honorabill~ fadyr in cryst will~ yhe {=gap in ms=} {[wit[} yat
we haue vndirstand {\} be ye co(m)mon~ voyce of ye countre And
all~±sa be relac(i)on of su(m) other {\} yat yhe vndirstand yat gif
ye prior of ye Eland vare at yis tyme p(re)sent to ye priorie of
Coldynghame thrugh~ request of owr lord {\} ye kyng(e) yat in tyme
to cu(m) he and hys successurs wald haue ye elect(i)on {\} at yar
vyll~ as vse and custume ye±quhilk c(er)taynely we lat yhow wyt
{\} ys nocht askyt in swylk entent na for na swylk cause to be
as custume {\} bot of request for yt as bene oft±tymes herde yat
sympyller men of degre {\} yan a# #kyng has requerit for swylk
elect(i)on And bene spede And for hys {\} request at y^is tyme
yow nedys nocht tyll~ haue swylk dowt in c(er)tane {\} bot gyf yhe
wyll~ make swylk excusac(i)on be±cause gyff yhow lykes nocht {\}
to full~ his request anens ye foresade priour Alsa (z)ete as we
hawe {\} done before we consaile yhow yat yhe full~±fyll~ hys
haskyng(e) be±fore {\} Whitsonday yat yho(ur) reht be na mare putte
in question~ as we have {\} be±fore" writyn~ And we p(ra)y yhow
tendirly alsa yat yhe gerr {\} quit owr obligac(i)on of xl±li~ fra
ye Erle of Northumbru" {sic} be myd\som(er) And gerr vs be payit
of yhe other xl±lj~ ye±quylk ve haue {\} layde don~ fore yhour
howse" of Coldynghame" And at ye gerr yis {\} be done" be yhe
foresaide" tyme fore±owtyn langer delay sa yat we {\} be haldyn
harmeles fore yat paieme(n)t for gyf we any scathe ore {\} disese"
haue fore" yt we lat yhow wyt yat [we] wyll~ gerre rayse tyll~
{\} vs all~ ye fermes and ye p(ro)fites of Coldynghame" qwyll~
we be {\} assechit als wele fore owr scathes and owr costages
as of owr p(ri)n\cipale for vs thynk ve are nocht haldyn~ to do
fauo(ur) syn owr {\} request mycht nocht be spedde" anens yhowr(is)
efter ye besynes t(ra)uaile {\} and coste yat we made for yhour
richt(is) honorabyll~ fadyr in crist {\} god haue yhow in kepyng(e)
writin~ ye xxiij day of may at Colb(ra)ndispeth~