{Gordon Papers} Be it kende till men~ be thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res
Ws Alexander±home~ of yat (j)lk gret chaum(er)lai(n) of Scotland
to be bundin & oblist and be the truetht and ye faitht in our(e)
body and ye tenore of y(ir) p(rese)nt l(ett)res lellilly and treuly
bind(is) & oblis(s) ws in ye mast strait stille forme~ and band of
laute & suth~fastnes till an~ nob(i)le lorde Alexand(er)±gordoun~
of y^t (j)lk mast(er) of huntlie in man(er) & forme~ as eft(er) followis
That is to say yat we our(e) ky(n)nis(s)men~ frend(is) and anerdance
sall tak ane~faulde p(ar)t and befor(e) ye saide alexand(er) lord hys
men~ kyne~ frend(is) and ane"nerdance in all hys and yair(is) gud
caus(s) querellis and (j)ust opyn(z)o(n)is honest and leiffull aga(n)is
all vy(er)is deidlie our(e) allegience exceppit to o(ur) sou(er)ane lord
the king~ And sall neu(er) heyr(e) nor(e) see his skaitht nor(e) yar(is)
bot we sall warne~ hym~ or(e) yame" and at o(ur) power(e) sall lat ye
samyn~ to be done" And sall giff hym~ and yai(m) our(e) gud consall
quhen~ he chargis ws And his consale schawi(n) to ws sall keip
secret And neu(er) to cum in quyet nor(e) in plai(n) in±contrar ye
said alexand(er) lord his men~ kyne" fre(n)d(is) and a(n)nerdance nor(e)
in his nore yar(is) mat(er)is caus(s) querellis or (j)ust opyn(z)onis honest
& leiffulle for(e) all y^e t(er)mes and days of our(e) lyffe And to
ye keping~ obs(er)ui(n)g of all & sindri foresaide We oblis(s) & bind(is)
ws be the faitht in oure body to ye said alexand(er) lorde fore
all ye dais and t(er)mes fore±said the gret aitht sworne~ ye hayly
wangelle tweichit (j)n witnes heyr(e)±of we haue affixit our(e) sele
to thir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res At sancte±(j)ohne~stoun~ ye viij day of
August The (z)er(e) of god (j)^m^±iiij^c nynty (z)er(is) Befor(e) y(ir) witnes
Alex(ande)r±(j)nnis(s) sone" & aperand ayr(e) to (j)ames±(j)nnis(s) of y^t
(j)lk kny^t patrik of in^tpolwort (j)ohne~ of liddale [?]±bron~efeld
& s(er)^r willia(m)-(j)aksoun~ chaplai(n) w^t vy(er)is diu(er)s(s) And o(ur)
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