{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} Y±is (j)ndentur made at houston~
y^e xv day off maij ye yher off our lord M^o CCCC^o xxxviij^o
p(ro)port(is) & ber(is) wytnes in man(er) & forme as eftyr folowys yat
is to say yat it is acordyt betwyx twa honorabyll~ men Alx~±mongomry
{\} knycht lord off Ardrossan~ on ye±ta part and Alan±stewart
off dernle on ye±toy(er) part yat (j)hon~±Stewart Son~ & ayr to
ye sayd Alan~±stewart lord off dernle god wylland sall haff to
wyff & in mariag" tak {=T like C=} {\} m(ar)garet off mongomry y^e
eldast docht(er) yat is to mary off y^e forsaid lord off Ardrossan~
And geff (j)t happynys as god forbed ye forsayd son~ or docht(er)
to dysses ye next son~ off ye forsayd Alan~ sall mary yis forsad
{\} m(ar)garet & fal(z)and off hyr y^e next docth(er) off y^e forsayd
Alx~ & sa furth geff it fal(z)es off Ane or off ma quhyll aythyr
off yai(m) has docth(er)is or so(n)nys quhyll ye forsayd mat(ri)mone be
fullyly compl[e]t and [E]ndyt {\} as is forspokyn for ye±quhilk
mat(ri)mone treuly to be kepyt and ameabily to be fulfyllyt ye forsaid
Alx~ lord of ardrossan~ sall pay or ger pay he hys ayr(is) execu^r(is)
or assigne(z) sex hundreth marc(is) {\} off vsuale mone off scotland
to ye forsayd Alan~ hys ayr(is) execu^r(is) or assigne(z) in yher(is)
& t(er)mys as eftyr folowys yat is to say Ane hundreth pund off
vsuale mone off scotland at ye fest of wytso(n)day {\} next eftyr
ye dat off yis p(rese)nt & syn at y^e m(ar)ty(n)mes next eftyr±hend
folowand fourty marc(is) & at ye wytsonday next yareftyr fourty
marc(is) & sa t(er)me in t(er)me & yher be yher p(ro)porc(i)onaly {\} quhill
ye forsayd Alan~ hys ayr(is) execu^r(is) or assigne(z) be fullily asythyt
& content off ye forsaid sowm~ off sex hundreth marc(is) (j)t(e)m geff
it hapy(n)nys as god forbed it do ye forsayd mat(ri)mone be ony man(er)
{\} off way to fal(z)e y^e forsayd sylu(er) payt in part or in all~
(j) y^e forsayd Alan my(n) ar(is) execu^r(is) or assigne(z) sall pay or
ger pay to ye forsayd Alx~ hys ayr(is) execu^r(is) or assigne(z) als
mykyll as is resawyt {,} or payit off ye forsad {\} sowm~ at sic±lyk
days & t(er)mys as was ye resayt {,} (j)t(e)m it is accordyt at ye forsayd
Alan~ sall geff (j)n (j)oyntfeftment fourty marc(is) worth off land
yat is to say ye land(is) off Dregarn~ & off Dromley ye forsayd
{\} land(is) remana(n)d w^t y^e forsayd Alan~ quhill ye forsayd mat(ri)mone
be complet & fullily Endyt (j)t(e)m it is ordanyt & appoyntyt yat
ye forsayd (j)hon~±stewart son~ to ye forsayd allan~ sall be reducyt
{,} & brocht hame to {\} Cruk(is)ton~ & to Ardrossan~ to cu(m) &
repayr at ye will~ off ye forsayd lordys (j)t(e)m it is acordyt at
{=letter before A partly erased=} geff it hapynys god wylland
ye for±sayd Alan to recou(er) ye Erldome off ye Leuenax in all
or in part {\} be quhatsu(m)eu(er) man(er) off way law trety or composic(i)on
ye forsayd Alx~ sall geff p(ro)porc(i)onaly at t(er)[m][e]s & y[h]er(is)
as is befor w(ri)tyn~ als mikyl as ye ald astent is in p(ro)pirte
in a yher for±outy(n) frawd or gyle or {\} ony cauillac(i)on And
ye forsayd Alan~ yir landys recou(er) {=sic=} sall geff in (j)oyntfeftme(n)t
to ye forsayd (j)hon & m(ar)garet or to ony off ya partys ye±quhilk
god fortunys to cu(m) to±ged(er) be mat(ri)mon~ {=sic=} Ane hundreth(is)
{=sic=} {\} marc(is) in connabyll~ plac" comitnd ye fourty marc(is)
off dregarn~ & dromley in yis hundreth marc(is) sa yat ye hale geff
ye recou(er) off ye leuenax hapy(n)nys off (j)oyntfeftme(n)t sall be Ane
hundreth marc(is) {\} as is befor w(ri)tyn~ ye fors[a]yd Alan (j)oysand
ye forsayd land quhyll ye mat(ri)mone be complet (j)[?][m] {[item[}
it is acordyt yat ye forsayd Alx~ sall find h(is) docht(er) for fyff
yher w^t ye Repayr off hyr husba(n)d & hys {\} famil yat is to
say sex hors ye forsaid son~ & docht(er) remana(n)d [w]^t yair forsayd
fad(er)is [q]u[h]i[ll] [y]e mat(ri)mone be complet (j)t(e)m it is acordyt
be±cause off mar hartf[u]ll continuac(i)on off frendchyp yat aythyr
{\} off yai(m) sall be wyth othyr in assistans all caus(s) help &
suple lachfull & honest (j)t[?][m] [it] is ac[o]r[d][yt] [?] [a]t
als±son~ as ye forsayd son~ & Docht(er) is off lachfull eld yat
y[?] may be maryd off ye comon~ law {\} yai sall be maryt god wylland
for±outy(n) ony frawd or gyle or ony cauillac(i)on And at [?](ir) #is
befor wyrtyn~ lely & treuly to be kepyt i(n) all ma[?] [f]orme &
effec as is before w(ri)tyn {\} aythyr has geffyn othyr yair bodyly
ath apon ye mes buk y^e haly Ewangelys twych[y]t & t[o] y^e mar
wytnes Ent(er)changeabily yar haff set to yair sel[?] day yher &
plac" as is befor w(ri)tyn {\} ye sele off ye forsayd Alx~ remana(n)d
w^t ye part off ye (j)ndentur yat sall remay(n) w^t ye sayd [?]n±Stewart
& ye sele off ye for±sayd Alan~ remana(n)d w^t ye par[?] off ye
(j)ndentur yat sall Remayn {\} w^t y^e sayd Alx~ y(ir) beand wytnes
& p(rese)nt in ye tym Off yis contract yat is to say (j)hon~[?][ll]
[?]ord off Elyotston~ Schyr Robert±sympyll knycht schyrraff
off Renfrew (j)hon~ off Colquhon~ {\} lord off lus wil(z)a(m) off
Conyngha(m) lard off gleng(ar)nac patryk of houston~ lord off yat
(j)[l]k (j)hon~ [o]f lindsay l[a]rd off Dunrod thom off park off
yat ylk (j)hon±locart off ye bar and (j)hon\Sympyll~ off fowlwod
w^t othyr mony {\\}