{=Lennox Charters and Letters =} Be it kennyt t[il] al men~ be
yir(e) p(rese)nt lett(er)is me Robert of C[?]echton~ of kynnowle son~
and apperand her(e) to s(s) Rob(er)t of Crechton~ of ye Sangquhar(e)
kny^t to be {\} bundyn~ & oblist & be yir my p(rese)nt l(ette)rs sekirly
bynd(is) & oblisis me be ye fayth & ye treuthe in my bodye for me
[?]yn~ heir(is) & myn~ Assignais til an~ honorable~ lord (j)hon~ {\}
lord dernlee & til his heir(is) & his assig±iais {=sic=} yat no^t±withstandyng"±yat
ye said (j)hon~ lord dernlee has giffyn~ to me heritable~ state
& sesynge of his land(is) callyt mekile\kipe lyand in ye baronye
of Strathavan~ within ye s(er)refdom~ of lanark as his Chatir(e)
{=sic=} made to me y(ar)apon~ fullye (con)tenys Mye will is neu(er)±ye±lesse
& for me & myn~ {\} heir(is) & myn~ assignais fullye grant(is) & oblisis
me be ye faythe & ye treuthe in my bodye as is befor(e) said yat
quhat tym~ it sal happyn~ ye said (j)hon~ lord dernlee his {\} heir(is)
or assignais to paye or gerris paye to me myn~ heir(is) or myn~
assignais in ye p(ar)ishe kirke of ye Sang[?]uhar(e) in Niddisdale
on~ ye hee Altar(e) of ye samyn~ {\} fyfe hund(er) mark(is) of gud
& vsuale monee of ye kynrike of Scotland at yir t(er)mys vnd(er)#
#wryt#yn~ yat is to saye fyft[y] [m]ark(is) at ye feste of wytsu(n)daye
in ye (z)er of our lord {\} a thousand four hundir(e) sevyntye and
sevyn~ (z)er(is) and at ye martymes nexte y(ar)±eft(er) folowand fiftye
mark(is) & s[?] [?]th (z)er in (z)er & t(er)m~ in term~ fiftye mark(is) ay
quhile {\} ye said som~ of fife hun[d](er) mark(is) be fully payte
to me myn~ heir(is) & myn~ assignais The said som~ of fife hund(er)
[?](is) {[marks[} yus beand payte in maner as said is yan (j) bynde
{\} & oblisis me for me myn~ heir(is) & myn~ assignais be ye fayth
& treuthe in my bodye yat furthw^t & in±(con)tyne(n)t e[?]t(er) ye resauy(n)g
of ye laste fifty mark(is) of ye saide fife {\} hund(er) mark(is) to
resigne & gife our(e) w^t stafe & baston~ (j) myn~ heir(is) or myn~
assignais quhilk(is)±yat happyns~ to be for ye tym~ ye said land(is)
of mekile±kipe w^t y(ar) p(er)tynence {\} in ye hand(is) of ye forsaid
(j)ohn~ lord dernlee myn~ ourlord of ye said land(is) his heir(is) or
his assignais to±gidd(er) w^t al Chart(er)is of sesyng(is) (j)nstrume(n)t(is)
ande {\} Evident(is) p(er)teny(n)g y(ar)±to wt {=sic=} all richt clame
or tytile of richt yat (j) myn~ heir(is) or myn~ assignais had has
or maye hafe in or to ye said land(is) of mekile±kype wt {\} y(ar)
p(er)tynence in p(ro)pirtee or possession~ be ony maner of waye in
tym~ by# #gan~ or for±to cu(m) And gife it happyns~ me ye said
Rob(er)t myn~ heir(is) or my(n) assignais wilfully or {\} fraudfully
to absente vs fra ye resauy(n)g of ye saide som~ of monee & giffyng"
of quytclamys y(ar)for in al or in part at dais & place befor±said
& at ye daye of ye {\} payme(n)t of ye laste fiftye mark(is) of ye
said fife hund(er) mark(is) beand fully payte wil no^t resigne ye
said land(is) w^t y(ar) p(er)tynence in effect as is befor wrytyn~ yan~
{\} it sal be leffule to ye forsaid (j)ohn~ lord dernlee his heir(is)
or assignais to brouke & (j)oise ye said land(is) w^t y(ar) p(er)t[i]nence
als frely als quyetlye as he or ony of his {\} p(re)dicessour(is)
broukyt yam~ befor ye day of ye sesyng" giffyng" to me and (j) myn~
heir(is) & myn~ assignais to be exclud[y][?] al±vtralye fra ye said
land(is) w^t yair p(er)tynence And {\} nowe as yan~ & yan~ a[s] nowe
renu(n)sis quytclamys & giff(is) our al richt(is) clamys & titile of
richt(is) yat (j) myn~ heir(is) [?] myn~ assignais had or may hafe in
or to ye {\} said land(is) w^t yair p(er)tynence in p(ro)pirtee or possession~
for±eu(er) (j)n wytnes of ye±quhilk±thynge (j) hafe put to my Sele
to yir(e) p(rese)nt l(ette)rs at Torbolton~ ye firste {\} day of ye
moneth [?] (j)un~ in ye (z)er of our lord a thousand four hund(er) sevynte
& twa (z)er(is) befor yir wytnes s(s) george±Campbelle (z)u(n)gar s(er)rafe
of Are kny^t {\} Edward of Crec[?]on~ my broy(er) g(er)man~ la(m)barte±walace
& (j)amys±murthauche w^t oy(er) syndrye {\\} {=seal lost=}