{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} At renfrew y^e xvj day of march
y^e (z)er of our lord (j)^m cccc nynte & a# #(z)er be (j)ug(is) (con)salour(is)
{\} & ameabill (com)positour(is) ewynly chosyn~ betuix nobill & mychty
lord(is) (j)hon~ erle of leue(n)ax {\} and lord dernle and mast(er) mathow±steward
son~ & apperand ayr to y^e said lord on~ y^e\±ta p(ar)t And for
yar me(n) kyn~ & frend(is) and s(s) (j)hon~ lord simpill for his(s)±self
hi(is) {=sic=} {\} men kyn~ & frend(is) on~ y^e±toy(er) p(ar)t Ve Robert
lord lyle s(s) (j)hon~ y^e Ros(s) of y^e halkhed kny^t {\} s(s) (j)hon~
of chawm(er) of gatgyrth kny^t s(s) adame±mur of caldwell (j)hon~ of
maxuell {\} aperand ayr to y^e lard of nedd(er) pollok (con)stanty(n)
of du(n)lop of y^t ilk mast(er) nicole y^e Ross(s) {\} p(ar)son~ of renf^w
oblyst & suorn~ to geff furth our decret & deliu(er)ance betuix
y^e forsaid {\} p(ar)teys efft(er) y^e forme & tenor of y^e (com)p(ro)myt
maid yar±apon~ and y^e said p(ar)teys i(n) lyk wys(s) {\} oblyst to
stand till o(ur) decret & ordinance y^e±quhilk decret & deliu(er)ance
w^t (con)sent of bath {\} y^e p(ar)teys is i(n) yis forme as efft(er)
folowis y^t is to say ve forsaid(is) (j)ug(is) (con)sall(is) & ordanys {\}
y^t my lord of leue(n)ax & mast(er) mathow his son~ sall tak s(s) (j)hon~
lord sympill i(n) hartly kyndnes {\} & fawr(is) and to re±mit & forgeff
rankour hewenes & all wnkyndnes don~ be hy(m) or be his {\} frend(is)
to yai(m) or yar(is) i(n) tym~es by# #gane~ and in# #lyk wys(s) y^e said
s(s) (j)hon~ lord sympill sal remyt {\} & forgeff al rankour wnkyndnes
i(n)iur(is) or hewenes don~ to hy(m) be y^e said mast(er) mathow his {\}
ken~ or frend(is) and to stand i(n) hartly band & kyndnes as effer(is)
{=second F corrected from T=} kepand all yar honour(is) and {\}
band(is) to be maid yar±apon~ ilkane to tak part w^t oyir i(n) all
accion~s & quharel(is) to be muffyt {\} leffull & honest and alswa
y^t all p(er)son~is bea(n)d {=a(n)d inserted=} p(rese)nt of bath y^e p(ar)t(is)
be put i(n) hartly tend(er)nes i(ncon)te\nent and atour all oy(er) p(er)son~s
belangand bath y^e p(ar)t(is) y^t is absent sall be put i(n) hartly
{\} tend(er)nes & frendschip ale±son~ as yai may gudly be (com)p(re)hendyt
and geff it hapy(n)is as god {\} for±beid yar hapy(n) descencioun~
or trobill to be betuixt yar folk(is) i(n) ty(m) to cu(m) we (con)sall &
ordanis {\} y^t nowd(er) of y^e said(is) p(ar)t(is) sall tak p(ar)ciale
p(ar)t w^t yar awn~ folk(is) bot to mes(s) & sese all sik {\} thing~(is)
quhill it cu(m) be±for yai(m)±self & yar well awysyt frend(is) w^t als
mony of yir (j)ug(is) as {\} may be gotty(n) for y^e tym and for herschipis
spvl(z)eis or skathis don~ be owdyr of y^e {\} p(ar)teis or yar folk(is)
till oy(er)is we (con)sall & ordanys yat y^e said erle & mast(er) mathow
his son~ {\} sall (con)tent & ples(s) yar awn~ tenand(is) & me(n) & to
kep ye p(ar)teis skathlas(s) befor y^e (j)ust(is) & y^e law {\} of satisfactioun~
and y^e said s(s) (j)hon~ lord sympill i(n) lyk wys(s) sall kep yai(m) skathlas(s)
yar {\} men~ ken~ & frend(is) {,} and as for ye kynbut [?]f {=hole
in ms=} rob±dik we (con)sall & ordanys y^t mast(er) mathow {\} ger
pay to ye wyff & ye barnys ten~ punde at yir termes wnd(er) wrytty(n)
y^t is to say at yis {\} nixt wytsonday twa punde & at y^e nixt
m(ar)tymes yarefft(er) twa punde & sa furth terme {\} be terme wytsonday
& martimes quhill y^e sovme~ of ten~ punde be fullyly payt & sou(er)te
to {\} be fundy(n) yar±apon~ as for y^e corn~ & y^e hay tan~ out
of dalmur to y^e (j)ustic" cost(is) we (con)sall & ord\danys y^e said
mast(er) mathow to geff to ye lard of coldoun~ fourty b~ of att(is)
betuix & y^e nixt {\} m(ar)tymes & for y^e hay to geff as it was
prysyt be sworn~ me(n) i(n) tyme {>ins>} xx±s~ {>end>} and as ane(n)t
y^e maling {\} of y^e farnenes(s) for ocht at we haff sen~ wil(z)a(m)
of cochra(n) has y^e ry^t ye±quhilk ry^t he has geffy(n) {\} our to
my lord of leue(n)ax & his son~ mast(er) mathow i(n) fawr of y^e lord
simpill & is aplesyt {\} yar±for and as to y^e trobill don~ {<del<}
be {<end<} to (z)ung~ thom~ of maxuell & his bredyr & his frend(is)
be ye lard of coldon~ wat±spreule (j)h(on) of st(er)ling & yar folk(is)
and i(n) lyk wys(s) y^e i(n)iuer(is) {\} don~ to lard of coldoun~ & his
folk(is) be y^e said thom~ of maxuell & his bredyr & frend(is) {\}
yai sall cu(m) befor mast(er) mathow & lord simpill at y^e kyrk of
nielstoun~ betuix & pasch {\} quhen~ yai think it spedfull & yar
to ger reforme as yai fynd caus(s) & y^e p(ar)t(is) to be put {\} i(n)
frendschip and as twyching~ y^e cow & ye ox clamyt be thome of
maxuell & y^e twa {\} ky at y^e lard of coldoun~ clemys at was
slan~ i(n) his fald be tho(m) of maxuell we {\} (con)sall ordanys at
y^t be reformyt at [?] {[the[} {=hole in ms=} said kyrk y^e said
day efft(er) y^e wale of it {\} be y^e awys(s) of ye said mast(er) matho[?]
& lord sympill and yis {<del<} is {<end<} our (con)sall & ordynance
{\} we haff s(u)bsc(ri)byt w^t our awn~ hand(is) day & plac" be±for
wrytty(n) {=horizontal line=} {\} alswa we ordan~ at wat±spreull
& {>ins>} (j)h(on) {>end>} sterling" to cu(m) to ye kyrk forsaid i(n)
yar lous(s) gownys {\} & barhed be±for mast(er) mathow & y^e lord
simpill & ask tho(m) of maxues {=sic=} forgeff(n)as & {\} to be put
i(n) hartly {\} frenschip {\\} And auld thome" of maxwell {\} was(s)
ay on~±kynd (z)het hed(er)tyllys(s) {\\} {=subscriptions=} {)Robart=llyle
(j)hon=y^e=ros of yakhed \ '(j)hon~=of=chawm(er))} {)a=dam=mowr \ nichol=ye=roos(s)
(j)hon=of=maxwell \ constantyn=of=downlop)}