{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {f56v} {hand F} {item 205}
{(*CONCORDIA i(n)t(er) ep(iscopu)m breche(nens)em & abb(a)te(m) penes s(u)bsidiu(m))}
[[t]]o al and syndry to quhais knaulag(e) yir(e) p(rese)nt l(ett)res sal
to# #cu(m) (j)ohn~ of ogilvy of {\} lumtrethin knytht Robert±graham~
of fyntre wil(z)am of outht(er)lowny off {\} that ilk And patrik
of gardin of y^t ilk sendis grethyng" i(n) god eu(er)lesting" Sen~
it is {\} medful & meretab(i)le thing" to ber(e) witnesing" to y^e
suthtfastnes and namly quhar(e) {\} the occultac(i)on & co(n)celing"
of ye werite may ingener(e) p(re)iudice til ony party i(n) tym {\} to#
#cum And specialy betuex twa Reu(er)end {\} & ven(er)ab(i)le fad(er)is
i(n) crist patrc {sic} be the grace {\} of god and of the haly seg(e)
of rome~ bischop of brechin and malcome~ be the sa(m)myn~ {\} grace
abbot of ab(er)br(othoc) {.} Thar(e)for(e) it is y^t we ye said (j)ohn~
Robert wil(z)am~ & patric de\clarys & berys suthfast wytnesyng"
i(n) our(e) lawteis yat we war(e) p(rese)nt & for wytnes(s) {\} specialy
callyt ye {.} xij day of marche y^e (z)er(e) of god a thousand four(e)
hu(n)dreth sexty {\} & thr(e) (z)er(is) w^tin ye toun~ of du(n)de quhen~
& quhar(e) ye said lordis(s) byschop & abbot (com)mo\nyt togydd(er) p(er)sonaly
{.} at lynth {T is C-like} in diuers(s) mater(is) and amang(is) al vthirr(is)
ye said lord {\} bischop allegit & askyt subside of certane~ kyrk(is)
of y^e abbot(is) {.} And (con)ue(n)t(is) of ab(er)br(othoc) {\} beande w^tin
ye dioce of brechin {.} And the said abbot denyit planly allegand
& say\and yat he & ye said (con)uent autht na subsid(e) for(e) yai said
kyrk(is) and expresly p(re)tendit {\} yat he na (z)hit nane~ of his(s)
p(re)decessour(is) gef neu(er) na subside to the said byschopis p(re)\decessour(is)
yir(e) hundreth & tventty (z)er(is) by# #gane~ & mar(e) {.} And he declarit
planly {.} y^t {.} he {\} wald notht put yat abbay i(n) ony thrildom~
mar(e) yan his p(re)decessour(is) did of±befor(e) {.} ne\u(er)±ye±les(s) ye
said abbot said yat for(e) my lord of sanctandrois sak yat was his
p(ro)mo\tour(e) & at ye said byschop of brechin was say der(e) to hym~
hys broy(er)±son~ y^t for fauour(e) {\} and kindnes(s) of hym~ & als
for help supple rede & (con)sale of ye said byschop of bre\chyn~
to be don~ i(n) tym~ to cu(m) to hym his (con)ue(n)t & abbay i(n) yar(e) ry^twys(s)
mater(is) & quere\lis cessand al debat(is) & question~s betuix ye
said lord" byschop abbot & (con)uent for al {\} the tyme y^t he
is byschop of brechyng" the said abbot of his av(i)n fre will has
p(ro)mitt^t {\} thang" & gratitud to the said byschop of brechin
i(n) his necessite for(e) thyr(e) causis {\} forsaid And yan~ ye said
byschop of brechin thankyt ye said abbot y(ar)of rytht# #hart\#ly
& quhat supple yat he mak(is) hym~ he tak(is) it i(n) weray thank &
for na man(er) of {\} thryldom~ And has(s) p(ro)mittit i(n) hys lawte
twechand his brest yat he sal kep & fulfil {\} {f57r} in al thyng(is)
yis appoyntme(n)t forsaid {.} And yis to al & sindry to quham it
effer(is) or {\} may effer(e) we mak knawyng" be thyr(e) our(e) p(rese)nt
l(ett)res testimoniale (j)n wytnes(s) of {\} the±quhylk±thyng" our(e)
selis ar(e) appendit to yis our(e) p(rese)nt wryt and subsc(ri)vyt w^t
{\} our(e) auv(i)n hand(is) day moneth (z)er(e) & place forwrytyn~ {\\}