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schulde, from that present tyme after, intromytte or medle witht the setting or
letting of her laundis, or of any part of thayme lying withynne the realme of
Scotland, being her coniunct feoffament, or any othere laundis lauchfully to her
Grace commyng, or apperteignyng, nor also to receiue, or doe to be receiued, any
part of the reuenues, or proffettis of the said laundis, but oonly to permytt and
suffer her Grace, and her officers, by her assigned for that purpoos, to haue the
hooll ordouring and medeling of the saide laundes ande the prouffittis commyng
of the same. Yet, neuertheless, I, the said Archibalde, Erie of Angwissche,
entendeing the sure manteynnyng of the estait and honoure of the said Quene and
right excellent princes, eftesoones doe graunte and promitte by these presentes
that duryng my lyfe naturall I sail not intromytte nor medle witht the setting,
letting, or putting to ferme of the said laundes, making and appointing of any her
officers for the same, no schall receiue nor do to be receiued any monejr, prouffittis,
or commoditis commyng or growing of the said landes, nor also schall not take
vppoun me by any occasioun to giue any benefices rightfully apperteynnyng to the
gifte of the said Quene, nor to keipe her courtis, nor medle in the same, but if it
be by speciall commandemente of the said Quene : nor ouer this schall not tak
vpone me to geue any quittaunce for suche dettis as be due and owing at any tyme
to her said Grace, but vtterly doe renounce and releas all suche my right ande
intereste as I haue, or hereafter may haue, to the premisses or to any parte of the
same, by force of any lawe, title, or clame by me or by any other in my name or
in my right, to be made hereafter : Ande by these presentis I doe concede ande
graunte that Thomas Lord Dacre, warden generall of the marches of Eingland for-
anenste Scotland, and Mr. Thomas Magnus Archediacon of the Est Ridding, Eng-
lisshmen, and Alexander Craufurde, Master of Sauncte Antonnyes besides Leitht,
and Eoberte Carre of Selkrigge, gentilmen, Scottisshemen, sail merely ande frely naif
my full powere, right, title, and intereste in all ande euery parte of the premisses,
in as large ande ample forme and manere as in any wise I canne, or may be by any
lawe entitled to the same, without that that I, or any othere for me or in my right,
schall mak any clayme, querell, or demande to the contrarie herafter my liffe last-
ing, but schalbe contente to ratifye, approue ande hoolde ferme and stable euery
thinge by thayme done and to be doone in forme aforesaid ; and this I promytte
appoun my faitht, troutht and honour. In wittenes wherof to this my writtinge
singned with myne aune hande I haue sett my seall, at Lamberton Kirk, the xvth
day of June ande of the reigne of my soverane lord King James, of that name
the Vth, the iiijth yere.