At st(ri)uelyn ye pe(n)ult" day of septe(m)ber ye (z)er(e) of god a thousand
four# #hu(n)dre^t nynty & an honorab(i)le p(er)son~s y^t (j)s to say Matho±steward
son {\} apperand ayre & p(ro)curatour til a nob(i)le & my^tty lord
(j)ohn~ Erle of lenax & lord dernle beand i(n) ye fee of ye samy(n)
on ye±ta p(ar)t {\} And (j)ohn~±haldan of gleneges(s) & (j)ames h(is) son~
& apper(e)and ayre fear of a q(uar)t(er) of ye Erldome of lenax forsaid
as a p(er)sonar of the {\} samy(n) of yar(e) fre willis(s) i(n) p(rese)nce
of ws Robert lord lile laurence lord olipha(n)t od(er) p(er)sons" evynly
chosyn be ba^t ye sad p(ar)teis {\} hafand a voce wil(z)ham~ lord
g(ra)hame wil(z)ham~±me(n)teth of ye kers(s) kny^t Alex"±blar(e) of bothyok
chosyn be ye sad(is) (j)ohn~±haldan~ {\} & (j)ames (j)ohn~±Ros(s) of ye
halkhed kny^t pat(ri)k±blacatyr broy(er) german~ till a Reu(er)end
fad(er) (j)n c(ri)st Robert bischap of glas\gw & dauid±cu(n)ny(n)gham~
{=G corr from H=} p(ro)uest of hamyltone" as co(n)sellour(is) & amicab(i)le
(com)po(n)itour(is) chosyn for ye sad(is) (j)ohn~ Erle of le\nax & matho
h(is) son on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t ane(n)t yar(e) p(ar)t(is) of ye sup(er)iorite of
ye sad Erldome of lenax & diuisioun~ of ye p(ro)pirte and {\} tena(n)dry
of ye samyn w^t donacion~ of kirk(is) chapellanrys(s) profett(is) &
al vy(er) p(er)tenence p(er)tenand or y^t ma p(er)teyn~ i(n) tym to# #cu(m)
to ye {\} sad erldome & to limyt deput & modify (con)te(n)tacion~
or vy(er) p(ro)fet y(ar)for & how (j)t suld stand betuix yai(m) & yar(e) successour(is)
i(n) tyme {\} to# #cu(m) y(ar)upon Ar fullely agg^eit & (con)cordit as
eft(er) folowis(s) y^t (j)s to say That ye sad(is) (j)ohn~±haldan~ & (j)ames
sal resyng in ye king(is) {\} hand(is) al & hale yar(e) q(uar)t(er) of ye
p(ro)pirte of ye sad Erldome of lenax excepand fife m(ar)k(is) wor^t
of land of ye samyn callyt {\} ye west(er) catt(er) or ye myddill
catt(er) at ye will of ye sad(is) (j)ohn~±haldan~ & (j)ames & ye sad q(uar)t(er)
to be gevyn~ heretabilly to ye {\} sad matho excepand ye sad fyfe
m(ar)k(is) wor^t Alsua ye sad(is) (j)ohn~±haldan~ & (j)ames sal caus(s) ye
twa blary(n)vad(is) lyand {\} i(n) ye sad Erldome beand now i(n) ye ha(n)d(is)
of eli(z)abeth±me(n)teth be resign~yt i(n) ye ha(n)d(is) of ye sad matho
y(ar)in {\} to r(e)man~ her(e)tabilly & fail(z)eand y(ar)of sal caus(s) ye
sad matho be her(e)tabilly (j)nfeft of ye king of als(s) mek(i)le als(s)
{\} gud & p(ro)fetab(i)le as ye sad(is) land(is) of blary(n)vad at ye co(n)sid(er)acion~
of ye sad(is) lord(is) lile & olipha(n)t & y(ir) thing(is) to be {\} (com)pleit
& don~ betuix {>ins>} y^is {>end>} & ye tend day of october nixt±tocu(m)
sua y^t ye sad matho sal have her(e)tabilly ry^t to ye thre {\}
q(uar)t(er)is of ye hale p(ro)pirte of ye sad erldome excepand ye sad
fife m(ar)k(is) wor^t of catt(er)is at ye diuis(s) of men~ {\} of vnd(er)standing
w^t al securite but i(n)co(n)ue(n)ient(is) for ye±quhilk(is) ye sad(is) (j)ohn~
erle of lenax & matho or {\} quhilk of yai(m) has i(n)t(er)es(s) y(ar)to
be yai(m)±self or yar(e) p(ro)curatour(is) sal r(e)signe & gif our i(n) o(ur)
sou(er)an lord ye king(is) {\} hand(is) al ye ry^t of ye sup(er)iorite
& tena(n)dry of ye sad erldome for (j)nfeftme(n)t y(ar)of to# #be mad
to ye sad (j)ames {\} heretabilly be ye sad resignacion~ or vy(er)±ways(s)
lauchful at ye sy^t of me(n) of vnd(er)standing but (j)nco(n)\ue(n)ient
betuix y^is & ye sad tend day of october & gif ye king(is) hienace
refusys(s) to r(e)saif the {\} sad(is) r(e)si(n)gnac(i)ones & for (com)pete(n)t
cost to mak ye sad (j)nfeftme(n)t(is) ilkan of ye sad(is) p(ar)teis sal
r(e)man~ {\} w^t yar(e) avn~ sic±lik±wis(s) as yai do y^is p(rese)nt day
but fraud or gile The±quhilk(is) (j)ohn Erle of le\nax matho h(is)
son~ (j)ohn~±haldan~ & (j)ames we consellour(is) & amicab(i)le (com)po(n)itour(is)
forsad (con)sell(is) delyu(er)is {\} ordanys & limyt(is) til obs(er)ue &
faithfully kepe y^is p(rese)nt appu(n)ctuame(n)t as yai war sworn~ to
fulfill our {\} (con)sel i(n) ye sad(is) act(i)ones gevy(n) fur^t i(n) ye
blak±frer(is) of st(ri)uelyn~ at twelf hour(is) or ner(e) yar(e)"by admittit
{\} be y^e sad p(ar)teis as ye samy(n) had beyn~ gevyn fur^t i(n) ye
rud kirk of st(ri)uelyn & befor(e) a±levy(n) hour(is) of {\} y^is samy(n)
day (j)n witnes(s) of ye±quhilk(is)±thing(is) to# #be faithfully fulfillit
& obs(er)uit as sad (j)s {\} y^e sad(is) p(ar)teis & we {=W corr from
Y=} ye sad(is) (con)sellour(is) has s(u)bsc(ri)uyt y(i)s wryt day (z)er(e) & place
a {=scored throu=} befor(e) wryttyn {\\}