{Lennox Charters and Letters} {Inchmurrin} {(TRANSSUMPTUm & datu(m)
IN Copiam per me notariu(m) infrasc(ri)ptu(m))} {(VICESEmOPriMO die
MENSis (j)ulij Anno d(o)m(ini) mille(simo) quadri(n)ente(simo))} {(SEPUAGEntesimo
TERTIO (j)ndict(i)o(n)e sext(a) pontific(atus) s(anc)tissi(mi) in)} {(chriSTO
PatRIS ac d(o)m(ini) n(ost)ri d(o)m(ini) sixti d(iuin)a p(ro)uiden(cia) \ pape)}
{(QUARTI anno s(e)c(un)do Tenor sequitur in hac forma)} Yis (j)ndentur(e)
made at (j)nche±muryn ye sevintein day of Februar(e) ye (z)er(e) of grace
(j)^m±iij^c foure# #score & ellevyn Beris witnes that it is acordit
{\} betuene Nobil & michti lordis s(er) Robert Erle of fiffe
on ye±ta# #part and s(er) Duncane Erle of ye lleuenax on ye±toy(er)
part in manere as folowis that is to say y^t s(er) murthow sone"
& ayre to ye forsaid {\} Erle of fife sal haue to wif (j)sabel
ye eldast docht(er) of ye said Erle of ye leuenax & sal indow hir
in ye barony of ye Redhall w^t ye apportenant(is) in tenandri &
in demayn (j)tem it is acordit {\} y^t ye said Erle of ye lleuenax
sal resigne vp in our(e) lord ye king(is) hand al his Erldome of
ye Lleuenax w^t ye apportenant(is) to# #be enfeffit agane of his
said Erldome til him & til his ayris male {\} gottin or forto#
#be gottin lachfully of his body ye±quhilk(is) fal(z)eand to ye said
s(er) Murthow & (j)sabel & to ye langare levand of yai(m) & to ye ayris
to# #be gotti(n) betuene yai(m) ye±quhilk(is) fale(z)and to ye {\} nest
& lachful ayris of ye forsaid Erle of ye leuenax & to ye fulfilling
of yis taillie ye forsaid Erle of fife sal purches ye king(is)
assent & walter(e)±Alownys±son~ys fadir to ye said Erle of ye
leuenax {\} (j)t(e)m it is acordit yat in ye case gif it happyn(i)s
ye said Erle of leuenax til haue ayris of his body male or thruch
aue(n)ture him±selui(n) happyn to# #be to mary & ye said Erle of
fife haue a docht(er) to# #be maryit {\} ye said Erle of ye leuenax
or his ayris male sal haue to wife that dochter And gif ye said
Erle of fife happyn(i)s til haue na dochter yan to mary ye said
Erle of ye leuenax or his ayris male sal haue to {\} wife a nest
cosyne of ye said Erllis of fife at his assignacion or ye said
s(er) Murthowis but d[y]sparaging of ye said Erle of ye leuenax
or of his ayris male (j)t(em) it is acordit yat ye said Erle of ye
{\} lleuenax and his ayris male gif he ony gett(is) as is beforsaid
sal paye to ye said Erle of fife or til s(er) Murthou his sone"
for ye mariage of ye said (j)sabel his docht(er) twa thousand marc(is)
of sterling(is) p(ro)porc(i)onaly {\} at ye resonable terme(z) as ye tyme(z)
happyn~is of ye±quhilk(is) twa thousand marc(is) ye forsaid Erle
of fife or s(er) Murthou his son~ sal alow to ye said Erle of
leuenax for ye mariage of his ayre male or {\} of him±seluen~
gif it happn(i)s {split in ms over inflexion} in maner(e) beforsaid
a thousand marc(is) of sterling(is) (j)t(e)m it is acordit that ye said
Erle of ye leuenax sal# #be substitute to deput to ye said Erle
of fife of ye (j)usteryis {\} of ye serefdome(z) of str[y]uelyne &
dunberta(n) of als# #mekle as p(er)tenis to ye lordschip of ye leuenax
als# #lang as ye Erle of fife has ya (j)usterie(z) and ye said Erle
of ye lenax sal haue thridpart ye p(ro)ffet {\} of al y^t ye said
Erle of fife has & may haue of ye said (j)usteryis of ye lord[s]chi[p]
of ye leuenax forsaid (j)t(e)m it is acordit y^t ye said Erle of
fife & s(er) murthou h(is) son~ sal# #be lele helpar(is) conseller(is)
suppou(n)alair(is) {\} promotour(is) & fury(er)ar(is) to ye said Erle of
ye leuenax in al his action(i)s caus(s) & querell(is) him twichand or
may twich~ as to yare aw(i)n p(ro)pire(z) cause(z) for ye terme(z) of yare
lyvis he livand be yai(m) & yare {\} counsale(z) & discrete men of
his aw(i)n counsale (j)t(e)m it is acordit that the said Erle of fife
sal mary ane of ye docht(er)is of ye said Erlle(z) of ye leuena[x]
Eli(z)abeth or Mergarete at his aw(i)n costage {\} in co(n)uenable
place(z) but disparaging of hir And ye said Erle of ye leuenax
& s(er) Murthou sal mary ye±toy(er) of his docht(er)is at thare costage
(j)t(e)m it is acordit yat ye forsaid Erle of fife or s(er) Murthou
{\} his sone" sal ma[k] to ye ayris male to# #be gottin betuene
ye said s(er) murthou & (j)sabel als# #mekle land heretable as ye
said Erle of ye leuenax has now in p(ro)pir in demayn~ ye±quhilk±thing(is)
abufin {\} writin leleli to kepe & to fulfill w^toute fraude or
gile ye forsaid Erle(z) & s(er) murthou has sworn yare bodily athis
apon~ ye haly eua(n)gell(is) and to y(ir) indentur(is) has set ent(er)changeabli
yare {\} selis day (z)ere & place forsaid {continues in Latin} {\\}
{Notarial devices and subscriptions of Alexander Foulis and Johannes
Kerd}