{Fleming of Wigtown} {ms badly damaged down rhs so that portions
at line-ends have been lost} Yis indenture made at Dunbertane
ye first day of ye moneth of Marche ye yhere of oure lorde a
thousand foure hundre sexti & foure [?] {[?bears[} {\} witnes yat
it is appoyntit & finaly concordit betuix honorable & mychti lord(is)
yat is to say Robert lorde fleymyng & Malcome±flemyn[g] [?] {\}
& apperand ayre for thai(m) thare ayris & successour(is) on ye±ta#
#part and Gilbert lord kennedy & (j)ohne"±kennedy his son & apperand
ayre for [?] {\} & successour(is) on yat±oyir part in furm~ manere
& effect as eftir folowis yat for als# #mekle as ye said lord
kennedy purchesit a brefe of M[?] {\} agan(i)s ye said lord flemyng
of fourti marc(is) worth of land of kirkintullach callit ye Estyrmanys
ye westyrmanys schirva bair(e) b[?] {\} & westir±gartschore liand
in ye barony of llenyhe within ye s(er)refdome of Dunbertane for
concorde amyte & frendschip betuix ye said lord(is) t[?] [?] {\} &
forto cesse al debat(is) ye sade lordis has (com)p(ro)mittit & faithfully
bundyn yai(m) yare ayris & successour(is) of al clame(z) querell(is) debat(is)
& richt(is) of ye sa[i][?] {\} land(is) & yare p(er)tine(n)t(is) to thir
p(er)son(i)s vndir# #writ#i(n) yat is to say (j)ohne" lorde lyndissay
of ye Byris s(er) Robert of leuyngston of Drumry s(er) {\} (j)ohne"±ross(s)
of ye halkhede s(er) Archbald of Dundas of yat ilk knycht(is) maist(er)
Dauid±guthre the(z)aurare til oure sou(er)ane lorde (j)ames±flemyng
of {\} ye borde Thom of ogiluy of clonay Alexander±bruys of
Erth and George of gonilaw burges of Edinburgh yat yai sal
abyde & vndirly yare {\} sentence conclusione" & deliu(er)ance of
ye richt p(ro)pirte & al oy(er) thing(is) y^t may folow apon ye said
land(is) w^t yare p(er)tine(n)t(is) And ye said person(i)s and {\} party
sal compere in Edinburgh in ye t[ol]buth of yat ilk on friday
ye xxvj day of ye moneth of Aprile nest±tocu(m) at ten hour(is) before
none {\} & thare ye said person(i)s sal# #be sworne" in p(rese)ns
of ye said partyis to deliuyr conclude & end & for finale sentence
to# #be geui(n) quhilk of ye said part(is) {\} has maste richt to
ye said fourti marc(is) worth of land with yare p(er)tinent(is) or ye
said p(er)son(i)s or partyis pass(s) of ye said toune" of Edinburgh
eftir yare {\} cu(n)nyng conscience & knaulege And quhom agane
ye sentence be geui(n) yat party sal neu(er) he na his ayris nor successour(is)
be herd in (j)ugeme(n)t {\} na law in tyme to cum And gif ye said
deliuerance & sentence be geui(n) agane ye lorde flemyng ye lord
kennedy sal gif til him his ayris or {\} assigne(z) ye some" of
thre hundir marc(is) of vs[?][a]le mone of scotland to# #be payit
in yis manere eftir folouand yat is to say fifti pund(is) at witsonday
{\} nest eftir ye gevin of {corr from &} deliu(er)ance of ye said
sentence & fifti pund(is) at martymes in wintir nest yare±eftir
folouand & sa furth fifti pund(is) terme {\} in term quhil ye said
some" of thre hundir marc(is) be fulleli content & payit to ye said
lorde flemyng his ayris or assigne(z) And gif it sall happi[?] {\}
ye sentence & deliuerance to# #be made & geuyn agane ye said lord
kennedy ye said lord flemyng sal gif to ye said lord kennedy his
ayris or assign[?] {\} ye some" of thre hundir marc(is) of vsuale
mone in like wise at ye terme(z) before writin for his cost(is) &
expens(s) made in folouyng of ye sad[?] [?] {\} And gif it happyn(i)s
ony of ye said part(is) to# #be absent ye said day & place ye (j)ug(is)
sal p(ro)cede in±to ye cause nothtwithstanding ye absenc[?] {\} And
gif ony of ye said (j)ug(is) be resonable cause be absent to ye nowmyr
of ane or twa sevyn of yai(m) yat comper(is) sal tak ye forsaid [?]
{\} to yai(m) & deliuyr y(ar)apon as yai war al p(rese)nt And atoure
ye said lordis & thare said son(i)s oblis(s) & bind(is) yai(m) ilka(n) til
othir for al [?] {\} lyvis in frendschip fauour(is) & hartly kindnes
in sic manere as yai yare frend(is) think(is) maste co(n)uenient & l(ett)res
to# #be mad[e] [?] {\} And ilka(n) of ye said lord(is) sal but fraude
or gile do al yare diligence for ye bringing of ye said p(er)son(i)s
jug(is) beforsaid to ye [?] {\} ye said cause to ye said day & place
And atoure it is acordit for ye mare hartful frendschip to# #be
kepit & had betuix ye said [?] {\} sone" & apperand ayris yat is
to say ye said Malcom±flemyng & (j)ohne"±kennedy yat ye son & apperand
ayre of ye said [?] {\} willing mary & haue to wife ye eldaste
dothtir of ful bed of ye said (j)ohne"±kennedy An in like wise
ye son & apper[?] [?] {\} And in like wise ye son & apper[?] [?]
{\} (j)ohne"±kennedy sal god willing mary & haue to wife ye eldast
docht(er) of ful bed of ye said Malcom at yare cu(m)ing til [?] {\}
to say ye men of xiiij yhere & ye wemen of xij And gif it faleyhis
of ye son(i)s & docht(er)is yat now ar ye son(i)s & ay[?] [?] {\} yat
god send(is) of lachful age sal mary in like wise sa yat yare agis
be co(n)uenient & in like no^t ane excedand an[?] [?] {\} ay quhil
ye said Malcom & (j)ohne" haue sone & docht(er)is beand on lyne &
of ye forsaid age And gif it happyn(i)s [?] {\} til haue ane±oy(er)
docht(er) mare (con)uenient to [?] son of ye said malcom yan ye eldast
y[?] said Malcom {\} son to [?] {\} wthtir like±as he suld haue
[?] {hole in ms} And mare±atoure ye said [?] {hole} lord flemyng
& Malcom [?] {\} Gilbert lord kennedy & (j)ohne" his son [?]d(is)
{[binds]} & oblis(s) yai(m) yat yai sal no^t [?] na posession(i)s nor
land(is) [?] {\} day of ye making of yir l(ett)res saufing gif it stand(is)
yai(m) of necessite or [?] [?]g p(ri)sonar(is) yai sal [?] {\} analye twenti
marc(is) worth of land fra yai(m) & yare ayris And gif it happyn(i)s
as god forbeid it do ye said [?] {\} be ony of ye said part(is) in
yare defalt(is) ye party yat ye defalt is fundyn in sal pay & content
to ye±toy(er) party a [?] {\} vsuale mone of scotland be cause of
yare cost(is) scathis & expens(s) Of ye±quhilk yai sal gif yare obligacion(i)s
in gi[?] [?] {\} & to# #be confermyt of ye king And gif ony ferthir
alienacione" be made be ony of ye said part(is) yan ye said twenti
[?] {\} said ye party yat analyis sal pay to ye±tothir als# #mekle
mone as ye land is of vale within fourti daye(z) eftir y[?] [?] {\}
to ye party of ye±quhilk baith ye partyis sal gif til oy(er)is yare
obligacion(i)s in maste strate furme" Alsa it is appoy[?] [?] {\}
of ye said part(is) ye forsaid land(is) of kirkintullach be adiugit
to ye son & dothtir cu(m)and til age sal haue ye land(is) in [?] {\}
to thai(m) & thare ayris & ye±toy(er) party in like wise sal mak als#
#mekle land(is) as ye said fourti marc(is) worth is [?] {\} int(er)feftme(n)t
to ye son & docht(er) of ye±toy(er) part & to yare ayris in like wise
at ye (com)pleting of ye mariage and ye said [?] {\} of land to remane
in ye mene±tyme with ye party yat yai sal# #be adiugit to quhil
ye cu(m)ing of y[?] [s]aid barnys [?] {\} ye completing of ye said
mariage as s[?]d is And at al yir condicion(i)s before writin sal
lelli tr[?] be obs(er)u[?] [?] {\} irreuocabli for thai(m) thare ayris
& successour(is) for±euyrmare in tyme cu(m)ing ye said part(is) ar ob[?]
[?] ye haly [?]a(n)g[?] {\} twichyt {T in inflex corr from ng} & has
geui(n) yare bodily athis And yai sal mak euident(is) hereapon in
sekirast wis[?] [?] be sene be ye {\} partyis maste expedient but
in(con)ue[n]ienc(e) And for ye mare sekyrnes ye said Robert lord
[flem][?] [?] [?]lcom his son {\} with a consent & assent has p(ro)curit
[with] instance ye sele of a noble lord (j)ohne lord dernle (j)ustici(ar)
til oure sou(er)ane lorde {\} sittand in (j)ugeme(n)t to# #be to# #put
to ye part of yis indenture remanand w^t ye said lord kennedy
And ye said lord kennedy {\} for him & (j)ohne has put to [?] sele
to ye part of yis inde(n)ture remanand w^t ye said l[?]d flemyng
ye day {\} (z)ere moneth & place forsaid (j)n p(rese)ns of ry^t noble
& my^tti lord(is) androu lorde Annidale cha[?]lare of scotland [?]
[?]e {\} lord leuyngston (j)ames lord hamilton[e] Alexand(er) lord
kilmaur(is) (j)ohne" lord su(m)myruile Robert lord lile Gilbert±kennedy
of {\} bargri(n)ny willia(m)±edmonston of duntreth s(er) (j)ohne of Culquhone
of y^t ilk kny^t (j)ohne of lenax & patric of Culquhone {\} w^t
oy(er) sindri {top of lh seal} {text to right of seal} Ande for
ye mare securite hereof becaus(s) ye said (j)ohn~±ke(n)nedy wes no^t
p(rese)nt ye day of ye {\} makyn of yis compromys(s) ye said (j)ohn~
has {ins} set {end} to his sele to ye part of yis e(n)de(n)tour &
y(ar)attour {\} ye haly ewa(n)gelis tuichit has gevin his bodely {ins}
aith {end} to obs(er)ue kepe & fulfill for him his aieris {\} &
assignais all thi(n)g(is) co(n)tenit i(n) yis co(m)p(ro)mys(s) at Edinburgh~
ye xxvj day of aprile ye (z)ere {\} of o(ur) lord M±cccc±lx^v (z)eris
& y(ar)atto(ur) has subsc(ri)uit wi^t h(is) av(i)n hande {\\} {fragments
of second seal below text on rhs}