Series 1 > Miscellany of the Scottish History Society (First volume)

SIR THOMAS HOPE
87
1627]
simpliciter. But I think this hes beine your lordschipis mean-
inge as the article proportis, and thairfoir I sail vrge to haif it
drawin to that conceptioun. 6. Thair is ane blank anent the
exceptiouns from the warrandice quhilk I wald not fill. But
having this day red over the haill writtis and amangis the rest
the minut betuixt your lordschip and his mother, I find sum
widsettis expressit quhairof your lordschip is bund to releif hir.
But I knaw not quhither if thir widsettis wes takin on be your
lordschip or be hir husband; for if takin on be your lordschip
thai must be exceptit, but if takin on be his father thair nedis
no exceptioun. And to the effect your lordschip may know
quhat widsettis thay ar I haif set them doun in this inclosit
paper as thai ar writtin in that old minut betuix your lordschip
and his mother, and I desyre your lordschip in your nixt to
informe me quhither tane on be your lordschip or his father,
and nixt, if yit lying on or if redeymed. And so muche for
satisfeing of your lordschipis articles and ansueirs thairof. But,
my Lord, I desyre to be informed be your lordschip, quhat if
Brochtoun will not aggrie to the solutioun of your douttis, quhilk
for my part I think just and ressonabill, and quhilk be law he
wilbe forcit to yeild to. In this cace wrytt your lordschipis
advyse, for to my judgement I inclyne to latt him byt on the
brydell and sail terrific him with putting the minut in registers
and charging him to extend and fulfill the samyn vnder the
payne thairin conteynit, quhilk is ten thousand pund Stirling.
By thir preceiding articles I haif espyit sum difficulties out
off the old minut betuix your lordschip and his mother quhairin
I desyre your lordschipis opinione quhilk ar thir. 1. Quhat
rycht had your lordschip to the xx oxin and seid corn quhilk
your lordschip disponit to his mother, for if ye had no rycht
he may distresse his mother and scho will haif warrandice
aganis your lordschip. 2. Be the minut your lordschip is
oblischit to mak compt and rekkoning off the debtis auchtand
to Brochtoun, and of your intromissioun thairwith, provyding ye
be first payit of viijm v° merks quhilk ye affirm to be auchtand
to your self: quhairupon I ask if your lordschip intromettet,
with quhat and how muche, be quhat rycht, and if your intro¬
missioun be within or above viijm v° merks, and last quhat
warrands ye haif to prove that his father wes auchtand your