# 8001
{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 654}
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{= 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 Ss 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~ jOHN"-OLL~ AND HIS *SUCCESS+OUR+S{\}
PRIOUR+S OF *COLDYNGHaME THAIRE MEN~ THAIRE SerUaNT+z THAIRE LAND+z POSSESSION+S *RENNT+z GOOD+Ez AND ALL~ OTHERE THYNG+Ez THATT TILL~ THAYM" OF{\}
THE SAID PLACE PerTEN+YS OR MAY PerTEYN" ON TYM" TO COM OF LAWE OR OF RIGHT"{,} APON~ THE SAID PRIOUR+S COSTE FOR THE TERM+Ez OF *SEX+TY YHEERE+z{\}
NEXT EFTIR FOLOW+ANDE THE DATE OF THIRE OURE PRESENNT+is LettRE+z BUT FRAUDE OR GILE{,} *AND ATT WHE FORSAID Ss *ALEX" AND *ALEX" SALL~ SETT{\}
NA LANND+Ez OF THE SAID PRIOURY NOR NA TENaNT+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 Ss *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 PRIOURe OR HIS *SUCCESS+OUR+S TO REVOKE AND AGAYN" CALL~ THE POWERE THAT THE FOR\
SAID Ss *ALEX" AND HIS AYERE AND SON *ALEX" HAS OF THE SAID PRIOUR *DUR+YNG THE SAID TERM+Ez *AND EFTIR THE TERM+Ez FORSAID WHE Ss *ALEX"{\}
AND *ALEX" SALL~ NEUERE CLAYME" THE SAID OFFICE BOTT ATT THE WILL~ OF THE PRIOUR+is OF *DURHaM AND *COLDYNGHaME WHA BE+IS FOR THE TYME"{\}
*AND ATT THE SAID PriOURE SALL~ DISPONE HIS GOOD+Ez OF HIS PLACE+z EFTer HIS AWEN~ DISCRECION~ AND AS OTHERE *ABBA+IS DO+IS WYTHIN THE *REALME{\}
OF *SCOTLAND TO THE MASTE ProFETT OF THE PLACE WYTHOUTE IMPEDIMENT OF VS OR ONY OF OURE+z IN OURE NAME"{,} *AND THATT THE FORSAID{\}
PRIOUR OF *COLDINGHaM FOR TYM~ BE+YNG SALL~ ORDAND CHARGE AND *DISCHARGE HIS SerUaNT+is LANG+YNG TO THE PriOURY OF COLDINGHaM ATT HIS{\}
AWEN~ WILL~ WYTH-OUTYN~ LETT+YNG OR INTERRUPCION~ OF VS OR ONY OTHERE IN OURe NAME *AND MOORe-OUERE WHE OBLYSE VS THATT{\}
WHE SALL~ NOTT OPPRESSE NE OUERe CHARGE THE SAID PLACE WYTH~ OFT REPAYR+YNG TO IT WYTH~ MEN~ AND HORSE OTHER-WYSE THAN RESON~{\}
WILL~ jN WYTTNESSE OF THE-WHILKE-THYNG WHE THE SAID Ss *ALEX" AND *ALEX" HAS SETT TO OURe SEALE+z THE FOUR+TE DAY OF jANEUERe{\}
THE YHERE OF OURe LORDE A THOUSANNDE FOUR+ +HUNDRETH FOUR+TY AND TWA YHEERE{.}