{=Yester Writs=} {=same hand as gd28/113=} Be it made kende to
Al meN be yir p(rese)nt L(ett)res vs wil(z)ame Erle of Errale lorde
ye Hay and constabil of scotlande {\} to be bundin and sekirli
to be Oblisit and be yir oure p(rese)nt l(ett)res leli and trewli
Oblisis vs be ye faith of our bodie {\} til oure derrast Eme
s(s) dauid ye hay Lord of yhester(e) knytht to halde and kepe him
vnharmit vnscathit & {\} vnvexit at our(e) Sou(er)an lorde ye king(is)
hande of Al (j)nhibicion~ charg(is) & (com)ma(n)dme(n)t yat our(e) saide
Sou(er)an~ lorde made {\} til ye saide s(s) dauid for lourans±Olifant
lorde of Abirdalgi ye±quhilk~ ye saide s(s) dauid is (com)mandit
to kepe til our(e) {\} saide sou(er)an lord(is) cession~ and to frethe
him~ of Al charg(is) twiching" ye saide loura(n)s±Olifant at our(e)
saide sou(er)an~ {\} hande as law wil And at we ye saide wil(z)ame
sal kepe and fulfil al yir forsaide thing~(is) & (con)dic(i)onis {\}
til ye saide s(s) dauid our(e) Eme (j)n al thing" and be al thing"
as is forsaide leli &# #trew#li but ony excep\cioun~ cauillacioune~
question~ or demande or ony excusacion~ be ony color(e) to be p(ro)ponit
or (z)it to be made {\} saluande and excepande bodili seky(n)nes(s)
throu ye±quhilk~ (j)t sal be sene & prefit lauchfulli yat we {,,}
{\} m[?][y] [?]ht {[?not[} {=ms damaged letters illeg=} t(ra)uale
but enparime(n)t of our(e) p(er)son~ And gi[f] it happynnis vs to fal(z)e
& notht to do na ful\fil (j)n al thing" as befor(e) is saide ye forsaide
s(s) dauid in ye tyme beande for ye saide lowrans harmit scathit
{\} vexit and distroubilit and in our defaute and yat beande kende
yat we sal pay til ye s(s) {=sic=} dauid five hundreth {\} m(a)rk(is)
of gude and lauchful mone of scotlande for ye±quhilk(is) five hundreth
m(a)rk(is) ye saide s(s) dauid is vnd(er) {\} charge to our saide sou(er)an~
lorde be reson~ of payne and for ye keping of ye saide loura(n)s±Olifant
Of ye±quhilk~ {\} we Oblis(s) vs our air(is) executour(is) and our
assigneis to frethe him of ye saide payne at our(e) saide {\} sou(er)an
lorde hande and of Al cost(is) expens(s) and labour(is) yat he happy(n)nis
in our(e) defaute to sus\tine for ye saide loura(n)s To ye±quhilk
to be done & be vs sek(er)li to be fulfillit (j)n al# #thing" as is
befor# #writ#y(n) {\} als# #wele for ye saide five hu(n)dreth m(a)rk(is)
to±giddir with Al ye saide cost(is) & skathis yat ye saide s(s) dauid
happy(n)\nis (j)n our defawte halili to sustine And forto pay to
him his air(is) executor(is) or his assigneis & als to {\} refunde
agan~ leli and trewli but fraude or gile we oblis(s) VS our air(is)
executour(is) and our(e) assigneis All {\} our(e) land(is) rent(is) & possessionis
to±giddir with al our oyir gud(is) mouabil & vnmouabil fal(z)ande
of ye {\} pay[m]e(n)t makin in ye College kirk of ye bothanis in
louthian~ within halfe a (z)er(e) next eft(er) (j)t happy(n) {\} ye saide
s(s) dauid for ye said(is) five hundreth m(a)rk(is) to be distroubilit
or (z)it vexit be our(e) saide sou(er)an~ or be {\} ony in his name
for ye±quhilk~ five hu(n)dreth m(a)rk(is) & for ye cost(is) and skathis
we oblis(s) al our saide {\} lan[?] within ye kingrik of scotlande
and al our oy(er) gud(is) mouabil to be distren(z)et takin~ poyn\[d][?]
[?]e and wai ledde at ye wil of ye saide s(s) da±uid his air(is) executour(is)
& his assig\nei[?] but ony (j)mpedime(n) of vs or our(e) air(is) executour(is)
or to be made (j)n ye (con)t(ra)ri *(j)N witnes(s) {\} of ye±quhilk~±thing"
our Sele p(ro)pir to yir our p(rese)nt l(ett)res we hafe putte At
Edynburgh ye {<NYN<} {>} viij {>} {=nyn overwritten by viij=}
{\} & twynti dai of ye moneth of (j)uli {=but Calendar gives 29
July and endorsement=} {=on the verso in a later hand gives 1454
29 July=} ye (z)er(e) of our lorde an~ thowsande four hu(n)dreth fifti
& four(e) (z)er {\} befor yir witnes(s) honorabil men s(s) Alex(ande)r
ye ramsai lorde of dalwosy knytht s(s) dauid±ramsai p(ro)vest of ye
{\} bothanis Alane of Erskyn {=Calendar gives erskyn, but first
letter has been altered=} {=is not clear and second cd be I=}
gilbert ye hai (j)ohn~ of borthwik squear(is) & Richarde±lamb clerk
notar public {\} & oyir mony {\\} {=fragments only of impressed
seal=} {=on verso in a later 16th century? hand=} {)My Lord
of Errollis warrandyce for Laurence \ Oliphant Lord of Abirdelgi
\ Gevn be my Lord *(z)ester)} {=and in another hand=} {)my lorde
of erol \ ![?] waran[?]s)}