{Morton Papers} {same hand as nls ms 73, items 1 and 3} {and nas
RH4/124/2, section 2 2, no. 27 "duntreath13.txt"} {x after a letter
indicates a point was written over it in the ms} Be it kende
to all men~ be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me maist(er) tho(m)as±gyfferde
to be±cu(m)myn̽~ & be y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res becu(m)mys man̽~ lele &
trew in {\} manrent & s(er)vys to a nobill & mythty lord (j)ames erle
of mortoun̽~ & lorde of dalketh baith in peis(s) & wer(e) befor &
aga(n)is all yai(m) yat {\} lefe or dee may myn~ allegians alan(er)ly
to owr(e) sou(er)an̽~ lorde ye kyng" exeptyt ande at (j) sall geve to
hym̽~ ye best (con)sall at he {\} askys at me & (con)seile ye (con)sall
at he schawis to me and (j) sall noy(er) wit no heir ded harm̽~ scayth
nor disherysi(n)g̽ to my saide {\} lorde erle nor his barnys bot
(j) sall mak hym̽~ tymys warnyng" y(ar)of & let it & defend it at
my powar(e) enduryng" all ye da\is & t(er)mes at (j) myn̽~ ayr(is) or
assignais browkys & (j)oysys ye halfe land(is) of ye karlynlyppis
fallyn in±to my saide lord(is) hande {\} be ye reson~ of warde eft(er)
ye deces(s) of maist(er) (j)hon̽~ ye me(nz)es of ye e(n)nakh (j)n witnes(s)
herof in absens of myn̽~ awn̽~ sele (j) {\} hafe p(ro)curyt w^t instans
ye sele of a worschipfull sqwear (j)ames±gyfferde of s(er)effhall
to be affixit to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res of ma(n)rent {\} ye ix day
of ye moneth of apryle ye (z)er(e) of god (j)^m±iiij^c^c^c^c sevynte
& sevyn~ (z)er(is) befor y(ir) witnes(s) Maist(er) will(ia)m±gyfferde {\}
(j)ames±gyfferd patryk±gyfferde s(er) henry±he(n)ryson̽~ chaiplan̽~
& (j)hon̽~ of bawkasky w^t od(er)is diu(er)s(s) witnes(s) {\\}