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waird, ontill iinallie your wirschip lies accompleised your wirscliipis promeis thairof ; this is
till thank your wirschip dewlie for the sameing, and promiting, as I am bound be natour,
till honour your wirscliipis hous, that I sail endewoir myself and my haill power till serwe
and plaisour your wirschip indoiring my lyf all that I can. My sone he lies wisseit your
wirschip first, ewin as he audit, and as I wissit into him for to do ; for I am als gled he be
with your wirschip, quhill your wirschip plais, as giff he wer with myself. Thairfoir lat your
wirschip take your tyme of him the quhyle your wirschip lykis, and quhan your wirscliipis
will salbe that he cum heir, quhar he hes nocht bein this lairge quhyle bygane, latt your
wirschip adwerteis me affoirhand, that I may send sum serwandis till conwoy him hame, and
than hencefurth latt him selff acknawledge his dewtie towardis your wirschip as he is
adebtit to do. For me, I will remane ane ferwent belower of my awin, your wirschipis
blooid, in the auld forme into my deaith. Sua for the present, to your wirschipis said
adwerteisment and off all newis, recommending your wirschip to the protectione of God, and
maiking my hartlie commendatioune to your wirschipis laidie, my antt, I rest,
Your wirschipis loweing eame att all his power obedient,
Allan Camerone of Lochzill.
Loveing sir, I dout not bot your wirschip lies causit the remissione to be brocht hame :
giff your wirschip wald send it heir with Johone, I wald wis till gett it red and sein.
To the rycht wirschipfull and his maist lowing eame, Sir Johane Grant off Frewchie,
knycht, giff thais.
78. The Same to The Same — Heads of agreement between them.
From the Moy, the xxv day of Maii [circa 1623].
Eycht Honourable Sir and maist loweing guid freind, efter my weray hartlie commenda-
tioune : Your maisterschip, plais I haue directit this berar, Donnald M c Eowne, into your
maisterschip now, with the ansouris of your maisterschipis last heidis, quhilk I miclit nocht
schoomer send, becaus of my lord of Eanezeis baillie, and of his being heir into tins tyme in
this cuntrie, on quhais affairis it behowed me for till await, quliam your maisterschip sail
credeit be tung of sick thingis as quhairof we haue nocht wreitin, as he is informed to
speik be me and be my freindis. Sua lewking for your maisterschipis kyndlie ansour,
resting on your maisterschipis wisdome, I recommend your maisterschip and all youris to the
saiff protectioune of God.
Your maisterschipis loweing and troustie eame, at all his power,
Allan Camerone of Lochzell.
Lat this maik my hartlie commendatioune to your maisterschipis ladie.
To the richt honorable and his maist loweing eame, Sir Johane Grant of Friechowie,
giff thais.