# 743
{Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire: Bundle 9, B.III.14}
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ALL MEn BE Y^IR PreseNT LettREz ME ALEX^R-CETON~ OF TULLEBODY
FORe ME & MYn AIRis *TO HAFF SET & FOR MAILL LATYn {\} *AND BE
Y^IR MY PreseNT LettREz FOR ME & MYn AIRis SETTis & FOR MAILE~
LATTis ALL & HALLE~ MYn LANDis OF MEKILL GEDDESs & {\} MY HALFF
OF *RAYT W^T YAIRis PerTINEN~ & W^T ALL ProFYTis Y^T PerTENIS
OR MA PerTENE" YarTO {=TO or TIL seems to have been omitted=}
ANE" HONO^R^L MAn VILzAME" {\} THANE" OF CALDORe *AND TILL His
ASSIG^I^S ANE" OR MA FORe ALL Y^E TerMESs OF *NYNTEYNE" zERis
NEIXT & ImMEDIAT EFFTer {\} FOLOVAND YE DAYT OF Y^IS VriT W^T
POVERe TO MAK SUBTENEnEnTis {=sic=} ANE" OR MA *AND TO PUT jN
TENEnTis & OVT TENEnTis {\} AS PLESs HYm HE AND His ASSIG^I^S
ANE" OR MA PAYAND ME & MYn A^Ris YarFOR zERLY TVENTY PUnDis OF
YE VSUAL {\} MONE OF SCOTLAND AT TUA VSUAL TerMESs IN Y^E zE^R
AT VITSUnDAY & MarTYMESs BE EWYNLY HALF PORCIOnIS *AND ATOur {\}
j MAK Y^E SAID VILzAME" THANE" OF CALDORe MY BALzE OF ALL MY SAIDis
LANDis WY^T POVERe TO SuBSTITUT BAILzEIS {\} VNDer HYm ANE" OR
MA ALSs OFT AS HE THINKis EXPEDIEnT *CURTTis TYLL HALD LANDis
TO SET MALISs TO *RAISs TRES\PASSOURis TO PVNEIS ESCHETis & AMerCYAMEnTis
TO TAK & *RAISs MY MEn jNHABITA^Ris & jNDUELLARis OF MY SAID {\}
LAND BEFORe Q^A^TSUmEUer jUGe OR jUGISs SPiritUAL OR TEmPerALL
TO BOROV TO YE FREDOME" & CurT OF MY SAID LAND *AND {\} W^T ALL
& SINDri OYer FREDOMS" & P^EUELAIGis 0 {=zero rel=} TO Y^E OFFICe
OF BAILzEORY PerTENIS OR SULD PerTENE" OF LAW *ENDWRYNG {\} YE
SAID XIX zE^Ris YE ENTRE OF Y^E SAD VILzAm THANE" OF CALDer TO
YE SAID OFFICe OF BAILzEORJ & TO ALL OYer {\} ProFYTTis & DEV
SerUICe *AND TO YE SETTYn OF YE SAID LANDis BEGYnAND AT VITSONDAY
NEXT EFTer FOLOVAND Y^E DAYT {\} OF Y^IS VriT & FOR Y^E SAID XIX
zE^Ris BEIS comPLEIT & OVT-*RUnYN Y^T SAD VILzAm THANE" OF CALDer
OR His ASSIG^I^S ANE" {\} OR MA SALL HAIFF TAK OF YE SAD LANDis
BEFOIRe ALL OYerIS ALSs LANG AS YAI MAK GUD PAMEnT *AND GEFF {\}
jT HAPPYnNIS ME TO ANALY OR SELL YE SAD LANDis j SALL SELL YAIm
TO YE SAD VILzAm THANE" OF CALDer OR TYLL {\} His ASSIG^I^S BETTer
SCHAIP NA TILL ONY OYer *AND GIFF jT SAL HAPPYn AS GOD FORBEID
jT SA BE Y^T j BE ONY MANer {\} OF VAY SALL SELL OR ANLY YE SAD
LANDis TO ONY MAn FRA YE SAID VILzAm THANE" OF CALDer OR His ASSIG^I^S
j BIND {\} AND OBLISs ME MYn A^Ris EXECU^Ris & ASSIG^I^S jN YE
PAMEnT OF ANE" THOUSAND PUnDis OF Y^E VSUAL MONE OFF {\} SCOTLAND
TO Y^E SAD VILzAME" THANE" OF CALDer OR TILL His ASSIG^I^S FOR
COSTis SKA^Tis & EXPENSs FEUD MOGRE {=sic=} {\} & TruBILL Y^T
HE HAIS SUSTENIT THROV Y^E SAD LANDis *AND TO YE PAMEnT OF Y^E
SAD THOUSAND LIis OF Y^E VSUALL {\} MONE OF SCOTLAND j BYND &
OBLISs ME MYn AIRis EXECU^Ris & ASSIG^I^S LANDis *RENTTIS & POSSESSIOnIS
GUDis MO\WABILL & OnMOVABILL Q^A^TSUmEUer CUm OR QUHARe-EUer YAI
BE *TO BE STRENzEIT TOYNE" {=sic=} & AVAY LED PriSYT AND {\} MAID
PEnNE OF AT YE VILL OF YE SAID VILzAME THANE" OF CALDer OR His
ASSIG^I^S His OR YA^Ris DEPUTTis OR OFFICIA^R {\} ANE" OR MA QUHILL
HE OR YAI BE THANKFULLY conTENT & PAIT OF ALL EXPENSs COSTis &
SKA^Tis DAMPNAGis {\} OR jNTerESSs GIFF HE OR YAI ONY SUSTENIS
IN FALT OF PAMEnT ALSs VEIL AS OF Y^E PriNCIPALE~ SOME" NA *RA\MEID
OF LAW COmMON {=sic=} NOR CYUILL NA ACTis OF ParLYMEnT MAID OR
TO BE MAID NA LettREz OF SUPerCEDERE {\} NA zEIT NAYN~ OYer P^EUILEGis
OF LAW Y^T CAN~ BE DEVISIT TO BE ProPONIT IN Y^E CONTRARe ALL
FRAUD GILE~ {\} CAUILLACiONE & FREVOLL EXCEPCIOnIS BEYNG" EXCLUDYT
& BI PUT jN VITTNESs OF Y^E-Q^I^L^K-THING TO Y^IR MY {\} PreseNT
LettREz OBLIGATOur j HAIFF HUnGYn TO MY SEILL AT CALDer YE FYRST
DAY OF APRIL IN YE zE^R OF GOD {\} ANE" THOUSAND FOURe HUnDerETH
NYNTE AND NYN~ zE^Ris BE-FOIRe Y^IR VITTNESs THOMAS Y^E HAY jHONE"-NICOLSON~
{\} DONCAn-NICOLSONE" AND AND^O-CLVNESs W^T DIUerSs OYerIS {\\}
{=Latin postscript=} {(..APUD CALDERe..(} {=notarial device of

ALEXR" SCHERERe presbyter of Moray diocese=}