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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 420}
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VENerABLE FADIR IN CRYSTE & SPECIALE LORD j COmMEnD ME TO [z]Our
VENerABLE FADIRHEID & LYKE zW TO WIT Y^T Y^E PriOur OF *COLDINGHaM
& DAN~ jOHN~-PINCHERe HAS {\} BEIN AT *DWNGLASSs AT Ser *ALeXander-HWME
& THARe ABADE IN COmMON~ING W^T HIM A GRETE {ins} PARTE {end}
OF THE DAY *AND IN HIS HAME CUmING COME TO *COLBRAnDis\PETH &
THARe SCHEWIT ME A COPY OF A LETTer DIRECC Fra zW AS HE SAID CHARGEAND
HIM THAT IF Ser *ALeXander FORSAID WALD GIF OWR HIS MALING {\}
OF HWNDEWOD HE SULD SET {<SW ALD<} *ALD-*CAMBOS TO HYM FOR XV
zEIR OF Y^E-QWHILK j MerVALE NO^T LYTIL & SA DOIS MONY LORDis
& OTHIR FRENDis {\} OF REPUTACION~ W^T Y^E-QWHILKis Y^T j HAFE
COmMON~IT IN YIS MATer CONSIDerAND HW-Y^T zE HAFE GraWNTIT & GIFFIN
TO ME W^T COnSENT & ASSENT {\} OF zOur CHAPTer AVYSITLY Y^E CHANGE
{"exchange"} OF Y^E HWSBANDRY OF *ALD-*CAMBOS FORSAID IN FEE &
HERYTAGE FOR OTHIRe CerTANE LANDis LYAND MARe NEIR {\} TO Y^E
{=deletion=} HOWS OF *COLDINGHaM & Y^E MAYNIS OF Y^E SAID PLACE
IN MALING FOR XXX zEIRe FOR VJ MaRC OF *SCOTTis MONE zEIRLY OF
Y^E-QWHILK {\} CHANGE Y^E EVIDENT IS RAYSIT {"drawn up"} VNDer
zOur COmMON~ SELE ENDENTIT & OF Yir MATerIS FUL ACCORDE MADE Y^E
EVIDENTis RED & SCHEWIT IN zWR PreseNS & IN {\} Y^E PreseNS OF
MONY NOTABLE PerSON~S jNGLYSSs & *SCOTTis *AND zE GAFE CHARGE
TO Y^E SAID DAN~ jON~-*OLL~ W^T ASSENT OF ME TO DELIUer YA SAID
{\} EVIDEnTis TO *DAVID-HWME MY SON~ & SESING OF Y^E SAID *ALD-*CAMBOS
& Y^T Y^E SAID *DAVY & HIS WYFE SWLD MAK RESIGnaCION~ AT *COLDINGHaM
{\} OF YAIR XVJ HWSBAND-LANDis LYAND W^TIN Y^E BARONY OF *COLDINGHaM
*AND NW Y^E SAID PriOur OF *COLDINGHaM SAIS Y^T zE HAFE CHARGEIT
HIM TO MAK {\} IT MANIFEST TO ME & TO ALL~ OTHerIS Y^T zE WIL
NO^T KEIP NE {<PerFONE<} PerFORN {=sic=} Yir FORSAID COnDYCION~S
MADE TO ME {,} jTeM OWR SOUerANE LORDE WRATE {\} TO zW & Y^E CHANCELLARe
FOR GUDE COnTINUANC" OF zWR ProMISSs QWHILL~ j HAD CUmM TO zOur
PreseNS & BODYLY SPEICH YAReVPON & TO Y^E CHANCELLARe FORSAID
{,} AR zE & zWR {\} BRETHIR GRETELY BEHALDIN BECAUSE OF FORTHerING
& HALDING OF FREDOM~ OF zOur SAID HOus OF *COLDINGHaM AS zE SAL
WEIL KNAW EFTer YIS & zEIT STANDis {\} AT HYM BATHE TO FORTHIR
& TO HENDRe AS CAUSE REQuaRis {,,} *CONSIDerAND ALS Y^T Y^E SAID
Ser *ALeXander IS FUL ADUerSARe TO ME IN YIS CASE {<} & Y^E PriNCIPALE
CAUSE OF OWR DEBATE {\} & DISCORD {<} *QWHAReFORE ME THINK {,}
Y^T DISCRreCION~ COnSCIENCe & GUDE FAITH WALD NO^T Y^T zE HAD
PLEzIT HIM W^T Y^E SETTING OF Y^T PLACe TIL HYm {,} BEFORE GIFFIN
BE zW {\} TO ME IN FEE & HERYTAGE SEN IT IS Y^E PRINCIPALE MOTYFE
OF OWR DEBATE & DISCORDE & NO^T VNLYKE TO MOFE FER MARe ADUerSITE
{.} jTeM CONSIDerAND {>} YAT HE {>} HAS BENE {\} VERRE ADUerSARe
TO Y^E FREDOM~ OF Y^E SAID HOus MAKAND INTerRUPCION~ & IMPEDIMEnT
TO DAN~ jOHN~-OLL~ & MAKAND A SCOTTis MAN TO CLAIM RYCHT Y^E-QWHILK
IS {\} NOCHT zEIT ALL~ ENDIT {,} *SA Y^T W^T GRETE DIFFICULTE
& SURFATE COSTE DWBLE & TRYBLE MARe YAN NEDIT {,} W^T GRETE ARGUMEnT
AT Y^E LASTE Y^E SAID {\} *DAN~ jOHN~ WES ADMITTIT BE Y^E BISCHOP
TO SPIRITUALTE {,} *AND SYNE BE-CAUSE-Y^T zE WALD NO^T GraWNT
HYm MYn {<} BALzERY {<} OFFYCe OF BALzERY FOR TERME OF {\} LYFE
NA NANE OTHer WAYIS W^TOWT MY COnSENT {,} jN NO^T LYTIL PreIUDYCe
OF Y^E HOWS AGAYn Y^E FREDOM~ OF HALY-KYRK {,} BE ProCURAC[I]ON~
OF Y^E BYSCHOP OF {\} ANDerSTON~ & OTHer LORDis HE HAS ProCURIT
AT Y^E KING A LettRE OF POWARe OF BALzERY IN Y^E COnTraRe OF zOur
AUTTORITE & zOur LettREz []FFIN {[given[} TO ME *AND W^T Y^T {\}
POWARe PASSIT TO Y^E CROSSs OF *COLDINGHaM & CRYIT A COurT {<}
ON {<} OF Y^E KINGis BEHALFE & Y^T WES NO^T SENE OF-BEFORE M[]
{=hole in ms=} TYME *AND YAN IT {\} HAPINT ME TO CVM IN YE MENE-TYME
SUDDANLY & j YARe AT Y^E SAID CROSSs ADNULLIT HIS POWARe & FORBAD
Y^E INDWELL[] {[indwellers[} []O {[to[} {=ms damaged=} OBEY HYM
& SCHEW YAIm {\} MY POWARe BE zW GIFFIN IN WRITT & WAX & BE CONSENT
OF Y^E PriOur SEND TIL HYM TRETY TO OWRSIT {"?desist"} & BE SUBMISSION~
& COmPOSICION~ OF FRENDis {\} TO HAFE MADE COnCORDE {,} & YIS

HE ROFOYSIT {,} & PASSIT AGAYn TO Y^E CROSSs & AS HE DID OF-BEFORE
CRYIT Y^E COWRT & SET DAY & PLACe *AND {\} YAN j SAW Y^T NA T~RETY
MYCHT AVALE j STUD VP AT Y^E CROSSs & GERT CRY Y^E COWRT ON zOur
BEHALFE TO BE HALDIN Y^E SAM DAY & PLACE {,} HE STANDAND {\} BESYDE
& HERAND *AND SYNE j PASSIT TO Y^E LORDE OF HALIS & Y^E CHANCELLARe
& LEIT YAN {sic} WIT MY PART {,} SYNE PASSIT j TO MY LORDE OF
*DWGLASSs {\} Y^E-QWHILK YAN HAD ME [N]OCHT IN KYNDENESSs & j
BESOCHT HYm NER-Y^E-LESSs Y^T HE WALD VOCHESAFE OF HIS WORTHY
LORDESCHIP {<} Y^T HE WALD {<} {>} TO {<} TAKE {\} NA COnTRARe
PART AGAYn ME {=deletion=} {>} AND {>} Y^E RYCHT OF SAYNT *CUTHBERT
BOT Y^T HE WALD VOCHSAFE TO {>} LAT ME {>} DEFEND ME AS j MYCHT
BE MY FRENDis Y^T WALD TAK {\} ParT W^T ME *AND YAN HE ANSWERD
ME GraCIOWSLY & SAID Y^T FOR MY SerVYCe DONE OF-BEFORE TIL HIS
BROTHIR & HYM {,} jF NA BETTer WAY MYCHT BE {\} HE SWLD CUm IN
ProPRe PerSON~ W^T HIS ELDAST SON~ & MONY OTHIR WORTHY & HALD
Y^E SAM~ COurT IN COnTRARe OF AL YAIm Y^T WAR ABOWT TO SUPPRISE
ME *AND {\} YARe MADE ME FERME ProMISSs Y^T QWHILL~ HE LIFIT {,}
HE SWLD AT HIS POWARe KEIP ME VNSUPPRISIT IN MY RYCHT *THAN j
THANKIT HIS GraCIOus LORDESCHIP {\} & THOCHT IT WES A GreTE SUPPRISION~
TO Y^E COnTRE & TO Y^E BARONY Y^T HE SWLD CUm YARe W^T SA MONY
PEPLE {,} YAN AT MY REQuaSTE HE WRATE & SEND {\} TO Ser *ALeXander-HWME
CREDENCe W^T Y^E LARD OF *CRANSTON~ & HIS BROTHIR Ser WILzAm OF
*CRANSTON~ LARDE OF *CORSBY TO DESIST & CESSs QWHIL FRENDis {\}
HAD SENE YAIRe BATHARis ParTis *AND YIS TRETY WES SA LANGESUm
& SA TraVALOus Y^T IT DREW NERe Y^E TRYSTE & MY LORDE OF DWGLASSs
SWLD HAFE {\} HAD ANSWERe & Y^E ANSWERe WES SA LANG IN CUmING
Y^T HE COME ON W^T HIS CUmPANY TOWART Y^E TRYSTE XIIIJ MYLE &
THOCHT ON Y^E MORN TO {\} CVM TO Y^E FerREST TRYSTE & SA COME
ANSWERe TIL HYm Y^T Y^E COWRT WES *AND IN Y^E MENE-TYME [] KNAWAND
HIS THRANESSs & PerUerSYTE KNAWAND {\} Y^T A PLACe OF STRENTH
IS IN Y^E SAID HOus *DREDAND Y^T HE SWLD HAFE TANE Y^T STRENTHE
& STUFFIT IT W^T HIS GARYSON~ AS j WES SUMPART ENFORMIT {\} {<}
j PUT {<} Y^E-QWHILK IF IT HAD BENE DONE IT HAD BENE COnFUSYON~
TO Y^E HOWSs & OWRSETTIN TO Y^E INDWELLARis OF Y^E BARONY {,}
*AND YARFORE j PUT {\} IN MY CHILDer TO DEFENDE Y^E HOus & Y^E
RYCHT OF IT *AND Fra Y^E SAID PriOur HAD SPOKIN AS j HAFE SAID
W^T Y^E FORSAID Ser *ALeXander HE SAYD PLAYnLY Y^T HE WALD GIF
{\} MY SAID CHILDer NA REFOYT {"refuge"} NE SUPPORTATION~ FOR
SA AS j VNDerSTAND Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander HAD CHARGEIT HYm *AND
YarFORE j ABYDE W^T Y^E HOus MY-SELFE QWHIL {\} Y^E FREDOM~ OF
IT BE BETTer RED & MY ParT KNAWIN *AND Y^E COST Y^T IS MADE YarVPON
SAL BE KNAWIN TO zW IN TYME TO CVM {,} *AND IF IT SA BE TO CHING
{\} ALD-*CAMBOS zE HAFE VNAVYSITLY WRITIN OR MADE GraWNT IN COnTraRe
OF zWR ProMISSs j BESEIK zOur HONOurABLE LORDESCHIP FOR zOur AWN
WORSCHIP {\} MYNE AVALE zE WALDE VOCHESAFE TO BE BETTer & MARe
AVYSITLY ENFORMIT & REFORM THAT YAT IN zW IS & KEIP zOur FRIST
GraWNT & ProMISSs {\} {=edge of ms lost=} []AYSTE FERMELY IN {<MA<}
zWRe SYKKer LORDESCHIP YE-QWHILK ALMYCHTY GOD KEIP IN ProSPerTE
*AND ON ALL~ Yir MATerIS zE WALD VOCHESAFE {\} TO GIF FERM CREDENCe
TO Y^E BERARe {=here a new hand continues=} jTem j REQUER YHOUR
GRACIOUSs LORDSCHIP TO SEND ME YHOUR ANSWER IN-TO WYRT AND TRESTIS
NA EVIL LANG^A^I^G {=last three letters inserted=} LANGAIG {=written
below as if last word of next line=} OF ME {\} QUHILL j CUm TO
YHOUR PreseNS &-CT" jTeM YAT YHE WALD MAK REQUEST OF Ser jOHN~-NEWELL~
LUSTENAND {=sic=} OF BERWIC YAT MY CONDIT WAR NO^T STOPPIT QUHEn
{\} j WAD CUm TO YHOU {\} *BE {"in respect of"} YHOURis IN ALL

THYNG {\} *DAVY-HVM~ OF WEDDerBURN~ {\\}