{pth, Perth} {Oliphant of Gask} Be (j)t maid kend til al me(n) be
y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me Neile±stewart of forthyrgil til be haldine
& sick(er)ly {\} and trewly to be bundy(n) & oblist & be y(ir) my p(rese)nt
l(ett)res & ye faith~ & treucht i(n) my body bind(is) & obliss(s) me {\}
til ane Nobile & my^tty lord laurens lord oliphant in ma(n)rent
& s(er)uice for al y^e dais of my liff {\} and at (j) sal ryd & gang
w^t my said lord & tak leill trew & afald part w^t hy(m) in al &
sindry hys(s) {\} accionis causs(s) & querrell(is) lesu(m) & honest w^t
al y^e me(n) kyn & frend(is) y^t (j) ca(n) p(ur)chest als oft as {\} (j) am
Req(ue)rit be my said lord aga(n)nis al man(er) of ma(n) excepand o(ur)
sou(er)ane lord y^e king my lord(is) {\} of huntlie & athoile and
y^t (j) sal kep my said lord(is) (con)sal secret y^t he schawis me &
gif hy(m) ye {\} best co(n)sal (j) ca(n) quhe(n) he req(ue)r(is) me and sal
noy(er) her(e) nor se h(is) lak schame nor skath~ bot (j) sal {\} defend
(j)t & let (j)t at al my gudly power(e) ye±q^k(is) to do kep & fulfil
(j) bind & obliss(s) me to my said {\} lord for al ye dais of my liff
in y^e strattist forme" & stil of ma(n)rent yat (j)s vs[s]yt or maid
in y^e kyn\Rik of Scotland but fraud or gil (j)n witnes(s) of y^e±q^k±thing
to y(ir) my p(rese)nt l(ett)res for al y^e dais {\} of my liff til endur(e)
(j) haff affixt my Sel & subsc(ri)uit y^e samy(n) w^t my hand at p(er)tht
y^e xv dai {\} of februar(e) ye (z)er(e) of god a# #thousand four# #hu(n)dreth^t
four# {\} #scor(e) & auch^t (z)er(is) befor y(ir) witnes(s) (j)ames\oliphant
of arquhal(z)^e And(ro)±chart(er)s of cuthilg(ur)dy & pat(ri)k of well(is)
w^t vy(er) d[?] {[divers]} {seal obscures last word} {\\}