Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

InGO] CIIAKGK TO THE SURNAME OF JOIIXSTONE. 27
fione, thift, ressait of tliift, miirtUer, slauc-litLi-, reif, fyrc rysiiig or vtlier sik cnormo
abhominable crymcs ; and to niak mc the inair liable Lcs causit the priueiiiallis of my
suirnauie and freindis to oblis thame scltlis to tak aiie kill afauld part with me, and to
serve lue at thair vter poweris in cxeeutioiin thairof, as at mair Icnth is couteuit in thair
obligatioun maid to me thaivupoun : Thairfoir I bind and obliss me in all tymes cuming
to stand and abyde at tbair a'V'yse and counsalc in all thingis coucernyug the qnenis grace
and tranquillite of the cuntre, pvnissing of trcspassouris, and glide rewle of the hale
suirname, and to mantene and fortefye euery ane of thame in the peceable brukiiig and
joising of thair heretagc and ordouring of the inhabitantis thairof; and in cace ony
persone occupy or inhabit thair landis on force and incoutrair thair will, sua that
thai be nocht of sufficient power of thame selffis to put ordoure to him or to tak or
apprehend him quhane he sail coramitt ofl'ence, then I, with all that I may convene, sail
pas, concur, and assist with thame in the persute [of] that persone with all diligence sa
oft as I salbe requirit be ony of thame thairto, and sail help and supple thame thairin at
my vter power. And becaus in executioun heirof and pvuissiug of trespassouris it may
chance slauchter to be coramittit, fyre riiiit or vtlier displesour to be done, quhairthrow
the saidis trespassouris, thair freindis, kin and allia, will heir deidlie feid agauis ony
pcrione, being in cumpany the tyme of the doing thairof, in that caise I oblis me to tak
ane afauld part with that persone in his defence aganis the beraris of that feid, and
neuir to transact, compone uor aggre with thainc sa laug as thai coutiuew in that
myud and without the speciale avise of the partie and my saidis hale freindis. And
attour I sail serve the wardane alsweill at the dayis of trewis as at vther assembleis
quhilkis salbe deuisit be him, quiieu euir I salbe requirit thairto, as at mair lenth is
cont«nit in the said obligatioun, of the date the aucht day of Februar the yeir of God
jm yc iv yeris. And thairfoir the saidis lordis requirit and desyrit the said Johne
Johnestouu of that Ilk to abyde at the said obligatioun, and fulfill, serve and keip all
and sindrie pointis, passis and articlis contenit thairin in all tymes cuming, for keping
of glide rewle in the cuntre ; and he knawing the samyu to lie for the suppressing of
thevi.'? and tratouris. and commone weill of oure hale realme, promittit, band and oblist
him to fulfill, obserue and keip in all tymes cuming all and sindrie pointis, passis and
articlis contenit in the said obligatioun, alsweill in pcrsewing, taking, apprehending
and pvuissiug of quhatsumeuir persone of his suirname, and vtheris duelland vudcr
thame, that sal happin to be dissobedient to our lawis, or to committ ony cryme agauis
oure maiestie, realme or licgeis, sic as tressone, thift, ressait of tliift, murther, slauchter,
refe, fjTe rysing or vther sik euorme abhominable crymes, as in byding at the avise and
couusale of his freindis in aU thingis concernyng the tranquillitie and [peace] of oure
cuntre, as als in mantenyngall trew men to bruke and jois thair heretages, rowmes and
possessionis ; and in cace ony [persone] occupy or inhabit tliair landis on force and