#  747
{Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire: Bundle 26, B.V.12}



*YIS *ENDENTUR MAIDE AT YE *CATHEDRALL *KYRK OF ;MURREFF YE FYF+T DAY OF
THE MONETH~ OF *SEPTEMBRis~ YE zERe OF GODE ANE *THOWSANDE FOUR+ +HUNDRECH~
*SEWYN+TY ANDE SEX zER+is ProPORT+is ANDE BER+is WYTNESS+YNG" IN YT-SELF
THAT jT IS FULLE+LY {\} APPOUNT+YT ANDE ACCORD+YT BETUYX HONOR+ABILL~+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 APPER+ANDE AYRe YARe {\} BRETHIR MEN ANDE PARTY ON YE-TOTHIRe
PARTE IN FORME~ MANERe ANDE EFFECT AS EFTIRe FOLLOW+YS YAT jS TO SAY THAT
IN COMPENSACIONE" OF YE GRET HARM+Ez SCLAWCHTR~+is jNIUR+is ANDE SCATH+YS
DONE~ TO THE SAID+YS WILYAME~ *THAYNE~ OF *CALDORe HYS KYN~\MEN ANDE PARTY
BE YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE SONE~ ANDE APPER+ANDE AYRe TO YE SAIDE BAROWNE" HYS
COMPLIC+is KYN~-MEN ANDE PARTY ANDE FORe YE GUDE OF PECE jNCRESS+YNG~
OF LUFF ANDE TENDIR+NESs ANDE PerPETUALL FRENDE+SCHYPE TO BE HADE BE-TUYX
THE SAID+is ParTE+IS {\} YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE~ BAROWNE" OFF KYLRAWOK IS BECUmM+YN~
SONE~ FOR ALL YE DAY+S OF HIS LYFF TO YE SAIDE WILYAME~ *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe
ANDE TAK+YN~ HYME" AS FADIR ANDE YE SAIDE WILzAME" *THAYNE" OF *CALDORe
YS BECUmM+YN TO HYM AS LUFF+YT FADIR {\} ANDE TAK+YN~ HYM AS SONE" ANDE
jLKANE OF YAME SALL HELPE SUPPLE" ANDE DEFENDE WTHER+is IN ALL ACCION~+Ez
CAUSs ANDE QUEREL+IS AS SONE" AUCHT~ TO DO TO FADYRe ANDE FADIR TO SONE"
AGANE~ ALL THAY THAT LEW+YS ORe DEE MAY OURE SOUERENE LORDE {\} YE KYNG~
ALL-ONERLYE OUT+ +TANE" *ANDE YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE" SONE" ANDE APPER+ANDE
AIRE TO YE SAIDE BAROWNE" YS BECUmM+YN~ FOR ALL THE DAY+S OF HYS FADIR
LYFF LEYLLE TREW ANDE FACH+FULL 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 MATer+YS CAUSs
ANDE QUEREL+YS CONCERN+YNG~ HYME~ LELE+LY ANDE TREW+LIE AGANE ALL THAY
Y^T LEW+YS 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 ACCION+Ez MATER+IS ANDE QUEREL+IS CONCERN+YNG" 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 BECUmM+YS TO Y^E {\} SAIDE
*THAYNE~ SONE~ & HE TO HYME~ FADIR ANDE YE FRYST SONE~ OF YE SAIDE HUCHOWNE"
GETT+YN~ IN SPOSAGE APPAR+ANDE 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 EXPriM+YT YE-QUHILK SONE~ BE YE
GRACE OF GODE SALL SPOUS ANDE HAFF TO WYFF ANE OF YE SAIDE THAN+YS DOTHTER+is
GETT+YN~ OR TO BE GETT+YN~ IN SPOUSAGE FREE W^TOUTYN~ ONY MARIAGE GUD+z
TO BE GEW+YN~ YAR-FORe {\} BE YE SAIDE THAYNE FOR YE-QUHILK+is SONRENT
MANRENTE ANDE MARIAGE LELE+LY ANDE TREW+LYE TO+ +BE OBSerU+YT AS YS BEFORe
WriT+YN~ YE SAIDE WILzAME" THAYNE" OF *CALDORe HAS *REMYTT+IT AND HART+FULLIE
FORGEW+YN~ YE *RANCOURe OF HIS HART ALL {\} SCLAUCHER+is HARM~+Ez SCATH+IS
ANDE jNIUR+is DONE" TO HYME" HIS BRETHIR KYNE"-MEN ANDE ParTY BE YE SAIDE
HUCHOWNE" SONE ANDE APPER+ENDE AIRe TO YE SAID BAROWNE" HIS COMPLIC+is
KYN-MEN AND PARTY ON-TO YE TYME" OF YE MAK+YNG" {\} OF YIS PReseNT ENDENTUR
ANDE ATHIRe OF YE SAIDE ParTE+IS HAS TAK+YN ANDE GEW+YN WTHIR+LIE THE
KYSs OF PECE *ANDE FORe YE OBSerU+YNG" ANDE FERME" KEP+YNG" OF ALL ANDE
SINDri THING+is BEFORe WriT+YN 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 GEW+YN~ YARe BODO+LIE ATH+IS IN YE
HAND+YS OF ANE *REUERENDE FADIRe IN *CRYST ANDE *LORDE *DAUID BE YE THOL+YNG"
OF GODE {\} *BISCHOPE OF MURREFF SICT+YNG" IN HIS *SAIDE *CATHEDRALLE
KIRK IN jUGMENT YE HALY *EWANGEL+IS TWECH+IT jN WITNESS+ING" OF YE-QUHILK+is-THING+is
YE SAIDD+z" WILzAME" *THAYNE" FOR HYM HIS BRETHIR KYN-MEN ANDE {\} PARTY
*ANDE YE SAIDD+z~ HUCHOWNE" BAROWNE" FORe HYM HIS SOnN+YS KYN-MEN ANDE
PARTY jNTer+CHANG+ABILIE HAS YAR *SEILL+YS TO-GEDDer W^T YE *SELL+is OF

YE SAID *REUERENDE FADIRe ANDE jAMES-jNNES OF YAT jLKE BE YE SAIDE {\}
ParTE+YS comMON+LIE ProCUR+YT BE-FOR YIR WITNESs WENERABILL~+Ez ANDE WOURSCHIP+FULL
MEN *MASTIR+YS *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 *SCHIR+is 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
HUNG+YN zERe DAY MONETH~ ANDE PLACE BEFOREe EXPREM+YT {\\} {=Two seals}
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