{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} BE (j)t kend till all men~ be
y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res me R[?]bert lorde lyle til# #be bundyn and
oblest And be ye teno(ur) of y(ir) p(rese)nt(is) byndis {\} and oblisys(s)
me be ye faith and treuth in my bodye till ane" Ry^t nobill and
my^ttye lord mathow Erle of ye leuenax lord dernle {\} and (j)nchenan~
me and myn assignais till hym~ his ayer(is) and assignais That
no^twithstandyng ye said Mathow Erle of ye leuenax {\} has infeft
and chart(er)it me and myn assig(na)is h(er)etab(i)li in±to ye land(is)
of ye town of (j)nch[e]nan wy^t ye p(er)tinen extendyng to ten~ m(ar)k(is)
{\} worth land of auld exstent And als of ye land(is) of ye park
of (j)nchenan~ exte[n]ding to fowr m(ar)k(is) worth land of auld exstent
{\} The land(is) of wrichtland and Rassele extendyng to thre m(ar)k(is)
worth land of au[l]d exstent And in ye land(is) o(f) cragtown & flwres(s)
{\} extendyng to thre merkis worth l[?][n]d of auld exstent with~
yair p(er)tinen~ lyand in ye p(ar)oschyn of (j)nchenan a(n)nexit to ye
lordschip of {\} cruk(is)tow {=sic=} within ye s(er)efd(om) of Ranfrew
(j) will neu(er)yeles(s) bynd(is) and oblisis(s) me and [?]y {[my[} [?]ss[?][g](na)is
be ye faith and treuth in my bodye {\} to ye forsaid Mathow Erle
of y[e] leu[?]x his ayer(is) & assig(na)is y^t quhat tym~ how±son~
ye said Mathow er[le] of ye le[?]en[?][x] his ay[?]r(is) {\} or assignais
pay[?]s to me or myn assig(na)is for ye said land(is) of ye park of
(j)nchenan~ wy^t ye p(er)tinen~ ye sowm~ of thre hu(n)dreth merk(is) {\}
of gud and wsuall mone of ye kynrik of scotland to±gidd(er) and
at±anys apon~ a daye betuix ye son~ Rysyng & passyng to Rest
of ye {\} samyn in ye p(ar)rysch kyrk of kylmacolm~ apon~ ye hie
altar of ye samyn~ (j) or myn assig(na)is yan beand in ye said(is) land(is)
be lachfully warnyt {\} apon~ twenty dayis warnyng be ye said
Erle of ye leuenax~ his ayer(is) or assig(na)is in ye said p(ar)rysch
kyrk of kylmacolm~ apon a haly {\} daye within ye solempnit of
ye m[e]s(s) befor a notar or yan~ notab(i)le witnes to ye recepcion
of ye said sowm~ Sua y^t ye said warnyng cu(m) {\} till our Eris
And als quhat wy(er) daye or quhat tym yair±eft(er) ye said mathow
Erl of ye leuenax his ayer(is) or assig(na)is payis to me {\} or
to myn assig(na)±is for ye forsaid land(is) of wrichtland and Rassele
wy^t yair p(er)tinen~ ye sowm~ of twelff# #scor(e) of merk(is) of gud
& wsuall {\} mone of y[e] said Realm~ in ye forsaid kyrk of kylmacolm~
apon~ ye said hie altar of ye samyn~ ye said premunicion~ & warnyng
of twenty {\} dayis beand maid to me and myn~ assignais as said
is to ye Recepcion of ye forsaid sowm~ of twelff scor(e) m(ar)k(is)
apon~ a day to be pay^t {\} i(n) [?]wmerit mone betuix ye son~ Rysyng
and passyng to Rest of ye samyn~ And als quhat tym~ or how±son~
y(ar)±eft(er) ye said mathow Erle {\} of ye leuenax his ayer(is) or
assignais payis to me or myn~ assignais for ye forsaid(is) land(is)
of cragtown~ and flwres(s) wy^t yair p(er)tinen~ {\} ye sowm~ of twelff
scor(e) off merk(is) of gud and wsuall mone of ye said Realm~ togidd(er)
and at±anys apon~ a day betuix ye son~ Rysyng {\} and passyng
to Rest of ye samyn~ apon~ ye said hie altar of ye kyrk of kylmacolm~
i(n)# #nwmer#it mone as said is apon~ ye said warnyng {\} of twenty
dayis as said is And als i(n)# #likwis(s) quhat tym~ or how±son~
eft(er) ye Redemption out# #qwyt#yng & lowsyng of y(ir) forsaid land(is)
{\} of ye park of (j)nchenan~ wry^tland Rassele cragtown~ and flwres(s)
ye said mathow Erle of ye leuenax his ayer(is) or assig(na)is payis
{\} to me or myn assig(na)is for ye said(is) land(is) of ye town~ of
(j)nchenan~ ye sowm~ of fowr(e) hu(n)dreth and twenty m(ar)k(is) of gud
& wsuall {\} mone of ye said Realm~ to±gidd(er) and at±anys apon~
a day betuix ye son~ Rysyng & passyng to rest of ye samyn~ in±to
ye said p(ar)ysch {\} kyrk of kylmacolm~ apon ye hie altar of ye
samyn~ ye said warnyng of twentty dayis beand maid to me & myn~
assig(na)is of±befor {\} as said is be ye said Erle his ayer(is)
or assig(na)is as said is Sua y^t ye said l[a]nd(is) of ye town~
of (j)nchenan~ Reman~ wy^t me or {\} myn assignais last wn~±Redemyt
or lowsit of ye forsaid(is) land(is) The±quhilk(is) sowmes of ye forsaid(is)
land(is) of all or of part {\} beand maid and pay^t to me or myn~
assignais yan~ beand in ye said(is) land(is) Th[?]n~ (j) or myn~ assig(na)is
ya(n) beand in ye said la(n)dis {\} sall Resyng Renwnce and wp#
#geiff ye said land(is) or ony p(ar)t of yai(m) lik±as yai be Redemyt
& lowsit fra me or myn~ assignais {\} at tymes and dayis as said
is to±[g]idd(er) wy^t chart(er) (j)nstrume(n)t & docume(n)t(is) y^t (j) or myn~
assig(na)is has of ye said(is) la(n)d(is) or ony {\} of yai(m) Fra ye Recepcion
of ye fo[r]said(is) sowmes ye warnyng(is) maid of±befo[?] [?] [?] {=words
lost=} said Erle his ayeris or assig(na)is (j) ye sai[?] {\} Robert
lord lyle nor(e) myn~ assig(na)is sall no^t fraudfullye absent ws
y(ar)fra be y[e] f[?] [?] [?]this {[truths[} i(n) o(ur) bodiis ye±quhilk(is)
geiff we {\} do it sal# #be lefull till ye said Erle his ayer(is)
or assig(na)is till haf full Regr[e]s[e] & entr[e]s(s) i(n) and to
ye said(is) la(n)d(is) or ony p(ar)t of ya(m) {\} The said sowmes beand
tauld nwmerit & left apon~ ye said hie altar of ye said k[yr]k
of kylmacolm~ to ye wtilite p(ro)fit and como\dite of me myn~ assig(na)is
as said is All fraud gyle cauelacion~ & ewill (j)ngyn~ excludit
& away put (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk±thyng {\} to yis my p(rese)nt
Reuercion~ (j) haff to hwngyn~ my seell at lyle ye pe(n)nult daye
of ye moneth of (j)anuar ye (z)er of god a thousand four# #hwn\dreth
nynte & sex (z)er(is) befor y(ir) witnes Petir±houstown~ of y^t ilk
pat(ri)k±culquhon~ of ye gleyn~ mast(er) Adam~±culquhon~ Allan\stewart
(j)ohne"±stewart Robert±houstoun~ george±flemyng of kylmacolm~
william~±stewart & (j)ohne"±lyndissaye wy^t wy(er) diu(er)s(s) & monye
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