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1566. Mary Stuart rend aux McGregor leurs biens confisqués (scripta écossaise)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
anglais 177, n° 1
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English
Latin
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1566 August 31st
June 12, 2023, 8:08 p.m.
July 9, 2023, 2:06 p.m.

La reine d’Écosse Mary Stuart informe James Menzies, 11e laird de Weem, avoir rétabli sur les terres de celui-ci le clan McGregor, qui avait été banni pour rébellion, et l’exonère de toute responsabilité à leur égard.
Sur les graphies écossaises sous lesquelles se cachent beaucoup de mots anglais, voir “Dictionaries of the Scots Language” [en ligne :] http://www.dsl.ac.uk

Édition (avec de menues différences) et contexte historique : E. Gordon Duff, “Brief notes on the Mary Queen of Scots cabinet from Castle Menzies, Perthshire”, [Londres], 1913, p. 12, [en ligne :]
https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/95365623
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Traist freind, we greit you weill. We understand that div(er)s(is) personis
of the Clan Grego(ur) occupiit and inhabit yo(ur) landis of the Rannoch
fra the q(uhi)lk thay wer ejectit the tyme of thair rebellioun. Now
as ye knaw we have ressavit thame in o(u)r peax, and sen thai
can not leif without sum rowmes & possessionis, we pray &
effectuuslie des(ir) yow to permitt thai(m) to occupie & manure the same land(is)
and stedingis quhilkis thai had and broukit of you of before, &
mak thame ressou(n)able takkis thairuponn(e) for pame(n)t of males
& dewiteis usit & wont, as ye will do ws thankfull ples(ur)…
Gebin under o(ur) signet & subscrivit w(i)t(h) o(ur) hand at Dry(m)men
ye last day of August 1566.
Marie (Regina)
To o(u)r traist freynd the Lard|Lard(e)
of Weym(e)
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Traist
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freind
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,
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we
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greit
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you
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weill
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.
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We
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understand
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that
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div(er)s(is)
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personis
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of
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the
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Clan
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Grego(ur)
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occupiit
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and
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inhabit
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yo(ur)
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landis
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of
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the
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Rannoch
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fra
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the
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q(uhi)lk
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thay
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wer
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ejectit
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the
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tyme
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of
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thair
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rebellioun
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Now
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as
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ye
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knaw
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we
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have
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ressavit
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thame
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in
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o(u)r
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peax
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,
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and
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sen
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thai
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can
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not
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leif
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without
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sum
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rowmes
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&
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possessionis
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,
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we
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pray
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&
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effectuuslie
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des(ir)
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yow
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to
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permitt
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thai(m)
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to
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occupie
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&
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manure
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the
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same
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land(is)
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and
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stedingis
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quhilkis
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thai
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had
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and
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broukit
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of
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you
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of
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before
,
,
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&
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mak
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thame
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ressou(n)able
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takkis
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thairuponn(e)
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for
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pame(n)t
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of
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males
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&
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dewiteis
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usit
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&
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wont
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,
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as
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ye
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will
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do
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ws
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thankfull
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ples(ur)
…
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Gebin
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under
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o(ur)
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signet
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&
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subscrivit
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w(i)t(h)
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o(ur)
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hand
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at
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Dry(m)men
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ye
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last
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day
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of
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August
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1566
.
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Marie (Regina)
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To
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o(u)r
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traist
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freynd
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the
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Lard|Lard(e)
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of
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Weym(e)
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(et)c
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