{Duntreath Muniments, olim gd97, section 3, no. 16} (j)ames be the
grace of god king of Scottis To oure louete Cousing {.} Thomas
lord erskyne our(e) s(er)ef of St(ri)ueling & h(is) {\} deput(is) greting
For±samekill as we haue now of laite for certai(n) Resonab(i)le
causis {,} be our(e) spec(i)ale (com)mission" {\} vnd(er) oure quhite
walx {,} maid (con)stitute & ordeanit our(e) louett(is) willia(m)±edmondiston~
of duntreth~ dauid±crechtoun~ {\} of Cranstoun" & (j)ames±Nory
our(e) s(er)ef(is) (j)n that p(ar)te for the s(er)ui(n)g" of certai(n)e breuis
of o(ur) chapell purchest {\} be our(e) louete willia(m) of levingistoun"
of kilsyth~ {.} ye Air(e) {deletion} of vmquhile edward of levingiston"
of bow\castell his faid(er) {,} Ane(n)t c(er)tai(n) land(is) liand withi(n)
ye bound(is) of (z)o(ur) office & a(n)nuell Rent(is) {(ETCetera)} Our(e)
will (j)s {\} herfor(e) & we charg" (z)ow straitlie & co(m)ma(n)d(is) y^t
furthwith" eft(er) ye sicht of y(ir) our(e) l(ett)res (z)e call ye said(is)
{\} p(er)son~s as o(ur) s(er)ef(is) i(n) y^t p(ar)te befor(e) (z)ow & charg" yai(m)
& (j)lkan" of yame" to tak ye# #said office eft(er) ye forme" of [?]
{edge of ms torn} {\} said (com)mission" {del} befor(e) (z)ow {end}
vpoun~ thaime" {,} And y(ar)eft(er) y^t (z)e Ressaue y(ar) athis ane(n)t
ye saide office i(n) y[?] {\} part {,} as efferis for ye s(er)ui(n)g
of the said breuis As (z)e will a(n)suer(e) to ws y(ar)uppon" And vnd(er)
ye charg~ {\} that eft(er) may folow The±quhilk to do we co(m)mitt
to (z)ow {.} (con)iu(n)tlie & seu(er)alie our(e) full pover(e) be thir {\}
oure l(ett)res {.} Deliu(er)ing thai(m) deuly execut & (j)ndorsit as
effer(is) to ye berar(e) gevin vnd(er) oure {\} Signet At Edinburgh"
the xxij day of marche {,} And of oure Regne~ the xxiij *(z)ere
{\\} {(*EX delib(er)c(i)o(n)e d(omi)nor(um) aud(itorum) ca(usa)ru(m) \ et querelarum)}
{(ParLIAMEnTJ et(cetera))}