XVIII. ANE BAND OF MANRENT MAID BE HENRY CHENE OF ESSILMOND TO WILYEAM MASTER OF ERROL FOR XIJ MERKIS MONY. V JUNE MDVI. Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettris me Henry Chene of Essilmond that forsamekyll as my master Wylyeam Hay Master of Eroll is bundin to me in the paiment of the sowme of ten pundis yeirly eftir the deseiss of my lord his fader for all the dais of my lyf for my manrent and seruice bundin to my said master for the said termis / nochtwithstanding I grant that I haf dischargit and be this my writ dischargis my said master of the paiment of fourti schillingis of the said ten pundis yeirly for all the dais of my lyf sua that I get gud thankfull paiment of tuelf merkis of the said ten pundis yeirly for all the dais of my lyif eftir the deseiss of my Lord of Eroll that now is leifand / In witness of the quhilk thing I haf subscrywit this writ with my hand At Essilmond the fyft day of Junij the yeir of God jm fyf hundreith and sax yeiris Befor thir witness Schyr Gylbart Hay of Ardendraicht knycht Henry Chene Andro Strathaquhin and Andro Makane with wtheris dyuerss HENRY CHEYNE of Esselmont XIX. ANE BAND OF MANRENT OF THE LARD OF LEITHENDEIS GEWIN TO THE ERLE OF ERROLL. X JULY MDVII. Be it kend till al men be thir present lettres me Andro Hering of Glasclune sone and aperand air to James Herring of Lethiny to be bundin and oblist and be the faytht and trewtht in my body byndis and oblissis me And becumis man and seruand to ane nobill and michty lord William Erlle of Eroll Lord Hay and Constabill of Scotland And I sall ryd and gang with my said lord In witnes of the quhilk thing to thir my present lettres of obligatione I haue affixit my seille togidder with the subscriptione of my hande At Perth the x day of Julij the yer of God a thousand fif hundretht and sewin yeris Befor thir witness Thomas Hay of Logy Edmvnd Hay of Melginch and Master Johne Hay with vtheris diuerss etc. ANDRO HERING of Glasclwne etc. XX. ANE BAND OF MANRENT OF GILBART HAYIS OF DELGATY / MAID TO THE ERLL OFF ERROLL. IV JANUARY MDVIII. Be it kend til al men be thir present lettris me Schir Gilbart Hay of Ardendracht knicht to be bundyn and oblist and be thir my present lettris and the fath in my body stratly bindis and oblisis me and becummys man / to a noble and mychty lord Williame Erlle of Eroll Lord Hay and Constable of Scotlande and to his ayris that I sal be lele trew and afauld til him and his ayris without ony dissimilatioune in al and syndri his actiones and thairis caussis and querellis movit or to be movit And I sal gif to him and his airis the best counsale I can therintill And concele the counsale he or his airis schawis to me I sal nothir wit knaw see nor vnderstande his nor thair skath dede nor disherising nor yit bodely harme bot I sal stope and lett it at al my power and warne him and thame thairof in al the hast I can or may I sal ride and gang with him and his airis in pece and in were als oft as I am requirit be him and falyeing of him be his airis apoun myne awne expenss And be for him and thame and with him and thame aganis al dedly / myne allegeaunce til our Souerane Lord the King alanerly outtane / Becauss my said Lord of Eroll has infeft me in certane of his landis of the barony of Slanys for al the dais of my life for my seruice / as at mare lyntht is contenit in the infeftment maid to me thairapoun eftir the forme of ane contract maid betuix my said lord and me thairapoun / And to the obseruyng keping and fulfilling hereof I bynd and obliss me to my said lord and his airis in the sickerast forme of obligatioune and be the fath and treuthe in my body but fraude or gile And thir my lettris of manrent til indure for al the dais of my life to my said lorde and his airis / In witnes of the quhilk thingis I haue affixit hereto my sele togedir with myne subscriptioune manuale At Slanis the ferde day of Januer the yere of God jm ve and vij yeris Befor thir witnes Master Jhone the Hay persoune of Turref Andro Strathachoune / Schir Andro Irlande vicare of Turref and Schir Jhone Hirdman notare public with wtheris diuerss GYLBERT HAY of Ardendracht manu propria etc. XXI. ANE BAND OF MANRENT OF ROBART WAUSS MAID TO WILIAM ERLL ERROLL. XXVI FEBRUARY MDIX. Be it kend tyll all men be thyr present lettris me Robert Wauss to be becummyn man and seruand and be the tenor of this wryt becumis man and seruand to ane nobyl and mychty lord William Erlle of Eroll Lord Hay Constabyl of Scotland for all the dayis of my lyff. In wytnes herof I haue affixit my seill to this present writ At Abirden the xxvj day of Februar the yer of our Lord ane thousand fyf hundretht and viij yeris Befor thir wytnes Schyr Jhon Ruderfurd knycht Master Dauid Hay and Androw Strathaqhin with otheris diuerss etc XXII. THE LARD OF WUDNES LETTIR OF MANRENT. VIII JANUARY MDXI. Be it kend tyll all men be thir present lettirs me Ranald Oudny of That Ilk to be becumin man and serwand and be the tenour of this writ becumis man and serwand to ane rycht nobill and potent lord Wylyeam Erll of Eroll Lord Hay and Constabill of Scotland for all the dais of my lyf, And I sall be leill and trew to my said lord and do hym seruice with my kyn men and frendis In witness of the quhilk thing I haf set to my seill to this my lettir of man rent At Abbirden the aucht day of Januar the yer of God jm vc and ten yeris togyder with the subscription of my hand etc. RANALD OUDNE of That Ilk. XXIII. LITERA HOMAGIJ DOMINI DE ARDENDRACHT FACTA DOMINO COMITI DE EROLLE. V FEBRUARY MDXV. Jhesus Maria Be it kend til al men be thir present lettres me Alexander Hay of Ardendracht to be bundyn and oblist and be thir present lettres and the fatht and treuth in my body stratlie bindis and oblissis me and becumis man / til ane noble and potent lord Williame Erll of Eroll Lord Hay and Constable of Scotland and to his airis male that salbe In witness of the quhilk thing to thir my lettres of manrent I haue affixt my sele and subscriuit the samyn with myne awine hande At Slanis the fifte day of Februar the yere of God a thousande fif hundretht and xiiij yeris befor witnes ALEX HAY off Ardendracht witht my hand etc. XXIV. LITERA HOMAGIJ WILIELMI LASK BURGENSIS DE ABIRDENE FACTA DOMINO COMITI DE EROL. XXVI FEBRUARY MDXV. Jhesus Maria Be it kende til al men be thir present lettres me Williame Lesk burges of Abirdene to be bundin and oblist and be thir my lettres and the faith in my body and treuth / stratlie bindis and oblisis me and becumis man til ane noble and potent lorde Williame Erlle of Eroll Lord Hay and Constable of Scotlande That I sal be lele trew and afauld to him and to his airis and master has admittit me and affermit me tennend in and to the half of al and hale the landis of Lesk with the pertinentis pertennande to my deceast WILYEAME LESK burgess XXV. LITERA SERUICIJ PATRICIJ CHENE DE ESSELMOND. XXIII MAY MDXVI. seruice. Be it kend til al men be thir present lettres me Patrik Chene of Essil- Esselmonth mount to be bundyn and oblist and be thir my lettres and the fathe and his band of treuth in my body bindis and oblissis me and becummys man til ane noble 1516. and potent lorde Williame Erll of Eroll Lorde Hay and Constable of Scotlande and til his airis male gottin of his body thai beand of xiiij yeris of age That I sal be lelle trew and afauld to him and to thame Becauss my said gude lorde and mastir has infeft me in his landis of Tawarty for all the dais of my life for my seruice forsaide To the obseruing keping and fulfilling hereof I binde and obliss me to my said lorde and mastir in the sickerast forme of obligatioune but fraude or gile / And thir my lettres til endure for all the dais of my life/ In witnes of the quhilk thing to thir my lettres of manrent I haue affixit my sele and subscriuit the samyne with my hande At Slanis the xxiij day of May the yere of Gode jm ve and sextene yeris PATRIK CHENE of Esilmount with ' |