{= Facsimile: eul Photostat 1243, whence transcribed =} {= '~'
horizontal stroke =} Tyll all men~ yat y^is l(ett)re sall see ore
heir {.} we (j)ohn~ of Aklif prio(ur) of ye howse of Coldynghame
mak(is) knawen {\} yat Syn we {.} & Alisander of home are oblist
tyll Thomas±purvais in a some~ of Silu(er) as owr(e) obligac(i)ons
yare\±of made ber(is) witnes {,} we ye forsaid p(ri)our(e) atowr(e) yat
{,} willand yat ye said Thomas be made sekir {.} be vs & {\}
oure Successour(is) & owr(e) godes {,} Syn his godes we hafe resayuit
tyll ye vphalde of vs & owr(e) howse {,} we {\} ye forsaid priour
be cou(n)saile & consent of Alisander of home our(e) bail(z)e and dan~
william±drak(is) our(e) felaw {\} & Segyrstane of ye saide place
{.} hafe fullily g(ra)untit to ye said Thomas yat gif it happyn
as god fore±bede {\} it do yat he his ayres executour(is) ore assigne(z)
be nocht assethit of his payement fullily at ye day conteignit
{\} in owr(e) obligac(i)ons {,} he & yai sall frely hafe ye Town
of Edrehame w^t all fermes & p(ro)fit tyll vs & tyll {\} owr(e) Successour(e)
& ye howse of Coldynghame p(er)tenand {.,} & w^t ye {= from here
=} tende corne of ye saide toun~ of Edreh(a)m {= to here: seems
to have been added later; different colour of ink; possibly different
hand =} in ye {\} Same~ degree fore±owten restorance fore±eu(er)mar(e)
{.,} qwill ye tyme yat he ore yai be fullily assethit of his {\}
hale some~ of Silu(er) {.} to±gider & on a day w^t his cost(is) &
scathes gif ony be in ye mene±tyme in owr(e) defalt {\} And na
thyng yat he ore yai resayvis of ye saide Towne & kirc within
ye said tyme nocht to# #be allowit {\} in yat payement be na way
bot frely to# #be his awne fore±eu(er)mar(e) fore his thankfull {.}
deide tyll {.} vs done {\} in our(e) grete myst(er) {.,} And y^is
thyng(is) to fulfill~ & to kepe in all poynt(is) as is before writyn
we oblige vs {\} & owr(e) successour(is) trewly & in gode faithe and
all owr(e) landes & godes to# #be distreignit yare±to gif nede {\}
be at ye will of ye forsaide Thomas hi[s] Executo(ur)s ore assigne(z)
na thyng yat may be saide na done beand {\} in ye contrar(e) {.}
be na way {,} (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk(is)±thing(is) to y^is l(ett)re
we hafe sette owr(e) sele {.} at {\} Coldynghame ye thrid day of
ye moneth of (j)uny ye yhere of our(e) lorde a thowsand four(e) hundreth
and {\} Sevyn {\\}