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{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} *AT RENFREW Y^E XVJ DAY OF MARCH
Y^E zER OF OUR LORD j^M CCCC NYNTE & A+ +zER BE jUGis conSALOURis
{\} & AMEABILL comPOSITOURis EWYNLY CHOSYN~ BETUIX NOBILL & MYCHTY
LORDis jHON~ ERLE OF LEUEnAX {\} AND LORD DERNLE AND MASTer MATHOW-STEWARD
SON~ & APPERAND AYR TO Y^E SAID LORD ON~ Y^E\-TA ParT *AND FOR
YAR MEn KYN~ & FRENDis AND Ss jHON~ LORD SIMPILL FOR HISs-SELF
HIis {=sic=} {\} MEN KYN~ & FRENDis ON~ Y^E-TOYer ParT *VE *ROBERT
LORD LYLE Ss jHON~ Y^E *ROSs OF Y^E HALKHED KNY^T {\} Ss jHON~
OF CHAWMer OF GATGYRTH KNY^T Ss ADAME-MUR OF CALDWELL jHON~ OF
MAXUELL {\} APERAND AYR TO Y^E LARD OF NEDDer POLLOK conSTANTYn
OF DUnLOP OF Y^T ILK MASTer NICOLE Y^E *ROSSs {\} ParSON~ OF RENF^W
OBLYST & SUORN~ TO GEFF FURTH OUR DECRET & DELIUerANCE BETUIX
Y^E FORSAID {\} ParTEYS EFFTer Y^E FORME & TENOR OF Y^E comProMYT
MAID YAR-APON~ AND Y^E SAID ParTEYS In LYK WYSs {\} OBLYST TO
STAND TILL Our DECRET & ORDINANCE Y^E-QUHILK DECRET & DELIUerANCE
W^T conSENT OF BATH {\} Y^E ParTEYS IS In YIS FORME AS EFFTer
FOLOWIS Y^T IS TO SAY VE FORSAIDis jUGis conSALLis & ORDANYS {\}
Y^T MY LORD OF LEUEnAX & MASTer MATHOW HIS SON~ SALL TAK Ss jHON~
LORD SYMPILL In HARTLY KYNDNES {\} & FAWRis AND TO RE-MIT & FORGEFF
RANKOUR HEWENES & ALL WNKYNDNES DON~ BE HYm OR BE HIS {\} FRENDis
TO YAIm OR YARis In TYM~ES BY+ +GANE~ AND IN+ +LYK WYSs Y^E SAID
Ss jHON~ LORD SYMPILL SAL REMYT {\} & FORGEFF AL RANKOUR WNKYNDNES
InIURis OR HEWENES DON~ TO HYm BE Y^E SAID MASTer MATHOW HIS {\}
KEN~ OR FRENDis AND TO STAND In HARTLY BAND & KYNDNES AS EFFERis
{=second F corrected from T=} KEPAND ALL YAR HONOURis AND {\}
BANDis TO BE MAID YAR-APON~ ILKANE TO TAK PART W^T OYIR In ALL
ACCION~S & QUHARELis TO BE MUFFYT {\} LEFFULL & HONEST AND ALSWA
Y^T ALL PerSON~IS BEAnD {=AnD inserted=} PreseNT OF BATH Y^E ParTis
BE PUT In HARTLY TENDerNES InconTE\NENT AND ATOUR ALL OYer PerSON~S
BELANGAND BATH Y^E ParTis Y^T IS ABSENT SALL BE PUT In HARTLY
{\} TENDerNES & FRENDSCHIP ALE-SON~ AS YAI MAY GUDLY BE comPreHENDYT
AND GEFF IT HAPYnIS AS GOD {\} FOR-BEID YAR HAPYn DESCENCIOUN~
OR TROBILL TO BE BETUIXT YAR FOLKis In TYm TO CUm WE conSALL &
ORDANIS {\} Y^T NOWDer OF Y^E SAIDis ParTis SALL TAK ParCIALE
ParT W^T YAR AWN~ FOLKis BOT TO MESs & SESE ALL SIK {\} THING~is
QUHILL IT CUm BE-FOR YAIm-SELF & YAR WELL AWYSYT FRENDis W^T ALS
MONY OF YIR jUGis AS {\} MAY BE GOTTYn FOR Y^E TYM AND FOR HERSCHIPIS
SPVLzEIS OR SKATHIS DON~ BE OWDYR OF Y^E {\} ParTEIS OR YAR FOLKis
TILL OYerIS WE conSALL & ORDANYS YAT Y^E SAID ERLE & MASTer MATHOW
HIS SON~ {\} SALL conTENT & PLESs YAR AWN~ TENANDis & MEn & TO
KEP YE ParTEIS SKATHLASs BEFOR Y^E jUSTis & Y^E LAW {\} OF SATISFACTIOUN~
AND Y^E SAID Ss jHON~ LORD SYMPILL In LYK WYSs SALL KEP YAIm SKATHLASs
YAR {\} MEN~ KEN~ & FRENDis {,} AND AS FOR YE KYNBUT []F {=hole
in ms=} ROB-DIK WE conSALL & ORDANYS Y^T MASTer MATHOW {\} GER
PAY TO YE WYFF & YE BARNYS TEN~ PUNDE AT YIR TERMES WNDer WRYTTYn
Y^T IS TO SAY AT YIS {\} NIXT WYTSONDAY TWA PUNDE & AT Y^E NIXT
MarTYMES YAREFFTer TWA PUNDE & SA FURTH TERME {\} BE TERME WYTSONDAY
& MARTIMES QUHILL Y^E SOVME~ OF TEN~ PUNDE BE FULLYLY PAYT & SOUerTE
TO {\} BE FUNDYn YAR-APON~ AS FOR Y^E CORN~ & Y^E HAY TAN~ OUT
OF DALMUR TO Y^E jUSTIC" COSTis WE conSALL & ORD\DANYS Y^E SAID
MASTer MATHOW TO GEFF TO YE LARD OF COLDOUN~ FOURTY B~ OF ATTis
BETUIX & Y^E NIXT {\} MarTYMES & FOR Y^E HAY TO GEFF AS IT WAS
PRYSYT BE SWORN~ MEn In TYME {>ins>} XX-S~ {>end>} AND AS ANEnT
Y^E MALING {\} OF Y^E FARNENESs FOR OCHT AT WE HAFF SEN~ WILzAm
OF COCHRAn HAS Y^E RY^T YE-QUHILK RY^T HE HAS GEFFYn {\} OUR TO
MY LORD OF LEUEnAX & HIS SON~ MASTer MATHOW In FAWR OF Y^E LORD
SIMPILL & IS APLESYT {\} YAR-FOR AND AS TO Y^E TROBILL DON~ {<del<}
BE {<end<} TO zUNG~ THOM~ OF MAXUELL & HIS BREDYR & HIS FRENDis
BE YE LARD OF COLDON~ WAT-SPREULE jHon OF STerLING & YAR FOLKis
AND In LYK WYSs Y^E InIUERis {\} DON~ TO LARD OF COLDOUN~ & HIS
FOLKis BE Y^E SAID THOM~ OF MAXUELL & HIS BREDYR & FRENDis {\}
YAI SALL CUm BEFOR MASTer MATHOW & LORD SIMPILL AT Y^E KYRK OF
NIELSTOUN~ BETUIX & PASCH {\} QUHEN~ YAI THINK IT SPEDFULL & YAR

TO GER REFORME AS YAI FYND CAUSs & Y^E ParTis TO BE PUT {\} In
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~ In HIS FALD BE THOm OF MAXUELL WE {\} conSALL ORDANYS AT
Y^T BE REFORMYT AT [] {[the[} {=hole in ms=} SAID KYRK Y^E SAID
DAY EFFTer Y^E WALE OF IT {\} BE Y^E AWYSs OF YE SAID MASTer MATHO[]
& LORD SYMPILL AND YIS {<del<} IS {<end<} OUR conSALL & ORDYNANCE
{\} WE HAFF SuBSCriBYT W^T OUR AWN~ HANDis DAY & PLAC" BE-FOR
WRYTTYn {=horizontal line=} {\} ALSWA WE ORDAN~ AT WAT-SPREULL
& {>ins>} jHon {>end>} STERLING" TO CUm TO YE KYRK FORSAID In
YAR LOUSs GOWNYS {\} & BARHED BE-FOR MASTer MATHOW & Y^E LORD
SIMPILL & ASK THOm OF MAXUES {=sic=} FORGEFFnAS & {\} TO BE PUT
In HARTLY {\} FRENSCHIP {\\} *AND AULD THOME" OF MAXWELL {\} WASs
AY ON~-KYND zHET HEDerTYLLYSs {\\} {=subscriptions=} {)*ROBART=LLYLE
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