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{Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire: Bundle 26, B.V.11}
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*AT *FORES THE TWENTY+ +ANE DAY OF jWN~ THE zERe OF GODE ANE *THOUSANDE
FOUR+ +HUNDRETH~ ACHTY TWA zERis jT IS APPUNCTIT ACCORDIT ENDIT
& FINILIE con\CLUDIT BETUIX RY^T HONORABILL~Ez MEn WILzAME" THANE"
OF CALDOR" ON YE-TANE ParT {\} AND HUCHONE" YE *ROSs BARONE OF
KILRAWOK ANDE HUCHONE" YE *ROISs HIS SONE" AND APPERANDE AIR ON
YE-TOYer ParT AND BE YIRe PerSONIS VNDer WriTYN THAT IS TO SAY
ALEXR"-DUNBAR OF YE VESTFELDE KNY^T ALEXR"-M^CYNTOSCHE OF *RATHAMurCHOUSs
{\} *THOMAS-LE-GRAUNT OF YE CATHEDRALLis KIRKis OF *MURREF ANDE
*ROSs-CHAVNONE" AND jAMEz~-STEWART CONSTABILL OF SPYNY BE YE SAID
VILzAME" THANE" OF *CALDORe AND jAMEz~-DUnBAR OF *CUmNOK SONE"
& APPERAND AIRe TO YE SAID *ALEXR"-DUnBAR {\} *THOMAS-*CUmMYN~
OF ALTIR ALEXR"-FAUCONer OF LEITHIN ANDE FARCHAR-LAM BE THE SAIDis
HUCHONE" BARONE" AND HUCHONE" HIS SONE" {.} & ALLANE~ OF KYNNARDE
OF Y^T jLK BE BAITH~ YE ParTEIS comMONLIE ARBITOURis {.} ARBITRATROURis
AND AMIABILL comPOnITOuris {\} VPONE" ALL DEPATis {.} ACCIONIS
QUESTIONIS QUERELLIS BREKKis SKAITHIS AND InjURIS SAID DOVNE MOVIT
OR ProPONIT BE ATHIR OF THE ParTEIS AGANIS VYerIS SYN YE TYME"
OF YE MAKING" OF ANE BANDE OF FRENDSCHIPE MAID BETUIX YE SAIDis
ParTEIS AS In YE ENDEnTOuris MAID {\} YarUPONE" V^T YE SEILLIS
OF YE SAIDis ParTEIS TOGIDDer V^T YE SEILLIS OF ANE *REUerEND
FADIR IN GODE DAUID VMQUHILL BISCHOPE OF MurREF AND ANE RYTHT
HONORABILL MAn jAMEz-jNNES OF Y^T jLK InTERCHANGEABILLIE SEILIT
MAIR FULLELY IS conTENIT CHOSIN {,} AS IS conTENIT In YE InSTRUMEnT
{\} OF comProMYSs MAID YarUPON~ {.} *THE SAIDis ParTEIS TO STAND
TO YE ORDINANCE DELIUerANCE AND DECRETE OF YE SAIDis PerSOnIS
AND ABITRARIS ABOUF VriTIN {.} BEAND FIRST SWORN~ YE HALY EVAnGELIST
TUECHIT DECRETIT ORDANIT LOWIT DELIUerIT AND FOR SEnTENCE GEVIn
Y^T YE FIRST BAND OF FREnDSCHIPE {\} FADerSCHIPE SONE"SCHIPE &
MAnRENT MAID BETUIX YE SAIDis ParTEIS AS IS conTENIT IN YE ENDENTOuris
EFFORSAIDis IN ALL PUNCTis & ARTICULIS conTENIT In YAIm SAL STANDE
HALDE & REMANE In SICLIKE STRINTH~ VERTEV ROBOUR {"authority"}
& FORSs AS YAI VAR In TYME" OF YAR FIRST MAKING" & BE KEPIT AND
{\} OBSERUIT InUIOLABILIE BE BATH~ YE ParTEIS IN FORME" AND EFFECT
conTENIT IN YAIm {,} EXCEPT-AT QUHAR IN YE FIRST BAND IT IS conTENIT
YAT YE SAID HUCHONE" SONE" AND APPERAND AIR TO YE SAID BARONE"
IS MAn TO YE SAID VILzAm THANE" OF CALDORe InDURING" HIS FADer
LYVE-TYME" {.} ANDE EFTer {\} YE DECESs OF HIS FADer TO BE SONE"
TO YE SAID THANE" AS HIS FADer VES BEFORe {,} NOW & FRA THINE-FURTH
YE SAID HUCHONE" SONE" & APPERAND AIR TO YE SAID BARONE" IS BECUmMYn
& BE YE TENOR OF YIS DELIUerANCE & DECRET BECUmIS MAn TO THE SAID
VILzAm THANE" OF *CALDORe INDURING" YE {\} DAIS OF YE SAID HUCHONE"S
LIF FREE BUT ONY FEE AGANIS ALL THAI Y^T LEVIS OR DEE MAY OURE
SOUerANE LORD YE KING" ALLANerLIE EXCEPT {,} NO^TWITHTSTANDING"
jT SAL+ +BE LESUm TO YE SAID HUCHONE" TO TAK FEE OF ANE LORD QUHOM~
HIm PLESs SA Y^T YE SAID LORD BE NO^T VNTHANKFULL NORe COn\TRAR
TO YE SAID THANE" HIS LACHFULL OPYNION~ OR FRENDis AS IN THE FIRST
BAND IS EXPREMIT {,} NO^TWITHSTANDING" ONY BREKis VRAnGis SKATHIS
OR InIURis DONE" BE ATHIR OF THE ParTEIS TILL WYerIS SYN~ YE MAKING"
OF THE SAMEz~ THE-QUHILKis BRAKis VRANGis SKATHIS InIURis & ALL
{\} WYerIS DONE" OR SAIDE IN ONY TYME~z BEFORe BE YAIm-SELF YAR
KYN MEn OR ParTY ATHIRe OF THE ParTEIS TILL WYerIS TOGIDDER W^T
THE *RANCOR OF YARe HARTis HAS FULLELY REMITTIT FORGEVIN SOPITIT
AND AnNULLIT NOW &+ +FORe-EUIR {,} AND NEUer TO MOW ACCIONE" OR
QUESTION" TIL VYerIS VPON~ YAIm {\} NORe ONY OF YAIm IN TYME"
TO CUM *AND IN TAKING" OF PerFYT LUF ANDE CHERITE jLKANE HAS GEWIN
TILL WYerIS YE KYSs OF TENDIRNES AND PECE *AND FOR YE MAIRe INCRESSING"
AND EKING" OF LUF AND CHERITE BETUIX THE SAIDis ParTEIS YAR SUCCESSIONE"
KYN~MEn AND ParTY AND SICKIR {\} FYRMANCE OF YE SAIDis BANDis
WILYAME" OF *CALDORe SONE" AND APPERAND AIR TO YE SAID WILYAME"
THANE" OF CALDORe BE YE GRACE OF GOD SALL MARRIE AND HAUE TO SPOUSs
ANE DOCHTIR OF HUCHONE" YE *ROISs SONE" AND APPERAND AIR TO YE
SAID BARONE" QUHILK SALL {\} PLEISs THE SAID THANE TO CHEISs *AND
FALzEAND OF YE SADis WILzAME OR DOCHTIR AS GOD FORBED YE NEXT
SONE" & APPERAND AIR TO YE SAID VILzAME" THANE" OF CALDOR ANE

DOCHTER OF YE SAID HUCHONIS QUHILK PLEISs YE SADE THANE TO CHEISs
& SA+ +FURTH~ YE SONE" & APPE\RAND AIRE TO YE SAID WILzAME" AND
DOCHTIR TO YE SAID HUCHON~ *LACHFULLY GOTTIN IN SPOUSAGE FRA THE
ELDAST TO YE zONGAST SALL MARRYE AND HAUE In SPOUSs EUer AND QUHILL
YE MARIAGE BE FULFILLIT AND comPLEIT BETUIX ANE SONE" & DOCHTer
OF YE SAIDis VILzAME" {\} AND HUCHONE" SA Y^T YE SAID DOCHTIR
BE conUENIENT IN AGE FOR YE SAID VILzAME" & NOTORLIE VNDEFAMYT
{,} FOR YE-QUHILK MARIAGE TO+ +BE MAID YE SAID HUCHONE" BARONE"
& HUCHON His SON & APPERAND AIRE SALL GIF TO YE SAID THANE OF
CALDOR FYW HUNDRETH {\} MarKis OF THE WSUALLE" MONEY OF *SCOTLAND
{=from here=} TO+ +BE PAIT TO HIm IN CALDOR AT YE TERMEz~ WNDer
WriTIN YAT IS TO SAY FYWTY MarKis OF YE SAID MONEY VSUALLE AT
MarTIMES NEXT & ImMEDIAT FOLLOVANDE YE DATE OF YIS VriT & DECRET
AND VYer FYWTY MarKis OF YE SAID VSUAL {\} MONEY AT VITSUnDAY
NEXT & ImMEDIAT YAREFTIRe FOLLOVAND {,} AND AT MarTIMES NEXT FOLLOVAND
YarEFTIR TWENTY PUnDis {,} AND AT VITSUNDAY NEXT & ImMEDIAT {,}
YarEFORe TWENTY PUnDis AND SA+ +FURTH~ zERLIE & TERMLIE AT MarTYMESs
& VITSUnDAY TWENTY {\} PUNDis OF YE SAID VSUALLE" MONEY EUIR ET
{=sic=} QUHILL YE SAID FYW HUnDRE^T MarKis BE FULLELIE conTENT
{,} PAIT AND ASSITHIT ALL FRAUD GILLE" CAUILLACIONE" SECLUDIT
AND BY+ +PUT FOR YE PAYMEnT OF YE-QUHILKis FYW HUnDRE^T MarKis
FRA YE FIRST TWA TerMEz~ {\} BE conTENT AND PAIT AS IS ABOUF EXPREMIT
YE SAID THANE" SAL HAUE YE MALIS OF ESTIRe GEDDEST ESTIRe KYLRAWOK
YE MYLTOWNE" AND YE MYLL {.} *AND GIF jT SALL HAPPIn YE SAIDis
LAnDis TO BE DISTRWIT HERREIT VASTIT OR ONY VYer MANer OF WYISs
{\} DISTURSIT {"despoiled"} SA Y^T YE SAID THANE MAY NO^T RAISs
YE TWENTY PUnDis TERMLY OF YE SAIDis *LANDis AS GOD FORBEID IN-SAFER
AS HE LAIKis OF YE SAID SOME" TERMLY {,} HE SALL HAUE YE MALIS
OF YE NARREST & BEST PLANIST {"level, open"} LAnDis PerTENING"
TO YE SAID BARONE" TO+ +BE {\} *RASIT & LIFTIT zERLIE AND TERMLIE
BE HIM AT HIS AWIn HANDis OR HIS OFFICIARis EXCLUDAND TO TWENTY
PUNDis AT YE TERME" W^TOUT ONY LEIF OF YE SAID BARONE" HUCHONE
HIS SONE" OF YAR OFFICIARis OR STOP DEMAVND QUESTIONE" OR conTRARe
TO BE MAID {\} BE YAME" OR ONY WYerIS IN YAR NAME" {,} EUIR AND
QUHILL YE SAIDis FYW HUNDRETH~ MarKis BE FULLELY conTENT & PAIT
AS IS FORSAID *AND GIF jT SALL HAPPIn YE SAID HUCHON~ YE *ROISs
BARONE" OR HUCHON~ HIS SONE" TO FALzE IN PAYMEnT OF YE SAIDis
SO\MEz~ IN ALL OR ParT AT TerMEz" ABOUF WriTIN OR W^TIN FOURTY
DAIS YEFTIRe {=sic=} YE SAID TERMEz~ AND jLKANE OF YAME" OR TO
MAK ONY ImPEDIMEnT OR STOPE BE YAIm-SELF OR ONY WYerIS MYD-PerSONIS
IN PriWE OR APERT {,} OR ONY OYIRe SOTHT COLOUR TO YE SAID THANE"
HIS AIRis OR ASSIGNAIS HIS OR YAR OFFICIARis IN *RASING" & WP+
+LIFT+ING" OF YE MALIS OF YE LAnDis BEFOR EXPREMIT IN MANer &
FORM~ AS IS ABOUF VriTIN AS GOD FORBED jT SAL+ +BE LESUM & YE
TENOR OF YIS DECRET LEWIS {"allows"} Y^E SAID THANE" FRELIE {\}
TO DISPONE" ON YE MarEAGE OF HIS SAID SONE" & AIRe QUHASUmEUIR
W^TOUT OR {,} conTRADICIONE" OF YE SAIDis HUCHONE" YE *ROSs BARONE"
OR HUCHON~ HIS SONE" OR ONY VYerIS IN YAR NAMIS YE SAID THANE
REFUNDANT THANKFULLY AGAIn YE SOMEz~ {\} TANE" FRA YAIm IN SICLIKE
MONEY & WECHT AS HE RESSAUIS {,} YIS PreseNT DECRETE AND YE FIRST
BANDis IN ALL YE LAIF OF YAR PUNCTis AND ARTICULIS NEUer-YE-LESs
REMANAND IN YAR STRINTH~ & EFFECT AS BEFORe *AND {=to here, omitted
from SC edn=} ACTOUR GIF jT SAL HAPPIn YE MAREAGE {\} BETUIX YE
SAIDis VILzAME" SONE" & APPERAND AIR TO YE SAID VILzAm THANE"
OF CALDORe OR ONY OYeris OF HIS SONIS & APPERAND AIR AND YE DOCHTerIS
OF YE SAID HUCHON~ OR ONY DOCHTIR CHOSING" BE YE SAID THANE" TO
FALzE IN DEFALT OF ONY OF YE ParT\IS YAR SOnNIS & DOCHTerIS AS
IS BEFOR-SAID YE ParTY BREKAND SALL DOUBILL YE MarEAGE FORSAID
OF FYW+ +HUNDRETH~ MarKis FOR COSTis SKATHIS DAMPNIS AND INTerESSs
TO YE ParTY OBSerUAND & KEPAND {=from here=} {,} TO YE PAYMEnT
OF Y^E-QUHILKis ATHIRe OF YE {\} SAIDis ParTEIS HAS BUnDIN YAIm
YAR AIRis EXECUTOURIS & ASSIGNAIS TILL VYerIS BE YE FATHIS OF
YARe BODEIS & IN YE STRATAST STYLLE" & FORME" OF OBLIGACION~ Y^T
CAN BE DEWISIT & GIF ONY PerSONE" DEPEnDAND VPON YE SAIDis ParTEIS
EFFEnDis {\} TILL WYerIS YE SAID ParTEIS SALL CHEISs CERTANE"
PerSONIS OF YARe AWIn KYN~ THREE jLKANE OF YAIm VPONE" ACHT DAIS
WARNING" TO KNAW WPON~ YE SAIDis OFFENSs & MEND TO YE ParTY GREVIT
YE SAID BAND NEUerYELESs STANDING" IN YE {\} STRINTH~ & VIGORe
BEFORe {,} {\} *ANDE YE SAIDE THANE" SALL GIF {=to here, omitted
from SC edn=} TO WILzAME" HIS SONE" AND APPERAND AIR TWENTY MarKis
WORTH~ OF GUD LAND W^TIN YE SerREFDOME" OF NARN~ TILL HIS LEVING"
& SUSTEnTATIONE" OF YE-QUHILKis YE DOTHTIR OF YE SAID HUCHON~
YE ROSs CHO\SIN BE YE SAID THANE" TO BE SPOUSs TO YE SAID VILzAME"
HIS SONE" AND APPERAND AIRe OR ONY VYerIS APPERAND AIR QUHASUmEUIR
W^TIN HALF A zERe EFTIR YE MATriMONzE BE COMPLET BETUIX YAIm W^TOUT
ONY LAnGAR DELAY SALL HAUE STATE & POSSESSI\ONE" OF jUNCTFEFTMEnT
BE CHARTer OF SEISING" ALL FRAUD GILLE" CAUILLACIONE~ AND EXCEPCION~
SECLUDIT & BY+ +PUT *AND FOR YE FERME" OBSerUING" & InUIOLABILLE"
KEPING" OF ALL AND SYNDri YIR PUNCTis ABOUF WriTIN BAITH YE ParTEIS
BE-FORe YE SAIDis AR\BITROURis HAS GEWIn YE GRET AITH~ FRA END
TO END YE HALY EUANGELIST TWECHIT *AND FORe YE MAIRe SICKIRNES
YAI HAUE YAR SEILLis INTerCHANGEABILLIE TO-GIDDer V^T YE SELLIS
OF YE SAIDis ALEXR"-DUnBAR OF YE VESTFELDE KNY^T FORe HIm & YE
LAIF {\} OF YE ARBITROURIS BE YE SAID VILzAm THANE" OF CALDORe
CHOSIn & BE YAIm ProCURIT AND OF jAMEz~ OF DUnBAR OF CUmNOK FOR
HIm & YE ARBITROURis BE YE SAID HUCHONE" BARON~ OF KILRAWOK &
*HUCHON~ HIS SONE" CHOSIn & BE YAIm ProCURIT & OF {\} *ALLANE~
OF KInNARD OF Y^T ILK comMONLIE CHOUSIn & ProCURIT BE BATH~ YE

ParTEIS TO YIS PreseNT DECRET MAID In MANer OF ENDENTOUR AR APPEnDIT
AT PLACE DAY & zER ABOUF WriTIN & SUBSCriUIT V^T YE NOTAR VNDer+
+VriT+IN BE YE CHARGE & comMAVND {\} OF YE ARBITROuris EFFORSAID
BEFORe YIR VITNES S {.} *ALEXR"-WRCHARD OF BURRisWARDis jOHNE"
OF BRODe OF Y^T jLK HUCHON~-DOUGLAS OF *CRAMOVND *ROB-DOUGLASs
BALzE OF FORES jOHNE" OF TerVES jOHNE"-NICHOLSONE" ARCHIBALD-BROVM~
{\} & jOHNE"-MECHYSONE" BURGEN~ OF YE SAID BURGH~ OF FORES V^T
VTHerIS DIUERSs {\\} {=notarial postcript in Latin=} {(..*ACTA
ERAT HEC IN ECCLesIAM ParIC^H DE FORES..(} {=notarial device of

DONALDUS THOME=}