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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD44/13/7/5}
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{Gordon Papers} *THIRe jNDENTURis MAID AT PERTHT YE XXJ DAY OF
*FEBRUARe *THE zERe OF GOD j^M^-IIIJ^C-LXXXX zERis BETUIX *RICHT
NOBLE & MICHTE LORDis GEORGE ERLE OF HUNTLY & *ALEXANDer LORD
GORDOUNE HIS SON~ IN Y^T-ANE ParT AND PATRIK ERLE BOTHUILE & LORD
HALIS ON Y^T-WYer PARTE CONTENIS ProPORTis & BERis WITNES THAT
jT IS APPONTIT AGREIT & ACCORDIT FINALY BETUIX YE SAID LORDis
YAT YAI AND jLKANE OF YAIm IN ALL TYME~S TO CUm FOR ALL YE DAYIS
OF YAR LIFFis SAL+ +BE AFALDLY FOR VYERIS IN ALL & SINDri YARe
ACCTiONIS CAUSIS & QuaRELLIS MOWIT & TO BE MOWIT WITH YARe PerSONIS
GUDis FORTELESSs STRENTHIS KYN~ MEN & FRENDis & ALL THAT WILL
DO FOR YAIm CONTRARe & AGANIS ALL MEN~ Y^T LIFFis & DE MAY YARe
ALLEGEANCE TO OURe SOUERANE LORD YE KING EXCEPT & SALL FORTIFY
SUPPLE MANTEINE & DEFEND jLKAN" WYeris IN MEN KYN~ & FRENDIS IN
Yar HONOURis LANDis HERETAGE CONQUESTis GUDis & VYer MATERis QUHAT-SUMEUIR
BUT DISSIMILATiON TREULY AT ALL YARe POWER AND YAT NAN~ OF YAIm
SALL WIT KNAW HEIRe SE OR WNDIRSTAND VYerIS SCAITH~ DAMPNAGE OR
GREWANCE IN YARe PerSONIS HONOuris HERETAGe NOR GUDis BOT YAT
YAI SALL SCHAW IT TILL WYerIS IN ALL GUDELY HAIST & LET IT AT
ALL YAR POWERis AND SALL jLKAN *RESAUE SUPPLE MANTEINE & DEFEND
VYerIS WITH & IN Yar STRINTHIS LANDis HOUSIS FORTELESSs & GUDis
WITH MONY OR FEW ALS OFT AS YAI SAL+ +BE *REQUIRIT *AND SALL GIFF
jLKANE TILL WYer YE BEST COUnSALL 0 {*zero rel*} YAI CAN~ QUHEn
YAI SAL+ +BE REQUIRIT AND SALL KEIPE Yar CONSALLIS SECRETE AND
BE IN ALL THINGis TENDIR KYNDE & LELE AS THE FADRE~ SOUNYS & BRETHIRe
AUCHT TO BE BUT DISSIMILATIONE FRAUD OR GYIL *AND TO YE FAITHFULL
CONSTANT & TREW OBSerUING & KEPING OF ALL & SINDRY THE ProMISSES
TO-GIDDer WITH" ALL POUnTis ARTICLIS & CLAUSIS CONTENIT In THE
BAND & jNDENTURis MAID OF-BEFOR BETUIX YE SADis ERLE OF HUnTLY
& ERLE BOTHUILE WITH ALL LAWTE & KYNDNES BUT DISSImLATION~ jLKAN~
OF THE SAID ParTEIS BYNDis & OBLISSs YAME TILL WYerIS BE YARe
GREIT AITHIS YE HALY EWANGELIS TUECHIT & VNDer YE PAYNIS OF PerIURe
INHABILITE & PerPETUALE INFAMITE jN WITNES OFF QUHAReOFF TO YE
ParTE OF Yir jNDENTURis *REMANAND WITH YE SAIDis ERLE OF HUNTLY
& LORD GORDONE~ THE SAID LORD ERLE BOTHUILE HAS AFFIXT HIS SEIL
& MANUALL SUBSCriPTION~ & TO YE Part *REMANAND WITH YE SAID ERLE
BOTHUILE THE SAIDis ERLE OF HUNTLY & LORD GORDON~ HAS AFFIXT Yar
*SELIS & SUBSCriPTIONIS MANUELLIS YE DAY zERe AND PLACE ABONE

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