{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} {=Balloch=} Yir(e) (j)ndentur(is) made
at ye ballach y^e xviij day of y^e mo(n)the of octob(e)r ye (z)eir(e)
of g(ra)ce m^l~±cccc^m^o and y^e fyfft contenis and ber(is) witnas(s)
y^t (j)t is {\} acordit betwein s(er) du(n)cane Erle of ye levinax
on ye±ta part and s(er) will(i)a(m) of cony(n)gh(a)m lord of kilmawr(is) and
s(er) robart of maxwell {\} lorde of caldorwod w^t ye consent and
ye assent of m(ar)gret and elisabeth yair(e) spous(s) y^e docht(er)r(is)
of qwhilom s(er) robart of danielston~ {\} on ye±toy(er) part (j)n maneir(e)
as(s) folowis yat is for±to wit y^t ye forsaid Erle sal chart(er)
and conferme ye forsaid(is) s(er) will(i)ame & s(er) rob(er)t {\} and yair(e)
forsaid(is) spous(s) and yair(e) air(is) cvma(n)d betwey(n) yaime of y^e land(is)
of achincloch with yair(e) apportena(n)s(s) y^t qwhilom~ warr(e) (j)one
{\} of achinclochis (j)n lachful furme efft(er) ye condisc(i)on made
betwein ye said part(is) alsa (j)t is acordit y^t ye forsaid(is) s(er)
will(i)a(m) and s(er) {\} robart w^t ye consent and ye assent of yair(is)
forsaid spous(s) has sett and to ferme latyn to ye forsaid erle
for al ye terme of ye said erlis lyffe al yair(e) Land of errachymor
of (j)nchecallach of achawle and of (j)nchefad w^t yair(e) apportena(n)s(s)
and al oy(er) proffit(is) Lang\and to ye said land(is) and (j)lis or
may Lang in tyme to cvm for ye said erlis lyf±tyme w^t al oy(er)
(j)lis langand to ye for\±said s(er) will(i)a(m) and s(er) robart and to
yair spous(s) forsaid(is) beand within lochlomo(n)d (j)n ye tyme of ye
making of yir(e) (j)ndentour(is) {\} for twelfe penys of syluyr yheir(e)
be yheir(e) [t]o be payd as(s) male at twa t(er)mys of ye yheir(e) be
evynly porc(i)onis y^t is to say [wit]\sonday and martimes(s) (j)n wint(er)
to ye forsaid s(er) will(i)a(m) and s(er) robart or til yair(e) spous(s) or
yair(e) air(is) or assigneijs gyff it beis {\} ask[i]t [?] [?]e kirke
of (j)nchecallach with ye [?]ff[?] and ye pat(ro)nage of ye said kirk
of (j)nch[e]callach alse oft as it [h]app[?] to {\} be vacand within
ye said erlis Lyfe±[?] [?] y[?]e [?] [?] gyff it at his lyking alsa
it is a[?]rd[?]t betwein ye said part(is) at ye {\} forsaid erle sal
novyir(e) gyf na Selle na analy of ye [w]odd(is) of ye forsaid(is)
(j)lis but Leyfe and assent of yai(m) y^t ye wod[?] {\} aw bot til
ye said erlis awyn prop(er) oyse in co(n)uenable maner(e) {hole in ms}
and ye forsaid(is) s(er) will(i)a(m) and s(er) robart sal have yair(e) awyn
{\} w[?][d]d(is) to yair(e) awyn propir(e) oyse at yair(e) [?]in l[y]kyng
in lyke maner(e) alsa ye forsaid s(er) [?]il(i)a(m) and s(er) robart w^t
ye ase(n)t {\} and ye consent of yair(e) forne(m)nit spous(s) has releschit
rem^ttyt and forgiffin for yai(m) and yair(e) air(is) to ye forsaid
erle and {\} til his ayr(is) al ward(is) {.} marag(is) and relevis y^t
qwhilom~ walt(er)±awlason~ ye forsaid(is) erlis fadir(e) was oblist
and haldin til s(er) {\} ro[bar]t of danielston~ and til his air(is)
execu[?]r(is) and assigne[?] be he(n)gand Selis alse weil payd as vnpaijd
alsa (j)t is acordit {\} ama(n)g ye said part(is) at ye forsaid s(er)
will(i)a(m) and s(er) robart sal ger(e) yair(e) wiff(is) be oblist and sworn~
to ye fulfilling and {\} Sikirnase of al yir(e) forsaid conand(is)
for [?]ai(m) and for yair(e) air(is) be yair(e) l(ett)ris and yair(e) Selis
and yair(e) bodily athe qwhil y^e {\} s[?]de erle be sykire of ye
forsaidis Land(is) and (j)lis as(s) is befor writin for his lyfe±tyme
alsa (j)t is acord^t amang ye said p(ar)t(is) {\} at ye said Setting
and maling sal nocht Ryn ye said s(er) will(i)a(m) na s(er) robart na
[?] {[their[} wiff(is) na tyl yayr(e) air(is) in hurting {\} na in p(re)iudise
bot as(s) a# #mal#ar(e) yir(e) forsaid (j)ndentur(is) beande of na valow
efft[?]r(e) ye dissese of ye forsaide erle and {\} to ye mar(e) Sykyrte
and fulfilling of al yir(e) point(is) and articul(is) in yir(e) (j)ndentur(is)
conten^t ye forsaid part(is) twochit {\} ye haly ewangelis gaf bodily
athe to halde ferme and stabil but fraude and gyle doute and myrknas(s)
and to ye {\} mare witnas(s) ent(er)changabilly ye fors[ai]d(is) part(is)
has Set to yair(e) Selis ye yheir(e) day and plase beforsaid w^t
yir(e) {\} wit^n^ase vmfray of cvlqwone lord of lusse du(n)cane±cambale
lorde of gavnane gibbon~ of galbrath Robart of colqwhone {\}
[(j)one] of houburn and mony oyir(e) {\\}