{Facsimile: eul Photostat 1475, whence transcribed} {on F, K and
T word-finally '7' like off-stroke} {~ = horizontal stroke} {same
text and hand as Misc. Charter 1097, idn83} Reu(er)ende fadir(e)
in crist (j) recomende me to (z)our(e) Reu(er)ende fadyrhede withe all
my hert as (z)our(e) awyn s(er)uand And to my brey(er) off {\} ye chapytar(e)
And lyke" (z)ou to Remenb(er) yat (j) haff comonyt wythe (z)ow my±self
And alsua made diu(er)s(s) me(n)nys {"?intercessions"} & wrytyng" {\}
to (z)ow for yis pur(e) office yat (j) ber(e) of coldygame yat (j) mycht
haff hade it for terme of lyve swa yat (j) hade nocht spendit {\}
my (z)outhe±hede in (z)our(e) s(er)uice~ and syne be reqwest(is) & menys
of vthir(e) lordschep be put yar(e)±fra in myne ag(e) Consyd(er)ing"
qwat {\} labour(e) and t(ra)uale (j) haff hade for (z)ou & for (z)our(e) place~
in tym by gane {,} nocht±ganestandyng" (z)e knaw qwat debat(is) and
stuff(is) {\} is lyk to ryss(s) in our(e) land ye±qwilk(is) is abill to
wast (z)our(e) place~ And it be nocht defendit w^t fors & wysdome
bathe as {\} (z)our(e) brethir(e) knawis yat ar(e) her(e) {,,} for yar(e)
is mony in ye land baithe temp(er)ale lord(is) and kirkmen cont(ra)ry
to (z)our(e) place~ {\} and yarfor (z)e mone haff me excusyt yat (j) will
nocht tak on me tyll~ avntyr(e) {"adventure"} {T correced from O}
baythe my kyn & my frend(is) in ye defens {\} of it w^t±out±at (j)
be sekyr(e) of ye office~ for terme of lyff And (z)our(e) Entent her(e)±apon~
yat (z)e will wechsauff to c(er)tify me {\} in wryt be pais(s) nexit±to±cu(m)
And at (z)e walde schaw yis to (z)our(e) brey(er) of ye chapytar(e) and
be avisit withe yai(m) and {\} alsua at will gif {ms damaged obscuring
lower part of will G} ferme {first E corrected from R} c^edens
to (z)our(e) sallirar(e) of it at he sall~ schaw to (z)ou belangyne me
for (j) haff {ins} chargit {end} hym w^t myne ent\ent forthir(e) yan
(j) haff pute in wryt (z)o Reu(er)end fad(er) in c(ri)st (z)our(e) reu(er)end
fad(er)hede ye haly gast haff ay in g(ra)ciouce gou(er)nance {\\} (z)our(is)
in althing" dauid±de±hume de wed(er)burn {\\}