{Lennox Charters and Letters} Thir Endentour(is) made at glasgw
ye xviij day of ye moneth~ of maij the (z)her of gode a# #thousande
four hundreth~ and nynty (z)her(is) {.} (j)t is appoyntit concordit
& fynaly endit {\} betuix a nobill & a mythy lorde (j)hone~ Erle
of leuenax & lorde dernle~ and mathow±stewarde his son~ & apperande
ayer on ye±ta part And elesabeth~ of menteth~ ye spous(s) of wmqwhile
{\} (j)ohne~±napar of merchynston~ as ane of ye p(er)sonar(is) & ayeris
of ye sade Erldome~ and archibalde±napar hir son~ & apperande
ayr on ye±toy(er) part {.} Anent(is) y^e diuisione~ & dep(ar)tisyng
of ye {\} sade Elesabethis part & portione~ of ye land(is) of y^e
sade Erldome~ of ye leuenax {.} And al[s]ua for hir part of
ye p(ro)fit & co(m)moditivis yat mytht fall till hir or till hir ay[e]r(is)
of ye sup(er)iorite ande {\} tenandry of ye free±tena(n)d(is) of ye
sade Erldome be ward(is) mariag(is) relevis court(is) eschet(is) of court(is)
be resovn~ of sup(er)iorite profitt(is) of blanchfermys offic(is) of
h(er)etage aduocaco(n)is [d][?][n]aco(n)is off {\} kyrk(is) chapellis p(rese)ntaco(n)is
of p(ro)uestriis chanonnys p(ar)sonag(is) chaplanriis and other p(at)ronag(is)
quhatsu(m)euir(e) Apon ye±quhilk(is) it is agreit [?] [?] {=ms damaged=}
of fynale concorde betuix ye p(ar)tys forsade {\} to stand for tha(m)
and yar ayer(is) p(er)petualy in maner forme & effec as eft(er) folouys
{.} yat is to say y^t ye sade elesabeth~ of menteth~ wyth~ expres(s)
(con)sent & assent of ye sade archbalde±napar hir son~ & {\} apperande
ayr has gyffyn~ oure dischargit renu(n)cit & quitclamyt And be
yis p(rese)nt wryt giff(is) our discharg(is) renu(n)cis & quytclamys to
ye sade (j)ohn~ Erle of leue^x and hir ayer(is) p(er)petualy to {\}
reman~ all rytht clame & titill als weile petitour as possessour
yat scho or hir ayer(is) had has or mytht have in or to ye p(ro)fytt(is)
co(m)moditivis(s) or reuenousis {=sic=} of ye sup(er)iorite {\} & tenandry
of ye ferde part of ye sade Erldome~ of ye leuenax p(er)tenyng
to hir as ane of ye p(er)sonar(is) and ayer of ye sade Erldome yat
mytht fall or p(er)teyn~ til# #hir as ward(is) ma\ryag(is) relevis court(is)
& eschaet of court(is) of fretena(n)d(is) proffitt(is) & blanchfermys
p(at)ronag(is) of kyrk(is) b(e)nficiis & chaplanriis wyth accident(is) &
casualiteys p(er)tenyng" to ye sup(er)io^t^e {\} of ye sade erldome
quhatsu(m)euir {.} For ye±quhilk(is) ye sade (j)ohn~ erle of leuenax
has grantit & promittit {.} and be yis p(rese)nt writ grant(is) &
promitt(is) and consent(is) to gyfe specyfe and {\} assig {=sic=}
to ye sade Elesabethe~ & to hir ayer(is) {,} for hir part and portione~
of ye propirte of ye sade E^rldome {=R inserted=} {,} ye hale
ferdpart of ye p(ro)pirte to±gidd(er) wyth~ fyschyng" in watt(er)is
& lowys {\} wodd(is) & ylis millis multuris and sequelis yarof accordyng"
to ye sade ferdpart of profyt in propirte {.} And sall mak ye
ferdpart and quart(er) p(er)tenyng" to hir to be lade and assignyt
{\} hale and to±gedd(er) be ye selfe {.} And yat part to be made
and assignyt to hir be vigour & auctorite of ye kyng(is) breff(is)
of dep(ar)tisyng" and eft(er) ye forme of yai(m) {.} And attour for
y^e caus(s) {\} abon~ expremyt the sade Erle of leuenax & lorde
dernle~ sal infetht be chart(er) & sesing ye sade elesabeth h(er)etably
to hir & hir ayer(is) {.} in fyve pund(is) worth of lande of aulde
{\} extent lying next adiacent to ye sade ferdpart & quart(er) {.}
quhilk sal# #be made & assignyt to ye sade Elesabeth in gude
& profitable~ [la]nd(is) in competable~ place to be haldyn~ of y^e
sade {\} Erle of leuenax and his ayer(is) in blanchferm~ as affer(is)
for a# #peny {.} And gif it sall happyn~ ye sade fyve pund(is)
worth of land [?] at [s]al# #be [g]yffyn~ be ye s[?][d]e E[rl][?]
[?]e[?] [?]nde {\} Elesabeth~ to fall[?] in ye pa[?]t {[payment?[}
and quart(er) ye±quhilk (j)ohn~ of haldan~ {>ins>} or his aer(is) {>end>}
{=see note at end of text=} hapnys t[o] record Than ye sade Erle
or his ayer(is) sal infetht h(er)etabilly ye sade Elesab[et]h or
hir ayer(is) {\} in als mekyll als gude lande next lyande and adiacent
to ye sade elesabeth(is) awn~ land(is) of ye sade Erlys awn~ part
to be br[u]kit be hir & hir ayer(is) as sad is A[n]d gyff [i]t
{\} sal# #happyn~ yat in ye quart(er) & ferdp(ar)t to be assignit
to ye sade Elesabeth~ {,} or in ye fyve pund(is) worth~ of land(is)
yat sal# #be gyffyn~ til# #hir be ye sade Erle yat y(ar) be ony
gyftis {\} made donacon~ fewfermys {.} or assedacon~is to ony
p(er)sone or p(er)sounys be ye sade Erle {=sic=} yat he sall mak
yai(m) free & Discharg(e) yai(m) of all ya[t] sa yat scho may frely
occupy ande {\} maneur ye sade hale quart(er) & fyve pund(is) worth~
of land(is) at hir wyll & pl[es]yr(e) {.} to hir vtilite & proffit
And attour it is accordit betuix y^e sade partis yat gif ony
{\} of yai(m) sal# #be constren(z)heit be neyde or othir±ways to sell
a(n)naly or wedsett ony of yar partis yat it sal# #be efferit ilkan~
of yai(m) till other(is) apon~ resonable~ & sobyr price {.} {\} lyk±as
yaj ar avysit to tak yarfor at ony othir p(ar)ty befor±at yaj be
saulde or analyit be ony oy(er) hand(is) And marattour {.} yaj ar
agreyt {,} yat nouy(er) of yai(m) sall mak {\} assedaco(n)is nor sett
y(ar) land(is) to lord(is) nor strange men duellande outwyth~ ye Erldome
of ye leuenax {,} to ye hurt dampnag(is) or scathis yat ony of partys
my {=sic=} susteyn~ {\} yarthrow {.} And fynaly yat ye sade Erle
& mathov his sone~ sall {,} for ye fauour(is) schawyn~ in this concorde
helpe supple manteyme & defende ye sade Elesabeth~ {\} and archbalde
hir son~ & thar(e) ayer(is) in all yar causis leyfull & honest {.}
And in speciale in ye pessable~ brukyng" & possedyng" of hir
quart(er) of ye leuenax & land(is) {\} befor expremyt in all thyng(is)
but fraude or gyle (j)n wytnes of ye±quhilk±thing to yis part Remanande
wyth ye Erle of leuenax & mathow his sone {\} ye sade Elesabetht
& archibalde his {=sic=} son~ has gert hyng" to yar seylis day
& place forsade And subscribit wyth y(ar) hand(is) befor yir wytnes(s)
laurens lorde {\} olyphant robert±[leddell] mast(er) (j)ohn~±stevard
p(ar)sone(is) of kyrkynny[r] mast(er) Richarde±lawsone (j)ohne ye Ros(s)
& (j)ohn~ of halkerston~ wythe other(is) diuers(s) {=subscriptions=}
{)Ele(z)abetht=mentetht Archibald=Nap(er))} {=In rh bottom corner
a note=} {(Ego dauid Rede not(ariu)s in \ p(re)mis(is) hec verba interli(ni)ata
\ i(n) xix^o(} {(line a principio \ v(idelicet) or his areis app(ro)bo
\ & ratifico cu(m)(} {(p(re)missie . \ teste ma(n)u p(ro)p(ri)a &c(etera)(}
{=the vernacular phrase in this annotation are underlined=}