Reu(er)end Fader in crist wyll~ yhe wyt yat we have had Den {\}
(j)ohn~ off Aclyff Prior of Choldynghame at spekyn wyth {\} ye
byschap of Sant±andr(e) ye±qwylk bischap mad hym richt {\} resonabil
demaundes as we thoucht and tok richt c(ur)tasly wyt {take with
= receive; on taka wi(d)} {\} hym askand hym to mak hym obedience
as ys haldyn {\} of reson to do ye±qwylk ye sayd dan (j)ohn~ wald
nocht asent {\} to do for±owtyn consail of yhow qwarfor syn we
vndir\stand yhe knaw well y^at it ys Reson yat ye mak obedienc
{\} tyll hys byschap in maner as othor p(ri)o(ur)r doys we consail
{\} yow yat yhe lat hym wit yowor {sic} ontont {sic} yarof for±owtyn
{\} delay sa y^t ye place be nowt disto(ur)belit be p(ro)cesse in
ye# #men\tym gyff delay be mad for be ony±thynk y^t we can wyt
{\} he mon outher mak obedyenc ore ells for±ga yo {sic} Priory
{\} of coldyncham fore giff he suld onithynk do tyll byschop {\}
we c^an {correction by scribe} nocht wyt {corrected by scribe}
qwat he suld do lesse yan mak hym {\} obedienc and yarfor swylk
p(ur)posse as ye tak yar±of {\} it hys gud y^t ye lat hym hastyly
wit {,} Reu(er)end fadir {\} in c(ri)st god hawe yow in kepyng writyn
ye xij day of Noue(m)[ber] {(LE connt de la merche)}