This endent(ur) maide at Edinburgh ye xxvj day of ye moneth of
(j)ulij ye (z)er of god a# #thoussande four# #hundreth sewynty & sewyn
(z)er(is) (con)tenis p(ro)port(is) & ber(is) witnes in ye selff y^t it is
apu(n)ctit ande acordit fullely betuex ane nobill ande {\} mychty
lorde willia~(z) erle of cathenas & lorde sinklar & his sone" willia~(z)±sinklar
gotti(n) betuex hym and dame" m(ar)iory±southirlande his spous(s) on~
ye±ta p(ar)t Ande ane honorabil ma(n) gilbert of keith of (j)nu(er)rugy
kny^t on~ ye±\toy(er) part in man(er) forme" & effect" as eft(er) Folowis
yat is to say {,} yat ye saide willia~(z) ye sone" of ye saide lorde
erle & ye saide dame" mariory w^t ye grace of gode sal wede &
have to wiff ane docht(er) of ye saide gilbert(is) gottyn betuex {\}
hym & his spous(s) quhilk(is) {=sic or to be read as quhilk(e)? =} sal
be seyne" mast ganande & plessande to ye saide lorde erle & his
spous(s) to ye completing of ye mariag w^t ye saide willia~(z) yar
sone" als(s) sone" as yai cu(m) to lauchful aige for ye completing
of mariage {\} For ye±quhilk mariage to be completit ande fulfillit
as said is ye saide s(er) gilbert sal geff in touchir to ye saide
lorde erle or his sa[i]de sone" yar executour(is) ande assignais
ye some" of aucht# #hundreth markis of vsuale {corrected by scribe}
{\} mone of scotlande to be payit i(n) edinburgh in ye saide lord(is)
(j)nnys(s) at t(er)mes & dayis wnd(er)# #wret#i(n) yat is to say at ye fest
of Sant m(ar)tyn in wynt(er) next & i(m)mediat folowande ye dat(e) of
yir endentur(is) fourty pundys of ye said {\} some" & ye saide mone
Ande at witsonday next y(ar)eft(er) fourty pundys Ande at ye fest
of Sant m(ar)tyn next y(ar)eft(er) vyir fourty pund(is) & sua furtht
terme" in terme & (z)er in (z)er ay & quhill ye forsaide some" of
aucht# #hundreth {\} mark(is) be fullely pait (con)tent & assicht
Ande geff it sal happy(n) ye saide s(er) gilbert to fail(z)e in ye
payme(n)t of ye forsaide some" in al or i(n) p(ar)t at dais & t(er)mes
forsaide he bind(is) & assignis all & sindry his landis of cathenas
& (j)nu(er)ru\gy w^t yar p(er)tine(n)s liande in ye s(er)adomes of (j)nu(er)nes(s)
& banff & sal mak ye saide lorde erle & his saide sone" yar executouris
& assignais to be ansuarit & obeyit in ye rassing of ye fermes
& maillis of ye saide landis {\} extending to ye saide some" ande
sal (com)mit to yai(m) yar executouris ande assignais ful power y(ar)to
as sal be seyne" mast expedient to ye saide lorde erle & his sone"
For ye±quhilk ye saide lorde & his saide sone" sal geff {\} in
(con)iu(n)t feftme(n)t till ony docht(er) gotty(n) of lauchfull bede be
ye saide s(er) gilbert quhilk(e) sal happi(n) to compleit & fulfill
ye saide mariag fourty merk(is) wortht of yar land(is) of Cathenas
in fe & frankteneme(n)t in (con)ueni\ent plac(is) w^tin xx wolk(is) eft(er)
ye solempniacione" of ye saide mariage in ye face of hali±kirk
And quhat±tym & quhov±sone" yat ye saide s(er) gilbert has payit
thro t(er)mes extending to sex skoir of pundis {\} yan ye saide
lorde & his sone" s(er) olyuer sal geff to ye saide s(er) gilbert
ane a(n)nuale of ten~ pundis of yar land(is) of byrn~stone~ & (j)ohne"stone"
& mortone"hall liande w^tin ye s(er)adome"s of kyncardyng & edinburgh
{\} be chart(er) & seissinge as effer(is) to be halding" of yai(m)±selff
& sua furtht ay thre t(er)mes beande ru(n)nyng" & payit extending
to sex skoir of pundis as saide is yan in like wis(s) ye saide lorde
& s(er) oliuer {\} his sone" sal geff to ye saide s(er) gilbert his
air(is) & assignais vy(er) ten~ pundis wortht of a(n)nuale of ye saide
land(is) be chart(er) & possessione" as said[e] is in like man(er) to
be halding" {,} & sua furtht ay thre termys {\} beand payit extending
to sex skoir of pund(is) as saide is yar±appone" to be gewyn tene"
pundis of a(n)nuale of ye forsaide land(is) to ye saide s(er) gilbert
his ayr(is) & assignais be chart(er) & seissing" as said is {\} ay
& quhill ye haile sou(m)e of touchir forsaide be fullely (con)tent
assith & pait or quhilk {sic} ye saide mariage be (com)pletit Neu(er)[e]±ye±les(s)
ye vs(s) of ye pe(n)nys of ye saide a(n)nuale to Remayne" w^t ye saide
{\} lorde & s(er) oliu(er) his sone" ay & quhill ye saide cheld(er)
be of lauchfull aige to ye completyn & makyn ende of ye mariage
Ande yat ye saide s(er) gilbart his ayr(is) or assignais sal geff
l(ett)res of Reu(er)\sione" to ye saide lorde & s(er) oliuer of ilke
ten~ pundis wortht of a(n)nuale eft(er)±yat he has takyn~ possessione"
yar±of yat quhat±tyme±yat ye saide mariage be completit betuex
ye saide p(ar)tis yat ye saide s(er) gilbert his ayr(is) {\} ande assignais
sal frely Resigne Renuce {sic} & vp# #geff al seissing" chart(er)is
& euident(is) & clames be ry^t p(ro)pirte or possessione" yat he his
ayr(is) or assignais has hade or ma haff in ony tym to cu(m) in or
to ye saide a(n)nua\lis Ande geff it sal happyn as god forbeide
ye mariage to fail(z)e betuex ye saide p(ar)tis becaus(s) of dede of
ye saide willia~(z) or ye doucht(er)is of ye saide s(er) gilbert(is) ya(n)
ye saide a(n)nuale or a(n)nualis to Reman~ {\} in p(ro)pirte & possessione"
peciabilly to brouk & (j)oyse ye pe(n)nys of ye sa(m)my(n) ay & quhill
ye saide lorde erle or his sone" s(er) oliu(er) or yar assignais (con)tent
& pay to ye saide s(er) gilbert his ayr(is) & assignais {\} haile
& to±gidd(er) als(s) mekill mone as he has pait befor ye fal(z)eing"
of ye saide mariag(e) eft(er) ye tenour of ye Reu(er)sio(n)is maide be
ye saide s(er) gilbert to ye saide lorde & his sone" y(ar)appone~
Ande geff it {\} sal happi(n) ye mariage to fail(z)e for wilfulnes
of will or disassent of ye saide willia~(z) sone" to ye sade lorde
yan ye saide a(n)nualis to R[e]mayne" in p(ro)pirte & possessione"
w^t ful vse of pe(n)nys of ye {\} sa(m)myn~ w^t ye saide s(er) gilbert
his ayr(is) & assignais ay & quhill ye pri(n)cipaile some" of touchir
wp# #tak#yn~ of±befor be fullely (con)tent payit ande assith to±giddyr
witht ye some" of twa hundreth {\} mark(is) of vsuale mone of scotlande
for cost(is) skathis dampnag(is) & int(er)ess(s) yat ye saide s(er) gilbert
hys ayr(is) ande assignais sustenis or may susteyne" in falt of
fulfilling" & completing" of ye {\} saide mariage Ande attour
forsamekill as o(ur) sou(er)ane lorde has now of late maide Reuocacione"
of al thing(is) quhilk(is) mycht be p(re)iudiciale till his saule or
crowne" yarfor ye saide lorde erle {\} sal get god willande ane
new ratificacione" of ye geft gewyn~ be our saide sou(er)ane lorde
to ye saide willia~(z) his sone" of ye erledome" of cathenes eft(er)
ye forme" of his first feftment and {\} yis to be done" or ye
saide s(er) gilbert ent(er)e in payme(n)t of ye first t(er)me of ye saide
touchir & ye saide s(er) gilbert sal do his diligens & labour for
ye getting of ye saide ratificacione" at al his gud\ly power Ande
be±caus(s) of ye tend(er) allya & mariag(e) {ins} tretit {end} to be
maide betuex ye sone" of ye saide lorde & ye Docht(er) of ye saide
s(er) gilbert(is) yar±for ye saide s(er) gilbert & willia~(z) his sone"
& apperand {\} {ins in margin at start of line} air {end} & al
vy(er) his barnis brey(er) me(n) kyn & frend(is) sal be afalde leile &
trew to ye saide lorde erle & to ye saide willia~(z) his sone" &
to dame" mariory his spous(s) & yar barnis & to tak afalde leile
{\} & trew part w^t yam in all yar querall(is) leffull & honest
quhatsu(m)eu(er) Ande ye saide lorde erle his spous(s) & willia~(z) his
sone" barnys & frend(is) sal be gud lorde helpar supplear maynteinar
{\} & defendair to ye saide s(er) gilbert his saide sone" barnis
brey(er) kyn & frend(is) in al yar Rithtwis(s) & lauchfull querall(is)
Ande yat al & sindry yir poynt(is) (con)tenit i(n) yir endentur(is) sal
be leillely {\} & treuly obs(er)uyt & kepit but fraude or gile aithir
of ye p(ar)t(is) til vy(er)is has gewyn~ yar bodely aithis ye haly ewangelis
tuechit Ande for ye mar sek(er)nes to ye p(ar)t of y(ir) endentur(is)
Re\manande w^t ye saide lorde erle & willia~(z) his sone" ye saide
s(er) gilbert has to hungy(n) his seel to±gidd(er) w^t ye subsc(ri)pcione"
manuale of his awyn~ hande Ande ye subscripcione" manuale {\}
of ye saide willia~(z) sone" & apperande air to ye saide s(er) gilbert
becaus(s) he hade na p(ro)pir seel of his awyn~ p(rese)nt bot for ye
mar securite has p(ro)curit ye seel of ane honorabill ma(n) willia~(z)
of {\} prestone" of gowirtone" als(s) to be to hungyn~ to ye p(ar)t
of ye endent(ur) ramanande w^t ye sade lorde erle Ande to ye p(ar)t
of ye (j)ndentur ramanande w^t ye saide s(er) gilbert ye seel of ye
saide lorde erle {\} to±gidder w^t ye seel of ye saide s(er) oliu(er)
his sone~ ar to hungy(n) At Edinburgh ye (z)er moneth day & place
befor wreti(n) befor y(ir) witnes edwart±sinklar of dridane" andro±anstrudyr
mast(er) Alex\and(er)±suthirlande ersdane" of cathenas mast(er) thomas±thorbrande
chaplane" & Alexand(er)±mychelson not(ar) publice w^t oyir Syndry
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