Yis (j)ndentur maide at Ab(er)dene ye xvij day of (j)ulij ye (z)er of
gode (j) thousand four(e) hundretht auchty ande sevin (z)er(is) {\} quhilk
p(ro)port(is) & beris w^tnes in it±self yat it is fuellly appuntit
& accordit betuix ane Nobile & mythty lord willia(m) {\} erle of
eroll lorde hay & constabile of scotlande bettarage±dunbar ye
Relict of vmquhil mast(er) gilbert±hay of vry & willia(m)\hay sone
& appering" ayr to ye said(is) mast(er) gilbert & bettarage one y^t±ane
p(ar)t Ande archebald±rate of dru(m)tocty one y^t±vy(er) {\} p(ar)t (j)n
man(er) & forme as eft(er) follouis yat is to say the saide lorde
sale lauchfully ent(er) ye saide willia(m) in y^e lordschip of vry
w^t {\} ye p(er)tinence liande in h(is) barounry of erole w^tin y^e
s(er)efdome of kyncardin & put hi(m) in h(er)etebile state sesin & possession"
of y^e hale {\} lordschipe of vry w^t y^e p(er)tinence quhilk(is)
y^e saide mast(er) gilbert (j)osit & breukit Ande ye saide lorde
eft(er) the saide willia(m)is entre {\} in the saide land(is) sale gif
ane new (j)nfeftme(n)t of the saide haile lordschip of vry w^t ye
p(er)tinence quhat tyme his lordschip beis req(ui)rit {\} y(ar)to be
ye saide archebalde or h(is) ayr(is) to be haldi(n) of him±self & his
ayr(is) i(n) warde & releif exp(re)mand y^e p(er)tinence at lyntht w^t
{\} the {=or ?WAINYS "dwellings"=} of y^e {"?common"} w^t my[?]lis
mult(er)is & a(n)nuellis i(n) ye sik(er)ast# #wis(s) 0 {*zero rel*} ca(n)
be diuisit but i(ncon)ue(n)ient(is) And eft(er) y^e said willia(m) {\}
be ent(er)it i(n) the samy(n) lauchfully [?]al {[shall]} [?] {=hole in
ms=} god willing" & haf to his wif kat(ri)ne±rate dotht(er) to ye
saide archebald quhilk mariage {\} he sale fulfile in y^e visage
of hali±kirk lauchfully as effer(is) i(n) ale possible hast at y^e
wile of y^e saide archebalde And y^e said lorde {\} sal caus(s)
the saide willia(m) be la[?]hfully {=hole in ms=} ent(er)it in ye fee
of y^e haile land(is) of Crechmond w^t y(ar) p(er)tinence liand w^tin
y^e s(er)efdom~ {\} of ab(er)d(en) to be haldin of y^e king eft(er) y^e
tenor of his mod(er) (j)nfeftme(n)t Reseruand ye frete(n)ment y(ar)of tile
hir for al y^e dais of hir {\} lywe Ande for ye fulfilling" (com)pleting"
& keping" of ye saide mariage & al punt(is) befor w(ri)tin as said
is the saide Archebald sale {\} (con)tent & pay to ye saide lorde
the Some of fywe hundretht mark(is) of vsual money of Scotlande
in man(er) & forme eft(er) follo~ing" {\} yat is to say ane hundretht
pundis in±(con)tine(n)t eft(er) ye saide mariage be (com)plet & ane hundretht
mark(is) at m(ar)tymes nexte {\} eft(er) folloing" the date of y(ir) l(ett)res
w^t ye±quhilk(is) ane hu(n)dretht mark(is) the saide lorde sal mak necess(s)
expenss(s) apone the {\} ent(er)ing of the saide williame in ye fee
of y^e said land(is) of crechmond w^t y(ar) p(er)tinence Ande sal mak
hi(m) to be lauchfully {\} ent(er)it in ye samy(n) in ale possibile
hast And ye rest of y^e saide Some of fywe {>ins>} C {>end>}
mark(is) sal remane w^t ye saide archebalde {\} & his ayr(is) ay &
to ye tyme the saide willia(m) be ent(er)it (j)n ye fee of the saide
land(is) of crechmonde as said is And eft(er) h(is) {\} entre y(ar)±intil
y^e saide archebalde at y^e next t(er)me w^t±sonday or m(ar)tymes
y(ar)eft(er) sal pay to y^e saide lord fifty mark(is) & at y^e next
of ye {\} saide tua t(er)mes vy(er) fifty m(ar)k(is) & say furtht at (j)lka(n)
of ye saide tua t(er)mes fifty m(ar)k(is) ay & quhil ye saide Some
of fywe hundretht {\} m(ar)k(is) be fullely (con)tent & pait Ande for
ye dispensing w^t ye said willia(m) in h(is) age & ent(er)ing of hi(m)
in ye said land(is) of vry ye {\} warde of ye samy(n) being" vnrwne
& for ye cost(is) & expens(s) to be maide apone ye entre of him in
fee of ye forne(m)mit la(n)d(is) {\} of crechmond w^t y(ar) p(er)tinence
to be haldin of ye king as saide is the saide willia(m) sal (con)tent
& pay to h(is) saide lord the {\} Some of four(e) hundretht mark(is)
of vsual money of Scotland for ye pame(n)t of ye±quhilk some he
sal gif a# #band vnd(er) {\} his sele to h(is) said lorde y^t the
land(is) of monqueche tua# #part#(is) of y^e land(is) of glichmay &
tua# #part#(is) of y^e karntone w^t y(ar) p(er)ti(nen)t(is) {\} eft(er) he
be ent(er)it in tha(m) yat thai sal reman w^t the saide lorde his
ayr(is) or assigne(z)~ ay & to ye tyme he or thai be pait of {\} ye
saide some atanys vpone ane day And ye said some being" pait
ye said lord h(is) ayr(is) & assigne(z)~ sal discharge yame of {\} the
saide land(is) w^t y(ar) p(er)t[?]ence [?] sal gif h(is) obligac(i)on vnd(er)
h(is) seile y(ar)±apone one ye sik(er)ast# #wis(s) 0 {*zero rel*} ca(n)
be diuisit but r(e)cou\reme(n)t(is) Alsua ye said lord bett(er)age &
willia(m) sal deliu(er) ale chart(er)is l(ett)res of sesin w(ri)t(is) (j)nstrume(n)t(is)
& docume(n)t(is) of y^e land(is) {\} of vry forsaide to ye said arche^d
i(n) forme kepi(n) {,} And al evident(is) of crechmond & kilmalamage
sal# #be put i(n) ye ha(n)d(is) of {\} willia(m)±hay of ardendratht be
ye sicht of y^e saide arche^d & his ayr(is) thai havand y^e Copyis
of ye samy(n) befor {\} tentywe {=sic=} (j)ug(is) in transsu(m)pt(is) alsua
y^e said willia(m) sal gif a lett(er) of bal(z)ery of h(is) heile land(is)
of vry w^t thar {\} p(er)tinence to ye saide arche^d & h(is) ayr(is)
one ye best# #uys(s) 0 {*zero rel*} ca(n) be diuisit to (j) rays(s) ye
malis of ye samy(n) & to excers(s) {\} the saide office of bal(z)ery
in ale thing(is) ay & to ye tyme the saide some of four(e) hundretht
{>ins>} m(ar)k(is) {>end>} aucht to y^e said lorde {\} be haile gatherit
to ye Redemi(n)g of ye forsaid land(is) out of y^e hand(is) of h(is)
lordschipe his ayr(is) or assinge(z)~ in\(con)tine(n)t eft(er) his entre
in the samy(n) ande ato(ur) gif ye said willia(m) pretend(is) ony caus(s)
of diuorce eft(er)uart ony {\} man(er) of way quharthro^u ye saide
kat(ri)ne±rate beis no^t his spous(s) nor demanyt as h(is) wyff as effer(is)
ya(n) {\} the saide willia(m) sal pay to ye saide Archd^e his ayr(is)
or assigne(z)~ ane thousand mark(is) of vsual money of scotland {\}
for gret somes of money & gud(is) resauit fra tham for y^e saide
mariage & for thar cost(is) ska^t(is) & dampnis sustenit {\} y(ar)throw
to be pait w^tin thre monetht eft(er) ye saide diuorce be p(re)tendit
And he sal gif h(is) obligacion" y(ar)apon~ {\} And gif thar ned(is)
ony pvnt to be reformit ye said lord sal reforme at y^e wile of
ye saide archebald Ande to the {\} keping" & fulfillinge of ale
thing(is) befor exp(re)mit (j)lka(n) of ye said p(ar)tiis ar oblist & suorne
tile vy(eris) ye gret bodely aitht {\} ale fraude & gile avay pute
And to y^e p(ar)t of yis (j)ndent(ur) Remani(n)g w^t ye saide lord the
said lorde {=sic=} the saide Arche\bald has affixit h(is) avne
p(ro)pire Sele day & place forsaide befor y(ir) witnes willia(m)±hay
of ardendratht gilbert\hay of carinmvk mast(er) (j)hone±hay vicar(e)
of Cluny s(s)^e Andro~±yrland & s(s)^e (j)hone±Stirueling not(ar) {=last
word possibly "public" obscured by seal=} {\} {=signature=} {)archbald
of Rat of \ Drwmtocte & c(e)t(era))} {\\}