{Lennox Charters and Letters} Thys euidentur(e) maid at ye college
of bothwill ye ix day of ye moneth of ap(ri)le ye (z)er(e) of god a
thousand four(e)# #hu(n)dreth nynte and four(e) (z)er(is) (con)tenys & {\}
berys {.} suythfast# #witnes#yng y^t it is appu(n)ctuat & halely
concordyt {.} betuix ane" nobill and my^tty lorde (j)ames lorde
ha(m)mylton~ on ye±ta# #p(ar)t {.} Ande {\} ane" honorabill man mathow±stewart
son~ and apperand ayr(e) till rytht nobill and potent lorde (j)hon~
erle of lenax & lord dernlye on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t {.} {\} (j)n man(er)
and form~ as eft(er) followys {.} That is to# #say y^t ye said
mathow±stewart sal god willande lachfully haue i(n) mariage Eli(z)abeth±ha(m)myltone~
{\} syst(er) to ye said (j)ames lord ha(m)myltone~ {.} For ye±quhilk
mariage to# #be completit ye said (j)ames {.} lorde ha(m)mylton~ sal#
#gyfe chart(er) ande saysyn~ to ye saide {\} mathow {.} of all and
haill ye land(is) of ye halsyde lyande within ye barony of dru(m)mschargat
& {=corrected from Ss=} ye s(er)refdom~ of lanark ay and quhill
ye said {\} (j)ames lord ha(m)mylton~ his ayer(is) or assignais pay
to ye said mathow {.} his ayeris or assignais sex hundreth m(ar)c(is)
At yir termys vnd(er)# #w(ri)t#yn~ {\} or on a day {.} y^t is to
say {.} m(ar)tymes {.} nyxt eft(er) ye dait of yis writ ane" hundreth
pund(is) {.} And at ye nixt witsu(n)day y(ar)eft(er) {.} ane~ hundreth
pu(n)d(is) {\} And at ye m(ar)tymes nixt y(ar)eft(er) ane~ hundreth pund(is)
And at ye witsunday nixt y(ar)eft(er) {.} ane~ hundreth {.} pund(is)
i(n) (com)pleit pame(n)t of ye said sex {.} {\} hundreth m(ar)c(is) {.}
And gif (j)t hapi(n)nys {.} ye said (j)ames lorde ha(mil)ton" his ayer(is)
or assignais to fail(z)e i(n) ye pame(n)t of ye said sex hundreth m(ar)c(is)
{\} at ye termes abone" w(ri)tyn~ in all or in part {,} ye for(e)said(is)
land(is) of ye halsyd sal remane" w^t ye said mathow his ayer(is)
or assignais {\} ay and quhill ye said sowme" yat happi(n)nys to
rest of ye said(is) sex hundreth m(ar)c(is) be completly payt Ande
ye said mathow his ayer(is) or assignais {\} sal# #gif ane" reu(er)sione"
in dew form~ {,} y^t quhat tym ye said sowm~ abone" w(ri)ttyn~ hapi(n)nys
to# #be payt {.} Or gif ye said (j)ames lord ha(mil)ton~ deliu(er)ys
{\} to ye said mathow {.} his ayer(is) or assignais ye ry^t of ye
mariage of ye heritour(e) of avendaill w^t ry^t and full power(e)
to dispone" of ye mariage {\} of ye sa(m)myn~ {.} yan furthwy^t
{.} ye said mathow his ayer(is) or assignais sal resyng and gyf#
#our(e) {.} h(er)etabilly ye said(is) land(is) of ye halsyde w^t chart(er)
{\} saisyn~ and possession~ to ye said (j)ames lorde ha(mil)ton~ his
ayer(is) or assignais i(n) ye sik(er)ast forme~ yat can be devysit ande
for ye pame(n)t of vthyr {\} thre hundreth m(ar)c(is) to# #be# #maid
to ye said mathow {.} At yir termes vnd(er) w(ri)tyn~ yat is to#
#say ane~ hundreth pund(is) at ye witsu(n)day nixt eft(er) {\} ye dait
of yis wryt Ande ane" hundreth pund(is) {.} at ye mychaelmes nixt
y(ar)eft(er) {.} i(n) (com)pleit pame(n)t of nyn# #hundreth m(ar)c(is) ye said
(j)ames {.} {\} lord ha(m)mylton~ {.} sal caus(s) ane" nobill lorde
hew lord mu(n)gu(m)ry gyf to ye said mathow land(is) w^t chart(er) and
saisyn efferande as ye saide {\} lord ha(m)mylton~ gyff(is) ye for(e)said(is)
land(is) {.} And fa[i]l(z)eand y(ar)of {.} ye said lord ha(m)mylton~
{.} sal gyf land(is) y(ar)for his±self efferand y(ar)to {.} And as
{\} for ye freyndschip to# #be maid betuix ye freynd(is) {.} of
ye said lord ha(m)mylton~ and {.} mathow for ye slacht(er) of george±ha(m)mylton~
and vthyr {.} {\} slacht(er)is {.} The said(is) lorde ande mathow
sall god willande meit At bothwill ye su(n)day ye xiij day of ap(ri)le
now instant Ate ten {.} {\} hour(is) befor(e) noyn~ {.} to compleit
ye said freindschip accordyng to ye deliu(er)ance of mast(er) {[IS[}
{=crossed out=} (j)hon~±stewart p(ar)son~ of kyrki(n)n(er) (j)hon~±maxwel
{\} of neth(er) pollok Robert±ha(m)mylton~ of preston~ and (j)ames±ha(m)mylton~
of ye schawfeild as (j)ug(is) chosyng y(ar)upon~ And eft(er) ye appu(n)ctuame(n)t
{\} gyffyn i(n) writ to ye said (j)ames of ha(m)mylton~ And atour(e)
ye said Eli(z)abeth {.} sal# #gyf our(e) {.} ye land(is) of ye lenax
{.} quhat tym~ y^t ye said mathow {\} bryng(is) haym~ ane~ lachfull
dispe(n)sacion~ {.} to legittimat ye mat(ri)mone ande barnis betuix
hyme" and ye said Eli(z)abeth And als gyffand ye {\} saide Eli(z)abeth
i(n) (con)iu(n)cfeftme(n)t fourty pund(is) wor^t of land(is) {.} for ye±quhilk(is)
{.} ye ayer(is) or assignais of ye saide mathow sal caus(s) (z)er(e)ly
to be pait {\} to ye said Eli(z)abeth sex scor(e) of pund(is) {.} for
all ye days of hyr lyfe And yis (con)iu(n)cfeftme(n)t to# #be maid
i(n) ye best form y^t can be devysyt Ande {\} atour(e) ye said(is)
Eli(z)abeth ande mathow sall gyf renu(n)s(s) and gyf# #our(e) {.} befor(e)
ye (com)pletyng of ye said mariage all ry^tt(is) band(is) clamys {.}
ande {\} sowmys {.} of ye land(is) of dru(m)schargat and c(ur)ma(n)nok
gyffyn~ or assignyt be hyr fay(er) to hyr mariage And y(ar)of grant(is)
yam weill {\} (con)tent for ye said nyn hundreth m(ar)c(is) {.} to#
#be pait as said (j)s {.} And ane(n)t(is) all debat(is) y^t ar betuix
ye men freynd(is) & s(er)vand(is) of ba^t {\} ye said(is) p(ar)teis ye said(is)
lord ha(m)mylton~ and mathow sal syt down~ ye said su(n)day and cheis(s)
certan~ freynd(is) {.} to evyn all ye {\} said debat(is) And to ye
obs(er)ving and keipyng of al ye pu(n)ctuame(n)t(is) abone~ w(ri)tyn~ ye
said(is) (j)ames lorde ha(mil)ton~ And mathow {\} be ye tenor(e) of yis
writ bind(is) and oblis(s) yam y(ar) ayer(is) executor(is) & assignais i(n)
ye str[?]ast style and form~ of obligacion~ Ande {\} witnesyng
her(e)ofe to ye p[?] {[part[} of y[?]s [?] {[evidenture[} [r]emanande
w^t ye said (j)ames lor[de] hamylton~ {.} ye said mathowis seill
w^t {\} subsc(ri)ption manuall is affixit {.} Ande to ye part of
ye sa(m)myn~ euide(n)tur(e) remanand w^t ye said mathow ye said (j)ames
lorde {\} of ha(m)mylton~is seill w^t his subsc(ri)ption~ manuall
is affixit day (z)er(e) and place befor(e)±said(is) &c(etera) {\\} {=subscription=}
{[jAMES lord \ ha(m)mylton~[} {=fragments only of seal remain=}