{=Maxwell-Herries Papers=} be it kende Till all me(n) be thir p(rese)n[?]
l(ett)res me Alexand(er)±steuart Son~ ande app(er)and ayr(e) to alexand(er)±steuart
of ye {\} garules to be bunde & oblist ande be yir p(rese)nt l(ett)res
& ye fa^t ande [?] [?]euthe {[truth]} in my(n) bodie lelelie ande
treulie {\} bind(is) & oblis(s) me in ma(n)rent & s(er)uic(e) ba^t in peix
ande in wei[?] {[war]} [?]ll {[till]} ane" Nob(i)le man~ (j)ohn~ lord
maxwell~ {\} y^t (j) sal# #be till hyme~ leill and trew to ye said
lorde ande (j) [?] {[shall]} [n]ouy(er) her(e) his sca^t nor(e) se# #it
bot (j) sall let {\} (j)t in {error for "and"} warn~ him i(n) all possibill
haste Ande geve he ask(is) [?] ony cou(n)nseill (j) sall geve him ye
best {\} yat (j) can~ & geve he schawis me ony (j) sall conseill it
an[d] (j) [s]all tak ane" afauld vpry^t p(ar)t wy^t {\} him i(n) all
his lefull honest caus(s) ande querell(is) at al [?] {[my]} gudlie
pouer~ first ande befor(e) all {\} vy(er)is y^t leve may or(e) dee may
{.} excepand my(n) allegia[?] [?] {[to]} o(ur) sou(er)ane" lord ye king
& my car\nale~ fay(er) alexand(er)±steuart forsaide for(e) all ye t(er)me
[?] [?]ymis of fife (z)er(is) next & inmediatly {\} folouande ye dait
of yir p(rese)nt(is) but fraude or(e) gyle [(j)n] wytnes of ye±quhilk±thing
to yis {\} my(n) lett(er) of ma(n)rentschip because (j) had na Seill
in p(re)[s][?]nc(e) of my(n) awyne~ wy^t i(n)stanc(e) (j) haf {\} p(ro)curit
ye seill of ye said alexand(er) my(n) fay(er) to be put at kirkm^choo
ye first day of ye mone^t {\} of august in ye (z)er(e) of god (j)MCCCC
lxxxvj (z)er(is) befor(e) yir wytnes (j)ohn~±m^cdowell tho(m)\steuart burges
of drumfrec(e) Rob±wallac(e) ande (j)ohn~±m^c±home~ no(ta)r wy^t vy(er)is
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