{=Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Photostat 1902, whence transcribed=}
{=Continuation, in nme, of ddcmch1439.tag=}
{~ = horizontal stroke} Mast Reu(er)ende fad(er) in Cryste & worschep#full lord" all±yf gude worthi religi#ous me(n) of ye minist^e of Du(n)f(er)mlyne haue p(rese)nt{\}
& p(ro)duc#it befor yh(ur) reu(er)ende fadir#hede & yh(ur) worthi counsele diu(er)s(s) sc(ri)ptur#is bath alde & new i(n) lett#yng & hindr#ing of{\}
admission & yhour graci#ous colatioun~ to be made to me yho(ur) chappelan~ & orat#our (j)ohn~±oll~ of ye p(ri)ory of Coldingham{\}
as yai war wont at Do in tyme of vacac(i)oun of ye saide p(ri)ory Neu(er)±ye±les yh(ur) forsaid reu(er)ende fadir#hede suld no^t defer{\}
no delay my saide admission~ forquhy {"because"} al yair forsaid wrytt#(is) reson#is & sc(ri)ptur#(is) clam#ys & alligacon~#is has oft±ty(m)mis{\}
of±before bene schew#it p(ro)duc#it & discuss#it befor diu(er)s(s) (j)ug#(is) & nam#ly before yhour p(re)dicess#our henry bischop of sanca(n)d(ro)is{\}
& auls before our sou(er)ane lorde king of scott#(is) & his hale p(ar)lyment be yai(m) of Du(n)f(er)mlyn~ agaynis my p(re)dicess#our willam"\
±Drax Quhilk#(is) no^t±withstanding(e) my said p(re)dicess#our was admitt#yt be ye said king & bischop both to sp(irit)ualite & t(em)p(er)alite{\}
of ye saide p(ri)ory quhilk he pess#ably (j)os#it but obstakill or (con)tradict(i)on as be yair writt#(is) & act#(is) euedent#ly aper#(is) Quhar\
±for (j) think no^t as now to remowe or Disput ye p(ri)or of Dura(m)h#es ryght of pat(ro)naige for y^t is lang End#it y^t (j) protest{\}
And y(ar)for me ned#(is) na co(m)missioun~ nor p(ro)curat#o(ur) of ye said p(ri)or for (j) think to Ent(er) na pley of his ry^t for y^t was no^t{\}
my charge" nor caus of my cu(m)m#yng" {\\} Most reu(er)ende fad(er) sen (j) am present to yhou to ye p(ri)ory of{.} Coldingham~ be ye p(ri)our & ye co(n)uent of duraha(m) quhilk#(is) ar i(n) posse\
ssioun" of ye p(rese)ntacon of ye said p(ri)ory of Coldingham~ (j) beseke (z)h(ur) most reu(er)end fadir#hede of yh(ur) g(ra)ci#ous callac(i)on {sic} & admission~{\}
sen (j) a(m) redy to Do my duyte in obedience to yhou as sp(irit)uale fadir & auls to ye king i(n) fewte & temp(er)ale lorde & fu(n)d#o(ur){\}
no^t±withstanding ony worde or writ schew#ing in ye contrary to ye±quhilk#(is) {deletion after ye} it affer#is me no^t til answer as quhill (j) be{\}
i(n) sic possessioun~ as my p(re)dicess#our wes before quhilk yf yhe refuse at do (j) mon ned(is) protest for my richt & my possession~{\}
sen no faut nor let is in me {\\} (j)t(e)m yar±as it is said (j) hawe no lesence nor condit to p(er)sew ye said p(ri)ory of Coldinghame with reu(er)ence (j) vnd(er)stande{\}
yat ye worthy cathol#ike king" & p(ri)nce quhilk(e) fund#it & anex#it Coldinghame to y^e mu(n)k#is of Duraha(m) to minist(er) divyn{\}
S(er)uice gaff yai(m) lesence~ for eu(er) to haue access(s) to ye saide place~ & fory(er) fro±yin als oft as yai(m) behow#it to cu(m) to p(rese)ns of yair{\}
sp[(irit)]uale {no abbreviation} fad(er) & ordyn(er) & hede# #kirk of Sancand(ro)is to resawe collac(i)oun & Do obedience~ & oy(er) Dewyte & And {sic} als±so to our{\}
sou(er)ane king of scott#(is) our fund#our as has bene ferm#ly kep#it on±to is day or ya(n) it had bene a# #wane fu(n)dac(i)oun{\}
& (con)trari#ous in ye selfe {\\} (j)t(em) it lett#(is) no^t at yai say (j) a(m) ane (j)nglis#ma(n) for so war eu(er) monk#(is) of duraham" to quha(m) ye said p(ri)ory of Coldingha(m) wes g(ra)nt#id{\}
& sa wes my p(re)dicess#our And y(ir) as yai call Enmy to ye king of Scotland yat (j) nay {"deny"} for (j) a(m) resaw#it be warda(n) of ye{\}
Est m(ar)ch as affer#is a mu(n)k of Duraha(m) to be to ye p(ri)ory of coldingha(m) vnto ye tyme (j) may cu(m) to ye king#(is) p(rese)ns to{\}
mak fewte & eu(er) to be his barone" & wassale & no Enmy quhilk fewte to ye king & obedience~ to yhou my lord &{\}
ordyn(er) of Sancandrois & al oy(er) duyte#is as my p(re)decess#our#(is) has Don~ of±befor (j) a(m) redy to Do & eu(er)±mor{.} to kepe & besek#(is){\}
yhou{.} as{.} of±befor{.} at ye Reu(er)ens of god of yh(ur) admission" & g(ra)ci#ouse collac(i)on of ye said p(ri)ory like±as my p(re)dicess#our#(is) had{\}
of±before sen our first fu(n)dac(i)on & gronde±ry^t & our possessioun~ ar ma(n)ifeste & And {sic} i(n) case yhe refuse (j) beseke (z)ow{\}
of a g(ra)ci#ous affectu#ouse answer (j)n writ p(ro)test#ing playn#ly of Swilk remeid as affer#is" And yat swilk delay#is{\}
be no p(re)iudice to my pat(ro)ne nor me sen~ no fawte nor let is i(n) vs {\\}