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{Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire: Bundle 26, B.V.12}
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*YIS *ENDENTUR MAIDE AT YE *CATHEDRALL *KYRK OF MURREFF YE FYFT
DAY OF THE MONETH~ OF *SEPTEMBRis~ YE zERe OF GODE ANE *THOWSANDE
FOUR+ +HUNDRECH~ *SEWYNTY ANDE SEX zERis ProPORTis ANDE BERis
WYTNESSYNG" IN YT-SELF THAT jT IS FULLELY {\} APPOUNTYT ANDE ACCORDYT
BETUYX HONORABILL~Ez MEn WYLYAME" *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe HIS BRETHIRe
KYN-MEN ANDE PARTY ON YE-TA PART ANDE HUCHOWNE" YE *ROSs BAROWNE"
OF KILRAWOK ANDE HUCHOWNE" YE *ROSs HIS SONE" ANDE APPERANDE AYRe
YARe {\} BRETHIR MEN ANDE PARTY ON YE-TOTHIRe PARTE IN FORME~
MANERe ANDE EFFECT AS EFTIRe FOLLOWYS YAT jS TO SAY THAT IN COMPENSACIONE"
OF YE GRET HARMEz SCLAWCHTR~is jNIURis ANDE SCATHYS DONE~ TO THE
SAIDYS WILYAME~ *THAYNE~ OF *CALDORe HYS KYN~\MEN ANDE PARTY BE
YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE SONE~ ANDE APPERANDE AYRe TO YE SAIDE BAROWNE"
HYS COMPLICis KYN~-MEN ANDE PARTY ANDE FORe YE GUDE OF PECE jNCRESSYNG~
OF LUFF ANDE TENDIRNESs ANDE PerPETUALL FRENDESCHYPE TO BE HADE
BE-TUYX THE SAIDis ParTEIS {\} YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE~ BAROWNE" OFF
KYLRAWOK IS BECUmMYN~ SONE~ FOR ALL YE DAYS OF HIS LYFF TO YE
SAIDE WILYAME~ *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe ANDE TAKYN~ HYME" AS FADIR
ANDE YE SAIDE WILzAME" *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe YS BECUmMYN TO HYM
AS LUFFYT FADIR {\} ANDE TAKYN~ HYM AS SONE" ANDE jLKANE OF YAME
SALL HELPE SUPPLE" ANDE DEFENDE WTHERis IN ALL ACCION~Ez CAUSs
ANDE QUERELIS AS SONE" AUCHT~ TO DO TO FADYRe ANDE FADIR TO SONE"
AGANE~ ALL THAY THAT LEWYS ORe DEE MAY OURE SOUERENE LORDE {\}
YE KYNG~ ALL-ONERLYE OUT+ +TANE" *ANDE YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE" SONE"
ANDE APPERANDE AIRE TO YE SAIDE BAROWNE" YS BECUmMYN~ FOR ALL
THE DAYS OF HYS FADIR LYFF LEYLLE TREW ANDE FACHFULL MAn TO YE
SAIDE WILzAME" *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe FRE BUT ONY {\} FEE ANDE SALL
MAK HYME~ LEILLE ANDE TREW SERWYCE ANDE SALL HELPE ANDE SUPPLE
YE SAIDE *THAYNE" IN ALL ACCION~Ez MATerYS CAUSs ANDE QUERELYS
CONCERNYNG~ HYME~ LELELY ANDE TREWLIE AGANE ALL THAY Y^T LEWYS
ORe DEE MAY OURE SOUERENE {\} LORDE YE KYNG~ EXCEPE ANDE ANE LORDE
QUHILK HE HAS OR SALL HAFF TO MASTIRe W^TOUTE CONTRARY SCHATH~
OR PreIUD"YCE TO THE SAIDE THAYNE" ANDE HIS MANRENT OF YE SAIDE
HUCHOWNE" ANDE YE SAIDE THAYNE" SALL HELPE MANTEINE ANDE DEFENDE
YE {\} SAIDE *HUCHOWNE~ IN ALL ACCIONEz MATERIS ANDE QUERELIS
CONCERNYNG" HYM AS MASTIRe SULDE DO HIS MAn *ANDE EFTIR YE DECESs
OF YE SAIDE BAROWNE YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE" SALL BECUM ANDE BE YE TENOR
OF YIS *ENDENTUR BECUmMYS TO Y^E {\} SAIDE *THAYNE~ SONE~ & HE
TO HYME~ FADIR ANDE YE FRYST SONE~ OF YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE" GETTYN~
IN SPOSAGE APPARANDE TO HYME AIRe SAL BECUm MAN TO YE SAIDE *THAYNE~
{=IN omitted=} *LYKE MANERe ANDE FORME" AS OF *HUCHOWNE" BAROWNE"
ANDE HIS SONE" {\} HUCHOWNE IS BEFORe EXPriMYT YE-QUHILK SONE~
BE YE GRACE OF GODE SALL SPOUS ANDE HAFF TO WYFF ANE OF YE SAIDE
THANYS DOTHTERis GETTYN~ OR TO BE GETTYN~ IN SPOUSAGE FREE W^TOUTYN~
ONY MARIAGE GUDz TO BE GEWYN~ YAR-FORe {\} BE YE SAIDE THAYNE
FOR YE-QUHILKis SONRENT MANRENTE ANDE MARIAGE LELELY ANDE TREWLYE
TO+ +BE OBSerUYT AS YS BEFORe WriTYN~ YE SAIDE WILzAME" THAYNE"
OF *CALDORe HAS *REMYTTIT AND HARTFULLIE FORGEWYN~ YE *RANCOURe
OF HIS HART ALL {\} SCLAUCHERis HARM~Ez SCATHIS ANDE jNIURis DONE"
TO HYME" HIS BRETHIR KYNE"-MEN ANDE ParTY BE YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE"
SONE ANDE APPERENDE AIRe TO YE SAID BAROWNE" HIS COMPLICis KYN-MEN
AND PARTY ON-TO YE TYME" OF YE MAKYNG" {\} OF YIS PReseNT ENDENTUR
ANDE ATHIRe OF YE SAIDE ParTEIS HAS TAKYN ANDE GEWYN WTHIRLIE
THE KYSs OF PECE *ANDE FORe YE OBSerUYNG" ANDE FERME" KEPYNG"
OF ALL ANDE SINDri THINGis BEFORe WriTYN YE SAIDE WILzAME" THANE"
FORe HYM HIS {\} BRETHIR KYN-MEN & ParTY & Y^E SAIDD~z HUCHOWN~
& HUCHOWNE" FOR THAME YAR BRETHIR KYN-MEN ANDE PARTY HAS GEWYN~
YARe BODOLIE ATHIS IN YE HANDYS OF ANE *REUERENDE FADIRe IN *CRYST
ANDE *LORDE *DAUID BE YE THOLYNG" OF GODE {\} *BISCHOPE OF MURREFF
SICTYNG" IN HIS *SAIDE *CATHEDRALLE KIRK IN jUGMENT YE HALY *EWANGELIS
TWECHIT jN WITNESSING" OF YE-QUHILKis-THINGis YE SAIDDz" WILzAME"
*THAYNE" FOR HYM HIS BRETHIR KYN-MEN ANDE {\} PARTY *ANDE YE SAIDDz~
HUCHOWNE" BAROWNE" FORe HYM HIS SOnNYS KYN-MEN ANDE PARTY jNTerCHANGABILIE
HAS YAR *SEILLYS TO-GEDDer W^T YE *SELLis OF YE SAID *REUERENDE
FADIRe ANDE jAMES-jNNES OF YAT jLKE BE YE SAIDE {\} ParTEYS comMONLIE

ProCURYT BE-FOR YIR WITNESs WENERABILL~Ez ANDE WOURSCHIPFULL MEN
*MASTIRYS *ALEXANDER-*STEWARTE OF YE SAIDE KIRK OF *MURREFF *CANCELLARe
jOHNE"-STEWART OF YE SAIDE KYRK *CHANONE ANDE *PreBEn\DAR OF *SPYNY
IN YE SAMYN ANDE *LAUCHLANE-*ROSs OF YE KIRK OF *LUNDYCHTY ParSONE"
jAMEz-*STEWARTE OF THE PALACE OF *SPYNY CONSTABYLL FARCHAR-*LAME
*SCHIRis MARTYN OF YE KIRK OF PETTY VICARe jHONE" OF *DUFFOUSs
{\} ANDE jHONE"-WILzAMESONE" OF YE SAIDE KIRK OF MURREF *CHAPELL[]
{=here the ms is slightly damaged and a later ?18C hand has written=}
{=where the original text presumably was faded or lost=} {)ANE
WITH OTHERS DIVerS TO YIS)} PreseNT *ENDENTURE HUNGYN zERe DAY
MONETH~ ANDE PLACE BEFOREe EXPREMYT {\\} {=Two seals appended

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