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{London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian F vii, f. 86}
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{= Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Microfilm M.10, whence
transcribed =} [*MAIST] {= very faint =} EXCELLENT" AND HEE PRYNCE
jT IS NOCHT VNKEND" TO zOURe HEE EXCELLENCe HW YAR IS TREWYS TAKYn
& YE MANEIRe BETWIX zW AND {\} MY {.} LEGE LORD Y^E KYNG OF *SCOTLAND"
{= KR3 =} AND zOURis REALMYS ALS+ +WELE BE SEE AS BE LAND" TO
PASCH~ NEXT"-TO-CUM *TO YE-QWILKis TREWYS MAR SEKIRLY {\} TO BE
KEPIT SONE YAR-EFTYR zOURe SAID HEE EXCELLENCe DEDEYNGNET TO GIF
ATH~ TO MY FELAW SYR WILLIAm OF MOREHEFD" & ME AS comMISSARis
TO MY {\} SAID LEGE LORD" KYNGe OF *SCOTLAND" *AND YA TREWYS MY
SAID FELAW SIRe WILLIAM OF MOREHEFD & j WATE WELE & TraYSTis AFFIABLY
{from AFFY = to trust; here = confidently} WILL BE HONurABLY {\}
& TREWLY KEPIT FOR zOURe ParTE OF zOURe WIL & WITTYNGe AND SA
W^T GODDis GRACE AGAYN SAL BE CLEIRLY KEPIT AGAYN TO zW & zOur
*REALME ALS {\} WELE BE SEE AS BE LAND" j {.} TraYST TREWLY FOR
MY LEGE LORDis ParTE KINGe OF SCOTLAND" *AND ALSUA MAST EXCELLEnT
PriNCE YAR HAS G^ETE comMISSARis OF {\} zOURis AND VTHERis GRETE
OF MY LEGE LORDis POYNCTIT TREWYS LANGARe IN LYKE EFFECT TO conTYNW
AS YE FIRST WAS TAKYN AS j HEIRe SAY *AND TO YA {.} {\} TREWIS
FIRST & LAST TAKYN & POYNCTIT GOD LEN GraCE TIL AITHIR OF YAIM
WELE TO BE KEPIT OF BATH YE ParTIS AS GIF GOD WIL SAL *NEUer-YE-LES
MAISTE {\} EXCELLEnT PriNCE YAR HAS COmMYN A *REUerEND" FADYR
MAISTer HENRY {.} BISCHOP OF *SANCT~-*ANDREWYS TO Y^E PreSENCe
OF MY LEGE LORD" *KYNG OF SCOTLAND" {\} PLENzAND" IN PLAYN COUnSAIL
Y^T YAR IS CUmMYN A BARGE OF WERRe GARNYST W^T jNGLISCHMEn IN
CerTANE & SUM MEn SAIS OF YE *NEWCASTELL~ & TANE {\} MerCHANDis
& YAIRe GUDis W^T A SCHIP TO YE VALOur OF A THOUSAND" POUND OF
A {.} TOWN OF YE SAID *BYSCHOPIS OF SANCT~-*ANDREWYS *AND YA MerCHANDis
{\} SPOLEIT OF Y^T SCHIP & AL YAIR GUDis SETT YAIM IN ANE YLE
CALLIT MAIJ FERRe Fra AL {.} LANDis IN G^ETE PerYLE OF YAIRe LYVIS
FOR FAMYSINGe & SAYLIT {\} YAIM-SELF" TIL HALYELAND" IN jNGLAND"
W^T Y^T SCHIP & AL YE GUDis & PAST SYNE IN BAWMBURGH~+ +SCHYRe
TO LAND" & DEParTIT YE GUDis AS YAM~ {\} LEST *AND ALSONE YAR-EFTIR
AS YA MerCHANDis GAT LAND" YAI SEWIT TO SIR *ROBerT-VMFRAVILE
AS LUTENAND" OF YE EST MarCHE FOR REDRESSs & REFORmaCYON~ {\}
OF YAIR GUDis THRW VerTU OF YE TREWYS & LEITE HYm WIT QWARe YE
SCHIP WAS RYDAND & YA {.} TREW-BREKARis APOn LANDE BOT *SIC comPLAYNT
TO Y^E LUTENAn[D] {\} MADE AVAILzEIT LITIL OR NOCHT TO YE MerCHANDis
AS YAI SAID YE-QWILK YE MANEIRe YAR-OF WAR OURLANGe TO PUT In
WRITINGe TO zW *AND FOR-YI {\} j TRW MY LEGE LORDE HAS CHARGIT
TO zOURe HEE EXCELLENCe ANE OF YA MerCHANDis CALLIT THOMAS-*RA
& A FELAW W^T HYm TO TAK RESTORYNG AND {\} REFORmaCIOUN~ OF YAIRe
SAID GUDis W^T zOURe ANSUARe YE-QWILK" HE TraYSTis SAL {.} BE
SA {.} GREABLE Y^T HE SAL {.} HALD HYM conTEnT BE RESOUN~ & Y^E
MerCHANDis ASSITHI[T] {\} SA FULLY Y^T IT SAL {.} BE NA {.} WEmMYNGe
{from wem v 'to blemish, harm'} TO YE TREWYS *AND RICHT HEE &
MAIST EXCELLEnT PriNCE j WRITE TO zOur HEE EXCELLENCe ANYRLY FOR-CAUSE\-Y^T
j WAS comMISSARe TO MY SAID LEGE LORD" SETT j BE SYMPLE IN Y^E
TYME OF TAKYNGe OF YE SAID TREWYS & FOR SINE EFTIR {.} Y^T j WAS
CHARGIT W^T MY {\} FELAW SIR WILLIAM OF MOREHEFD AS comMISSARis
TO MY SAID LEGE LORDE TO RESSAIF zOURe ATH~ *AND FOR YA {.} CAUSs
j AM YE MARe HEELY +YT {\} QWEn ONY SIC ATTEmPTATis HAPNYS AGAYN
YE VerTW OF YE TREWYS *AND GIF YAI SULD NOCHT WELE BE REDRESSIT
IN G^ETE AUEnTURe TO BE HEELY {\} REPROVIT YE-QWILK IS WELE KEnNYT
TO ME BUT DOUBT QWAT-TYME-AT SIC THInG CUmMYS TO zOUR EERis zOURe
HEE WISDOM DISC^ETION MAnHEIDE" {\} & FUL HONurABLE LEAUTE AS
WELE IS KEND THRW-OUT AL YE WERLD" WILL DEFEND ME Fra SIC PerILIS
W^T GODDis GraCE Y^E-QWILK zOur HEE EXCELLENCe {\} WIL DEDEYNGNE
FOR GODDis SAKE TO GIF HERYNG TO QWEn SIC THINGe CUmMYS TO zOURe
EERis {.} & FORTHERYNGe AS YAR IS CAUSE OF *RESON~ & SPeciALY
{\} In YIS CASE SYNE IT TWICHIS Y^E KIRK" & AT zE LUF YE VPHAULD
YAR-OF SA WELE AS zE DO *AND {.} ALSA MAIST EXCELLEnT PriNCE j
TRW YAR IS {\} SINDRY VTHIR ATTEmPTATis DONE ON Y^E MarCHE YE-QWILK
SONE HEIRe-EFTIR WIL {.} CUM TO zOur EERis *AND MAIST EXCELLEnT
PriNCE GIF YAR BE OCHT {\} Y^T MAY PLECE zW Y^T j {.} MAY DO OF

RESOUN~ CHARGe ME & IT SAL BE GLADLY & HARTFULLY DONE AT AL {.}
MY SYMPLE POWARis AS j AM LAR\GELY OBLIST & HALDYn TO AND AS TIL
ANE OF YE MAIST WORTHSCHEPFUL PriNCis OF {.} AL {.} YE WERLD AT
MYN ENTEnT AL-THING CONSIDerIT {\} zOURe HEE & EXCELLEnT ESTATE
YE HALY GAIST GOUerNE & KEPE AYLESTANDLY IN HONur MY LEGE LORD
KYNG OF SCOTLAND" HIS *REALME {\} HYS LEGis & HYS {.} ESTATE AY
SAUF" {.} WRYTTYN {.} AT *COMBYRNALDE YE DAY {sic} TEND {.} DAY
{.} OF YE MONETH~ {.} OF jANUARe {\\} {( VOSTer IN OMnIBUS LICITis

& HONESTis \ *DAUID *FLEMYNG" DE BYGARe (}