis i(n) yair bodyis ye haly ewangelis tuechit ye
gret aitht gang\and betwen~ And for ye mair sickirnes athir of
ye said lord(is) has (j)nt(er)changeably maid yair Seilis be affixt
to yir p(rese)nt (j)ndentur(is) at Day & place {\} befor writin & mairatour
subsc(ri)uit wy^t yair p(ro)pir hand(is) {\\} {=subscription in a clear
and practised hand=} {)wil(z)eame erle marscheal & c(etera))}