{Morton Papers} {=same hand as nls ms 73, item 3=} Be (j)t kende
till all men~ be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me (j)ames±gyfferde of the
s(er)efhall to be bonding" & sickirly oblist And be yir my p(rese)nt
l(ett)res bynd(is) & oblis(s) {\} me be the faitht of my body in Manrente
& s(er)vic(e) to a Nobill & my^tty lorde (j)ames erle of mortoun~ lorde
of dalketh for all ye dais of {\} my lyfe becaus(s) my forsaide
lorde erle has gevyn~ to me in my grete necessite & myster(e) a
certane" some" of vsuall mone of Scotlande {\} of nomeryt mone
to ye vtilite & p(ro)fyt of me And be ye teno(ur) of thir(e) p(rese)nt
l(ett)res & ye faitht of my body (j) becu(m) mane" leile & trew to my
{\} forsaide lorde Erle baith in pec(e) & in wer(e) in manrent &
s(er)vic(e) at all tym~is And y^t (j) sall tak vprytht & plane" part
wy^t hyme" {\} in all & syndry his accionis & querell(is) lefsome"
ry^twis(s) & honeste befor & aganis all yaim~ y^t leife & dee may
myn~ allegianc(e) till {\} o(ur) sou(er)ane" lorde ye kyng" & my forfeftour(is)
alan(er)ly outane" And yat (j) sall gefe to hyme" ye best consele
(j) cane" gef he ony ask(is) at {\} me & conseill ye consell he schawis
to me & yat (j) sall noy(er) wite here nor see harme" skaitht deide
disworschip nor(e) disherys"ing" {\} tyll hyme" bot (j) sall mak hyme"
tymous(s) warnyng" yarof & late (j)t & defend (j)t at my power(e) Alsua
(j) bynde & oblis(s) me be ye faitht {\} of my body yat (j) sall travell
wy^t my forsaide lorde erle in all & syndry his accion~is & querell(is)
lefsome & honeste quhe(n) (j) happyn~ {\} to be warnyt & chargit yarto
apone" his expens(s) ordinar(e) at all ty(m)mis for all ye dais of my
lyfe And ato(ur) (j) bynde & oblis(s) me to {\} my forsaide lorde erlys
accion~is & querell(is) p(er)tenyng" to his fee & heretag(e) in all
part(is) wy^tin ye kynryk of Scotlande or (z)hit gef {\} he has ony
su(m)mond(is) or accion~is befor o(ur) sou(er)ane" lorde & his consell
quhar±eu(er) yai happyn~ to be for ye tym~ {.} or (z)hit till all
(j)ustic(e) {\} ayr(is) or chawm(er)lane" ayr(is) quhar(e) his mene" sal happyn~
to be endyttit or arrestyt till repleg(e) my forsaide lord(is) men~
to his {\} fredome" & to ansuer(e) yar(e) for hym~ & yam~ eftir(e) ye
wit & knawleg(e) yat gode lenys(s) to me for ye tyme" my forsaide
lorde erle {\} makande to me tymous(s) warnyng" yarapone" togey(er)
wy^t myn~ ordinar(e) expens(s) as [?]fer(is) {=hole in ms=} suppos(s) my
lorde travell no^t in p(ro)pyr(e) {\} p(er)sone" And y^t (j) sal# #be
leile & trew to my forsaide lorde erle in all his accion~is &
querell(is) als# #well out of his p(re)senc(e) as in h(is) {\} p(re)senc(e)
& convoy & do for yai(m) als# #well & siclyk" as yai war myn~ aw(i)ne
accion~is & querell(is) And gif (j)t sall happyn~ me to faile {\}
as gode for±bede in ye fullfylling" obs(er)ving" & kepyn~ of y(ir)
thing(is) abufe wirtyne in all or in part as saide (j)s (j) bynde &
oblis(s) me {\} be ye faitht of my body to my forsaide lorde erle
in ye Some" of fyfe mark(is) of vsuale mone of Scotlande als oft±tyme"
& (j)lke {\} tyme" yat (j) sall happyne" to fail(z)he in ye fulfylling"
& kepyng" of ony of yir co(n)dicion~is abufe wryttyn~ for h(is) skaithis
cost(is) {\} & dampnys(s) in±to wante & fal(z)heing" of my s(er)vic(e) to
be payt to my forsaide lorde erle his factour(is) or s(er)vand(is) in±to
nomeryt {\} mone in±to ye colleg(e) kyrk of dalketh apone" Sanct
(j)ohn"is altar(e) of yat (j)lk wy^tin twente dais next & (j)nmediat eftyr(e)
{\} foloing" ye day y^t (j) happyn~ to faile in ony of y(ir) thing(is)
abufe writtyne" but fraude & gill And gif it sall happyn~ me
to fail(z)he {\} as gode forbede in payme(n)t of ye saide some" in
all or in part at t(er)mes & plac(e) forsaide (j) bynde & oblis(s) me
be ye faitht of {\} my body myn~ executour(is) & assignais myn~
& yar(e) land(is) rentt(is) & possessonis myn~ & yair(is) gudd(is) movable
& vnmovabill hade {\} & to be hade to my forsaide lorde erle in
ye maste traste & sickyr(e) styll & forme" of obligacione" yat be
ma na remeide {.} {\} nor fryvolus(s) excepcione" of law canone"
nor(e) ciuill nor (z)hit act(is) nor Statutt(is) of p(ar)liament(is) nor
gen(er)ale consell(is) in ye {\} contrar(e) to be allegyt nor p(ro)ponit
{.} (j)n witnes(s) of ye±quhilk±thing" to yir my p(rese)nt l(ett)res (j)
haf affixit my seill at Dalketh ye {\} tende day of ye monetht
of maij ye (z)er(e) of gode a thousande four# #hu(n)dreth authte & twa"
(z)eir(is) befor y(ir) witnes(s) maist(er) {\} will(i)ame±gyfferde Sandr(is)±gyfferde
pat(ri)k±gyfferde my brey(er) g(er)mane" and dauid±bryde w^t vy(er) diuers(s)
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