{Swinton Charters} Til al and sindri to quhas knawleg(e) thir p(re)sent(z)
l(ette)r(z) sale cum Patrik of Nesbot lord of that ilk (j)ohn~ of
Chyrnsid Gilbert of {\} lu(m)mysden & Thomas of lu(m)mysden of
Coldyngh(a)m send(is) greting in god For±qwhi±at it is meritabil
and medfull~ for\±to ber(e) witenes to the sothfastnes {,} tharfor
we ber witnes that we bi stud hard and saw and for witnes was
tane {,} Quhar {\} {del and subpuncted} for {end} willi(z)a(m) of
wedyrburne in the Abbay of Coldyngh(a)m on the ix day of the moneth
of Apprile the yher of our(e) lord M {\} CCCC xxx and iij
as lauful tutor to (j)ohn~ of Swynto(u)n the sone and ayre [o]f quhilu(m)
s(er) (j)ohn~ of swynto(u)n knyth~ as be his l(ett)er of tutery patent
vndyr our(e) suffrait {ins} ye {end} lord kyng(is) gret sele thar(e)
opynly schewid and red {,} it was mad kend And {\} he askyd thar
au(is) twys & thryse instantiusly at {ins} a {end} venerabile fadyr
in crist dan willi(z)a(m)±Drax p(ri)our(e) of Coldyngh(a)m {\} to borght
the land(is) of mykill~ swynto(u)n w^t the p(er)tenance be hym recunysit
{,} offerand hyme to do to the said p(ri)our {\} for the said land(is)
that aught to be don to hyme of lawe The±quhilk P(ri)our(e) on his
forsaid askyng fully avisit {\} considerand it to be resonabile
and lauful incontinent gafe hyme the said land(is) to borght as
the man(er) and ordyr {\} of ye lawe is vsit in silk±lik case {,}
Protestand that it suld no^t in na man(er) ingenyr p(re)iudice to
the p(ri)our(e) na to {\} the fredom nor clame of the kyrk in tyme
to cum And this til yai(m) to quham it p(er)ten(is) or may p(er)tene
sothfastly {\} we mak kend be thyr p(re)sent(z) l(ette)r(z) (j)n the witnes
of the±quhilk±thyng to thir l(ette)r(z) we haue set our(e) selys day
yher {\} And place be±for writtin {\\} {only fragments of seal
remaining}