{Swinton Charters} Til al and sindry qwas knawlage yir p(re)sent(z)
lett(er)is sall~ cu(m) will(a)me±Drax Priour(e) of Coldyngh(a)me send(is)
greting in god Forqwy±y^t {<YS<} it is {\} medfull~ and meritabile
for±to ber(e) witnes till~ y^e suthfastnes And speciali in it y^t
thrw y^e hyding of suthfastnes schate or p(re)iudice {\} may be
engen(er)it till~ ony (j)nnocent (y)arfor we ber(e) witnes And suthfastly
mak(is) kend (y)^t will(a)me of wethirburne lauchfull~ {\} tutour(e) till~
y^e son~ and har(e) of qwilu(m) s(er) (j)oh(n) of swynto(u)n y^t last decesit
in fra(u)nce be vertu of his office of tutouri {del} s {end} resait
and {\} tuk vp y^e malys of y^e twa±parte of mykill~ swynto(u)n
of y^e terme of martymes next folowand eft(er) deces(s) of y^e forsaid
s(er) (j)ohn~ {\} (y)^e±quhilk malis he deliu(er)it till~ our(e) bal(z)e Dauid±home
in our(e) name for±qwy (y)ai p(er)tenyt till~ vs of lawe because±y^t
y^e said land(is) {\} war(e) in our(e) hand(is) {del and subpuncted} at
y^e sa d {end} at y^e said terme vnrecou(er)it till~ y^e forsaid
hair(e) {,,} And war lyand still~ vnraisit quhile y^e forsaid {\}
will(a)me as tutour(e) forsaid had ressau^t sesing of y^e forsaid
land(is) till~ y^e forsaid hair(e) And yan in all~ gudly hast y(ar)eft(er)
he ressau^t {\} and raisit yar(e) be vertu of his office of tutouri
And paid till~ our(e) bal(z)e in our(e) name as is befor±said And
yis till~ {ins} all~ {end} yaim to {\} qwam it p(er)te(n)is or may
p(er)tene suthfastly we mak kend be y(ir) p(re)sent lett(er)is writtin
at Coldyngh(a)m {ins} vnd(er) our(e) sele {end} y^e xx day of Decembyr(e)
{\} in y^e yher(e) of our(e) lord m {.} cccc xxxx & iij {\\}