{Facsimile: eul Photostat 1472, whence transcribed} {on D, G and
T word-finally '7'-like off-stroke} Reu(er)ent fadir(e) in crist
{,} (j) reco(m)maund me to (z)owr(e) gude fad(er)ehed & gude lordschip {del}
swa {end} schawit to me {\} at all~ tymys {.} and ples(s) (z)ow to
wit yat yis cu(n)tre yat (j) ame in standis disioynt & in gret p(er)il
as {\} (j) trow (z)e hafe herd {.} and (j) hafe ben lang(e) tyme {M corrected}
s(er)uand to saynt Cudbart & (z)ow if (j) hafe done {\} gude s(er)uice
it likis me wele & if (j) haue done oy(er) way me repent(is) {.} Neu(er)±ye±less(s)
sen (j) {\} hafe ben to (z)ow a lang(e) seruant & in office gyf it war(e)
plesyng" to (z)owr(e) lordschip & (z)o(ur) brethir(e) (j) {\} de(z)n" to hafe
(z)o(ur) l(ett)res yar(e)±of for(e) terme of my lyfe & to hafe my pencion~
su(m)±thyng" amendit {\} as it myght be to ye valew of c±s" (j)nglish~
quhilk has ben ay befor(e) bot to y^e valew of v marc" {\} & d (j)nglish~
{,,} And gyf yis can be done (j) will~ bynd my frendis & my±selfe
to defend (z)owr(e) {\} right {del} {end} at our(e) powar(e) & gyf it
can no^t be (z)e mon hald me excusit & at (z)e will~ gyf credence
{\} to {ins} den {end} (j)ohn~±byrcley for(e) (j) co(m)mond w^t hy(m) apon
yis mat(er) for±to shaw (z)ow my(n) entent in yis mat(er)s {\} And reu(er)end
fadir(e) in crist ye haly gast hafe (z)ow in kepyng(e) {.} wryty(n) at
y^e tour(e) of Colb(ra)ndspeth {\} ye xxiij day of {del} (j)anuer(e)
{end} {,} februer(e) {.} {inverted semicolon} {\} Be (z)o(ur)s in all~
thyng {\} Dauid±home of wed(er)burn {\\}