# 860
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{=Yester Writs=} *BE IT KENDE TIL AL MEN BE Yir PreseNT LettRES
ME *ROBERT-FERGUSONE" FOR-TO BE BECUmYN *AND BE Yir PreseNT LettRES
BECUmIS MAN OF SPEciALE HOUSHALDE {\} & RETENEW BATH IN PECE &
jN WERE TO MY WORSCHIPFUL LORDE WILzAm OF CONInGHAME LORDE OF
SNADE ANDE HIS AYRis *ANDE TO DE\FENDE YARe BODIJS {=what looks
like a V has been written over the S=} YARe LANDis YARe GUDis
BATH WY^T MY BODY & MY GUDis FOR AL YE DAIS OF MY LYF TO MAK YAIm
SerUICE QUHEN~ {\} & QUHARe IT PLESs YAIm {,,} BEFOR ANDE AGANIS
AL MEN~ YAT LYF MAY {,} OR DE MAY {,} MYN ALLEGIAnS TIL OURe SOUerANE
LORDE YE KING {\} AL-ANerLY OUTETAN~ *AND GYF YE FORSAIDE WILzAM
MY LORDE OR HIS AYRis ASKis ME ONY conSALE j SAL GYF YAIm YE BEST
AT j {\} CAN~ *ANDE GYF YAI ONY conSALE SCHAWIS ME TIL HELE IT
*AND NOWTHIRe TO HERe YARe SCATH NA SE IT BOT WARN~ YAIm Yar-OF
& {\} LET IT AT MY POWERe {,,} *FOR YE-QUHILK MAnRENTSCHIP {,,}
YE FORSAIDE WILzAm OF CONInGHAM~ MY LORDE HAS GYFFYN ME {\} &
MYN AIRis YE LANDis OF YE BRAKANSYDE *ANDE GYF {=sic=} ME NEW
jNFEFTMEnT EFTer YE TENORe OF MY CHARTer *ANDE AT AL YIR {,,}
{\} FORSAIDis conDICiONS & CUnNANDis SAL BE LELLY & TREWLY KEPIT
In ALL MANer BEFOR-SAIDE BUT FRAUDE OR GYLE YE GRETE ATH SUORN~
{\} YE HALY EWANGEL~ TWICHIT TO YE FORSAIDE WILzAm OF CONInGHAm
& HIS AIRis FOR AL YE DAYS OF MY LYF IS CREULY {=C and T quite
distinct in this hand=} OBLIST {\} BE Yir PreseNT LettRES jN+
+WITNES OF YE-QUHILK-THING TO Yir MY PreseNT LettRES j HAF TO
HUnGYN MY SELE AT *EDINBURGTHT {\} YE TWELF DAY OF YE MONETH OF
MARCHE YE zERe OF GODE A THOUSANDE FOUR HUnDRETH FIFTY & SEVYN
zERis IN PreseNS OF jOHN" OF LUmSDEN~ OF ARDRE THOMAS OF MYRTON~
OF CAmMOW THOMAS OF WEMYS VEDAST-GRERSON~ OF YE LAG *ROGERe OF
KYRKPATRIK OF {\} YE KNOK ANDE GILBERT OF LUmSDEN~ & VYer DIUerSs

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