{427 542 N}
{= Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Photostat 1397, whence transcribed =}
{= '~' horizontal stroke =} be it knaw#en~ till~ all~ men~ be ther present lettre#(z) vs Alex"±hovme of thatt ilke knyght~ and Alex" son~ and Ayere to the said s(s) alex" lel#ly{\}
and trew#ly to be bund#yn~ and strayt#ly oblys#d vs thatt whe sall~ maynten helpp~ suppovell~ and defennd dan~ (j)ohn"±oll~ and his Success#our#s{\}
priour#s of Coldyngh(a)me thaire men~ thaire s(er)u(a)nt#(z) thaire land#(z) possession#s Rennt#(z) good#e(z) and all~ othere thyng#e(z) thatt till~ thaym" of{\}
the said place p(er)ten#ys or may p(er)teyn" on tym" to com of lawe or of right"{,} apon~ the said priour#s coste for the term#e(z) of Sex#ty yheere#(z){\}
next eftir folow#ande the date of thire oure presennt#(is) l(ett)re#(z) but fraude or gile{,} And att whe forsaid s(s) Alex" and Alex" sall~ sett{\}
na lannd#e(z) of the said prioury nor na ten(a)nt#(is) make wythoute the consennt of the priour#s be#yng for the tyme" Dur#yng the forsaid{\}
term#ys And if it happyn~ as god for±beide it do att the said s(s) Alex" or Alex" his son~ and ayere do in the conntrary of this con\
dicion~ befor#said thatt than it sall~ be le#full~ to the said priour(e) or his Success#our#s to revoke and agayn" call~ the powere that the for\
said s(s) Alex" and his ayere and son Alex" has of the said priour Dur#yng the said term#e(z) And eftir the term#e(z) forsaid whe s(s) Alex"{\}
and Alex" sall~ neuere clayme" the said office bott att the will~ of the priour#(is) of Durh(a)m and Coldyngh(a)me wha be#is for the tyme"{\}
And att the said p(ri)oure sall~ dispone his good#e(z) of his place#(z) eft(er) his awen~ discrecion~ and as othere Abba#is do#is wythin the Realme{\}
of Scotland to the maste p(ro)fett of the place wythoute impediment of vs or ony of oure#(z) in oure name"{,} And thatt the forsaid{\}
priour of Coldingh(a)m for tym~ be#yng sall~ ordand charge and Discharge his s(er)u(a)nt#(is) lang#yng to the p(ri)oury of coldingh(a)m att his{\}
awen~ will~ wyth±outyn~ lett#yng or interrupcion~ of vs or ony othere in our(e) name And moor(e)±ouere whe oblyse vs thatt{\}
whe sall~ nott oppresse ne ouer(e) charge the said place wyth~ oft repayr#yng to it wyth~ men~ and horse other±wyse than reson~{\}
will~ (j)n wyttnesse of the±whilke±thyng whe the said s(s) Alex" and Alex" has sett to our(e) seale#(z) the four#te day of (j)aneuer(e){\}
the yhere of our(e) lorde a thousannde four# #hundreth four#ty and twa yheere{.}