{= Facsimile: eul Photostat 983, whence transcribed =} {= '~'
= horizontal stroke =} Yis is ye creddens made To {ins} my lord
{end} ye p(ri)or(e) of durame and ye cowent" anent(is) ald±cambos qwhar(e)
it is saide yat ye p(ri)or of coldynghame ye±qwhilk gode assoll(z)he
{\} walde nocht assent" to ye saide chang(e) of yat accione~ ye
ewydent(is) ber(is) witnes & y(ar)±to (j) rafer(e) me and awssa to dane"
(j)ohne~±pencher(e) yat had ye charg(e) {\} of ye saide p(ri)or of coldynghame
and to ye p(ri)or and ye cowe(n)t of durame {,,} And {del} as {end}
awssa (j) am enformit {,} be me(n) of law & reputacion~ of yis land
yat qwhar(e) {\} co(n)discio(n)is is made and endenty(n) be±for notabill~
witnes aws weill wnsellit as sellit ye (con)uencion~ sall be kepit
of baycht ye p(ar)t(is) aws weill as yai {\} yai {sic} war selit and
entyrchangit wycht y(ar) awne hand(is) & suppose ye ewydent(is) war
vndon~ or frawdfully away haldyne" ye witnes beand of±life sall
{\} ber al ye effec(is) of ye said ewydent(is) sa yat ye (con)discion~
sal be hall in ye slefe {= sic =} eftyr as yai war acordit and
as twechand ye (con)uencion~ of ald±ca(m)bos {\} (j) sal no^t for±ga
{= corrected from ?W^T =} and (con)discion~ be kepit at ye lest
ye±qwhilk (j) thynk no^t to ga fra qwhill (j) hafe browcht it tyl
enend {= sic =} qwha±sa±eu(er) trast ye {\} co(n)trar {,,} And awssa
as to ye p(ri)or of coldynghame and ye gwu(er)na(n)c of ye place & ye
fredom y(ar)±of sen ye said p(ri)or(is) {= sic =} and (j) com~ fra durame
he wald neu(er) {\} be gwu(er)nit be my consell in na mat(er) na be
my ordina(n)c bot as s(er) alexand(er)±hom~ wald enforme hyme and sen
s(er) alexand(er)±hom was at dissenssion w^t me {\} ye said p(ri)or
has don al his besines as (j) {= ins =} a(m) {= end =} enformit to
forthir ye said s(er) alexand(er) to his pwrpos in contar(e) {= sic
=} of me and no^t lukand to ye awale na ye {\} fredom of ye hows
na to my lawte as (j) am bown ye±qwhilk lawte (j) sal kep for ony
p(er)all yat may aper god willande as (j) sal answar and mak kawn
{= sic =} {\} to ye hows and to (z)ow and for±to forthir ye said
s(er) alexand(er) ye said p(ri)or has pwt ye hows in p(er)all as is weill
kend to ye (con)tre & for yis caws (j) seand {\} ye p(er)all aper(e) (j)
{= ins =} hafe {= end =} takyne ye strencht of ye hows in gwu(er)na(n)c
be±caws (j) {= del =} kew {= end =} kenw {= sic =} wile {= sic =}
yat ye said s(er) alexand(er) wald haf takyne it and throw it wald
{\} hafe suppleit yai(m) of downfirmyllyng" or ony oy(er) yat wald
best appli# #it to his gwu(er)nanc" and yis may weill be trowit
be yis caws for (j) proff(er)it {\} to owr frend(is) to lef# #it in
ye samy(n) plit as (j) fand# #it sa yat he wald fynd suu(er)te yat it
sulde be wnkepit throw hym or ony yat til hy(m) p(er)tenyt and {\}
yis he has refwssit ye±qwhilk is notably knawin and sen ye p(ri)or
of coldyngham is set in contrar to me w^t±owt caws made & no^t
lwkand to ye fre\dom~ of ye hows ye±qwylk (j) am bown to (j) raquer
my said lord ye p(ri)or and ye cowent of duram~ y^t ye said p(ri)or(is)
of coldyngham his langag(e) na {\} wrytting" be na hend(er)ing" to
me na to my mat(eris) qwhill he and (j) apper (j)n [p(ro)]pyr p(er)sonis
be±for ye chapatir(e) and al ye brethir yat best knawis my {\} gwu(er)nanc"
ye±qwilk apperans sal no^t be lang(e) to w^t myne assent w^t ye
grace of god And on yis sonday in skland(er)yng of me he passit
to {\} sant±Ebbis and gert his brethir & ye parys# #prest {=
del =} with {= end =} pas witht hy(m) and wald lat na mese be said
to ye {sic} na s(er)uice done~ to ye {\} p(ar)ichyne with±in ye kyrk
of Coldyngham" and (j) was no^t content y(ar)of & com~ to Coldyngham~
ye sa(m)in sonday lat at evyne and {\} spak su(m)±quh[?]t" with dene
(j)ohn~±pencher for a# #pair of Endent(ur)is yat wos in makyng betuex
ye said p(ri)our & s(er) alexand(er) of hvim~ {\} of xv yher tak of
alcambos And (j) {= del =} said {= end =} baid hym say to ye p(ri)our
and {= del =} y[?]t {= end =} he fulfillit yai Endent(uris) yar
suld neid be frendschip be\tuex vs qwihill {sic} (j) war lefande
for it is to me and my(n) herytaig and malyng as (j) sal mak# #it
knawyn" and he send ye substance {\} of his harnes be±for hym
to berwic {= ins =} and {= end =} thocht to pas yhetir And be±cause
of yis langaig he hastit hym ye souner And passit on ye {\} nytht
foroute lef±takyng and tuk all hys brethir wytht hy(m) yat was in
Coldyngham" {,} And quhar it was said to yhou yat (j) pourpost
me to bige a tour in {= del =} all {= end =} aldcambos And had
laid stanis on ye grounde it is no^t sua for trewly (j) na my {=
ins =} son {= end =} was neu(er) {\} pourpost y(ar)±on" {,} bot yai
yat made y^t langaig first it was for fourthyryng of yai(m)±self
and hyndryng of me Quhar±for {= del =} wytht {= end =} {\} {=
del =} ye berrare {= end =} (j) requer yhour lordschip {,} yat yhe
wald wyth ye berar in hast wryt to ye p(ri)our of Coldyngham yat
he mad na {\} settyng of ye said aldcambos qwill he and (j) comperit
be±for yhour {= R scored through =} in p(ro)pir p(er)sonis for and
he mak ony settyng of ye said place {\} (j) sal somonde hy(m) befor
ye kyng or his (j)ustice or his scheraif quhilk {" whichever "}
pless(s) me best and be ye law of yis lande compell~ hym to {\}
fulfill baith ye tak And chang of ye said place yat was delyu(er)it
til hym to be gevy(n) to me & my sone~ And as ve war accordit {\}
baith befor (j)nglis(s) & scott(is) yat sal ber witnes y(ar)to And of
all yir mat(er)is quhat±tym±yat (j) & my son" cu(m)ys to yhour lordschip
we will~ {\} be mar rewlit be yhou & yhour chapitir ya(n) be ony
yat leff(is) for ve haf eu(er) ben" mekil be±haldy(n) y(ar)to {,} And
of ony discorde y^t is be\tuix ye p(ri)our of Coldyngham~ & his
brethir y^t y(ar) is {del} (j) sal {end} and me (j) sal be ful laitht
yat it be hard witht ony ma(n) quhill (j)# #cu(m) to yhour {\} p(rese)ns
s[?]a yat he gef na tak til s(er) alexa(n)d(er) of aldcambos and gif
he dois (j) requer yhour lordschip to hald me excusit to mak sic
{\} p(er)sut to me as affer(is) {,,} (j)t(e)m (j) p(ro)ferit ye said p(ri)our
til hald his curt & sett his land at his aw(i)n will~ & ger hy(m)
haf fewte of his {\} tena(n)d(is) and as yhet (j) ca(n) no^t redos(s) hym
yar±to and quhen~±eu(er) hym list y(ar) sal neu(er) be na falt in me
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