{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} Yis endent(ur) maid at dru(m)man~
y^e xj day of y^e monech of (j)ulij y^e (z)er of god (j)^m cccc" nynte
& thre (z)er(is) p(ro)port(is) {\} (con)tenys & berrer(is) {=sic=} suthfast
wytnesing y^t ane nobill & my^t^y lord (j)hon~ Erle leue(n)ax lord
dernle and mathow his son~ aperand ayr & fear of y^e said Erldom~
for yai(m) yar ayr(is) & assigne(z) on~ y^e±ta p(ar)t and (j)hon~±haldane"
of {\} glenegas(s) & (j)ames his son~ apperand ayr & ane of ye p(er)sonar(is)
fear(is) of y^e said erldome for yai(m) yar ayr(is) & assinge(z) {\} on~
y^e±toy(er) p(ar)t p(er)petually or on~ yar fre will(is) yar vtilyte &
p(ro)fytt(is) on~ ayir syde pensyt & p(re)wydyt finally agreyt {\} and
for±eu(er)mar he(re)tabilly ar (con)cordyt (j)n man(er) & forme as efft(er)
folowis y^t is to say y^e said (j)ames sall haff he(re)ta\billy till
hy(m) his ayr(is) & assigne(z) all & hall yir land(is) wnd(er) wrytty(n) w^t
yar p(er)tin~ fre but ple y^t ar to say cale±mor {\} y^e ros(s)m^crath
lurglorn~ kele±doyn~ y^e half of dru(m)ekill y^e thre cat(re)ys feniky±tena(n)d
barquhos(s) blarnyle {\} schenaglas ladrys(s)±beg & y^e twa boturchis
for ye quart(er) of y^e p(ro)pirte" of ye said erledome~ lyand w^tin
y^e samy(n) {\} land(is) wndyr wrytty(n) Callyt keynbeg" knokour w^t
ye fyschar land callyt y^e croft barlosk ladrysmor {\} and twa
achi(n)kerachis for y^e hall & full (con)tentacioun~ of all y^e ry^t
clame int(er)es(s) of y^e said (j)ames 0 {*zero rel*} his ayr(is) {\}
or assigne(z) had or at may be had in or to y^e p(ro)p(er)te or y^e
sup(re)oryte of ye said erldome~ or p(ro)fyt of y^e samy(n) {\} of ye±quhilk
land(is) y^e said (j)ames & h(is) ayr(is) sall be he(re)tabilly i(n)feft be
chart(er) saysing" & possessioun~ be y^e {\} said(is) erle mathow
his son~ or yar ayr(is) to be haldy(n) of o(ur) sou(er)ane lord ye king
i(n) ye sek(er)est forme at can~ be {\} dewysyt be me(n) of wnd(er)standing
but i(ncon)uenie(n)t(is) or gef y^e said (j)ames his ayr(is) or assigne(z)
desyr(is) {,} y^e said(is) {\} Erle mathow his son~ or yar ayr(is)
sall mak & deliu(er) to ye said (j)ames his ayr(is) or assigne(z) a sufficiant
p(ro)curatory {\} irreuocabill to resing & geff up y^e said land(is)
w^t yar p(er)tinen~ & y^e yil(is) of y^e ros(s) durinche & yilingdarg
w^t ye {\} quat(er) {=sic=} fysing of lochlowmond w^tin y^e said
loch to be geffy(n) he(re)tabilly to y^e said (j)ames his ayr(is) & assig~ne(z)
excep\and y^e lochmouch & y^e watt(er) of lewyn {,} for y^e±quhilk(is)
ye said (j)hon~ Erle mathow his son~ yar ayr(is) & assigne(z) {\} sall
haff he(re)tabilly all & sindry y^e laffe of y^e land(is) of y^e p(ro)p(er)te
of y^e said erle±doim~ p(er)tenand or at may p(er)ten~ till y^e {\}
said(is) erle mathow his {=C-like S=} son~ & (j)ames w^t sup(er)ioryte
of y^e samy(n) erledoim~ and y^e fysing~ of ye wattyr~ of lewyn~
{\} & y^e lochmouch p(er)trounage {=sic=} of kyrk(is) chaplanrys officis(s)
& oy(er)is p(er)tin~ & ry^t q^tsu(m)eu(er) p(er)tenand to said sup(re)orite
{\} & p(ro)p(er)te or at may p(er)ton~ {=sic=} yar±to be chart(er) saising
& possession~ of y^e said (j)ames & his ayr(is) or be renu(n)ciasioun~
o(ur) {\} geffy(n) and discharging" or be resignacioun~ i(n) o(ur) sou(er)ane
lord(is) hand(is) or q^tsu(m)eu(er) oy(er) ways to be haldy(n) of o(ur) sou(er)\ane
lord i(n) y^e best & sik(er)est wys(s) y^t can~ be dewysyt but i(ncon)uenyent(is)
[?] [?]d {=hole=} or gill and quhill y^e said(is) i(n)feftme(n)t(is) {\}
be (com)pletyt & securite maid of y^e p(re)miss(s) as forsaid is ye
said (j)am[?] [?] & hi[s] ayr(is) sall frely bruk & (j)oys all hall {\}
y^e said land(is) yil(is) & fysching(is) w^t yar p(er)tin~ forsaid namyt
to y^e said (j)ames & his ayr(is) to haff w^t all man(er) {\} of p(ro)fytt(is)
& w^t court(is) and eschet(is) of court(is) & in lykwys(s) y^e said Erle
mathow his son~ & yar ayr(is) sall browk {\} & (j)oys all & hall ye
haff of y^e land(is) of y^e p(ro)p(er)te off y^e said erledoim~ w^t
sup(re)oryte of y^e samy(n) donacioun~ of {\} kyrk(is) ffic(is) {=sic=}
& fysching(is) forsaid w^t all man(er) of p(ro)fyt(is) & court(is) & eschet(is)
of court(is) and ay(er) of y^e said p(ar)teis {\} sall geff till oyir(is)
i(n)t(er)changabilly y^e wrytty(n)is {=C-like S=} nedfull for y^e fulfillin[?]
of y^e forsaid thing(is) w^tin xv days {\} efft(er) yai be requiryt
yar±to and als(s) offt as it be sen~ expedyent quh[?] [?]det {=words
lost=} & sik(er) fulfilling" & (com)plety(n)g {\} be of y^e forsaid
thing(is) and yar±to ilkane of ye said p(ar)teys sall help & suple
oy(er)is & yar ayr(is) at yar gudly {\} power (j)n y^e fulfilling brouking
& (j)oysing of y^e forsaid thing(is) {,} and to y^e fachfull fulfilling
{\} & obs(er)uacioun~ of all & sindry y^e said thing(is) y^e said
p(ar)teys for yai(m) yar ayr(is) assigne(z) ar oblyst and {\} suorn~ y^e
haly ewangil(is) twycht {,} and geff it hapy(n)is {=C-like S=} as
god for±bed it do ony of y^e said p(ar)teys yar {\} ayr(is) or assigne(z)
to fal(z)e i(n) y^e obs(er)uacioun~ & fulfilling of y^e forsaid thing(is)
or ony p(ar)t of yai(m) y^e parte {\} fal(z)eand oblys(s) hy(m) his {=C-like
S=} ayr(is) exe^r(is) & assinge(z) to pay to y^e p(ar)te fulfi[ll][?] &
kepand his ayr(is) exe^r(is) or assig^e(z) {\} y^e some~ of fyff thowsand
m(ar)k(is) of vsuale mone of Scotla[n]d [?]in {[within[} fourty days
nixt efft(er)±at ye said {\} fal(z)e be knawn~ i(n) y^e rud kyrk of
sterueling for dampn[?] {[damages[} [?] sk[ath][?] & breky(n) of (con)decioun~
and {\} ye mar securyte her±of to y^e p(ar)t of yis indent(ur) reman[?]
[?] {=words lost=} (j)hon & (j)ames of ye said(is) {\} (j)hon~ Erle &
mathow his son~ w^t yar subsc(ri)pcionys manua[?] [?] [?][a]i(m) & yar
ayr(is) has affixt y(ar) sell(is) {\} & to y^e±toy(er) p(ar)t of yis samy(n)
endent(ur) remanand w^t said(is) (j)hon [?] {[and[} mathow his son~ y^e
said(is) (j)hon~ {\} & (j)ames w^t y(ar) s(u)bscripcionis" {=C-like final
S=} manuale for yai(m) & yar ayr(is) has affixit yar sell(is) day (z)er
& plas(s) forsaid {\} befor y(ir) wytnes a nobill lord (j)ames lord
ogilby (j)ames±hering of cluny thomas of blar of {\} bothiok (j)hon~
of maxwell of ned(er)pollok androw±conigha(m) of dru(m)±quhassil (j)ames±naper
of kill\mahew alex~ of arngapill of y^t ilk wil(z)a(m)±steward of
baldaran~ and androw±makfarlan~ of arrachar {\} w^t oy(er) diu(er)s(s)
{\\} {=subscriptions=} {)(j)hon haldan \ of Glenneg(is))} {)(j)ames
haudan)} {=two seals damaged=}