{=Lennox Charters and Letters=} {((j)n dei nomi(n)e p(er) Amen hoc
p(rese)ns publicu(m) instrume(n)tum cu(n)ct(is) pateat(} {(euident(er) q(uod)
anno ab incarnac(i)o(n)e eiusd(em) d(omi)ni millesimo(} {(quadringe(n)tesimo
\ septuagesimo secundo die u(er)o me(n)s(is) marcij vndecimo(} {((j)ndicc(i)one
sexta pon(tifica)t(us) s(anc)tissimi in (christ)o p(at)ris ac d(omi)ni(} {(n(ost)ri
d(omi)ni sixti d(iu)ina p(ro)uiden(cia) pape quarti \ Anno secundo (j)n(}
{(p(rese)ncia reu(er)endor(um) in (christ)o patrium vi(delicit) thome ep(iscop)i(}
{(aberdonen(sis) et will(elm)i ep(iscop)i orachadien(sis) ac nobilis d(omi)ni
d(omi)ni(} {(andree stewart \ cancellarij scocie et testiu(m) subscriptoru(m)(}
{(p(er)sonalit(er) (con)stitutj nobiles virj (j)oh(ann)es dernle et (j)oh(ann)es
haldan(} {(de rusky side media (j)uraueru(n)t \ q(uod) stare(n)t ad dec(re)tu(m)
et(} {(ordinacnc(i)o(n)[em] p(re)d(ic)tor(um) ep(iscop)or(um) & d(omi)nor(um) vi(delicit)
thome(} {(ep(iscop)i eb(er)donen(sis) et will(elm)i ep(iscop)i orchadien(sis)
ac d(omi)ni andree(} {(stewart \ et colinj cambel comit(is) de argyle
et d(omi)ni lorn~ penes(} {(comitatu(m) de lewy(n)nax cu(m) p(ertinen)tis
et om(n)ibus suis dependenciis et(} {(sequelis \ om(n)i fraude et
dolo seclus(is) s(e)c(un)d(u)m tenore(m) cuiusd(em)(} {(scedule papirie manu
vtroru(mz) subsc(ri)pte cui(us) tenor sequit(ur) de u(er)bo(} {(in u(er)bu(m)
et e(st) t(a)lis(} {\} The ellewy(n)nit day of m(ar)che ye (z)er of god
{(& c(etera)(} sewynty & tua a nobil lorde (j)ohn~ lorde dernle on
ye±ta part And (j)ohn~ of {\} haldan of rusky for hym±selfe ande
as p(ro)curatour for agnes±mentetht his spous(s) on ye±toy(er) part
subm^ttit bande & oblist yai(m) {\} be ye faith of yar bodeys to
remay(n) & byde for±eu(er) ande to obserfe keyp & fulfill ye de±lyu(er)ance
decret & ordinance of reu(er)endis {\} fad(er)ys in cryste thomas
bischope off aberdeyn & willia(m) bischop of orknay Ande of nobil
lord(is) andro lorde auandale sca(n)cellar {\} of scotlande ande colyn
erle of argyle And of quhat vy(er) p(er)sonis y^t ples(s) yai(m) to ches(s)
& tak to yai(m) gyue yai four can no^t (con)corde {\} anent ye contacion
to be maide be ye saide lorde dernle to ye saide (j)ohn~ of haldan~
& his spous(s) for yar ry^t & claym yat yai [?] {\} to ye ers {=error=}
erldowm~ of lewy(n)nax [&] gewin our of ye samy(n) to ye saide lorde
dernle or ellis of contacion to be gewin to ye saide [?] {\} be
ye saide (j)ohn~ of haldan & his spous(s) for his rycht & claym of
ye samyn erldowm as sal# #be ordanit t[?] [y]ai(m) [?] ye said p(er)so[?]
{\} sal# #be suorn~ lelily & trewly to decern~ et delyu(er) ye saide
mat(er) eft(er) yar knawlage Ande sal god willande gyfe furth yar(e)
dely\u(er)ance ande decret on ye morn nyxt eft(er) ye ascenscion~
day cu(m) a (z)er & giff yai can no^t giff it furth y^t day yai salle
haue powa\r to contenew it til an or may days as salle ples(s) yai(m)
{,} And giff ony of ye saide p(er)sonis happy(n)nis to be absent
throw deide {\} or sekness or ony vy(er) resonabil caus(s) ye remaynande
yat beys p(rese)nt sall haue powar to ches(s) {\} sic vy(er)±lyk in
yar stede be yar {\} discrecione(z) And quhilk of ye partis y^t
hap[?](n)nis to brek & no^t to byde at ye ordinance of ye saide lord(is)
as said is salle {\} content & pay to ye±toy(er) party y[?] {[the[}
some~ of fyfe thousande markis of vsuale mone of scotlande for
yar cost(is) & skathys {\} And fyfe thousande mark(is) to y[?] [?]yng
in ye naym of payn And to ye obs(er)uyng kepyng fulfillyng of all
& syndry {\} thyr thyng(is) a±bown~ wrytty[?] [?] [?] [?] gewin yar
bedely {=sic=} athys(s) ye haly wangeless(s) tuethyt And ye saide
(j)ohn~ of haldan {\} is oblist to bryng a sufficie[?] {\} p(ro)curatour
for his wiff or ellys here±selfe p(er)sonaly to ye saide day ande
ye notaris to extende {\} yis comp(ro)mys(s) at lenth i[?] {[in[} ye
best furm kepande ye effek a±bown~ wryttyn (j)n wytnes here±of ye
saide lorde dernle & {\} (j)ohn~ of haldan h[?]s subsc(ri)^i^t yis
wryt w^t yar awyn handis {(subsc(ri)pc(i)o d(omi)ni dernle sequit(ur)
et e(st) t(a)lis (j)ohn~ stewart dernle \(} {(subc(ri)pc(i)o (j)oh(ann)is [?]dan
sequit(ur) et e(st) t(a)lis (j)ohn~ of haldan rusky(} {(De et sup(er) quib(us)
om(n)ibus et sing(u)lis p(re)fati (j)oh(ann)es stewart d(omin)us \(} {(dernle
et (j)oh(ann)es haldan de rusky a me notario publico subsc(ri)pto(}
{(sibi fierj pecieru(n)t pr(rese)ns publicu(m) instru(mentu)m Acta erant
hec in \(} {(cam(er)a regia mo(na)st(er)ij s(anc)te cruc(is) edinburgh~
Anno die me(n)se indicc(i)o(n)e(} {(et pon(tificat)u quib(us) sup(ra) p(rese)ntib(us)
ibid(em) nobilib(us) et discretis \(} {(viris vi(delicit) henrico abbate
de du(n)fermlyn m(a)g(ist)ro (j)oh(ann)e howm~(} {(decano capelle regie
(j)oh(ann)e luss(s) de colquhoun~ milite et magistro \(} {(patricio
leth testibus ad p(re)missa vocat(is) specialit(er) et Rogat(is)(} {=in
same hand as main text=} {(Et ego (j)ohannes particii p(res)b(ite)r
glasguen(sis) dycoc(esis) publicus(z)(} {(autt[?] imp(er)iali et regali
notarius ..(} {=with notarial sign=}