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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House RH1/6/162}
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{=Errol and Bannerman Muniments=} jAMES BE THE GRACE OF GOD KING
OF *SCOTTIS *TO ALL AND SINDRI OURE *LIEGIS AND SUBDITIS QUHAM
IT EFFEIRIS QUHAIS KNAULAGE THIR OURE LettREz SAL+ +CUM {\} GRETING
WIT zE THAT FOR THE FAUOURIS WE HAUE TO OURE LOUET SQUIARE jOHNNE~-*CHENE~
OF *ESSILMOND *AND FOR HIS GUDE SerUICE DONE TO WS DIUerSs {\}
TYMES {,} *TO HAUE GEVIN AND GRANTIT {,} *AND BE THIR OURE LettREz
FOR WS AND OURE SUCCESSOURIS GEVIS AND GRANTIS TO THE SAID jOHNNE~
AND HIS *AERis {\} OURE SPECIALL LICENCE~ AND FREDOME~ TO BIG
APOUN~ HIS LANDis OF *ESSILMOND A TOURE & FORTALICE QUHARE HE
OR THAI THINKis MAIST EXPEDIENT {\} *AND TO *RAISs THE SAmMYn
TO QUHAT HITHT THAI EMPLESs *AND THAREUPPOUN~ TO MAK BERTASING
BATTALING MACHCOLING jRNE~+ +zETT+IS {\} PORTCULACe DRAWBRIGGIS
FOWSs AND ALL VTHIR DEFENS AND STRENTHIS AS THAI THINK MAIST GANYNG
AND COnUENIENT THARETO *AND FOR {\} THE KEPING THAREOF TO HAUE
WACHMEN~ GARITOURIS PORTARis jEVILLOURIS AND ALL VTHIR OFFICIARIS
NEDEFULL *BUT ONY ACCUSACIOUN~ ACCION~ {\} CRYME HARME DAMPNAGE
OR SKAITH~ TO BE IN ONY WISs jMPUT TO THE SAIDE jOHNNE~ OR HIS
*AERIS THAREFORE {,} FOREUIR IN TYME TO+ +CUM {\} *QUHAREFORE
WE CHARGE STRATLIE AND COMMANDIS ALL AND SINDRI OURe LIEGis SUBDITIS
FORSAID QUHAM jT EFFEIR~is THAT NANE {\} OF zOVV TAK VPPOUN~ HAND
TO MAK ONY jMPEDIMENT LETTING OR DISTRUBLANCE TO THE SAIDE jOHNNE~-CHENE~
HIS *AERis WERKMEn {\} *LAUBORARIS NOR SerVANDIS IN THE BIGGING
OF THE SAID *TOURE & FORTALICE & MAKING OF THE STRENTHIS THAREOF
& In ALL VYer {\} THINGis AS jS ABONE WRITIN *NOR DO NA MANer
OF THING IN CONTRARE OR BREKING OF THIR OURE LettREz OF LICENCE
AND FREDOME~ {\} NOR IN NA POYNTIS conTENIT IN THAME~ FOREUIRMARe
jN TYME TO+ +CUM AS SAID jS VNDIR ALL THE HIEST PANNE~ CHARGE
& OFFENS {\} THAT zE AND jLKANE OF zOW MAY COmMITT AND jN+ +RIN
AGANIS OURE MAIESTEE IN THAT PART GEVIN VNDIR OURE PRIUE\*SELE
*AT *EDINBURGH~ THE XXVIJ DAY OF jULIJ *THE zERE OF GOD j^M AND
FIVE HUNDIR zERIS *AND OF OURE *REGNNE~ THE {\} THRETTENE zERE

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