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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD44/13/7/2 (Gordon Papers)}
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MONETH OF jANUARe YE zERe OF GOD A THOWSANDE FOURe HUNDRETH SEXTJ
V zERe PROPORTis & BERis WITNAS IN IT-SELFF IN MANer ANDE FOVRME~
AS EFTer FOLOWIS YAT IS TO SAY IT IS ACCORDIT ANDE APPVNTTYT BETWIX
HONORABILL & MYCHTJ LORDis *NICHOLL *ERL OF *EROL LORDE YE HAYE
& CONSTABILL OF *SCOTLANDE ON Y^T-TA+ +ParT *ANDE *GEORGe LORDE
GORDON~ & MASTer OF HUnTLE ON Y^T-TOYer Part YAT YE SAIDE *NICHOLL
*ERL OF *EROL BINDis & OBLISSIS HYM TO YE SAIDE *GEORGe LORDE
GORDON HIS BROYer-IN-LAW YAT HE SAL BE FOR HYM ANDE W^T HYM HIS
KYN MEN ANDE FREINDis *AND YARe QUERALIS IN CONSAELL HELP SUPPLEE
MANTENANS" ANDE DEFENS ALS FERe AS GUD conSCIENS & RESOUN~ WILL
IN YE STRATTAIST FOVRME~ OF BANDE OF KYNDNAS AGANIS ANDE BEFOR
AL LYWANDE MAN *EXCEP HIS [AL]LEGEANS TO OURe SOUerANE LORDE YE
KING ALANerLY *ANDE GIFF ONY conTraUerSYIS HAPPYNIS BETWIX YE
SAIDE LORDis Yar KIN MEn OR FREIND[is] YAI SALL BE DECIDIT ANDE
DETerMIT BE THRE OF YARe WEIL SET conSAELL ON ATHIRe SYDE DEPUT
& CHOSINE YarTO QUHOW OFT IT SAL HAPYNE TO FALL YE LORDis REMANANDE
IN TENDerNAS NEUer-YE-LESs EFTer Y^E TENORe OF YARe BANDE *ANDE
FOR Y^E MARe SICKerNAS ATHer OF YE SAIDE LORDis HAS GIFFINE OYer
YE FATHIS OF Yar BODY YE HALY EWANGELLIS TWYCHIT YE GRET AITH
GANGANDE BETWEN Yir LETTerIS TIL ENDURe FOR ALL Y^E DAYIS OF Yar
LYFF *ANDE GIFF Y^T {sic} HAPPYNIS TO BE SEN SPEIDFULL TO ONY
OF YE SAIDE LORDis OR YARe CONSAEL TO EIK OR PARe OR REFOVRME~
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TO PUT YAIm IN YE BEST FOVRME W^T-OUT FRAUDE OR GILL FOR WORSCHIP
ANDE ProFIT OF BAITH YE LORDis jN WITNAS HEROF WE HAFF SET OURe
SEELLIS TO Yir PreseNT ENDENTURis ENTerCHANGABILLY *ANDE j YE
SAIDE *NICHOLL *ERL OF *EROL HAS MAD MY SEELL BE AFFIXIT TO YE
ParT REMANANDE W^T YE SAIDE LORDE GEORGE LORDE GORDON & SUBSCriWIT

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