Lairds of Glenlyon

40 THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON.
cernements, so as to freile relieve, and disburden my Lands and esteat
yrof, without the councill, advyce, and concurrence of some of my good
freinds in whom I repose my trust. And lykeways understanding how
easie I may be circumveined and deceived in the management of my
affaires, by subtile and craftie persones, who have designes upon me,
and may intyse me to the dilapidatione of my Lands, rents, goods, and
geir, to my great hurt and prejudice ; And I being fully persuaded,
and haveing good prooff and experience, off the love and kyndnes my
noble and reale freinds, Archibald, Earle off Argyle, and John, Earle
off Caithnes, have towards me, and for the standing of my familie,
whose advyce and councill I now resolve to use, and be whom I am
heirefter to be governed in all my affaires and business. Thairfor witt
ye me to be bound and obleidged, Lykeas I, be thir pr' s , faithfully bind
and obleidge me, noways to sell, annailzie, wad-set, dispone, dilapidat,
nor putt away, non of my Lands, heretages, nor rents, tacks, haddings,
possessiones, goods and geir, moveable and imoveable, to whatsom-
ever persone or persones, nor to make noe privat nor publict disposi-
tiones, resignationes, remunerationes, assignationes, translationes, dis-
charges, nor any oyr right yrof, nor of no pairt of the Same, nor to
make any contracts, bonds, obligationes, or oyr writts, qrby the same
in haill or in pairt, may be wasted, apprysed, or adjudged ; nor con-
tract debt, nor make * * * nor bargaines, nor doe any oyr fact nor
deed anent the premises without the joint advyce, consent, and assent
of my fsd noble and reale freinds, Archibald, Earle of Argyle, and
John, Earle of Caithnes, and, in case of any of their deceases, with
the consent of the surviver first hade and obtained yrt in writt. With-
out whose consent as fsd, and in case of any of their deceases, with-
out consent of the surviver, I shall doe nothing concerneing the pre-
mises. Wheirin if I faillie, or doe in the contrarie, I doe heirby will
and declaire, that all such deeds soe to be done be me shall be voyd
and null in themselves, as if the same hade never bein made, and yt
be way of escruptione or reply, without necessitie of any declarator to
follow yrupone. And for the more securitie, I am content and consent
thir pr ts be regrat in the books of Councill and Sessione, or any oyr
books competent to have the streanth of ane dec'- of the Lords or
Judges yrof underponed yrto — that letters of publicatione and others
necessar in forme as effeires may be direct theirupone ; and to that
effect constitute my prcrs. In witnes qrof, I have sub'- thir
pr' s . (written by Colin Campbell, procr in Edin r -) with my hand at