{Errol and Bannerman Muniments} Be it kend tyl al me(n) be y(ir)
p(rese)nt l(ett)ris me georg(e) lord gordoun~ to be bu(n)di(n) & oblist
& be y^e tenor of y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is & y^e faith of my body
{\} bind(is) & oblis(s) me to ane~ honorabyl lord nycholl erl of erol
lord hay & (con)stabyl of scotland my broy(er) in lau {,} y^t qwhar(e)
y^e said nychol {\} erll is bu(n)din to my lord my fad(er) & me in
y^e sowme" of ii thousand m(ar)k(is) of vsuoule mone of scotland for
y^e mariag(e) to be t^etyt be±twix {\} me y^e said georg(e) lord gordoun
& elesabe^t h(is) sist(er) (j) sall releif & discharg(e) y^e said nychol
erll of y^e last v hu(n)d(er) m(ar)k(is) at suld be payit at {\} y^e thua
last t(er)mis & keip hym vn±hurtyt {hust scored throu after vn}
vn±distroubillyt yar±of {of inserted} & quietclamis {ins} hy(m)
{end} y(ar)±of for±eu(er)mar(e) & bind(is) me to pay y^e said v hu(n)dir
{\} m(ar)k(is) of my awyn~ gud giff be y^i^s wirt vnd(er) my selle gif
neid be And attour(e) (j) y^e said georg(e) lord gordoun~ gra(n)t(is) me
bu(n)dyn to y^e said {\} nycholl {del} eroll {end} erll of eroll
my broy(er) in lau be y^e faith of my body y^e gret aith sworne~
ye haly ewa(n)gel~ twixchit y^t qwhar(e) y^e mari\ag(e) is vn±(com)plete
be±twix me y^e said georg(e) lord gordoun~ & elesabe^t hiis sist(er)
(j) sal neu(er) p(er)sew tyl haif actuale {ins} dalet {end} w^t y^e
said elesabeth {\} noy(er) be slyth nor my^t nor ony oy(er) me(n)ne
on±to y^e tyme" it be sene" to y^e said lord nychol erll & hir(e)
oy(er) te(n)d(er) frend(is) y^t (j) may haif y^e {\} said elesabe^t to my
wife laufully And y^i^s befor(e) y(ir) wytnas s(er) (j)a^i^s of ogilwy
of fynlat(er) (j)a^i^s of y^t (j)lk mast(er) gilb(er)t y^e hay {\} p(er)sone"
of turreff & rychart y^e waus of findoun~ & for y^e mar(e) securyte
of y^i^s mat(er) (j) haif made selle be affix^t to y(ir) p(rese)nt lett(er)is
{\} at Abirdene" y^e xii Day of may y^e (z)^e^r(e) of god {(CeTera)}
lx & vj (z)^e^r(is) & subsc(ri)w^t my awyn hand {(CeTera)} {\\} {signature
GEORGE lorde \ gordon~} {remains of seal}