{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} Alexandre Duc of Albany Erle
of marche lord of Annand(er)dale & of Ma"ne Admirall of Scotland
{\} and wardane of ye est and west marches of ye same To all
& sindri quhais knaulege yis oure {\} l(ett)res sal# #cum greting
wit (z)e vs to haue maid constitut & ordanit and be y(ir) oure l(ett)res
mak(is) (con)sti\tutis & ordanis oure weil# #lou#it cousing (j)ohne
lord dernle oure werray lachfull & vndoubtable {\} p(ro)curato(ur)
& assignay {,} gevand & grantand to oure said p(ro)curat(ur) & assignay
oure full power(e) and sp(eci)ale {\} mandement for vs and in oure
name to folou ressaue & vp# #tak of the twap(ar)t of ye land(is) of
Castelmylk {\} & brvmys(s)wele wi^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) liand wi^tin
oure lordschip of Anna(n)dirdale {,} ye Some of Nyntene {\} hundrech
& fyfti marc(is) of vsuale mone of Scotland acht to vs of ye malis
of ye said(is) land(is) {\} being in oure hand(is) as lord of a(n)nandirdale
all ye t(er)mes of thretty nyne (z)er(is) bi# #gane sen ye {\} disces(s)
of Sir (j)ohne±stewart of dernle (j)n defalt of persute of entre
of ye said s(s)^r (j)ohne\Steuart(is) air(is) last lachful te(n)nant to
vs of ye said(is) landis And gif neid be for ye said some" {\}
to distre(nz)ie & Reconis(s) ye sa[?](is) {=hole=} land(is) w^t ye p(er)tinenc(is)
i(n) oure name~ in his hand(is) Nocht latand {\} yai(m) to borch~ quhill
he be fullely (con)tent & pait of ye some of xix^c & l marc(is) befor
w(ri)tin {\} And gen(er)aly all oy(er) & sindri thing(is) to do vs(s) &
exc(er)s(s) 0 {*zero rel*} to ye office of ane verry lachfull {\}
procurato(ur) & assignay of lau or (con)suetude is knavin to partene
And all yat we my^t do or {\} suld do and we war p(re)sent in p(ro)pir
persone {,} haldand & forto# #hald ferme & stable all and {\}
quhatsu(m)euer thing oure said p(ro)curat(ur) & assignay (j)n ye forsaid(is)
lachfully led(is) to# #be dwne {\} Gevin vnd(er) oure Sele At dunbar
ye xxiiij day of Octobre ye (z)ere of oure lord ane {\} thousand
four# #hondreth & sevynty (z)er(is) {\\} {=subscription=} {]*ALEXAnDer
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