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the lordship of Teirconell with advice and consent of the
Lords and gentrie of Teirconell on the other pairt. In the
first place the kindnes and relatione that was betwext the
people and predecessors in former tymes to be renewed.
And especiallie the Earl to wit McAllen to kepe and
assist O domnaill Annent his fathers and gudeshires estait
And O domnail is to be put under subjection and obedience
to him during the Earl his power And that for a gune or
cannon for the batterie or beating doone of stronge walls
or castells which are heard to be brocken And with keepe
of men at any tym when required or neidfull on the proper
charges and expences of O domnaill himself And my Lord
to beir the hazard of the gun or cannon soe longe as shee
will be in the Shipe or watter borne And O domnaill is to
beare all the expences and charges of the shipe and seamen
soe longe as they will be in Ireland and to pay the seamens
wadges from the tyme they weigh Ancore in Scotland till
they be permitted to leave Irland againe And McCallin
to keepe and protect O domniall and his men and followers
and his estait against all persones under his command in
Irland or Scotland as he would doe to his son or brother
or any of his nearest and deirest freinds And therefore the
Calvach to wit the Lord O domniall with the speciall
advice and consent of his Lords and gentrie and goodpeople
Connallaca in teirconell Binds and oblidges himself and
his aires and successors for ever that shall take strenth or
Lordshipp in teirconell for ane 100 marke English viz
400 marks Scots to pay and deliver yearlie to McCallin and
his heirs and successors that succeeds to him in the earldom
of Argyll As a token of obedience and service and as a
perpetual rent or tribut for ever payable be O domniall and
his successors to McCallin And the said rent to be raised
and uplifted in O domnialls dominiones of Guigula and
the wholl contreis therabouts with McCallines helpe and
assistance And Likewayes O’domniall binds and oblidges
him and his forsaids to keepe and have in readiness 500
men every yeare readie in his contrie for the service of the
forsaid Earl to wit McCallin and his successors whenever
there is adoe with them And when ther is necessitie for