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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 1074}
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{Facsimile: EUL Photostat 1472, whence transcribed} {on D, G and
T word-finally '7'-like off-stroke} *REUerENT FADIRe IN CRIST
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WIT YAT YIS CUnTRE YAT j AME IN STANDIS DISIOYNT & IN GRET PerIL
AS {\} j TROW zE HAFE HERD {.} AND j HAFE BEN LANGe TYME {M corrected}
SerUAND TO SAYNT *CUDBART & zOW IF j HAFE DONE {\} GUDE SerUICE
IT LIKIS ME WELE & IF j HAUE DONE OYer WAY ME REPENTis {.} *NEUer-YE-LESSs
SEN j {\} HAFE BEN TO zOW A LANGe SERUANT & IN OFFICE GYF IT WARe
PLESYNG" TO zOWRe LORDSCHIP & zOur BRETHIRe j {\} DEzN" TO HAFE
zOur LettRES YARe-OF FORe TERME OF MY LYFE & TO HAFE MY PENCION~
SUm-THYNG" AMENDIT {\} AS IT MYGHT BE TO YE VALEW OF C-S" jNGLISH~
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{,,} *AND GYF YIS CAN BE DONE j WILL~ BYND MY FRENDIS & MY-SELFE
TO DEFEND zOWRe {\} RIGHT {del} {end} AT OURe POWARe & GYF IT
CAN NO^T BE zE MON HALD ME EXCUSIT & AT zE WILL~ GYF CREDENCE
{\} TO {ins} DEN {end} jOHN~-BYRCLEY FORe j COmMOND W^T HYm APON
YIS MATer FOR-TO SHAW zOW MYn ENTENT IN YIS MATerS {\} *AND REUerEND
FADIRe IN CRIST YE HALY GAST HAFE zOW IN KEPYNGe {.} WRYTYn AT
Y^E TOURe OF *COLBraNDSPETH {\} YE XXIIJ DAY OF {del} jANUERe
{end} {,} FEBRUERe {.} {inverted semicolon} {\} *BE zOurS IN ALL~

THYNG {\} *DAUID-HOME OF WEDerBURN {\\}