{Maxwell-Herries Papers} This (j)ndentur maid at Edinburghe~ y^e
ferd day of Septembr(e) y^e (z)her~ of god (j)^miiij^c lxxxvj (z)her(is)
Contenis p(ro)port(is) and ber(is) witnes(s) yat it is aponttit & accordit
be±tu[?] {[betwix] or [between]} {\} Rycht nobill lor[d][is] (j)hon[?]
[?] {[lord]} maxwell his kin and frend(is) on the±ta# #p(ar)te And
ane worschipfull scquier(e) Cuthbert±m(ur)ray of y^e kokpule his
kin and frend(is) on y^e±yoy(er) p(ar)[?] {[part]} {\} (j)n form~ and man(er)
as e[f]t[?] [?] {[follows]} yat is to say {,} Ane(n)t(is) hurt(is) harme(z)
sla[?]chter(is) and spoliationis of gud(is) (com)mittit and don~ be athir
of the said(is) p(ar)teis till vy(er)is i(n) tym[?] {\} bi# #gane ony man(er)
of w[?] {"way"} [?] [?] y^e first y^t y^e said Cuthbert his brethir
barnis kin and frendis yat was at y^e bargane of {ins} ye {end}
blakschaw handlyng of y^e lord maxwellis {\} p(er)son" and {del}
scha {end} slaucht(er) [of] his eme maist(er) (j)hone of maxwell and
vther(is) beand in h(is) (com)pany at yat tyme And for y^e hurt[?]ng
of vy(er)is his frend(is) sall cu(m) to the {\} m(er)kat±cros(s) of Edinburghe
or dru(m)fres(s) or quhat v[y](er) place at pless(s) y^e said lord best
in y(ar) lynyng clathis i(n) y^e maist lawly wis(s) yai ca(n) And ask
y^e said lord h(is) {\} kin and frend(is) forgiwines(s) of y^e Rancor(e)
of y(ar) hert(is) (j)t(em) y^e said Cuthbert sal# #be bu(n)din and sal
bind his air(is) in spe(ci)ale ma(n)rent and s(er)uice to y^e said lord
maxw[?] {\} and h(is) air(is) p(er)petualy in pece & wer(e) first & befor
all vy(er)is h(is) allegiance to o(ur) sou(er)ane lord alan(er)ly out±tane
and h(is) s(er)uice to ane nobill lord Andro lord avan[d][?] {\} and
sal giff his lett(er) and seil her(e)apone i(n) y^e best form~ (j)t(em)
s(s)^r Adam of m(ur)ray broy(er) g(er)man to y^e said Cuthbert (j)hone
of m(ur)ray his sone and apperi(n)g aire charl[?] {\} of m(ur)ray brethir
and sonnys to y^e said Cuthbert sal# #be bu(n)din (j)n likwis(s) i(n)
ma(n)rent & s(er)uice first & befor all vy(er)is to y^e said lord for
all y^e dais of y(ar) {del} h {end} liff(is) {\} y(ar) allegians to
o(ur) sou(er)ane lord alan(er)ly out tane {,} The said lord giffand
an~ competent fee to y^e said charlis and Cuthbert as affer(is)
sic gentil±me(n) to hau[e] {\} be his avn~ discrecione & l(ette)ris
of ma(n)teina(n)s to {ins} al {end} y^e for±ne(m)mit p(er)sonis i(n) gud
and sikker forme as affer(is) (j)t(em) y^e said Cuthbert sall acquite
him w^t als mony as ples(s) y^e said {\} lord y^t y^e said maist(er)
(j)hone±maxwell was slane aganis his will and vnewittynge and at
he wald haf sawit hi(m) & he micht haue wone to him (j)t(em) y^e said
cuthb(er)t {\} sal for y^e saule heil of y^e said maist(er) (j)hone
(j)nfeft a prest of ten" pu(n)d(is) of a(n)well p(er)petualy to singe i(n)
y^e kirk of [?]arlau(er)oke w^tin ane (z)her & y^e said lord & h(is)
air(is) {\} to be patronis y(ar)±to And i(n) y^e mey(n)±tym~ sal ger(e)
a prest sing[e] for y^e said maist(er) (j)hons" saule (j)t(em) he sall
ger(e) a pr[?]t sing ane (z)her for ilkane of y(ar) saulis ya[?] {\} was
slane at y^e said feld i(n) y^e said kirk (j)t(em) y^e said Cuthbert
of m(ur)ray sal ger(e) thre of y^e p(er)sons" y^t was in y^e said feld
to pas(s) ane to Rome ane to san[?] {\} (j)ame(z)~ and to y^e haly blud
of welsinake and thar(e) to do suffrag(is) & in y^e [?]ale of sely
as affer(is) & bring docume(n)t y(ar)apone (j)t(em) for y^e ma(nz)eyng" of
(j)hone of maxw[?] {\} robert±m^cbrar(e) and thomas±blakstok y^e said
Cuthbert s[al] [g]if xxx±l[?](is) s[?]tt(is) at y^e lord maxwell(is)
will & to be deuidit be him to yai(m) as ples(s) him v[?] {\} it is
m(ur)muryt y^t y^e said Cuthb[er]t sold ha[?] ben y^e [caus(s)] or
[?]e or p(er)[?] [?] s[?]aucht(er) of [vm]quhil (j)h[one] o[f] [?][w][?]ll
{[Maxwell]} stewart of an(er)daile in~ y^e [?]da[?] {\} sall acquite
him y(ar)of w^t als mony ge(n)til±me(n) as pless(s) y^e said lord or vndir#
#ly y^e declaration~ of ane assis(s) [?] or ony p(er)son 0 {*zero rel*}
wil accus(s) him y(ar)of he [?] {\} (j)t w^t h(is) p(er)son" to y^e deid
and gif y^e said lord suspect(is) ony of y^e said cuthbert(is) folk(is)
of y^e said slaucht(er) y^e s[?] {[said]} [?]uthb[?]rt sal ent(er) yai(m)
to y^e law [?] {\} y^e nai(m) y(ar)of beand gevinte {sic} to him i(n)
write or to be purgit sic±lik as [?] p(ro)ffer(is) him±self (j)t(em) all
vy(er) p(er)sons" y^t [?] [?] [y]^e feld pless(s) y^e said lord [?] {\}
bu(n)di(n) to him i(n) ma(n)rent & s(er)uice for all y^e days of y(ar) liff(is)
be±for(e) all vy(er)is [?] allegians out±tane (j)t(em) y^e said cuthb[?]
[?] {[shall]} mak ane±me(n)d(is) greabill [?] {\} yat war hurt i(n) y^e
said feld be y^e sy^t and ordinans of Edward±[m]axwell of tynwald
georg(e)±maxwell o[?] ans [?] and harbart±gledst[?] [?] {\} be (con)sid(er)atione
of y(ar) que(n)cians eft(er) y^e qua(n)tite of y^e scai^t (j)t(em) y^e said
lord maxwell sall caus(s) and ger(e) be maid sicli[?] [?]me(n)d[(is)] [?]
said Cuthbert fo[?] [?] {\} yat was slai(n) be y^e forsaid lord(is)
frendis and me(n) y^t is to say to ger(e) a prest sing for ilkane
of yai(m) ane (z)er(e) i(n) y^e [k][?][rk] of [?] [?]ll sal cu(m) to y^e [?]
{\} & y(ar) ask y^e said Cuthbert & y(ar) frend(is) for±gevi(n)nes(s) i(n)
lawly wis(s) as is be±forsaid (j)t(em) y^e said lord sal gif a suffica(n)t
lett[?] [?]f slanis of vmquhi[?] [?] sa[?] [?] {\} (j)hone±maxwell and
for all y^e laif of y^e p(er)sons" y^t was slai(n) w^t him to y^e
sa[?]d Cuthb(er)t & h(is) frend(is) quittar(is) of y^e said slaucht(er)
(j)t(em) (j)n likwis(s) y^e said Cuth[?] {\} suffica(n)t l(ette)ris of slanis
to y^e said lord(is) folk(is) (com)mettar(is) of y^e slaucht(er)is of y^e
said Cuthbert(is) folk(is) be±tuix y^is and (z)ule next[?]cu(m) (j)t(em) ane(n)t
y^e spol(z)ey[?] {\} away taki(n) of al gud(is) taki(n) be ony of y^e said(is)
p(ar)teis fra vy(er)is or be y(ar) folk(is) yai sal sta(n)d and abid at
y^e deliu(er)ans & ordin[?] of y(ir) [?]sons" vnd(er) v(ri)tin for [?] {\}
and h(is) frend(is) harbart of maxwellis son" & apperi(n)g aire to edward±maxwell
of te(n)wald nichol±m^cbrar(e) ald(er)ma(n) of dru(m)fres(s) {ins} & {end}
[?] s[?] [?]uthbert and h(is) f[?] {\} lyndesay of firgarthe & (j)hone±carnis
of orcherton" & georg(e)±her(is) of tora[?]chte to be o(ur)±ma(n) ye±qu^l^k
p(er)sons" sal# #be oblist & [?] {3 or 4 words lost} folk [?] y^e
t[?] {\} deliu(er) [?]ft(er) y(ar) que(n)cia[n]s (j)t(em) ane(n)t(is) y^e debat(is)
spol(z)eyng of gud(is) be±tuix a nobill lord [?] [?]on" lord carlill
h(is) fre(n)d(is) & me(n) on y^e±ta p(ar)te & [?] {3 or 4 words lost} [?]rob[?]
[?] {\} [?] {3 or 4 words lost} to [?] vy(er)is yaj sal abid at y^e
deliu(er)nce of thomas±m^cklell[?] [?] [?]ombe georg(e)±her[?] [?]±torauchte
(j)hone of [?] {4 or 5 words lost} [?]ert±charto(uris) of ann[?] {\}
[?] {3 or 4 words lost} lord maxwell to be o(ur)±ma(n) quhat ty(m) it
ples(s) the said lord [?] [?] to warn y^e [?] {2 or 3 words lost} [?]
[?] a±pon~ xv da[?] {4 or 5 words lost} p(er)sons" sal# #be {del}
obs {end} oblist {\} [?] to deliu[?] h[?] [?] as [?]s abo[?] [?]rty(n)
& gif y(ar) be ony p(ar)son[?] p(er)te(n)ig {sic} to [?] [o]f y^e forsaid
p(ar)t(is) y^t [?]sasent(is) & wil no^t abid [?] y^e forsaid p(ar)t(is) quha(m)
to yai belang [?] {[shall]} {\} lay yai(m) by yai(m) & tak na man(er)
of p(ar)te w^t yai(m) i(n) ty(m) to cu(m) i(n) querrell(is) nor(e) [m]at(er)is (j)t(em)
y^e said Cuthbert sal gif his oblica^one i(n) y^e best form~ vnd(er)
y^e seil to y^e said lord for {\} payme(n)t of vj^t m(ar)k(is) gif±y^t
yis i(n)feftme(n)t beis no^t kepit nor(e) fulfillit w^tin ane (z)er as
said is {ins} & {end} to pay# #t w^tin xl dais eft(er) y^e out#
#pass#i(n)g of y^e said (z)ere i(n) y^e kirk of carlau[?] {\} a±pon"
y^e he alt(er) of y^e sa(m)my(n) for y^e [?]r fulfilling of y^e said
i(n)feftme(n)t & to [?] obs(er)ui(n)g & fulfilli(n)g of al y(ir) (con)dicions"
a±bon" w(ri)tin ba^t y^e said(is) p(ar)t(is) ar(e) bu(n)di(n) & oblist to vy[?]
{[other]} {\} y^e fath i(n) y(ar) bod(is) y^e haly ew[?] {[evangel]}
[?]echt {[touched]} and for y^e mair witnessi(n)[g] [?]er(e):of {[hereof]
or [thereof]} to y(ir) ende(n)to(ur)is yai haif {\} (jn)tercha(n)geable
{several words lost} {del} of all {end} y(ar) awn~ hand(is) day [?]e
{[place]} [?] {[and]} [?]ate {[date]} [?]bu(n) {[above]} w(ri)tin~ {\}
{signature cudb(er)t of m(ur)ra[]} {\\}