Memorials of the Montgomeries. Contract of Marriage between Hugh third Earl of Eglintoun (age 31), and Dame Agnes Drummond (age 39), sister (uterine) of George fourth Earl of Huntlie (age 48), 8th June 1562.

At Innerpreffre, the aucht day of Junii, the zere of God I^M V^e threscoir tua zeris: It is appunctuat, finally concordit and contrackit betuix ane nobill and mychty lord, George Erie of Huntlie, Dame Mergret Stewart, Lady Gordoun, and Dame Agnes Drummond, Lady Lowdoun, sister to the said Erie and dochtir to the said Dame Mergret, on that ane part, and ane nobil and potent lord, Hew Erie of Eglintoun and Lord Muntgumry, vpoun that wther part, in maner folloving ; that is to say, the said Hew Erie of Eglintoun sail, Godwilling, mary and tak to his wyfe solempnatlie, in face of halie kirk lauchfiillie, the said Dame Agnes, betuix and the Natanite of Sanct Johnne callit Mydsomer nixtocum : For the quhilk manage to be compleitit as said is, the said George Erie of Huntlie, Dame Mergrat Stewart, Lady Gt)rdoun, and the said Dame Agnes, bindis and oblisis thame, thair airis, executouris and assignais, coniunctlie and seueralie, to content, deliuer and pay to the said Hew Erie of Eglinton, his airis, executouris, or assignais, the sovme of sax thousand merkis Tsuale money of this realme, in name of tochir. . And als the said Dame Agnes sail releif wyth her leving the said Hew Erie of Eglintoun of the sovme of sax hundreth merkis money to be payit to Dame Jehane Hammyltoun, dochtir to my Lord Duik, ay and quhill the payment of the sovme abone writing to be payit to the said Hew, Erie, in maner as said is : And howbeit thare be na impedimentis of consanguinite or affinitie knawin presentlie betuix the saidis parteis, bot that thai may compleit the said band of matrimony lauchfullie as said is ; and giff thair salhappin heireftir ony impedimentis of consanguinite or affinite in tyme cummyng to be knavin betuix the said parteis, quhairby thai may nocht remane in lauchfiill matrimony ; than and in that cace the said Hew, Erie forsaid, bindis and oblisis him and his forsaidis, to bring hame fra the court of Rome sufficient dispensationis contenand confirmatioun, or to obtene the sammyn at ony handis haueand power thairof, to dispens with sic impedimentis that salhappin to be knavin or proponit, vpoun the said Hew Erlis expensis : And gif it salhappin the said Hew, Erie forsaid (as God forbeid), to move ony cans of diuorce aganis the said Dame Agnes in ony tyme to cum, than and in that cace the said Hew Erie bindis and oblisis him and his airis, to refund, content and pay to the said Dame Agnes, the sovme aboun writing, or at the leist samekle thairof as beis ressauit be him fra the said Dame Agnes ; and by the said sovme, the said Dame Agnes sail bruik all landis in the quhilkis scho beis infeft in be the said Hew, Erie forsaid, induring hir lyftyme : And siclyk, gif it salhappin the said Dame Agnes to move ony cans of diuorce aganis the said Hew Erie in ony tyme to cum, than and in that cace the said Dame Agnes, now as than and than as now, renuncis and ourgevis all and sindry landis pertenyng to the said Hew Erie, in the quhilkis scho happinnis to be infeft in, with all rycht, titill of rycht and clame scho may haue to the samyn, and exoneris quytclamis and dischargis the said Hew, Erie forsaid, of all sowmes of money, guidis and geir, quhilkis scho may ask or craif fra the said Erie, gevin to him for the completing of the said mariagc : And for sure payment of foure thousand merkis money of the said sax thousand merkis money, Robert Craufurd of Clolyane ar becumin cautionaris and souerteis, comunctly and scueraly, with the saidis George Erie of Huntle, Dame Mergret and Dame Agnes, to be payit at the tennis forsaid. .... And for fulfilling, keping and observing of all and sindry thir premisis, the saidis parteis and cautionar ar content that this present contract be insert and registrat in the buikis of our souerane Ladvis counsall, and the Lordis decreit and authorite thairintill to be interponit .... In vitnes of the quhilk thing the saidis parteis and cautionar forsaid hes subscrivit this present oontraot with thair handis, day, zere and place forsaid, befoir thir vitnes, honorable men, Maister James Gordoun, Chancellar of Murray, Mathow Campbell of Lowdoun, knycht, schiref of Air, James Cheishohne of Cnimleikis, Williame Maister of Eglintoun, Johne Stewart of Bowhous, and Maister Robert Herbertsoun, vicair of Abruthtwen.