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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD12/40}
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{Swinton Charters} *EXCELLENT HEE & MYTHTY PRINCE & MAST REDOUTYT
SOUerANE" LIEGE KING *TO zOURe MAST GRACIOUS EXCELLENCE j jOHN~
OF SWYNTON~ OF YAT ILK HUMILY {\} & LAMENTABILLY MENIS ME YAT
*ROBERT OF LYDDALE STEWART {del} OF {end} {ins} TO {end} MY LORDE
OF *ALBANY OF YE ERLDOME OF MARCHE HAS CUmNYNE {sic} TO MY {\}
LANDis YE-QWHILK LANDis OF CRANSCHAWIS PASSIT MEMOR OF MEN~ HAS
BENE & WAS A TENANDRY & zIT IS OF YE {del} EL {end} OF CRANSCHAWIS
{\} OF zOURe MANDMENT AS HE SAYIS & YAR HAS DISTRE[Nz]ET MY TENANDis
FOR YE MALIS OF MY SAID LAnDis {del} OF CRANSCHAWIS {end} YE-QWHILK
{\} SAID LAnDis {ins} OF CRAnSCHAWIS {end} PASSIT MEMOR OF MEN~
HAS BENE & WAS A TENAN[D][]Y & zIT IS OF YE {del} EL {end} ERLDOME
OF MARCHE & WAS ProPriETE & HERYTABYLLY {\} COME TO YE LADY MORAUE
AND SCHO GAFF YAIm TO *ARCHEBALD OF DOWGLAS YAT DEID IN FRAUNCHE
HYR SON~ & MY GRANT"SCHYR Ser jOHN~ {\} OF SWYNTON~ GAF FOR YAIm
TO YE SAID *ARCHEBALD OF DOWGLAS HIS SerUICE & ALS MONY SILUer
VESCHALE AS WAR VORCH FYFF HUnDRETH {\} MARKis OF SCOTTis MONE
SWA YAT OF YE {del} ERLDOME {end} ERLE OF MAR[C]HE j CLAME RYCHT
BOT TO BE A TEnAND TO MY LORD YAT NOW IS {\} FOR MY GRANT"SCHYR
BOCHT YA LANDis DERe ENEUCH conSIDerNYG {=sic=} QWHAT HE GAFF
FOR YAIm & IN COnTRARe OF YE ERLE OF MARCH IN {\} *DEFENCE OF
zOUR *REALME HE WAS SLANE AT HOMYLDON~ AND MY SAID GRANTSCHYR
AL HIS TYME & SEN YE BATALE OF HOMYLDON~ {\} MY FADer & j HAS
jOYSIT & BROWKYT YE SAID LAnDis PESABYLLY QWHIL NOW FRA AL SCOTTis-MEN~
*AND zOURe GRACIOUS EXCELL\ENCE KNAWLAGE IT WAR A SCHORT ProCESs
TYL ARASE ME SA SUDANDLLY FRA MY FEE & HERYTAGE *QWHAR-FOR j BE-SEK
zOUR MAST {\} GraCIOUS EXCELLENCE TO GER ME HAFF A KNAWLAGE OF
ALD {del} & {end} LEIL & WORTHY MEN~ OF YE COnTRE QWHEYer YIS
MYN~ ALLE-GIANCE YAT {\} MY SAID LANDis OF CRANSCHAWIS VAS NO^T
IN YE TYME OF YE {del} FORTTOUR {del} FORFETTOURe OF YE ERLE OF
MARCHE YAT WAS LED IN {\} jNNerKETHYNG IN HIS HAnDis AS ProPriETE
YAn MONY zERis BE-FOR NA NEUer SEN~-SYN~ *AND YIS *zHE VALD WICHISAUF
TO *DO FOR {\} YE LUF OF ALMYCHTY GOD & ALMOUS OF zOUR SAUL FOR
SIC-LIK HAS BENE DONE TYL VYer TENANDis OF YE {del} EL {end} ERLDOME

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