{Maxwell-Herries Papers} Be (j)t kend till all men be thir p(rese)nt
l(ett)res me Robert±ha(m)miltone" of prestone grantis me to becu(m)myn
man {\} i(n) manrent ande s(er)uice to a nobile lord (j)ohne" lorde
Maxwele for all ye dais of my lyve Myne alle\geans to o(ur) souu(er)ane
lorde ye king ande to my cheif ye lord ha(m)miltone" {ins} except
{end} And (j) sall be lele & trew {\} to my said {ins} lord {end}
ande Ryd & s(er)±f {actually s(er)iaif with iai scored throu} him
at my power [w]^t body and gud(is) baith in pece & i(n) were Ande
sall {\} be with him aganis all y^t de or leif may my(n) allegeans
outtane as said (j)s And sall be Redy {\} y(ar)to quhein (j) am chargit
y(ar)with be him And sall noy(er) here nor wit his scaith nor apperand
{\} p(er)ell to ye said lord {,} bot (j) sall warne" him y(ar)[?][f]
at my gudly power in all possab(i)le haist {\} And sall gif him
the best counsale (j) can~ quhen he Requir(is) me y(ar)with Ande sall
kepe his {\} Counsale secret gif ony schawis {"manifests itself"}
to me And her(e)to (j) bind & oblis(s) me lelely & treuthly be the
{\} faith~ in my body (j)n witnes her(e)of {,} (j) haue affixt to my
S[ele] [At] Edinburgh the p(en)ultin {\} day of october The
(z)ere of god (j)^m iiij^c & Nyntj (z)e[?] {end of word obscured by
seal} {\\}