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{London, British Library, Cotton Faustina A vi, f. 97r}
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*REUerEND *FADER IN CRIST WYLL~ YHE WYT YAT WE HAVE HAD *DEN {\}
jOHN~ OFF *ACLYFF *PRIOR OF *CHOLDYNGHAME AT SPEKYN WYTH {\} YE
BYSCHAP OF *SANT-ANDRe YE-QWYLK BISCHAP MAD HYM RICHT {\} RESONABIL
DEMAUNDES AS WE THOUCHT AND TOK RICHT CurTASLY WYT {take with
= receive; ON TAKA WId} {\} HYM ASKAND HYM TO MAK HYM OBEDIENCE
AS YS HALDYN {\} OF RESON TO DO YE-QWYLK YE SAYD DAN jOHN~ 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 PriOurR DOYS WE CONSAIL
{\} YOW YAT YHE LAT HYM WIT YOWOR {sic} ONTONT {sic} YAROF FOR-OWTYN
{\} DELAY SA Y^T YE PLACE BE NOWT DISTOurBELIT BE ProCESSE 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
PurPOSSE AS YE TAK YAR-OF {\} IT HYS GUD Y^T YE LAT HYM HASTYLY
WIT {,} *REUerEND FADIR {\} IN CriST GOD HAWE YOW IN KEPYNG WRITYN

YE XIJ DAY OF *NOUEm[BER] {(LE CONNT DE LA MERCHE)}