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1409.] ADDITIONAL CHARTERS. 369
300. Indenture between Robert, Duke of Albany, and Archibald,
Fourth Earl of Douglas, for mutual assistance. 20th June
1409. x
This endenture made at Innyrkethin, the tventy day of the moneth of June, the
yhere of grace a thousand four hundreth ande nyne, betvix ane excellent ande a
mychty prince, Robert, Due of Albany, Erie of Fiffe and of Menteth and gouuer-
nour of Scotland, on the ta part, ande a richt nobil ande a mychty lorde his
cosine, Archibald, Erie of Douglas, Lorde of Galway and of Anandirdale, on the
tothir parte, proportis in the self and beris witnes, that thai willand, on aythir
part, that full frendschip and kindnes be kepit and continuyt betvix thaim in
tyme to cum, thai oblise thaim, ilkane til othir be the faithis and the trowthis of
thair bodyis, in fourme ande manere as eftir folowis ; that is to say, that the saide
Archibald, Erie of Douglas is oblisit, and oblisis him, as is beforsaide, til the
saide Due of Albany, gouuernour of Scotland, that he sal be til him in all his
causis lele counselour, and with al his wit and [al] his mycht lele helpar and
suppouellour for al the dayis of his life, withoutyn fraude or gile, befor and
agaynis all dedelik personis, his allegiance acht til our lorde the king anerly
outane ; ande the forsaide Robert, Due of Albany, gouuernour of Scotland,
oblisis him in like manere til the saide Archibald, Erie of Douglas, in all his
causis, for the terme of his life, in al fourme ande effect as is beforsaide, befor
ande agaynis al dedlik personis, his allegiance acht til our lorde the king anerly
outane : and gif onye of the forsaide lordis wittis or persavis ony maner of grefe,
skath or perele apperand til othir, he sal, with al haste that he may, revele it or
ger it be revelit and made knawin to the tothir part, ande set the letting tharin
that he may at his power without delay : Alsua it is acordit betvix the saide
lordis that nane of thaim sal mak sic like band as this with ony othir persone,
but consent of bathe the partyis : Alsua it is accordit, that gif ony discorde or
controuersy happynnis to grow betvix the saide lordis, as God forbede, the
party feland him engrefit sal ask tha thingis to be refourmit and amendit at the
tothir, ande that herd, he sal cum at the instance of the tothir within fourty dayis
til cunnabil place, ande in sobir manere, and gif he may nocht cum at sic tyme
throu causis resonabil, he sal cum alsone as he gudely may thareftir, but fraude
or gile, and thar it sal be fandit with thair bathetis counselis to ger the thing be
dvly refourmit ; and that falzeand, it sal be submittit to sevin personis of thair
1 Original Indenture in H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh.
3 A