{=Maxwell-Herries Papers=} Be (j)t kende till all me(n) be yir {.}
p(rese)nt l(ett)res ws s(s)^r alex^r±stewart & alex^r±stewart son~ &
appaerand ayr to ye said s(s)^r alex^r to# #be±cu(m)my(n) me(n) {\} ande
s(er)vandis in ma(n)rent & s(er)uice bath in peace & in weyr till ane"
nobile lord (j)ohn~ lord maxwell for maryage to# #be made betuix
{\} ye said Lord & agnes±stewart docht(er) to me ye saide s(s)^r
alex^r & sist(er) to me ye said alex^r yat we sal# #be till him
leill & trew & noy(er) {\} her(e) his scath nor se it bot we sall
lett it at our(e) power(e) & gife we may no^t we sall warne him in
all possibile hast Ande {\} gif he ask(is) ws ony counsale we sall
gif him ye best we can ande gif he schawis ws ony consale we sall
(con)seill (j)t Ande {\} at we sall take ane" afaulde vpry^t p(ar)t
with him in all his honest & lefull causis & querell(is) fyrst &
befor(e) all yat leyf & dee {\} may except our(e) allegeanc(is) till
our(e) sou(er)ane" lord ye king ande our(e) s(er)uice till ane" nobile
& my^t^j lord Pat(ri)k Erle of bothuell {\} (j)n witnes(s) her(e)off
to yis our(e) lett(er) of ma(n)rent & s(er)uice lelely & treuly to# #be
kepit & till (j)ndur(e) for all ye tyme & t(er)mes of sevyn (z)er(is) next
& i(n)mediat folowande ye date of yer present(is) (j) ye said s(s)^r alex^r
hace sett to my seill And (j) ye said alex^r be±cause (j) had {\}
na seill p(ro)pir(e) of myne" aw(i)ne p(rese)nt (j) haue with instance p(ro)curit
ye seill of ye saide s(s)^r alex^r my fadir for me to be put to
yir present(is) {\} at carlau(er)ok ye xv day of ye moneth of feb(rua)rij
(z)er(e) of god (j)^m±CCCC four(e) scor(e) & ten~ befor(e) yer witnes(s)
s(s)^r petir±stewart chapellan~ {\} (j)ohn~±m^cdowell & (j)ohn~ of crawfurde
with vy(er)is diu(er)is(s) {\\}