sal tak pairt in the contrar oure allegiance til our Soverane Lord the King alway to be except and outane And we sal gif him the best counsale we can quhen he ony askis at ws And concele the counsal that he schewes to ws And reuele it to na person with oute his awin avise And we sal nother heir nor se schaith nor apperand perell to him bot we sal warne him thairof in all possible haist and resist agane the samyn at oure guidly power To the quhilk al and sindri thingis aboue writin to be lelely and treuly obseruit and kepit for al the dais of oure lyffe we bynd and obliss ws in the maist sicare forme and stile of obligacion but fraude or gile/ because of his letteris maid to ws in siklik forme agane In witnes of the quhilk thing to thir our present letteris subscriuit with our hand we haue affixt oure sele at Edinburgh the last day of October the yher of God a thousand four hundreth sevinty and sevn yheris

WILLIAM SCHEUES Coadiutour of Sanctandross

IV.

BAND OF MANRENT OF ALEXANDER IRVYN OF LUNMEY HEIR APPARENT OF THE DRUM. XVII APRIL MCCCCLXXXIII.

Be it kend till all men be thir present letteris me Alexander Irvin of Lunmey sonn and apperand ayr to Alexander Irvin of The Drum to be cumin trew man and seruand, And be the tenor of thir present lettres becummyss trew man and seruand be the faith in my bode to ane nobile and michty lord Williame Erle of Erole Lord the Hay and Constabile of Scotland in leile and trew manrent and seruice in pess and in wer with my persoun and gudis in contrare and aganis all dedly or at de may / myne allegiance to our Souerane Lord the King alanarly outane / And at I sall nothir heir wit see nor knaw skaith hourt damagis dysswirschip or appeyrrand perral to his persoune gudis freindis or heritagis [bot] I sall warne him tharof and lat it at my gudly powar And gif he askyss at me ony consall I sall gif him the best I can / And gyf ony consall he schawis me I sall conseill and kep it secret / but fraud or gile with all wthir poyntis contenyt in the aithe of manrent / And this manrent to endur for all the termyss of sevin yeris next folowand the date of thir present lettres all fraude and

gile secludit and away put the said sevin yeris of manrent beand run complet and endit I obliss me as said is now as than and than as now to my said Lord Erle to stand fourth in manrent lavte and seruice as at the makking of this present writ my fee beand considerit and modefeit be thir personys vnderwritin That is for to say Master Gilbert the Hay of Wry Master Dauide the Hay Master Johnn the Hay prebendar of Croudan/ Alexander Frassir of Dourris Robart Blynsall alderman of Aberden and Alexander Irvin of Belte or siclik personys / In witnes of the quhilk thingis to thir present lettres I haue affixt my seile at the Castale of Slanes the xvij day of Aprile the yer of God ane thousand four hundreth auchte and thre yeris / And for the mar sickyrness I haue subscriuit thir present lettres with my avne hande day and plass aboun writin etc. ALEX IRVYN of Lvnmey manu propria

V.

BAND OF MANRENT OF JOHN OF KETH OF LUD QUARNE. XXIV NOVEMBER MCCCCLXXXIV.

Be it kend till ale men be thir present lettres me Jhone of Ketht of Ludquarne to be bundyne and stratlie oblist and be the fatht of my bodie lelie and treuly bindis and oblissis me in leill trew and ayfald manrent and seruice till ane richt noble and michtie lord William Erle of Eroll Lord Hay and Constable of Scotland / for all the dais of my lywe myn allegeance tile our Souerane Lord and my seruice aucht of law to my forfeftouris alanarly excepit / And that I salbe with my said lord in pece and weyr And gif him the best consall that I can gif he at me ony askis And conseill his consall gif he to me ony schawis Nother heir nor se his skatht bot I sall warne him tharof and lat the samyn at my pouer with al pvntis contenit in band of manrent / indurand all the dais of my lywe / eftir the tenour of my said lordis band maid to me tharupon vnder his sell / In witnessing of the quhilkis in defalt of a sell of myn avne I haf procurit with instance the sell of my brother in the law Alexander Iruyn of Lunmey to be affixit to thir lettrys At Abirden the xxix day of Nouember the yer of God a thousand four hundretht fourscore and four yeris Befor thir witnes Master Jhon

Hay persone of Croudane/ Andro Ketht of Coklaw/ Alexander Tulidef of That Ilke and Schire Jhone Striueling publict notar with thir sundry And subscriuit with my hand

JON OF KET of
Lvdquran

VI.

LITERA HOMAGIJ WILIELMI KETH DE YTHANE. XXIV NOVEMBER MCCCCLXXXIV.

Be it kend till ale men be thir present lettres me Williame Ketht of Ythe to be bundin and oblist ande be the tenor of thir present lettres fathtfully bindis ande oblissis me in trew manrent and seruice for al the tyme and termes of thre yeris next eftir foloing and togidder the date of the present lettres til ane richt nobile and michtie lord Wilyeame Erle of Erol Lord Hay and Constable of Scotland na man ovtane bot myn allegeance till our Souerane Lord my seruice aucht of law to my forfeftouris and manrent to my Lord of Huntlie I salbe with the said Lord Wilyeame in pece and weir Gif him the best consall I cane gif he at me ony askis And conseile his consall gif he to me ony schawis Nothir her nor se his skatht bot I sal warne him thairof and latt the samyn at my pouer with all vthir puntis contenit in band of manrent / In witnessing of the quhilkis becauss I had na seill present of myn avne I haue procurit with instans the seill of a noble man and my dearast eme Andro Ketht of Coklaw to be affixit to thir lettres At Abirdene the xxix day of Nouember the yer of God a thousand four hundretht fourscore and four yeris Befor honorabill men Alexander Iruyn of Lunmey Master Jhon Hay person of Crovdane Jhone Ketht of Ludquarne and Alexander Tulidef of That Ilk with vthir sundry/ togidder with subscripcion of myn avne hand

WYLYAM KET of Hythene

VII.

THE MANRENT OF THE CONSTABIL OF ABIRDENE. XXVII APRIL

MCCCCLXXXVII.

Be it kend til al men be thir present lettres me Wilyeame Kynidy Constabil of Abirdene grantis me to becumin oblist . . .

...

..ane noble and mychti lord Wilyeame Erle of Errole Lord Hay and Constable of Scotland . . for ale the dais of my

lif And be the tenour of this present writ bindis and oblissis me to be leile trew and... to my said lord for ale the dais of my

lif as said is And nothir to heir his skaith nor se his skaith . . . power And to gif his lordschip my gud consale quhen he askis it of me his consale quhen I heir to conseile and to stand with my said lord in defence of his persoune actiounis . . . and querelis aganis al dedlie saifand my allegiance to my Souerane Lord the King In witnes of the quhilkis thingis I haue affixt my seile to this present writ at Vry the xxvij dai of Aprile the yher of God a thousand four hundrethe auchti and sevin yeris

VIII.

ANE BAND OF MANRENT OF FEDDERATTIS TO EROLL. X MAY

MCCCCLXXXVII.

Be it maid kende tyll all men be thir present lettris me Vilyeam of Craufurd lard of Fedra to be becumin mane and sarvand to ane nobill and mychti lord Vilyeam Erll of Eroll Lord Hay and Constabile of Scotland/ for all the dais of my lyf And I sall be leill and treu to my saide lord in manrent and sarwice in pece and in weir in red and in consall with my person and gudis / And sall tak leill treu and aufald part with hym in all and sundry thingis actionis caussis and querallis movit and to in the contrar of all otheris that lyf or de ma without dissimyn allegians allwayis out tane to our Souerane Lord the

be movit mulatioun

Kyng And I sall nothir heir se vit nor knaw skaith dampnagis or apperand perell to his persone heritagis or gudis bot I sall lat it all my gudly power and warne hym thairof in all the gudly hast I cane And I sall gyf hym the best consall I cane gyf he ony askis me And sall heill hys consall and keip it secret gyf he ony schawis me And to the sur observing keiping and fulfylling of all and sundry thingis abufe writyn I bind and I obliss me leillely and trewly be the faith in my body but fraud or gyll / In witness of the quhylk thing to thir my present wryt I haf set to my seill At Fedra the tend day of May the yer of God jm iiije lxxxvij yeris

IX.

LETTIR OF MANRENT OF MASTER WYLYAM SCOT. XIII DECEMBER MCCCCLXXXVIII.

Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettres me Mastir Wylyeam Scot of Flawcrag to be becumin man and sarwand tyll ane nobyll and mychty lord Wylyame Erll off Eroll Lord Hay and Constabyll of Scotland for all the dais of my lyfe And I sall be leill and trew to my said lord

In witness of the

At Eroll the xviij Befor thir wytness and Androw Stratha

quhilk thing to thir present lettres I haf affyxt my seill day of Decembar the yer of God jm iiije lxxxviij yeris Wylyam Hay of Wry Peter Hay Patrick Hay quhin with wtheris diuerss etc.

X.

THE LARD OF PHYLORTHYS LETTER OF MANRENT. XV JANUARY MCCCCLXXXIX.

Be it kende till all men be thir present lettris me Alexander Frasser sone ande ayr to Alexander Frasser vmquhill larde of Fillortht to be bundyn and oblyst and be thir my present lettris lelely and treuly be the fayth in