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{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} *Y-IS jNDENTUR MADE AT HOUSTON~
Y^E XV DAY OFF MAIJ YE YHER OFF OUR LORD *M^O *C*C*C*C^O XXXVIIJ^O
ProPORTis & BERis WYTNES IN MANer & 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-TOYer PART YAT jHON~-*STEWART *SON~ & AYR TO
YE SAYD *ALAN~-STEWART LORD OFF DERNLE GOD WYLLAND SALL HAFF TO
WYFF & IN MARIAG" TAK {=T like C=} {\} MarGARET OFF MONGOMRY Y^E
ELDAST DOCHTer YAT IS TO MARY OFF Y^E FORSAID LORD OFF *ARDROSSAN~
*AND GEFF jT HAPPYNYS AS GOD FORBED YE FORSAYD SON~ OR DOCHTer
TO DYSSES YE NEXT SON~ OFF YE FORSAYD *ALAN~ SALL MARY YIS FORSAD
{\} MarGARET & FALzAND OFF HYR Y^E NEXT DOCTHer OFF Y^E FORSAYD
*ALX~ & SA FURTH GEFF IT FALzES OFF *ANE OR OFF MA QUHYLL AYTHYR
OFF YAIm HAS DOCTHerIS OR SOnNYS QUHYLL YE FORSAYD MATriMONE BE
FULLYLY COMPL[E]T AND [*E]NDYT {\} AS IS FORSPOKYN FOR YE-QUHILK
MATriMONE TREULY TO BE KEPYT AND AMEABILY TO BE FULFYLLYT YE FORSAID
*ALX~ LORD OF ARDROSSAN~ SALL PAY OR GER PAY HE HYS AYRis EXECU^Ris
OR ASSIGNEz SEX HUNDRETH MARCis {\} OFF VSUALE MONE OFF SCOTLAND
TO YE FORSAYD *ALAN~ HYS AYRis EXECU^Ris OR ASSIGNEz IN YHERis
& TerMYS AS EFTYR FOLOWYS YAT IS TO SAY *ANE HUNDRETH PUND OFF
VSUALE MONE OFF SCOTLAND AT YE FEST OF WYTSOnDAY {\} NEXT EFTYR
YE DAT OFF YIS PreseNT & SYN AT Y^E MarTYnMES NEXT EFTYR-HEND
FOLOWAND FOURTY MARCis & AT YE WYTSONDAY NEXT YAREFTYR FOURTY
MARCis & SA TerME IN TerME & YHER BE YHER ProPORCiONALY {\} QUHILL
YE FORSAYD *ALAN~ HYS AYRis EXECU^Ris OR ASSIGNEz BE FULLILY ASYTHYT
& CONTENT OFF YE FORSAID SOWM~ OFF SEX HUNDRETH MARCis jTeM GEFF
IT HAPYnNYS AS GOD FORBED IT DO YE FORSAYD MATriMONE BE ONY MANer
{\} OFF WAY TO FALzE Y^E FORSAYD SYLUer PAYT IN PART OR IN ALL~
j Y^E FORSAYD *ALAN MYn ARis EXECU^Ris OR ASSIGNEz SALL PAY OR
GER PAY TO YE FORSAYD *ALX~ HYS AYRis EXECU^Ris OR ASSIGNEz ALS
MYKYLL AS IS RESAWYT {,} OR PAYIT OFF YE FORSAD {\} SOWM~ AT SIC-LYK
DAYS & TerMYS AS WAS YE RESAYT {,} jTeM IT IS ACCORDYT AT YE FORSAYD
*ALAN~ SALL GEFF jN jOYNTFEFTMENT FOURTY MARCis WORTH OFF LAND
YAT IS TO SAY YE LANDis OFF *DREGARN~ & OFF *DROMLEY YE FORSAYD
{\} LANDis REMANAnD W^T Y^E FORSAYD *ALAN~ QUHILL YE FORSAYD MATriMONE
BE COMPLET & FULLILY *ENDYT jTeM IT IS ORDANYT & APPOYNTYT YAT
YE FORSAYD jHON~-STEWART SON~ TO YE FORSAYD ALLAN~ SALL BE REDUCYT
{,} & BROCHT HAME TO {\} *CRUKisTON~ & TO *ARDROSSAN~ TO CUm &
REPAYR AT YE WILL~ OFF YE FORSAYD LORDYS jTeM IT IS ACORDYT AT
{=letter before A partly erased=} GEFF IT HAPYNYS GOD WYLLAND
YE FOR-SAYD *ALAN TO RECOUer YE *ERLDOME OFF YE *LEUENAX IN ALL
OR IN PART {\} BE QUHATSUmEUer MANer OFF WAY LAW TRETY OR COMPOSICiON
YE FORSAYD *ALX~ SALL GEFF ProPORCiONALY AT Ter[M][E]S & Y[H]ERis
AS IS BEFOR WriTYN~ ALS MIKYL AS YE ALD ASTENT IS IN ProPIRTE
IN A YHER FOR-OUTYn FRAWD OR GYLE OR {\} ONY CAUILLACiON *AND
YE FORSAYD *ALAN~ YIR LANDYS RECOUer {=sic=} SALL GEFF IN jOYNTFEFTMEnT
TO YE FORSAYD jHON & MarGARET OR TO ONY OFF YA PARTYS YE-QUHILK
GOD FORTUNYS TO CUm TO-GEDer BE MATriMON~ {=sic=} *ANE HUNDRETHis
{=sic=} {\} MARCis IN CONNABYLL~ PLAC" COMITND YE FOURTY MARCis
OFF DREGARN~ & DROMLEY IN YIS HUNDRETH MARCis SA YAT YE HALE GEFF
YE RECOUer OFF YE LEUENAX HAPYnNYS OFF jOYNTFEFTMEnT SALL BE *ANE
HUNDRETH MARCis {\} AS IS BEFOR WriTYN~ YE FORS[A]YD *ALAN jOYSAND
YE FORSAYD LAND QUHYLL YE MATriMONE BE COMPLET j[][M] {[item[}
IT IS ACORDYT YAT YE FORSAYD *ALX~ SALL FIND His DOCHTer FOR FYFF
YHER W^T YE *REPAYR OFF HYR HUSBAnD & HYS {\} FAMIL YAT IS TO
SAY SEX HORS YE FORSAID SON~ & DOCHTer REMANAnD [W]^T YAIR FORSAYD
FADerIS [Q]U[H]I[LL] [Y]E MATriMONE BE COMPLET jTeM IT IS ACORDYT
BE-CAUSE OFF MAR HARTF[U]LL CONTINUACiON OFF FRENDCHYP YAT AYTHYR
{\} OFF YAIm SALL BE WYTH OTHYR IN ASSISTANS ALL CAUSs HELP &
SUPLE LACHFULL & HONEST jT[][M] [IT] IS AC[O]R[D][YT] [] [A]T
ALS-SON~ AS YE FORSAYD SON~ & *DOCHTer IS OFF LACHFULL ELD YAT
Y[] MAY BE MARYD OFF YE COMON~ LAW {\} YAI SALL BE MARYT GOD WYLLAND
FOR-OUTYn ONY FRAWD OR GYLE OR ONY CAUILLACiON *AND AT []ir +IS
BEFOR WYRTYN~ LELY & TREULY TO BE KEPYT In ALL MA[] [F]ORME &

EFFEC AS IS BEFORE WriTYN {\} AYTHYR HAS GEFFYN OTHYR YAIR BODYLY
ATH APON YE MES BUK Y^E HALY *EWANGELYS TWYCH[Y]T & T[O] Y^E MAR
WYTNES *ENTerCHANGEABILY YAR HAFF SET TO YAIR SEL[] DAY YHER &
PLAC" AS IS BEFOR WriTYN {\} YE SELE OFF YE FORSAYD *ALX~ REMANAnD
W^T YE PART OFF YE jNDENTUR YAT SALL REMAYn W^T YE SAYD []N-*STEWART
& YE SELE OFF YE FOR-SAYD *ALAN~ REMANAnD W^T YE PAR[] OFF YE
jNDENTUR YAT SALL *REMAYN {\} W^T Y^E SAYD *ALX~ Yir BEAND WYTNES
& PreseNT IN YE TYM *OFF YIS CONTRACT YAT IS TO SAY jHON~[][LL]
[]ORD OFF *ELYOTSTON~ *SCHYR *ROBERT-SYMPYLL KNYCHT SCHYRRAFF
OFF *RENFREW jHON~ OFF *COLQUHON~ {\} LORD OFF LUS WILzAm OFF
*CONYNGHAm LARD OFF GLENGarNAC PATRYK OF HOUSTON~ LORD OFF YAT
j[L]K jHON~ [O]F LINDSAY L[A]RD OFF *DUNROD THOM OFF PARK OFF
YAT YLK jHON-LOCART OFF YE BAR AND jHON\*SYMPYLL~ OFF FOWLWOD

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