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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD220/2/1/102}
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{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} *BE jT KEND *TILL ALL MEN~ BE
THIR PreseNT LettREz ME *MATHO-WALLES OF *CRAGO TO BE BUNDIn AND
OBLIST *AND BE THIR MY PreseNT LetteRz OF *REUerSIOUN~ AND THE
FAITHT {\} IN MY BODY LELELI AND TREULI BINDis & OBLISs ME MYN~
AYRis & ASSs^I^S TILL A RY^T NOBiLE & MY^T^Y LORD *MATHO ERLE
OF LEWInNAX & LORD *DERNLIE & TO His {\} AYRIS AND HIS ASSIGNAIS
*THAT FORSAMEKILL AS THE SAID LORD HAISs ENFEFT ME HERETABILY
WITH CHARTer AND SAISING IN ALL AND HAILE THE LANDis OF THE LYNBANK
W^T {\} THARE PerTINEnS LIAND IN THE LORDSCHIP OF AWENDALE AND
W^TIN THE SerREFDOME" OF *LANARK LIK-AS THE EUIDENTis MAID TO
ME YarUPON~ MARe FULLELI ProPORTis *NOCHT\W^TSTANDING j THE SAID
*MATHO-WALLES BINDis & OBLISs ME MYN~ AYRis & ASSIGNAIS QUHATSUmEUer
*THAT QUHAT TYM~ THE SAID LORD HIS AYRis OR HIS ASSIGNAIS PAIS
{\} TO ME MYN~ AYRIS OR ASSIGNAIS THE *SOWME" OF THRE+ +HUNDRETH~
MarKis OF THE GUD & VSUALE MONY OF *SCOTLAND VPON~ A DAI BETUIX
THE SONE" RISING & GANGIn {\} TO *REST OF THE SAMYN~ IN THE BLAK-FRERIS
KIRK OF *ARE VPON~ THE HIE ALTARE OF THE SAMYN~ W^T A LETTer OF
ASSEDACIOUN~ OF THE SAID LANDis IN DEW+ +FORME~ {\} *FOR ALL THE
DAIS AND TerMES OF FIVE zERIS FRA THE WITSOUNDAI NEXT EFTRe THE
*REDEmPCIOUN~ OF THE SAID LANDis FRE FOR TWELF MarKis OF MAILE
zERLE j THE SAID {\} *MATHO-WALLES MYN~ AYRis OR ASSs^I^S BEAND
LACHFULLI WARNIT YarTO BEFOR A NOTARE & SUFFICIEnT WITNES VPON~
FOURTY DAIS WARNInG PerSONALI OR AT Our DUELLInG {\} PLACE *THAT
j MYN~ AYRis OR ASSs^I^S SALL *REDELI comPERE AT DAI & PLA[C]E
FORSAID & RESSAUE THE SAID *SOWME" OF THRE HUnDRETH~ MarKIS OF
THE MONY FORSAID {\} TO-GIDDRe W^T THE SAID LETTer OF ASSEDACIOUN~
*AND YarEFTRE" TO *RESIGNE & GEIF OWR IN THE SAID LORDis HANDis
HIS AYRis OR HIS ASSIGNAIS ALL AND HAILE THE SAID {\} LANDis OF
THE LYNBANK W^T THE PerTINEnS TO-GIDDRe W^T ALL EUIDENTis MAID
TO ME YarUPON~ *AND FRA THIN-FURTHE~ j MYN~ AYRis & ASSs^I^S TO
BE ALLUTerLI EXCLUDIT {\} THAREFRA FOREUerMARE *AND GEIF jT HAPPInNIS
AS GODE FORBEIT ME THE SAID *MATHO-WALLES MYN~ AYRis OR ASSs^I^S
WILFULLI OR FRAUDEFULLI TO ABSENT WS FRA THE {\} SAID DAI & PLACE
& WILL NO^T RESSAUE THE SAID MONY TO-GIDDRe WITH THE SAID LETTer
OF ASSEDACIOUN~ *AND YarEFTRe RESIGNE & GEIF OWRE ALL AND HAILE
{\} THE SAID LANDis OF LYNBANK W^T THARE PerTINEnT TO-GIDDRe W^T
THE S[]D EUIDENTis {,} j MYN~ AYRis ASSs^I^S BEAND LACHFULLI WARNIT
YarTO {.} AS jS ABONE" WriTTIn {\} *THAN IT SAL+ +BE LEIFULL TO
YE SAID LORD HIS AYRis & HIS ASSIGNAIS TO HAUE FULL *REGRESs IN
& TO THE SAID LANDis OF LYNBANK W^T Yar PerTINEnS LIK-AS HE HADE
{\} BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SAID ENFEFTMEnT *THE SAID LORD HIS
AYRis OR HIS ASSs^I^S NOWMerAND THE SAID *SOWME" OF THRE+ +HUNDRETH~
MarKis OF THE MONY {\} FORSAID *AND LEIFAND jT IN THE HANDis OF
YAIm AT SALL HAPPIN TO BE ALDIRMAn & BALzEIS OF *ARE FOR YE TYM~
*THE SAID LORD HIS AYRis & His ASSs^I^S {\} NOCHT TAKAND jT AWAI
W^T YAIm NA NANE AT YAI MAI LET BUT FRAUDE OR GILE jN WITNES OF
THE-QUHILK TO Yir PreseNT LetteRz OF *REUerSIOUN~ j HAUE HUnGIn
{\} TO MY *SELE W^T THE SUBSCriPCIOUN~ OF MY HAND AT THE BURGHE
OF *ARE THE XXV DAI OF THE MONETHE OF *SEPTEmBER jN THE zERE OF
GOD ANE" {\} THOUSAND FOURE+ +HUNDRETH~ NYNTY AND AUCHT zERis
{\\} {=subscription under fold=} {)*MATHEW WALLESs OF CRAGO \

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