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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD220/20/158}
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{=Lennox Charters and Letters =} *BE IT KENNYT T[IL] AL MEN~ BE
YIRe PreseNT LETTerIS ME *ROBERT OF *C[]ECHTON~ OF KYNNOWLE SON~
AND APPERAND HERe TO Ss *ROBerT OF *CRECHTON~ OF YE *SANGQUHARe
KNY^T TO BE {\} BUNDYN~ & OBLIST & BE YIR MY PreseNT LetteRS SEKIRLY
BYNDis & OBLISIS ME BE YE FAYTH & YE TREUTHE IN MY BODYE FOR ME
[]YN~ HEIRis & MYN~ *ASSIGNAIS TIL AN~ HONORABLE~ LORD jHON~ {\}
LORD DERNLEE & TIL HIS HEIRis & HIS ASSIG-IAIS {=sic=} YAT NO^T-WITHSTANDYNG"-YAT
YE SAID jHON~ LORD DERNLEE HAS GIFFYN~ TO ME HERITABLE~ STATE
& SESYNGE OF HIS LANDis CALLYT MEKILE\KIPE LYAND IN YE BARONYE
OF *STRATHAVAN~ WITHIN YE SerREFDOM~ OF LANARK AS HIS *CHATIRe
{=sic=} MADE TO ME YarAPON~ FULLYE conTENYS *MYE WILL IS NEUer-YE-LESSE
& FOR ME & MYN~ {\} HEIRis & MYN~ ASSIGNAIS FULLYE GRANTis & OBLISIS
ME BE YE FAYTHE & YE TREUTHE IN MY BODYE AS IS BEFORe SAID YAT
QUHAT TYM~ IT SAL HAPPYN~ YE SAID jHON~ LORD DERNLEE HIS {\} HEIRis
OR ASSIGNAIS TO PAYE OR GERRIS PAYE TO ME MYN~ HEIRis OR MYN~
ASSIGNAIS IN YE ParISHE KIRKE OF YE *SANG[]UHARe IN *NIDDISDALE
ON~ YE HEE *ALTARe OF YE SAMYN~ {\} FYFE HUNDer MARKis OF GUD
& VSUALE MONEE OF YE KYNRIKE OF *SCOTLAND AT YIR TerMYS VNDer+
+WRYT+YN~ YAT IS TO SAYE FYFT[Y] [M]ARKis AT YE FESTE OF WYTSUnDAYE
IN YE zER OF OUR LORD {\} A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDIRe SEVYNTYE AND
SEVYN~ zERis AND AT YE MARTYMES NEXTE Yar-EFTer FOLOWAND FIFTYE
MARKis & S[] []TH zER IN zER & TerM~ IN TERM~ FIFTYE MARKis AY
QUHILE {\} YE SAID SOM~ OF FIFE HUN[D]er MARKis BE FULLY PAYTE
TO ME MYN~ HEIRis & MYN~ ASSIGNAIS *THE SAID SOM~ OF FIFE HUNDer
[]is {[marks[} YUS BEAND PAYTE IN MANER AS SAID IS YAN j BYNDE
{\} & OBLISIS ME FOR ME MYN~ HEIRis & MYN~ ASSIGNAIS BE YE FAYTH
& TREUTHE IN MY BODYE YAT FURTHW^T & IN-conTYNEnT E[]Ter YE RESAUYnG
OF YE LASTE FIFTY MARKis OF YE SAIDE FIFE {\} HUNDer MARKis TO
RESIGNE & GIFE OURe W^T STAFE & BASTON~ j MYN~ HEIRis OR MYN~
ASSIGNAIS QUHILKis-YAT HAPPYNS~ TO BE FOR YE TYM~ YE SAID LANDis
OF MEKILE-KIPE W^T Yar PerTYNENCE {\} IN YE HANDis OF YE FORSAID
jOHN~ LORD DERNLEE MYN~ OURLORD OF YE SAID LANDis HIS HEIRis OR
HIS ASSIGNAIS TO-GIDDer W^T AL *CHARTerIS OF SESYNGis jNSTRUMEnTis
ANDE {\} *EVIDENTis PerTENYnG Yar-TO WT {=sic=} ALL RICHT CLAME
OR TYTILE OF RICHT YAT j MYN~ HEIRis OR MYN~ ASSIGNAIS HAD HAS
OR MAYE HAFE IN OR TO YE SAID LANDis OF MEKILE-KYPE WT {\} Yar
PerTYNENCE IN ProPIRTEE OR POSSESSION~ BE ONY MANER OF WAYE IN
TYM~ BY+ +GAN~ OR FOR-TO CUm *AND GIFE IT HAPPYNS~ ME YE SAID
*ROBerT MYN~ HEIRis OR MYn ASSIGNAIS WILFULLY OR {\} FRAUDFULLY
TO ABSENTE VS FRA YE RESAUYnG OF YE SAIDE SOM~ OF MONEE & GIFFYNG"
OF QUYTCLAMYS YarFOR IN AL OR IN PART AT DAIS & PLACE BEFOR-SAID
& AT YE DAYE OF YE {\} PAYMEnT OF YE LASTE FIFTYE MARKis OF YE
SAID FIFE HUNDer MARKis BEAND FULLY PAYTE WIL NO^T RESIGNE YE
SAID LANDis W^T Yar PerTYNENCE IN EFFECT AS IS BEFOR WRYTYN~ YAN~
{\} IT SAL BE LEFFULE TO YE FORSAID jOHN~ LORD DERNLEE HIS HEIRis
OR ASSIGNAIS TO BROUKE & jOISE YE SAID LANDis W^T Yar PerT[I]NENCE
ALS FRELY ALS QUYETLYE AS HE OR ONY OF HIS {\} PreDICESSOURis
BROUKYT YAM~ BEFOR YE DAY OF YE SESYNG" GIFFYNG" TO ME AND j MYN~
HEIRis & MYN~ ASSIGNAIS TO BE EXCLUD[Y][] AL-VTRALYE FRA YE SAID
LANDis W^T YAIR PerTYNENCE *AND {\} NOWE AS YAN~ & YAN~ A[S] NOWE
RENUnSIS QUYTCLAMYS & GIFFis OUR AL RICHTis CLAMYS & TITILE OF
RICHTis YAT j MYN~ HEIRis [] MYN~ ASSIGNAIS HAD OR MAY HAFE IN
OR TO YE {\} SAID LANDis W^T YAIR PerTYNENCE IN ProPIRTEE OR POSSESSION~
FOR-EUer jN WYTNES OF YE-QUHILK-THYNGE j HAFE PUT TO MY *SELE
TO YIRe PreseNT LetteRS AT *TORBOLTON~ YE FIRSTE {\} DAY OF YE
MONETH [] jUN~ IN YE zER OF OUR LORD A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDer SEVYNTE
& TWA zERis BEFOR YIR WYTNES Ss GEORGE-*CAMPBELLE zUnGAR SerRAFE
OF *ARE KNY^T {\} *EDWARD OF *CREC[]ON~ MY BROYer GerMAN~ LAmBARTE-WALACE

& jAMYS-MURTHAUCHE W^T OYer SYNDRYE {\\} {=seal lost=}