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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD220/2/1/94}
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{Lennox Charters and Letters} *THYS EUIDENTURe MAID AT YE COLLEGE
OF BOTHWILL YE IX DAY OF YE MONETH OF APriLE YE zERe OF GOD A
THOUSAND FOURe+ +HUnDRETH NYNTE AND FOURe zERis conTENYS & {\}
BERYS {.} SUYTHFAST+ +WITNES+YNG Y^T IT IS APPUnCTUAT & HALELY
CONCORDYT {.} BETUIX ANE" NOBILL AND MY^TTY LORDE jAMES LORDE
HAmMYLTON~ ON YE-TA+ +ParT {.} *ANDE {\} ANE" HONORABILL MAN MATHOW-STEWART
SON~ AND APPERAND AYRe TILL RYTHT NOBILL AND POTENT LORDE jHON~
ERLE OF LENAX & LORD DERNLYE ON YE-TOYer ParT {.} {\} jN MANer
AND FORM~ AS EFTer FOLLOWYS {.} *THAT IS TO+ +SAY Y^T YE SAID
MATHOW-STEWART SAL GOD WILLANDE LACHFULLY HAUE In MARIAGE *ELIzABETH-HAmMYLTONE~
{\} SYSTer TO YE SAID jAMES LORD HAmMYLTONE~ {.} *FOR YE-QUHILK
MARIAGE TO+ +BE COMPLETIT YE SAID jAMES {.} LORDE HAmMYLTON~ SAL+
+GYFE CHARTer ANDE SAYSYN~ TO YE SAIDE {\} MATHOW {.} OF ALL AND
HAILL YE LANDis OF YE HALSYDE LYANDE WITHIN YE BARONY OF DRUmMSCHARGAT
& {=corrected from Ss=} YE SerREFDOM~ OF LANARK AY AND QUHILL
YE SAID {\} jAMES LORD HAmMYLTON~ HIS AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS PAY
TO YE SAID MATHOW {.} HIS AYERIS OR ASSIGNAIS SEX HUNDRETH MarCis
*AT YIR TERMYS VNDer+ +WriT+YN~ {\} OR ON A DAY {.} Y^T IS TO
SAY {.} MarTYMES {.} NYXT EFTer YE DAIT OF YIS WRIT ANE" HUNDRETH
PUNDis {.} *AND AT YE NIXT WITSUnDAY YarEFTer {.} ANE~ HUNDRETH
PUnDis {\} *AND AT YE MarTYMES NIXT YarEFTer ANE~ HUNDRETH PUNDis
*AND AT YE WITSUNDAY NIXT YarEFTer {.} ANE~ HUNDRETH {.} PUNDis
In comPLEIT PAMEnT OF YE SAID SEX {.} {\} HUNDRETH MarCis {.}
*AND GIF jT HAPInNYS {.} YE SAID jAMES LORDE HAmilTON" HIS AYERis
OR ASSIGNAIS TO FAILzE In YE PAMEnT OF YE SAID SEX HUNDRETH MarCis
{\} AT YE TERMES ABONE" WriTYN~ IN ALL OR IN PART {,} YE FOReSAIDis
LANDis OF YE HALSYD SAL REMANE" W^T YE SAID MATHOW HIS AYERis
OR ASSIGNAIS {\} AY AND QUHILL YE SAID SOWME" YAT HAPPInNYS TO
REST OF YE SAIDis SEX HUNDRETH MarCis BE COMPLETLY PAYT *ANDE
YE SAID MATHOW HIS AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS {\} SAL+ +GIF ANE" REUerSIONE"
IN DEW FORM~ {,} Y^T QUHAT TYM YE SAID SOWM~ ABONE" WriTTYN~ HAPInNYS
TO+ +BE PAYT {.} *OR GIF YE SAID jAMES LORD HAmilTON~ DELIUerYS
{\} TO YE SAID MATHOW {.} HIS AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS YE RY^T OF YE
MARIAGE OF YE HERITOURe OF AVENDAILL W^T RY^T AND FULL POWERe
TO DISPONE" OF YE MARIAGE {\} OF YE SAmMYN~ {.} YAN FURTHWY^T
{.} YE SAID MATHOW HIS AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS SAL RESYNG AND GYF+
+OURe {.} HerETABILLY YE SAIDis LANDis OF YE HALSYDE W^T CHARTer
{\} SAISYN~ AND POSSESSION~ TO YE SAID jAMES LORDE HAmilTON~ HIS
AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS In YE SIKerAST FORME~ YAT CAN BE DEVYSIT ANDE
FOR YE PAMEnT OF VTHYR {\} THRE HUNDRETH MarCis TO+ +BE+ +MAID
TO YE SAID MATHOW {.} *AT YIR TERMES VNDer WriTYN~ YAT IS TO+
+SAY ANE~ HUNDRETH PUNDis AT YE WITSUnDAY NIXT EFTer {\} YE DAIT
OF YIS WRYT *ANDE ANE" HUNDRETH PUNDis {.} AT YE MYCHAELMES NIXT
YarEFTer {.} In comPLEIT PAMEnT OF NYN+ +HUNDRETH MarCis YE SAID
jAMES {.} {\} LORD HAmMYLTON~ {.} SAL CAUSs ANE" NOBILL LORDE
HEW LORD MUnGUmRY GYF TO YE SAID MATHOW LANDis W^T CHARTer AND
SAISYN EFFERANDE AS YE SAIDE {\} LORD HAmMYLTON~ GYFFis YE FOReSAIDis
LANDis {.} *AND FA[I]LzEAND YarOF {.} YE SAID LORD HAmMYLTON~
{.} SAL GYF LANDis YarFOR HIS-SELF EFFERAND YarTO {.} *AND AS
{\} FOR YE FREYNDSCHIP TO+ +BE MAID BETUIX YE FREYNDis {.} OF
YE SAID LORD HAmMYLTON~ AND {.} MATHOW FOR YE SLACHTer OF GEORGE-HAmMYLTON~
AND VTHYR {.} {\} SLACHTerIS {.} *THE SAIDis LORDE ANDE MATHOW
SALL GOD WILLANDE MEIT *AT BOTHWILL YE SUnDAY YE XIIJ DAY OF APriLE
NOW INSTANT *ATE TEN {.} {\} HOURis BEFORe NOYN~ {.} TO COMPLEIT
YE SAID FREINDSCHIP ACCORDYNG TO YE DELIUerANCE OF MASTer {[IS[}
{=crossed out=} jHON~-STEWART ParSON~ OF KYRKInNer jHON~-MAXWEL
{\} OF NETHer POLLOK *ROBERT-HAmMYLTON~ OF PRESTON~ AND jAMES-HAmMYLTON~
OF YE SCHAWFEILD AS jUGis CHOSYNG YarUPON~ *AND EFTer YE APPUnCTUAMEnT
{\} GYFFYN In WRIT TO YE SAID jAMES OF HAmMYLTON~ *AND ATOURe
YE SAID *ELIzABETH {.} SAL+ +GYF OURe {.} YE LANDis OF YE LENAX
{.} QUHAT TYM~ Y^T YE SAID MATHOW {\} BRYNGis HAYM~ ANE~ LACHFULL
DISPEnSACION~ {.} TO LEGITTIMAT YE MATriMONE ANDE BARNIS BETUIX
HYME" AND YE SAID *ELIzABETH *AND ALS GYFFAND YE {\} SAIDE *ELIzABETH

In conIUnCFEFTMEnT FOURTY PUNDis WOR^T OF LANDis {.} FOR YE-QUHILKis
{.} YE AYERis OR ASSIGNAIS OF YE SAIDE MATHOW SAL CAUSs zEReLY
TO BE PAIT {\} TO YE SAID *ELIzABETH SEX SCORe OF PUNDis {.} FOR
ALL YE DAYS OF HYR LYFE *AND YIS conIUnCFEFTMEnT TO+ +BE MAID
In YE BEST FORM Y^T CAN BE DEVYSYT *ANDE {\} ATOURe YE SAIDis
*ELIzABETH ANDE MATHOW SALL GYF RENUnSs AND GYF+ +OURe {.} BEFORe
YE comPLETYNG OF YE SAID MARIAGE ALL RY^TTis BANDis CLAMYS {.}
ANDE {\} SOWMYS {.} OF YE LANDis OF DRUmSCHARGAT AND CurMAnNOK
GYFFYN~ OR ASSIGNYT BE HYR FAYer TO HYR MARIAGE *AND YarOF GRANTis
YAM WEILL {\} conTENT FOR YE SAID NYN HUNDRETH MarCis {.} TO+
+BE PAIT AS SAID jS {.} *AND ANEnTis ALL DEBATis Y^T AR BETUIX
YE MEN FREYNDis & SerVANDis OF BA^T {\} YE SAIDis ParTEIS YE SAIDis
LORD HAmMYLTON~ AND MATHOW SAL SYT DOWN~ YE SAID SUnDAY AND CHEISs
CERTAN~ FREYNDis {.} TO EVYN ALL YE {\} SAID DEBATis *AND TO YE
OBSerVING AND KEIPYNG OF AL YE PUnCTUAMEnTis ABONE~ WriTYN~ YE
SAIDis jAMES LORDE HAmilTON~ *AND MATHOW {\} BE YE TENORe OF YIS
WRIT BINDis AND OBLISs YAM Yar AYERis EXECUTORis & ASSIGNAIS In
YE STR[]AST STYLE AND FORM~ OF OBLIGACION~ *ANDE {\} WITNESYNG
HEReOFE TO YE P[] {[part[} OF Y[]S [] {[evidenture[} [R]EMANANDE
W^T YE SAID jAMES LOR[DE] HAMYLTON~ {.} YE SAID MATHOWIS SEILL
W^T {\} SUBSCriPTION MANUALL IS AFFIXIT {.} *ANDE TO YE PART OF
YE SAmMYN~ EUIDEnTURe REMANAND W^T YE SAID MATHOW YE SAID jAMES
LORDE {\} OF HAmMYLTON~IS SEILL W^T HIS SUBSCriPTION~ MANUALL
IS AFFIXIT DAY zERe AND PLACE BEFORe-SAIDis &Cetera {\\} {=subscription=}
{[jAMES LORD \ HAmMYLTON~[} {=fragments only of seal remain=}