{=Maxwell-Herries Papers=} {(Robertus Dux Albanie comes de
fife & de menteth ac gubernator regni(} {(Scocie Omnibus probis
hominibus tocius regni predicti clericis et(} {(laicis \ Salutem
Sciatis nos quasdam l(itte)ras (j)ohannis Steuart(} {(de dalswintoun
factas & concessas dilecto & fideli nostro herberto(} {(de Maxwel
de Carlauerok \ militi de & super impigneracione & in(} {(vadium
dimissione omniu(m) terrarum suarum de Carnsalach de macolme holme(}
{(& de perys hede cum omnibus \ le(z) holmis suis iacent(ibus) ex
vtraq(ue)(} {(parte aque de Nyth Necnon de le heefeildis prout
iacentb(us) a metis(} {(& diuisis de le kyrktoun~ vsque ad metas
et diuisas \ de dusquen(} {(et a metis et diuisis terre abbatis
de darquhongale vsq(ue) ad metas(} {(& diuisas de Achincrech &
de Burnskathe cum omnibus pertine(n)ciis(} {(suis \ p(ro) quadringentis
marcis bone & vsualis monete regni Scocie(} {(in quibus idem
(j)ohannes prefato herberto tenetur pro maritagio(} {(katerine filie
sue de \ mandato nostro visas lettas inspectas & diligenter(}
{(examinatas . Non vasas non abolitas non cancellatas . S(z) o(mn)i
vicio(} {(& suspicione carentes intellex\isse ad plenum in hec
uerba .(} be# #it made knawin til al men thrw yir prese(n)t(z) l(ett)res
me (j)ohn~±Steuart lorde of dalswintoun til# #hafe wedset & laide
in wed al {\} my landis of Carnsalauch w^t macolm±holm~ & perishede
w^t al ye holmis of myne lya(n)d on aithir side of ye wat(er) of Nith
& hee feildis yat is to sai ye merkis {\} & ye meris of ye kirktoun
to y^e merk(is) & meris of dusquen & fra ye meris of ye abbotis
land of Corsraguel to ye meris of Achincrech & to ye meris of
Burnskath {\} w^t al ye app(er)tena(n)ce(z) p(er)tena(n)d to ye Rude±landis
{.} to s(er) herbert of maxwel knycht ye son and ye aire of s(er)
Robert of maxwel lorde of Carlauerok for four hundreth {\} mark
of vsuel money of ye kinrike of Scotlande yequhilk i aw til him
for ye mariage of katerine mi dochtir {.} Til# #halde & til#
#hafe ye forsaide landis with {\} al app(er)tenance(z) als# #wele
nocht ne(m)mit as ne(m)mit als# #wele vndre erde as aboue {.} in hauking
in fyschi(n)g in fouling in wais in roddis in vivaris in stank(is)
{\} i(n) muris in marras in woddis in feildis in peteerde in colehuch
in mylnis in multris in courtis & eschetis in seruice of me(n) &
of al vthir proffitis eseme(n)t(is) {\} & (com)modites & fredome(z) yat
p(er)tenis in ony tyme or mai pertene to ye forsaide(z) landis {.}
til ye forsaide s(er) herbert his airis or assignes {.} freli withoute
oni again\# #call#ing [?] [?]at {=hole in ms=} (j) {.} or myne airis
assithe ye saide four hundreth mark to ye saide s(er) herbert his
airis or assignes {.} in sant mary kirk of Carlauerok on {\}
ye he a[?] {[alter[} [?] [?] [?]ai {[day[} betuix ye son rising &
ganging to rest Gifand and grantand al ye proffitis malis & rentis
of ye saide landis to y^e saide s(er) herbert {\} his air[?] {[heirs[}
[?] [?]gne(z) {[assignees[} for his help and consale before to me
done And alswa grantis yat ye saide s(er) herbert sal pesabli (j)oise
& hafe ye saide mi landis with {\} ye ap[?]nce(z) sevin yhere eftir
ye paiment of ye last peny of ye four hundreth mark beforesaide
{.} And (j) ye saide (j)ohn~ and myne airis sal warand {\} & defe[n][?]
[?] [?]de mi landis w^t ye p(er)tenance(z) til ye saide s(er) h[?]rbert
his airis or assigne(z) againe al me(n) & wome(n) quhil ye saide four
hundreth mark as is befor\saide b[?] {[be[} [?]eli {[fully[} payit
& assithit And gif it hapnis as god forbede it do ye saide s(er)
herbert his airis or assigne(z) to# #be distroubelit thrw me or
myne airis or {\} ony [?] ye saide landis or pertinence(z) {.} (j)
oblis my landis of grenan liand within glenken yequhilk (j) halde
in chefe of ye forsaide s(er) Robert of {\} max[w][?] [?]d a~l vthir
mi landis & possessions yequhilkis (j) hafe within ye kinrike of
Scotlande to# #be distreignit {.} and al {.} ye proffitis in
his vse {\} to# #be [?] [?]ut {"without"} oni leve of seculer {>ins>}
or {>end>} of halikyrk at ye forsaid s(er) herbertis wil his airis
or assigne(z) for a hundir mark yhere be yhere {.} quhil it be {\}
als# #w[?] {[well[} [?]thit {[assythed[} and payit to ye saide s(er)
herbert his airis o[?] {[or[} assignes of al costis ganging betwene
skathis & expensis {.} as of ye principale det And yat {\} al
yir [?]tis taille(z) & condicions sal leleli and treuli be kepit
(j) oblis me be my gude faithe but fraude or gile or ony excepcioun
or demande (j)n {\} ye wit[?] {[witness[} of yequhilk±thng {=sic=}
(j) hafe put to my sele at dalswintoun ye tend dai of Auguste {.}
ye yhere of our lorde m^l~ {.} CCC {.} four Score & sex {(Quas
(etc)(} {\\}