{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} Be (j)t kend Till all men~ be
thir p(rese)nt l(ett)re(z) me Matho±walles of Crago to be bundi(n) and
oblist And be thir my p(rese)nt l(ette)r(z) of Reu(er)sioun~ and the
faitht {\} in my body leleli and treuli bind(is) & oblis(s) me myn~
ayr(is) & ass(s)^i^s till a ry^t nob(i)le & my^t^y lord Matho erle
of lewi(n)nax & lord Dernlie & to h(is) {\} ayris and his assignais
That forsamekill as the said lord hais(s) enfeft me heretabily
with chart(er) and saising in all and haile the land(is) of the lynbank
w^t {\} thare p(er)tine(n)s liand in the lordschip of awendale and
w^tin the s(er)refdome" of Lanark lik±as the euident(is) maid to
me y(ar)upon~ mar(e) fulleli p(ro)port(is) Nocht\w^tstanding (j) the said
Matho±walles bind(is) & oblis(s) me myn~ ayr(is) & assignais quhatsu(m)eu(er)
That quhat tym~ the said lord his ayr(is) or his assignais pais
{\} to me myn~ ayris or assignais the Sowme" of thre# #hundreth~
m(ar)k(is) of the gud & vsuale mony of Scotland vpon~ a dai betuix
the sone" rising & gangi(n) {\} to Rest of the samyn~ in the blak±freris
kirk of Are vpon~ the hie altare of the samyn~ w^t a lett(er) of
assedacioun~ of the said land(is) in dew# #forme~ {\} For all the
dais and t(er)mes of five (z)eris fra the witsoundai next eftr(e) the
Rede(m)pcioun~ of the said land(is) fre for twelf m(ar)k(is) of maile
(z)erle (j) the said {\} Matho±walles myn~ ayr(is) or ass(s)^i^s beand
lachfulli warnit y(ar)to befor a notare & sufficie(n)t witnes vpon~
fourty dais warni(n)g p(er)sonali or at o(ur) duelli(n)g {\} place That
(j) myn~ ayr(is) or ass(s)^i^s sall Redeli (com)pere at dai & pla[c]e
forsaid & ressaue the said Sowme" of thre hu(n)dreth~ m(ar)kis of
the mony forsaid {\} to±giddr(e) w^t the said lett(er) of assedacioun~
And y(ar)eftre" to Resigne & geif owr in the said lord(is) hand(is)
his ayr(is) or his assignais all and haile the said {\} land(is) of
the lynbank w^t the p(er)tine(n)s to±giddr(e) w^t all euident(is) maid
to me y(ar)upon~ And fra thin±furthe~ (j) myn~ ayr(is) & ass(s)^i^s to
be allut(er)li excludit {\} tharefra foreu(er)mare And geif (j)t happi(n)nis
as gode forbeit me the said Matho±walles myn~ ayr(is) or ass(s)^i^s
wilfulli or fraudefulli to absent ws fra the {\} said dai & place
& will no^t ressaue the said mony to±giddr(e) with the said lett(er)
of assedacioun~ And y(ar)eftr(e) resigne & geif owre all and haile
{\} the said land(is) of lynbank w^t thare p(er)tine(n)t to±giddr(e) w^t
the s[?]d euident(is) {,} (j) myn~ ayr(is) ass(s)^i^s beand lachfulli warnit
y(ar)to {.} as (j)s abone" w(ri)tti(n) {\} Than it sal# #be leifull to
ye said lord his ayr(is) & his assignais to haue full Regres(s) in
& to the said land(is) of lynbank w^t y(ar) p(er)tine(n)s lik±as he hade
{\} before the date of the said enfeftme(n)t The said lord his
ayr(is) or his ass(s)^i^s nowm(er)and the said Sowme" of thre# #hundreth~
m(ar)k(is) of the mony {\} forsaid And leifand (j)t in the hand(is) of
yai(m) at sall happin to be aldirma(n) & bal(z)eis of Are for ye tym~
The said lord his ayr(is) & h(is) ass(s)^i^s {\} nocht takand (j)t awai
w^t yai(m) na nane at yai mai let but fraude or gile (j)n witnes of
the±quhilk to y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ette)r(z) of Reu(er)sioun~ (j) haue hu(n)gi(n)
{\} to my Sele w^t the subsc(ri)pcioun~ of my hand at the burghe
of Are the xxv dai of the monethe of Septe(m)ber (j)n the (z)ere of
god ane" {\} thousand foure# #hundreth~ nynty and aucht (z)er(is)
{\\} {=subscription under fold=} {)Mathew walles(s) of crago \
with~ my hand &c(etera))} {=seal missing=}