{Facsimile: eul Photostat 1474, whence transcribed} {on F, T word-finally
'7' like off-stroke} {on dorse} to a rycht reu(er)ende fad(er) in
crist {\} p(ri)or of duram {\} Alex(ander)±hvm {\\} {text} Rycht
Reu(er)ende fad(er) in crist (j) comaynde me to (z)our(e) reu(er)ende fad(er)hede
and ples(s) (z)our(e) reu(er)ende fad(er)hede to wit fyrst tym (z)our(e) bruyir
and {\} s(er)uand Dene (j)ohn"±oll~ come to coldyngham withe (z)our(e)
p(re)sentation~ of ye p(ri)ori of coldyngham yan s(er) dauid±hvm and
(j) comonyt wythe ye {\} sayd Dene (j)ohn"±oll how he suld gang(e)
throw in yat mat(er) to ye±qwilk mat(er) {del} we {end} {ins: by overwriting}
(j) {end} apoyntyt and (j) acordit and gaff my consell how he suld
pass(s) throw {\} and suld nocht be taryit as he cane schaw to {del}
schaw {end} {ins} (z)ow {end} and yan ye sayd s(er) dauid and his
consele thocht it no^t spedful to hym yat ye sayd Dene (j)oh(n)e
sulde {\} gang" throw wy^t his mat(er)is qwill his dissyr(is) war(e)
fulfillit at (z)our(e) hand and to yat purpos(s) he t(ra)walit {W corrected
from V} to (z)ou to Duram and as (j) {del} as {end} suposs(s) {\} has
gert (z)ow wndyrstande sua yat his mat(er)is war(e) sped yar(e) sulde
be na lettyng(e) na tarying(e) to Dene (j)ohn"±oll bot at he sulde
ger(e) hym be adm^ttit {\} to ye p(ri)ory and at all lordschep in
yis cont(re) sulde stand by hym and causyt me at (j) sulde no^t schaw
to (z)ow na to ye prior of coldyngham {\} of c(er)tane band(is) betuix
me and hym ye±qwilk(is) band(is) ye copyis sall be schawit to (z)ow
and (z)e sall wele vnd(er)stand yat sic autorite and wy^tgate {"permission"}
{\} as y^e sayd s(er) dauid has vsyt has bene throw me and my stren(z)ithe
my kyn and my me(n) and sic thank(is) as he has takyn for ye defence
of coldyngham {\} it suld haff bene my fad(er)is and myne for w^t±out
vs his deffencis war(e) bot small and as he has takyn a±pon hym
he may no^t ber(e) wythe±out±at (j) be y^e {\} Doar(e) yar(e)±of for
he has in y(ir) mat(er)is sum±qwhate colourytly {"fraudfully"} wrocht
{"acted"} nocht schawand to me his werkyng(is) (j) mon tak hede to
myne awyn guvarnace {\} and mak hym to fulfil his bande owthir(e)
be his gude±will as he is bundyn~ or ell(is) constren(z)e hym yar(e)±to
and giff it plessys to (z)our(e) ru(er)ende fad(er)\hede (j) sall ger(e) (z)ow
haff (z)our(is) lett(er)is of bal(z)ery agayne ye±qwilk(is) s(er) dauid has
w^t his lett(er) or ellis his awyn langaghe sayand it plessis hym
y^t {\} (j) mycht haff y^e sayd office of (z)ow and giff (j) may ger(e)
yis be doun at (z)e wald wechsauff {or O open and E-like} to c(er)tyfy
me {ins} i(n) {end} wryt giff it wald pless(s) to (z)ow yat (j) war(e) {\}
s(er)uand to (z)ow and to ye houss(s) of coldyngham for sic Defence~
and labour(e) at (j) can or may mak for yai(m) Alsua ye sayd s(er) dauid
taryis in ye full\fillyng" of his band to me thynkyng" till optene
my gudwill of (z)our(e) land(is) of aldca(m)mus(s) schewand to me at ye
p(ri)or of coldyngham na ye monk(is) {\} at ar(e) her(e) w^t hym may nocht
forthir(e) myne erand at (z)our(e) hand in ye regard of hym and qwethir(e)±at
(j) sall besy me to pless(s) (z)ow and yai(m) {\} for myne erande or (j)
sall allan(er)ly pless(s) hym for he ger(is) me weyy {sic} and (j) wald
trow his langag at he may Do mar(e) at (z)our(e) hand yan ye p(ri)or
may {\} Do and ya at her(e) ar(e) and (z)our(e) Entent in all y(ir) mat(er)is
at (z)e wald wechsauf {or O open and E-like} to c(er)tyfy me be (z)our(e)
wryty(n) for all at (j) wryt to (z)ow is veray {\} suthefast in ye self
and y^t (j) sal byde by Rycht Reu(er)end fad(er) in c(ri)st ye haly
t(ri)nite haff (z)ow in his guvarna(n)ce wryti(n) vnd(er) my sele at coldyngha(m)
{\} ye thryd day of octob(er) {\\}