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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD44/13/10/6}
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*THIR jNDENTURis MAIDE AT *ABERDENE" YE XJ DAY OF jANUAR YE zHER
OF GOD A THOUSAND FOUR HVNDRETHT FOUR SCOIR & ANE" ProPORTis &
BERis WITTNES jN YAIRSELF YAT IT {\} IS APONTIT & FULLELY ACCORDIT
BETUIX *NOBLE" & *MYTHTI LORDis *GEORG" ERLE OF HVNTLIE THE LORD
GORDON~ & BADzENATHT ON~ YAT-A ParT AND WILzEAME" ERLE MARSCHEAL
{\} & LORD KETHT ON~ YAT-WYer ParT jN MANer FORME" & EFFECT AS
EFTer FOLOWIS YAT IS TO SAY THAT FOR GRET FAUOURis AND KYNDNESs
YE-QUHILKis HAS BENE" BETUIX YE SAIDis LORDis {\} AND TO BE HAID
& CONTINEWIT AMANG YE SAMYN~ GOD WILLAND WILzEAME" SON~ & APE[R]AND
AYR TO YE SAID LO[]DE ERLE MARSCHEAL SAL MARY SPOUSs & HAVE TO
WIF *ELIzABETHT\GORDON~ DOUTHTer TO YE SAID LORD ERLE OF HVNTLIE
*FOR YE-QUHILK MARIAG" TO BE COMPL[]TIT FULFILLIT & SOLEMPNIST
In YE FACE OF HALY KIRK YE SAIDE *GEORG" ERLE OF HVNTLIE {\} HIS
AYRis EXECUTOURis & ASSIGNAIS SAL FULLELY CONTENT & PAY TO YE
SAIDE WILzEAME ERLE MARSCHEAL HIS AYRis EXECUTOURis OR ASSIGNAIS
YE SOWME OF *SEXTENE HVNDRETHT MARKis {\} OF YE VSUALE MONEE OF
*SCOTLAND RYnNANDE In YE TYM OF YE PAYMEnT OF YE SAIDE SOWME"
AT YIR TERMES WNDIR WRITIN YAT IS TO SAY AT YE TERME OF WITSONDAY
BEGYnNAND {\} In YE zERE OF GOD A THOUSAND FOUR+ +HVNDRETHT FOUR
SCOIR & FOUR zERis ANE HVNDRETHT MARKis & AT YE TERME OF *MARTYMES
In WYNTer NEXT & jNMEDIATE YAREFTer {\} FOLOWAND ANE-WYer HWNDRETHT
MARKis *AND SUA FURTHT zERE In zERE & TERME In TERME zERLY TWA
HVNDRETHT MARKis AT WITSONDAY & MarTYMES WYTHTOUTIn {\} ONY jNTerRUPTiON
OR BREK OF zERis OR TERMES AY & QUHIL YE SAIDE SOVME OF *SEXTENE
HVNDRETHT MARKis BE FULLY CONTENT & PAYIT *AND OBLIGACiONIS TO
BE {\} GEVIN HEIRE-UPPON~ BE YE SAID LORD ERLE OF HVNTLIE In YE
MAIST SICKIR WISs AT CAN~ BE DEUISIT In YE BEST FORME" *AND ALSUA
ANE OBLIGACiON TO BE GEVIN WNDer {\} YE SEILIS OF WILzEAME ERLE
OF *EROLE *GILBERT YE HAY OF WRY *GILBERT YE WAUS OF *MANY & *ALEXandeR
YE HAY OF *MONCHAILE COnIUnCTLIE & SEUerALIE RENUnCIAND YE {\}
BeNFICE OF *DIUISION~ & YE PREUILEG" YAROF In YE SAMYN~ In YE
BEST FORME" RENUnCIANDE YE SPiritUALE jUGEMENT AT YE WIL OF YE
SAIDE WILzEAME~ ERLE MARSCHEAL {\} HIS AYRis EXECUTOURis OR ASSIGNAIS
AND TO REMAYN~ AND ABIDE AT YE TEMPerALE jUGE *AND ATOUR IT IS
APOYNTIT BETUIX YE SAID ParTEIS AT YE SAID WILzEAME" {\} ERLE
MARSCHEALE SAL jNFEFT BE CHARTer & POSSESSION~ & COnIUnCTFEFTMEnT
YE SAID WILzEAME HIS SON~ & YE SAID *ELIzABETHT HIS SPOUSs & TO
YAIR AYRis MAILE TO+ +BE {\} GOTTIN BETUIX YAIm AND FAILzEANDE
YAROF TO YE AYRis OF YE SAID WILzEAME ERLE MARSCHEALE QUHATSUmEUer
OF ANE~ HVNDRETHT MARKis WORTHT LANDis TO BE HAL\DIN OF Y[E] KING"
OF HIS LANDis OF YE BARONRY OF ALDEN~ LIAND WYTHTIN YE SerREFDOM~
OF ABerDEN~ In SICKIR & DEW FORME" BE YE SITHT OF YE SAIDE *GEORG"
ERLE OF {\} HVNTLIE *AND YE COSTis & YE EXPENSs TO BE MAIDE YAIR-UPPON~
TO BE EWINLY PARTIT & DIUIDIT BETUIX BAYTHT YE SAID LORDis *AND
GIF YIR WRITis BE MYSTIE & {\} NOTHT CLEIR In ONY THING" AT YAI
BE REFORMIT & CORRECKIT BE YE SITHT OF YE FRENDis OF BAY^T YE
SAID ParTEIS & SPEciALY OF WILzEAME" ERLE OF *EROLE WILzEAME LORD
{\} FORBES *ALEXandeR-GORDON~ OF MEGMAR *MASTer GILBERT YE HAY
OF WRY jAMES-WISCHEART OF PITAROW & *ROBERT-ARBUTHNOT OF YAT ILK
*AND FAILzEAND OF ONY {\} OF YIR PerSOVNIS WYerIS YAT HAS COmMONIT
IN YE SAID MATer SAL REFORME" WY^TOUT InCOnUEnIENT *AND TO YE
FULFILLING" OBSerUInG & KEPING" OF AL & SINDRI POYNTis {\} ARTICLIS"
& COnDICiONIS BEFOR EXPreMIT ATHIR OF YE SAID ParTEIS HAS GEVIN
TIL WYer YE FAITHIS In YAIR BODYIS YE HALY EWANGELIS TUECHIT YE
GRET AITHT GANG\AND BETWEN~ *AND FOR YE MAIR SICKIRNES ATHIR OF
YE SAID LORDis HAS jNTerCHANGEABLY MAID YAIR *SEILIS BE AFFIXT
TO YIR PreseNT jNDENTURis AT *DAY & PLACE {\} BEFOR WRITIN & MAIRATOUR
SUBSCriUIT WY^T YAIR ProPIR HANDis {\\} {=subscription in a clear

and practised hand=} {)WILzEAME ERLE MARSCHEAL & Cetera)}