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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Ch 15446}
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*AT STriUELYN YE PEnULT" DAY OF SEPTEmBER YE zERe OF GOD A THOUSAND
FOUR+ +HUnDRE^T NYNTY & AN HONORABiLE PerSON~S Y^T jS TO SAY *MATHO-STEWARD
SON {\} APPERAND AYRE & ProCURATOUR TIL A NOBiLE & MY^TTY LORD
jOHN~ *ERLE OF LENAX & LORD DERNLE BEAND In YE FEE OF YE SAMYn
ON YE-TA ParT {\} *AND jOHN~-HALDAN OF GLENEGESs & jAMES His SON~
& APPEReAND AYRE FEAR OF A QuarTer OF YE *ERLDOME OF LENAX FORSAID
AS A PerSONAR OF THE {\} SAMYn OF YARe FRE WILLISs In PreseNCE
OF WS *ROBERT LORD LILE LAURENCE LORD OLIPHAnT ODer PerSONS" EVYNLY
CHOSYN BE BA^T YE SAD ParTEIS {\} HAFAND A VOCE WILzHAM~ LORD
GraHAME WILzHAM~-MEnTETH OF YE KERSs KNY^T *ALEX"-BLARe OF BOTHYOK
CHOSYN BE YE SADis jOHN~-HALDAN~ {\} & jAMES jOHN~-*ROSs OF YE
HALKHED KNY^T PATriK-BLACATYR BROYer GERMAN~ TILL A *REUerEND
FADer jN CriST *ROBERT BISCHAP OF GLAS\GW & DAUID-CUnNYnGHAM~
{=G corr from H=} ProUEST OF HAMYLTONE" AS COnSELLOURis & AMICABiLE
comPOnITOURis CHOSYN FOR YE SADis jOHN~ *ERLE OF LE\NAX & MATHO
His SON ON YE-TOYer ParT ANEnT YARe ParTis OF YE SUPerIORITE OF
YE SAD *ERLDOME OF LENAX & DIUISIOUN~ OF YE ProPIRTE AND {\} TENAnDRY
OF YE SAMYN W^T DONACION~ OF KIRKis CHAPELLANRYSs PROFETTis &
AL VYer PerTENENCE PerTENAND OR Y^T MA PerTEYN~ In TYM TO+ +CUm
TO YE {\} SAD ERLDOME & TO LIMYT DEPUT & MODIFY conTEnTACION~
OR VYer ProFET YarFOR & HOW jT SULD STAND BETUIX YAIm & YARe SUCCESSOURis
In TYME {\} TO+ +CUm YarUPON *AR FULLELY AGG^EIT & conCORDIT AS
EFTer FOLOWISs Y^T jS TO SAY *THAT YE SADis jOHN~-HALDAN~ & jAMES
SAL RESYNG IN YE KINGis {\} HANDis AL & HALE YARe QuarTer OF YE
ProPIRTE OF YE SAD *ERLDOME OF LENAX EXCEPAND FIFE MarKis WOR^T
OF LAND OF YE SAMYN CALLYT {\} YE WESTer CATTer OR YE MYDDILL
CATTer AT YE WILL OF YE SADis jOHN~-HALDAN~ & jAMES & YE SAD QuarTer
TO BE GEVYN~ HERETABILLY TO YE {\} SAD MATHO EXCEPAND YE SAD FYFE
MarKis WOR^T *ALSUA YE SADis jOHN~-HALDAN~ & jAMES SAL CAUSs YE
TWA BLARYnVADis LYAND {\} In YE SAD *ERLDOME BEAND NOW In YE HAnDis
OF ELIzABETH-MEnTETH BE RESIGN~YT In YE HAnDis OF YE SAD MATHO
YarIN {\} TO ReMAN~ HEReTABILLY & FAILzEAND YarOF SAL CAUSs YE
SAD MATHO BE HEReTABILLY jNFEFT OF YE KING OF ALSs MEKiLE ALSs
{\} GUD & ProFETABiLE AS YE SADis LANDis OF BLARYnVAD AT YE COnSIDerACION~
OF YE SADis LORDis LILE & OLIPHAnT & Yir THINGis TO BE {\} comPLEIT
& DON~ BETUIX {>ins>} Y^IS {>end>} & YE TEND DAY OF OCTOBER NIXT-TOCUm
SUA Y^T YE SAD MATHO SAL HAVE HEReTABILLY RY^T TO YE THRE {\}
QuarTerIS OF YE HALE ProPIRTE OF YE SAD ERLDOME EXCEPAND YE SAD
FIFE MarKis WOR^T OF CATTerIS AT YE DIUISs OF MEN~ {\} OF VNDerSTANDING
W^T AL SECURITE BUT InCOnUEnIENTis FOR YE-QUHILKis YE SADis jOHN~
ERLE OF LENAX & MATHO OR {\} QUHILK OF YAIm HAS InTerESs YarTO
BE YAIm-SELF OR YARe ProCURATOURis SAL ReSIGNE & GIF OUR In Our
SOUerAN LORD YE KINGis {\} HANDis AL YE RY^T OF YE SUPerIORITE
& TENAnDRY OF YE SAD ERLDOME FOR jNFEFTMEnT YarOF TO+ +BE MAD
TO YE SAD jAMES {\} HERETABILLY BE YE SAD RESIGNACION~ OR VYer-WAYSs
LAUCHFUL AT YE SY^T OF MEn OF VNDerSTANDING BUT jNCOn\UEnIENT
BETUIX Y^IS & YE SAD TEND DAY OF OCTOBER & GIF YE KINGis HIENACE
REFUSYSs TO ReSAIF THE {\} SADis ReSInGNACiONES & FOR comPETEnT
COST TO MAK YE SAD jNFEFTMEnTis ILKAN OF YE SADis ParTEIS SAL
ReMAN~ {\} W^T YARe AVN~ SIC-LIK-WISs AS YAI DO Y^IS PreseNT DAY
BUT FRAUD OR GILE *THE-QUHILKis jOHN *ERLE OF LE\NAX MATHO His
SON~ jOHN~-HALDAN~ & jAMES WE CONSELLOURis & AMICABiLE comPOnITOURis
FORSAD conSELLis DELYUerIS {\} ORDANYS & LIMYTis TIL OBSerUE &
FAITHFULLY KEPE Y^IS PreseNT APPUnCTUAMEnT AS YAI WAR SWORN~ TO
FULFILL OUR {\} conSEL In YE SADis ACTiONES GEVYn FUR^T In YE
BLAK-FRERis OF STriUELYN~ AT TWELF HOURis OR NERe YARe"BY ADMITTIT
{\} BE Y^E SAD ParTEIS AS YE SAMYn HAD BEYN~ GEVYN FUR^T In YE
RUD KIRK OF STriUELYN & BEFORe A-LEVYn HOURis OF {\} Y^IS SAMYn
DAY jN WITNESs OF YE-QUHILKis-THINGis TO+ +BE FAITHFULLY FULFILLIT
& OBSerUIT AS SAD jS {\} Y^E SADis ParTEIS & WE {=W corr from
Y=} YE SADis conSELLOURis HAS SuBSCriUYT YiS WRYT DAY zERe & PLACE

A {=scored throu=} BEFORe WRYTTYN {\\}