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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Locellus XXV.6}
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{= Facsimile: EUL Photostat 983, whence transcribed =} {= '~'
= horizontal stroke =} *YIS IS YE CREDDENS MADE *TO {ins} MY LORD
{end} YE PriORe OF DURAME AND YE COWENT" ANENTis ALD-CAMBOS QWHARe
IT IS SAIDE YAT YE PriOR OF COLDYNGHAME YE-QWHILK GODE ASSOLLzHE
{\} WALDE NOCHT ASSENT" TO YE SAIDE CHANGe OF YAT ACCIONE~ YE
EWYDENTis BERis WITNES & Yar-TO j RAFERe ME AND AWSSA TO DANE"
jOHNE~-PENCHERe YAT HAD YE CHARGe {\} OF YE SAIDE PriOR OF COLDYNGHAME
AND TO YE PriOR AND YE COWEnT OF DURAME {,,} *AND {del} AS {end}
AWSSA j AM ENFORMIT {,} BE MEn OF LAW & REPUTACION~ OF YIS LAND
YAT QWHARe {\} COnDISCIOnIS IS MADE AND ENDENTYn BE-FOR NOTABILL~
WITNES AWS WEILL WNSELLIT AS SELLIT YE conUENCION~ SALL BE KEPIT
OF BAYCHT YE ParTis AWS WEILL AS YAI {\} YAI {sic} WAR SELIT AND
ENTYRCHANGIT WYCHT Yar AWNE HANDis & SUPPOSE YE EWYDENTis WAR
VNDON~ OR FRAWDFULLY AWAY HALDYNE" YE WITNES BEAND OF-LIFE SALL
{\} BER AL YE EFFECis OF YE SAID EWYDENTis SA YAT YE conDISCION~
SAL BE HALL IN YE SLEFE {= sic =} EFTYR AS YAI WAR ACORDIT AND
AS TWECHAND YE conUENCION~ OF ALD-CAmBOS {\} j SAL NO^T FOR-GA
{= corrected from ?W^T =} AND conDISCION~ BE KEPIT AT YE LEST
YE-QWHILK j THYNK NO^T TO GA FRA QWHILL j HAFE BROWCHT IT TYL
ENEND {= sic =} QWHA-SA-EUer TRAST YE {\} COnTRAR {,,} *AND AWSSA
AS TO YE PriOR OF COLDYNGHAME AND YE GWUerNAnC OF YE PLACE & YE
FREDOM Yar-OF SEN YE SAID PriORis {= sic =} AND j COM~ FRA DURAME
HE WALD NEUer {\} BE GWUerNIT BE MY CONSELL IN NA MATer NA BE
MY ORDINAnC BOT AS Ser ALEXANDer-HOM~ WALD ENFORME HYME AND SEN
Ser ALEXANDer-HOM WAS AT DISSENSSION W^T ME {\} YE SAID PriOR
HAS DON AL HIS BESINES AS j {= ins =} Am {= end =} ENFORMIT TO
FORTHIR YE SAID Ser ALEXANDer TO HIS PWRPOS IN CONTARe {= 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
PerALL YAT MAY APER GOD WILLANDE AS j SAL ANSWAR AND MAK KAWN
{= sic =} {\} TO YE HOWS AND TO zOW AND FOR-TO FORTHIR YE SAID
Ser ALEXANDer YE SAID PriOR HAS PWT YE HOWS IN PerALL AS IS WEILL
KEND TO YE conTRE & FOR YIS CAWS j SEAND {\} YE PerALL APERe j
{= ins =} HAFE {= end =} TAKYNE YE STRENCHT OF YE HOWS IN GWUerNAnC
BE-CAWS j {= del =} KEW {= end =} KENW {= sic =} WILE {= sic =}
YAT YE SAID Ser ALEXANDer WALD HAF TAKYNE IT AND THROW IT WALD
{\} HAFE SUPPLEIT YAIm OF DOWNFIRMYLLYNG" OR ONY OYer YAT WALD
BEST APPLI+ +IT TO HIS GWUerNANC" AND YIS MAY WEILL BE TROWIT
BE YIS CAWS FOR j PROFFerIT {\} TO OWR FRENDis TO LEF+ +IT IN
YE SAMYn PLIT AS j FAND+ +IT SA YAT HE WALD FYND SUUerTE YAT IT
SULDE BE WNKEPIT THROW HYM OR ONY YAT TIL HYm PerTENYT AND {\}
YIS HE HAS REFWSSIT YE-QWHILK IS NOTABLY KNAWIN AND SEN YE PriOR
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 PriOR AND YE COWENT OF DURAM~ Y^T YE SAID PriORis
OF COLDYNGHAM HIS LANGAGe NA {\} WRYTTING" BE NA HENDerING" TO
ME NA TO MY MATeris QWHILL HE AND j APPER jN [Pro]PYR PerSONIS
BE-FOR YE CHAPATIRe AND AL YE BRETHIR YAT BEST KNAWIS MY {\} GWUerNANC"
YE-QWILK APPERANS SAL NO^T BE LANGe TO W^T MYNE ASSENT W^T YE
GRACE OF GOD *AND ON YIS SONDAY IN SKLANDerYNG OF ME HE PASSIT
TO {\} SANT-*EBBIS AND GERT HIS BRETHIR & YE PARYS+ +PREST {=
del =} WITH {= end =} PAS WITHT HYm AND WALD LAT NA MESE BE SAID
TO YE {sic} NA SerUICE DONE~ TO YE {\} ParICHYNE WITH-IN YE KYRK
OF *COLDYNGHAM" AND j WAS NO^T CONTENT YarOF & COM~ TO *COLDYNGHAM~
YE SAmIN SONDAY LAT AT EVYNE AND {\} SPAK SUm-QUH[]T" WITH DENE
jOHN~-PENCHER FOR A+ +PAIR OF *ENDENTurIS YAT WOS IN MAKYNG BETUEX
YE SAID PriOUR & Ser ALEXANDer OF HVIM~ {\} OF XV YHER TAK OF
ALCAMBOS *AND j {= del =} SAID {= end =} BAID HYM SAY TO YE PriOUR
AND {= del =} Y[]T {= end =} HE FULFILLIT YAI *ENDENTuris YAR
SULD NEID BE FRENDSCHIP BE\TUEX VS QWIHILL {sic} j WAR LEFANDE
FOR IT IS TO ME AND MYn 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 HYm 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 NEUer {\} POURPOST Yar-ON" {,} BOT YAI
YAT MADE Y^T LANGAIG FIRST IT WAS FOR FOURTHYRYNG OF YAIm-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 PriOUR OF *COLDYNGHAM YAT
HE MAD NA {\} SETTYNG OF YE SAID ALDCAMBOS QWILL HE AND j COMPERIT
BE-FOR YHOUR {= R scored through =} IN ProPIR PerSONIS FOR AND
HE MAK ONY SETTYNG OF YE SAID PLACE {\} j SAL SOMONDE HYm BEFOR
YE KYNG OR HIS jUSTICE OR HIS SCHERAIF QUHILK {" whichever "}
PLESSs ME BEST AND BE YE LAW OF YIS LANDE COMPELL~ HYM TO {\}
FULFILL BAITH YE TAK *AND CHANG OF YE SAID PLACE YAT WAS DELYUerIT
TIL HYM TO BE GEVYn TO ME & MY SONE~ *AND AS VE WAR ACCORDIT {\}
BAITH BEFOR jNGLISs & SCOTTis YAT SAL BER WITNES YarTO *AND OF
ALL YIR MATerIS QUHAT-TYM-YAT j & MY SON" CUmYS TO YHOUR LORDSCHIP
WE WILL~ {\} BE MAR REWLIT BE YHOU & YHOUR CHAPITIR YAn BE ONY
YAT LEFFis FOR VE HAF EUer BEN" MEKIL BE-HALDYn YarTO {,} *AND
OF ONY DISCORDE Y^T IS BE\TUIX YE PriOUR OF *COLDYNGHAM~ & HIS
BRETHIR Y^T Yar IS {del} j SAL {end} AND ME j SAL BE FUL LAITHT
YAT IT BE HARD WITHT ONY MAn QUHILL j+ +CUm TO YHOUR {\} PreseNS
S[]A YAT HE GEF NA TAK TIL Ser ALEXAnDer OF ALDCAMBOS AND GIF
HE DOIS j REQUER YHOUR LORDSCHIP TO HALD ME EXCUSIT TO MAK SIC
{\} PerSUT TO ME AS AFFERis {,,} jTeM j ProFERIT YE SAID PriOUR
TIL HALD HIS CURT & SETT HIS LAND AT HIS AWiN WILL~ & GER HYm
HAF FEWTE OF HIS {\} TENAnDis AND AS YHET j CAn NO^T REDOSs HYM
YAR-TO AND QUHEN~-EUer HYM LIST Yar SAL NEUer BE NA FALT IN ME

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