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JOHN DE ILE, EARL OF ROSS. 229
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Laurence bishop of Duresme
John erle of Worcestre
Robert Botill' priour of Seint Johns of Jerusalem in
Englonde
John lord Wenlok and
Maister Robert Stillyngton keper of the kynges
prive seal
deputees and comissaries to the most high and mighty pryuce
Kynge Edward the Fourth kynge of Englonde and of Fraunce
and lorde of Irlande
and
Reynold of the Isles and
Duncan archediaken of the Isles
ambassiatours comissaries or messagers of the full honorable lorde
John de Isle erle of Rosse and lorde of the Oute Isles to all thos
that this presentc writyng endented shall see or here gretyng.
Be it knoweu that we the seid deputees commissaries and ambas-
satours by vertu of power committed unto us whereof the tenures
ben expressed and wreten under after longe and diverse tretes and
communications hadd betwix us upon the maters that folwen by
vertu of the seid power have appoynted accorded concluded and
finally determined in maner and fourme as folweth FURST it is
appointed accorded concluded and finally determined betwyx us
that the seid John de Isle erle of Rosse Donald Balagh and John
of Isles son and heire apparant to the seid Donald with all there
subgettez men people and inhabitantes of the seid erldom of Rosse
and Isles aboveseid sliall at feste of Whittesontide next commyng
become and be legemen and subjettes unto the seid most high
and Christen prince Kynge Edward the Fourthe his heires and
successours kynges of Englond of the high and mighty prince
Leonell sonne to Kynge Edward the Thridde lynially descendyng
and be sworne and do homage unto hym or to such as he shall
comitte power unto you at the seid fest of Whittesontide or after
And in semble wyse the heires of the seid John th' erle Donald and
John shall be and remaigne for ever subjettis and liegemen unto
the seid Kynge Edward, his heires and successours kynges of
Englonde as it is aboveseid yevinge unto his highnesse and his
seid heires and successours as well the seid John th' erle Donald
and John as theire heires and successours and eche of them verrey
and trewe obeysaunce in obeinge his and there commaundementes

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