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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Ch B 1936}
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{PTH, Perth} {Oliphant of Gask} *BE jT MAID KEND TIL AL MEn BE
Yir PreseNT LettRES ME *NEILE-STEWART OF FORTHYRGIL TIL BE HALDINE
& SICKerLY {\} AND TREWLY TO BE BUNDYn & OBLIST & BE Yir MY PreseNT
LettRES & YE FAITH~ & TREUCHT In MY BODY BINDis & OBLISSs ME {\}
TIL ANE *NOBILE & MY^TTY LORD LAURENS LORD OLIPHANT IN MAnRENT
& SerUICE 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 HYm IN AL &
SINDRY HYSs {\} ACCIONIS CAUSSs & QUERRELLis LESUm & HONEST W^T
AL Y^E MEn KYN & FRENDis Y^T j CAn PurCHEST ALS OFT AS {\} j AM
*REQueRIT BE MY SAID LORD AGAnNIS AL MANer OF MAn EXCEPAND Our
SOUerANE LORD Y^E KING MY LORDis {\} OF HUNTLIE & ATHOILE AND
Y^T j SAL KEP MY SAID LORDis conSAL SECRET Y^T HE SCHAWIS ME &
GIF HYm YE {\} BEST COnSAL j CAn QUHEn HE REQueRis ME AND SAL
NOYer HERe NOR SE His LAK SCHAME NOR SKATH~ BOT j SAL {\} DEFEND
jT & LET jT AT AL MY GUDLY POWERe YE-Q^Kis TO DO KEP & FULFIL
j BIND & OBLISSs ME TO MY SAID {\} LORD FOR AL YE DAIS OF MY LIFF
IN Y^E STRATTIST FORME" & STIL OF MAnRENT YAT jS VS[S]YT OR MAID
IN Y^E KYN\*RIK OF *SCOTLAND BUT FRAUD OR GIL jN WITNESs OF Y^E-Q^K-THING
TO Yir MY PreseNT LettRES FOR AL Y^E DAIS {\} OF MY LIFF TIL ENDURe
j HAFF AFFIXT MY *SEL & SUBSCriUIT Y^E SAMYn W^T MY HAND AT PerTHT
Y^E XV DAI {\} OF FEBRUARe YE zERe OF GOD A+ +THOUSAND FOUR+ +HUnDRETH^T
FOUR+ {\} +SCORe & AUCH^T zERis BEFOR Yir WITNESs jAMES\OLIPHANT
OF ARQUHALz^E *ANDro-CHARTerS OF CUTHILGurDY & PATriK OF WELLis

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