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226 THE DOUGLAS CHARTERS. [1526.
trare of this my band. la witnes of the quhilkis to thir presentis I hane affixt
my sele, with my subscriptioun manuale, at Edinburgh, the xij day of Julij, the
zere of God I m v c xxvj zeris.
Wylzem Hammyltoun off M c knaristoun,
with my hand.
191. Bond of Amity by George Earl of Rothes to Archibald, sixth
Earl of Angus. 17th August 1526.
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettrez, ws, George erle of Rothes, lord
Lesly, etc., to be bundin and stratelie oblist, and, be thir presentis, and the faith
and treuth in oure body, byndis and oblisis ws, to a noble and mychty lord,
Archibald erle of Angus, lord Dowglas, etc., in speciall band of kyndenes, for all
the dais of oure life, his consale and secretis, quhen he ony schewis to ws, we sail
kepe secrete, and counsale, and in all materis gif him the best and trewest counsale
we can, as we salbe tharto requyrit ; his skaith, dammage and hurte in his persoun,
landis or gudis, we sail at na tyme here, se, witt or vnderstand, in prive or aperte,
bot we sal warne him thareof, als haistely as we can, and lett it at oure power ; and
sal tak ane afald, trewe and plane parte with the said erle in all actiounis, causis,
and querellis, aganis al men that lif or de may ; oure allegiance til our souerane
lord the king alanerly except, and salbe reddy at al tymes, alswele to do afald,
stede, suple, and kyndenes to the said Erie, quhen we salbe requirit, with oure
kyn, men, freyndis, allya, assistence, and al that we may purches, but dissimula-
tioun, fraude or gile ; except befor except : And attoure, sail concur with him in
the defence of oure said souerane lordis persoun and his autorite, in furthputting
of justice, pecyfying of the realme, stanching of mysdoaris, thift and reif, at oure
power. And gif ony benefice happinnis to vaik within the said Erlis boundis on
the north parte of the watter of Taye, quhar he beris reule, we sail solist our said
souerane lord, at oure power, to gif the sammyn to the dispositioun of the said
erle, to be disponit be him to quhat persoun or persounis he plesis, liable tharefore :
Sa ws God help, be thir haly ewangellis, and be God himself, and vnder the panys
of periure, infamite, inhabilite, and neuer liable to stand in jugement, and we cum
in contrare of this oure band. In witnes of the quhilk, to the samyn band, we
haue affixit oure sele, witht oure subscriptioun manuale, at Edinburgh, the xvii
day of August, the zeir of God J" v°xxvi zeris.
Geo. Erl of Rothes.