{Errol and Bannerman Muniments} Thyr(e) (j)ndento(uris) made At the
Abbaye of Lundor(is) ye fourtene" day of ye monetht of october(e)
ye (z)her(e) of god a thousande four# #hu(n)dretht authty and {\} fywe
(z)her(is) betuix nobile and mythty lord(is) George erlle of Rothes(s)
lord leslee on ye±ta p(ar)t And wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle on ye±toy(er)
p(ar)t {\} (j)n man(er) and form~ as eft(er) folowis yat is to saye yat
batht ye sade lord(is) ar bundyn~ ilkan~ till vy(er) in lawtee and
kyndnes(s) And al yar(e) {\} actionis caus(s) and querelis lefulle
and honest sal be ane" but deseu(er)yng" endurande y(ar) liftymis
als welle for y(ar) kyne" and y(ar) frend(is) {\} as for yar(e)±selff
(j)t(e)m it is acordit y^t ye sade wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle sal god
villand maree and haff to wiffe Ele(z)abetht ye dotht(er) of {\}
ye sade george erlle of Rothes(s) And sal complete and ende ye
sade mariage alsson~ as god p(ro)uid(is) a dispensation~ to cu(m) fra
ye court {\} of Rome" And giff ye sade lord wil(z)a(m) erlle of
Arolle desyr(is) to complete mariage or ye dispensation~ cu(m) hame"
he sal mak sic ba(n)d(is) {\} of securite oy(er) of land(is) or(e) sowmes
of monee as ye sade lord george erlle of Rothes(s) can devis(s) but
i(n)co(n)uenient(is) And quhat cost(is) {\} or expens(s) yat beis made
apon~ ye dispensation~ bry(n)ing" hame" batht ye sade lordis sal
paye elyke ye±tan~ ye±ta halff and ye±\toyer ye±toy(er) halffe And
for ye±quhilk mariage completyn~ and lauthtfully endyng" and fulfillyng"
ye sade lorde george erlle of {\} Rothes(s) sal content and paye
to ye sad lord wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle ye Sowm~ of ane thousande
m(ar)k(is) of gude and vsualle monee {\} of scotlande to±gidd(er) and
apon~ a daye at ye lauthtfulle co(m)pletyn~ of ye sade mariage or
w^tin fourty days y(ar)±eft(er) And fail(z)^eand {\} ye payme(n)t of
ye sade a thousand mark(is) ye sade lord george erlle of Rothes(s)
sal infeft ye sad lord [w]il(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle w^t {\} chart(er)
and possession~ of fyfty mark(is) wortht of lande i(n) a co(m)petande
place liande w^tin scotlande ye±quhilk chart(er) of infeftment {\}
sal be made be ye sade george erlle of Rothes(s) to ye sade lorde
wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle and to ye sade Ele(z)abetht ye dotht(er)
of {\} ye sade george erlle of Rothes(s) and to ye ayr(is) to b[?]
[g]oti(n) betuix yai(m) And fail(z)eande y(ar)of to ye nerrest and mast
lauthtfulle ayr(is) {\} of ye sade wil(z)a(m) erlle of [Arolle] [?][h][?][t]±[s][?][(m)eu(er)]
{[whatsomever]} And [?]ur(e) ye sade wil(z)a(m) erl[?] [?]f Ar[o]lle
[?]l giff a Reu(er)sio[?]~ to ye sade george erlle {\} of Rothes(s)
and his ayr(is) i(n) lauthtf[?][ll] forme" to renu(n)[s] and giff our(e)
ye sade land(is) alsson and quhat tym ye saide george errle of {\}
Rothes(s) or his ayr(is) payis to ye said wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle
or to ye sade Ele(z)abetht his spous(s) giff scho luff(is) eft(er) hy(m)
or to ye {\} ayr(is) to be goti(n) betuix yai(m) or fa[l](z)eand y(ar)of
to ye n(er)rest and mast lauthtfulle ayr(is) to ye sade wil(z)a(m) erlle
of Arolle quhatsu(m)eu(er) {\} ye forsade sowm~ of a thousand mark(is)
eft(er) ye form~ and ye teno(ur) of ye reu(er)sion made y(ar)apon~ (j)t(e)m
it is apontit and acordyt {\} yat quhat tym ye sad fyfty m(ar)k(is)
wortht of lande w^t yar p(er)tenante beis redemyt and owtqwyt be
ye sad georg" erlle of {\} Rothes(s) or his ayr(is) ye forv(ri)tin
Sowm~ of a thousande mark(is) sal be layde on vy(er) land(is) to ye
vtilite and p(ro)ffyt of ye sade Ele(z)abeth[?] {\} and to ye ayr(is)
to be gotin betuix ye sad wil(z)am erlle of Arolle and hyr(e) and
na vy(er) wais till be disponyt And ye forvriti(n) {\} chart(er)is
and euident(is) sal be delyu(er)it i(n) ye Abbot of lundor(is) hand(is)
i(n) kepyng" w^t consent of batht ye p(ar)tis quhill fourty days {\}
be Ronnyng" eft(er) ye lauthtfulle completyn~ of ye sade mariage
And ye sade fourty days beand gan~ and complete and {\} ye forsad
sowm~ of ane thousande mark(is) vnpayit ye sad Abbot of lundor(is)
sall delyu(er) to ye sad lorde wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle {\} ye forsade
chart(er) and euident(is) w^tout ony lang(er) Delay but fraude or gylle
(j)t(e)m it is apontyt and acordyt yat giff yar nedis {\} ony Reformation~
to be made i(n) ony poynt(is) or articulis expedient and neidfulle
for ye gude of yis mater(e) it sal {[be] omitted} reformyt and {\}
amendit be {B corr from Y} ye avis(s) of ye forsade lord(is) and y(ar)
consalis w^tout i(n)co(n)uenient(is) And for ye obs(er)uyng" and kepyng"
and lautefulle fulfillyn~ {\} of al ye apontment(is) a±bon~ v(ri)tin
batht ye sade lord(is) haff giffin ye faithis of y(ar) bodeis ye haly
ewa(n)gellis twichit (j)n wit\nes(s) of ye±quhilk±thyng" [?] {[to the
part]} {hole in ms} of y(ir) (j)ndento(uris) to Raman~ w^t ye sade
lord george erlle of Rothes(s) ye sade lord wil(z)a(m) erlle of {\}
Arolle has sete to his Selle [?]d {[and]} to ye p(ar)t to raman~
w^t ye sade lord wil(z)a(m) erlle of Arolle ye sad lord georg" erlle
of Rothes(s) {\} h[?]s sete to his Sell[?] [?] {tear in ms} [and]
place befor v(ri)tin befor yir w[it]nes(s) A v[e]n[(er)]ab(i)le fad(er)
i(n) god And Abbo[?] of [lundor(is)] Laurens {\} lord oliphant Robert±[?]
[?] balgony {,} George of clapam of kerslogy (j)ames±olipha(n)t of
arquhail(z)^e mast(er) (j)ames±fenton {\} vicar(e) of tybyr(e)mor(e) Gilbert±haye
son and aperand hayr(e) {H scored through} to ye lard of artendrawtht
dauid±strayachqwhyn son~ & {\} aperand ayr to ye lard of thortwon~
{sic} and s(s)^r george±thomson p(ar)son of Rothes(s) w^t vy(er) diuers(s)
And for ye mar(e) sikk(er)nes(s) {\} yir (j)ndento(uris) subsc(ri)uit w^t
ba^t sade lord(is) hand(is) {\\} {signatures george Erle of rothes
\ wyl(z)am~ Erll \ ofF Eroll c(e)t(era)} {the second signature is
in an unpractised hand}