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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 1087}
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{Facsimile: EUL Photostat 1473, whence transcribed} {'~' = ms
'o_'} {on word-final D occasionally '7' like off-stroke} VENerABLE
FADIR IN CRYST [] {part of indent missing} FORzET TO YHURe LORDESCHIP
THE G^ETE []LOur {ms damaged} SUPPLE & DEFENS *DONE BE ME TO THE
HOWS OF *COLDINGHaM BE LANGE {\} TYMEz *AND IF j NE THE SAYDE
PLACE HAD BENE PESABLE IN SCOTTis-MEnIS POSSESSION~ SUPPOzE j
SAY IT & NW j AM HAD IN DERYSION~ W^T DYUerSSs {\} COnTRE-MEN
SAYING {,} *SE NW HIS REWARDE FOR LANG GUDE SerVYCe {,} *AND YIS
SUm-TYME ATTENT & conSIDerIT BE zW {,} zE GAFE ME THE BALzERY
OF *COLDInGHaM {\} FOR XL zERis {,} jTeM zE GraWNTIT AT THE REQuaSTE
OF ANE NOBLE & MYCHTY MY LORDE OF *NORTHWMBRe & AT {or AS} FAVOur
OF ME THE CHANGE OF *ALD\-*CAMBOS TO-GIDDer W^T THE FerMING" OF
CerTANE LANDis {del} IN {end} THE MAYnIS OF THE SAME {,} *FOR
OTHIR LANDis OF MY SON~IS & MYNE THE-QWHILKis {\} {deletion} SULD
BE Fer MARe ProFYTABLE TO THE HOus {,} SUPPOze Ser *ALeXander-HWME
SAY THE COnTRARe BE-CAUSE HE HAS *ALD-*CAMBOS FOR NO^T {,} THE
EVIDEnTis {\} HEIRVPON RAYSIT Y^E-QWHILK YAI WAR PerSEWIT BE ProCESSs
OF A ParCYALE jUGE IN SKLANDer OF *CURSING NOT-W^TSTANDInG LAWFUL
REMEDE OF APPELLACION~ {\} Y^E-QWHILK jUGE ParCYALE IN MARe W^TNESSInG
OF HIS ParCYALTE {,} NW LEDis NA {del} ProST {end} ProCESSs APON
REFARis OF Y^E KINGis LEIGis & WER YAn REFARis {\} HALDInG OF
WEERe Y^E SAME STRENTH Y^E-QWHILKis AW NO^T TO HAFE DEFENS BE
HALY-KYRK {,} jTem zE WRATE TO ME IN zOur LettREz ESTraNGELY {del}
COnSALInG [M]E {\} NO^T TO BLAMYSCHE MY TREWTHE {end} BE Y^E-QWHILK
IT SEMIT ME Y^T zW MISSETT MY SerVYCE {,} *AND YIS COnSIDerIT
AT Y^E COnSALE OF FRENDis & AT Y^E PLEzANCe {\} OF Y^E SAID Ser
*ALeXander j GAFE OWR Y^E POWARe OF BALzERY GIFFIN BE zW TO ME
{\} ASKInG HYm IF ONY THInG WES LEFIT VNDONE Y^T HE WALD j DID
OF KINDENESSs {\} SEN OWur FRIST ENTerMETTInG {,} *AND HE SAID
HE WES FULLY COnTENT {,} & MADE ME FERME ProMISSs Y^T HE SWLD
HALD NA COWRT OF *COLDInGHaM {,} QWHILL~ {\} j WAR AS FULLY COnTENT
& PLEzIT AS j HAD PLEzIT HYm *AND SEN-SYNE j FAND NA DEIDis FOLWAND
HIS WORDis BOT GRETE VNKYNDENESSs DONE {\} TO MY MEN YARe DWELLInG
{,,} jTem YIS zOur EVIDEnT DELIUerIT Fra ME {,} Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander
SEND HIS BROTHIR *GEORGE TO zW & zE GAFE Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander
{\} FOR SCHORT SerVYCE & NO^T ALL~ EXPEDIEnT TO Y^E HOus AS MAY
HAPYn BE KNAWIN TO zW HEIREFTer MY REWARD BE zW GIFFIN TO ME OF-BEFORe
{\} *FOR Y^E-QWHILK YAn AS NW & NW AS YAN j WES & AM DISCHARGEITT
OF ALL~ SerVYCE & DEWTE BELAnGInG Y^E HOus OF *COLDInGHaM & Y^T
OFFYCE OF BAL\zERY {,,} YIS BALzERY Yus OPTENIT Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander
IN COnTRARe OF HIS ProMISSs BROCHT TIL A COWRT IN Y^E BARONY OF
*COLDInGHaM Y^E FORSAID *DAN jOHN~\-OLL~ YE-QWHILK HAD DONE ME
SYK ADUerSYTE & INIURis {,} j WES IN WIL jF j MYCHT TO HAFE COnUENIT
HYm AT Y^T TYME BE FORS For-TO COmPERe {\} BEFORE A jUGE SEN HE
IS FUGYTIFE Fra OWur LAWIS BOT Y^T COME NO^T TO PORPOzE PerAUEnTur
FOR Y^E BETTer {,} jTem SEN-SYNE {,} Y^E SAID DAN jOHN~ HAS {\}
GERT OPIN Y^E STRENTHT OF YE KYRK Y^E-QWHILK HE HAD GERT OPPYLE
OF-BEFORe & DELYUerIT FRELY Y^E KYRK TO Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander
TO HALD AS HOus OF {\} WEERe TO-GIDDer W^T ALL~ Y^E GUDis YARe
BEING QWYK & DEDE TO BE AT HIS DISPONInG {,} IN NO^T LYTIL HURTING
OF Y^E REALM & ME *AND YARe {\} Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander HALDis
A GARYSON~ OF REFARis Y^E-QWHILKis HAS TAKIN MY LORD OF HALIS
GUDis MY SON~IS & MYNE TO Y^E NOMer OF MA YAn IJ THWzAnD {\} SCHEIP
& IIIJ KY & OXIN {,} HAFAND YA GUDis TO jNGLis MEN & MADE YARe
OPIN MARKATE OF YAIm & YAI RECEPT YAIm AGAYn Y^E VERTW OF {\}
Y^E TREWIS {,,} Y^E-QWHILKis DEDis {sic: verb omitted} HARM TIL
VS BOT MYKILL~ MARe SCHAME & HARME TIL HYm & YAIm BUT RECOUer
{"possibility of recovery"} BOT IF IT BE Y^E SON~ARe EMEnDIT W^T
{\} EFFECT {,} *AND IF WEERe HAPIN HEIR-THRW AS IS RYCHT {ins}
LYKE {end} TO BE Y^E SAID DAN~ jOHN~ IS PRInCIAPALE {sic} CAUSE
YARe-OF {,} COnSIDERING HIS RECEPT {\} *DEID & COnSENT {,} & BREKING
OF HIS COnUEnCION~ & zOWRis MADE TO ME {,} Y^E-QWHILK GOD WILLInG
SAL BE MADE KNAWIN TO OWur SOUerANE LORDE {\} IN HIS WORTHY ParLIAMEnT
{,} *AND YIS IS OPIN OCCASION~ TO MAK SuBTraCCION~ Fra Y^E SAID

DAN~ jOHN~ & zW {ins} OF YE SAID PriORY {end} FOR EUerMARe *AND
NO^T-GAYnSTAnDInG {\} Y^T j AM DISCHARGEIT AS IS BEFORESAID zEIT
BE Yir MY PreseNT LettRES j {ins} DISCHARGE ME {end} TO zW & zOur
COnUEnT AnNEnTis Y^E MOnKis OFF *COLDInGHaM Y^E HOus & DAN~ jON~\-*OLL~
ALS LAnG AS HE HAS YAIm IN GOUerNAnCE & ASKis AT zW MYn EVYDENT
ParTY OF Y^E BALzERY OF *COLDInGHaM SELIT W^T MY SELE {,} TO BE
DELYUerIT {\} TO Y^E BERARe jTem AS TOCHING Y^E TAKING {del} Y^E
TAKInG {end} OF Y^E STEPIL OF *COLDInGHaM j TWKE IT BE COnSENT
OF DAN~ jOHN~-*OLL~ & SUm OF HIS BRETHIR & W^TIN {\} IIJ DAY EFTer
j PerOFerIT TO Y^E SAID DAN jOHN~ & TO Ser *ALeXander-HWME TO
*DELIUer IT & FIND SUReTE BE MY LETTer & SELE Y^T IT SWLD NEUer
BE HALDIN OF STRENTHT {\} FOR ME SA Y^T Y^E SAID Ser *ALeXander
WALD *DO Y^E SAME {,} jTem Yar IS ACHT TO ME Y^E FEE OF YIS zEIR
BY+ +GANE OF Y^E BALzERY OF *COLDInGHaM & OTHer REKYnINGis {\}
AS j SUPPOSE ILKE zEIR X-LIB~ FOR MY FEE SEN *DAN WILzAm-DRAKis
ENTerIT TO Y^E PriORY OF *COLDINGHaM {,} FOR Y^E PAYMEnT Y^T j
HAFE RECEVIT SEN\-SYNE IS BOT FORE A PENSION~ Y^E-QUHILK Y^E SAID
*DAN WILzAm GAFE TO ME zEIRLY FOR ALL~ Y^E DAYIS OF HIS LYFE IN
Y^E TYME Y^T MY BROTHIR {\} WES BALzE & TOKE BALze FEE {,} & j
HAFE PerOFerIT TO *DAN~ jOHN~-*OLL~ & DAN~ jOHN~-PENCHARe TO CVM
TO COMPT & REKYnING OF ALL~ THInG SEN j {\} HAD INTerMETTInG W^T
Y^E BALzERY FRIST & TO MAK ASYTHE & TO HAFE Y^E SAME & AS zEIT
j {photostat difficult to read: from here} CAN N[]THer EFFECTIOus
{to here} ANSWERe GETT NOR PAYMEnT QWHAReTHRW {\} ME BEHUFIS AY
BE ASKAND QWHILL~ j BE COnTEnT *AND VENerABLE FADer SUPPOzE NEID
STRE[] {=rest of this word and next illeg on photo=} [] {[?me[}
TO WRYTE IN SYK FORME TO zW j NEUer TraYSTIT NA zEIT {\} DOIS
SYK GREIF TO ME IN zWRe PerSON~ BOT BE A ParCYLE WAVERAND COnSALE
QWHILK FAVORS NO^T ME NA HAS NANE EE TO TREWTHE NE DREDis NA SCHAME
{\} *AND Y^T j HEIR SAY zE AR VEXIT W^T SEIKNESSs j AM RYCHT SARY
YarFORe {,} & WAR IT IN MY POWARe j SWLD REMEDE IT {,} *AND IF
IT PLEzE zW TO {\} WRYTE TO ME IN ONY MATer IT SALL~ BE RYCHT
WELCUM *VENerABLE FADer IN CriSTE Y^E HALY TriNYTE KEIP zW IN
ProSPerITE {,} WRITTIN AT *COLDBraNDisPETHT {\} VNDer MY SELE
Y^E XIJ DAY OF MaRCHE Y^E zEIR OF OWur LORD j^M-CCCC & XLIJ zERis

{\} YHURe SerUITURe *DAVY\-HWME {\\}