and Walter Scot of Branxholm, knight, Robert Scot
of Allanhaugh, Robert Scot, tutor of Howpaisly, John
Scot of Roberton, and Walter Scot of Stirkshaws, for
themselves, their kin, friends, mentenants, servants,
assisters, and adherents, on the other part; in manner,
form, and effect, as after follows: For staunching
all discord and variance betwixt them, and for furth-bearing
of the king’s authority, and punishing trespasses,
and for amending all slaughters, heritages, and steedings,
and all other pleas concerning thereto, either of these
parties to others, and for unite, friendship, and concord,
to be had in time coming ’twixt them, of our
sovereign lord’s special command: that
is to say, either of the said parties, be the tenor
hereof, remits and forgives to others the rancour,
hatred, and malice of their hearts; and the said Walter
Scot of Branxholm shall gang, or cause gang, at the
will of the party, to the four head pilgrimages of
Scotland, and shall say a mass for the souls of umquhile
Andrew Ker of Cessford, and them that were slain in
his company, in the field of Melrose; and, upon his
expence, shall cause a chaplain say a mass daily,
when he is disposed, in what place the said Walter
Ker and his friends pleases, for the well of the said
souls, for the space of five years next to come.—Mark
Ker of Dolphinston, Andrew Kerr of Graden, shall gang,
at the will of the party, to the four head pilgrimages
of Scotland, and shall gar say a mass for the souls
of umquhile James Scot of Eskirk, and other Scots,
their friends, slain in the field of Melrose; and,
upon their expence, shall gar a chaplain say a mass
daily, when he is disposed, for the heal of their souls,
where the said Walter Scot and his friends pleases,
for the space of three years next to come: and
the said Walter Scot of Branxholm shall marry his
son and heir upon one of the said Walter Ker his sisters;
he paying, therefor, a competent portion to the said
Walter Ker and his heir, at the sight of the friends
of baith parties. And also, baith the saids parties
bind and oblige them, be the faith and truth of their
bodies, that they abide at the decreet and deliverance
of the six men chosen arbiters, anent all other matters,
quarrels, actiones, and debates, whilk either of them
likes to propone against others betwixt the saids
parties: and also the six arbiters are bound and
obliged to decreet and deliver, and give forth their
deliverance thereuntil, within year and day after
the date hereof.—And attour, either of the
saids parties bind and oblige them, be the faith and
truth of their bodies, ilk ane to others, that they
shall be leil and true to others, and neither of them
will another’s skaith, but they shall let it
at their power, and give to others their best counsel,
and it be asked; and shall take leil and aeffald part
ilk ane with others, with their kin, friends, servants,
allies, and partakers, in all and sundry their actions,
quarrels, and debates, against all that live and die