{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} Be (j)t kend till all me(n) be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ette)r(z) me Matho±walles of Crago for±to be bu(n)din and
oblist And be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ette)r(z) {\} bind(is) & oblis(s) me till
a ry^t honorabill & my spe(ci)ale lord Mathew er(i)le of Lewi(n)nax
& lord dernlie That no^t\w^tstanding±y^t he hais(s) enfeft me heretabily
be chart(er) and saising (j)n the land(is) of the lynbank w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)s
{\} & hais(s) taki(n) Reu(er)sioun~ agane" of me vpon~ the Sowme"
of thre# #hundreth m(ar)k(is) lik±as the euident(is) & Reu(er)sioun~
maid {\} to me y(ar)upon~ p(ro)port(is) Neu(er)±yeles(s) (j) will & gra(n)t(is)
And be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ette)r(z) bind(is) & oblis(s) me y^t quhat tym~
(j)t sall happi(n) {\} my said lord to mak me to be (j)nfeft heretabily
in few±ferme" i(n) ye fowr(e) m(ar)k(is) wor^t of land of auld exte(n)t
of fichin {\} & knokside w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)s liand in Risdale±mwr(e)
ye lordschip of cu(nin)gha(m) & ye s(er)refdome" of Are for twelfe
{\} m(ar)k(is) of few (z)erli That (j) sall fur^t±w^t and i(n)-(con)tine(n)t
y(ar)±eftr(e) discharge the±tane" half of ye said Sowme" {\} of thre#
#hundreth m(ar)k(is) And geif ane" [?]ell {=hole in ms=} Reu(er)sioun~
bot on~ the Sowme" of ane" hundreth~ pu(n)d(is) but fraude {\} or
gile To ye±quhilk (j) bind & ob[l][?] {=hole=} me to my said lord
in the straitest forme" and stile of oblig[ac][?][o][?] {\} (j)n w^tnes
herof to y(ir) p(rese)nt(is) (j) haue Set to my Sele w^t the Subscripcioun~
of my hand At Are ye xxiiij {\} dai of Septe(m)ber The (z)ere
of god a thousand foure# #hu(n)dreth~ and acht (z)eris {(&c(e)t(era)(}
{\\} {=subscription=} {)Mathew walles(s) of c(ra)go \ with my hand)}