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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 1439, Language 2}
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{=Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Photostat 1902, whence transcribed=}
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{~ = horizontal stroke} *MAST *REUerENDE FADer IN *CRYSTE & WORSCHEP+FULL LORD" ALL-YF GUDE WORTHI RELIGI+OUS MEn OF YE MINIST^E OF *DUnFerMLYNE HAUE PreseNT{\}
& ProDUC+IT BEFOR YHur REUerENDE FADIR+HEDE & YHur WORTHI COUNSELE DIUerSs SCriPTUR+IS BATH ALDE & NEW In LETT+YNG & HINDR+ING OF{\}
ADMISSION & YHOUR GRACI+OUS COLATIOUN~ TO BE MADE TO ME YHOur CHAPPELAN~ & ORAT+OUR jOHN~-OLL~ OF YE PriORY OF *COLDINGHAM{\}
AS YAI WAR WONT AT *DO IN TYME OF VACACiOUN OF YE SAIDE PriORY *NEUer-YE-LES YHur FORSAID REUerENDE FADIR+HEDE SULD NO^T DEFER{\}
NO DELAY MY SAIDE ADMISSION~ FORQUHY {"because"} AL YAIR FORSAID WRYTT+is RESON+IS & SCriPTUR+is CLAM+YS & ALLIGACON~+IS HAS OFT-TYmMIS{\}
OF-BEFORE BENE SCHEW+IT ProDUC+IT & DISCUSS+IT BEFOR DIUerSs jUG+is & NAM+LY BEFORE YHOUR PreDICESS+OUR HENRY BISCHOP OF SANCAnDroIS{\}
& AULS BEFORE OUR SOUerANE LORDE KING OF SCOTT+is & HIS HALE ParLYMENT BE YAIm OF *DUnFerMLYN~ AGAYNIS MY PreDICESS+OUR WILLAM"\
-*DRAX *QUHILK+is NO^T-WITHSTANDINGe MY SAID PreDICESS+OUR WAS ADMITT+YT BE YE SAID KING & BISCHOP BOTH TO SPiritUALITE & TemPerALITE{\}
OF YE SAIDE PriORY QUHILK HE PESS+ABLY jOS+IT BUT OBSTAKILL OR conTRADICTiON AS BE YAIR WRITT+is & ACT+is EUEDENT+LY APER+is *QUHAR\
-FOR j THINK NO^T AS NOW TO REMOWE OR *DISPUT YE PriOR OF *DURAmH+ES RYGHT OF PATroNAIGE FOR Y^T IS LANG *END+IT Y^T j PROTEST{\}
*AND YarFOR ME NED+is NA COmMISSIOUN~ NOR ProCURAT+Our OF YE SAID PriOR FOR j THINK TO *ENTer NA PLEY OF HIS RY^T FOR Y^T WAS NO^T{\}
MY CHARGE" NOR CAUS OF MY CUmM+YNG" {\\} *MOST REUerENDE FADer SEN j AM PRESENT TO YHOU TO YE PriORY OF{.} *COLDINGHAM~ BE YE PriOUR & YE COnUENT OF DURAHAm QUHILK+is AR In POSSE\
SSIOUN" OF YE PreseNTACON OF YE SAID PriORY OF *COLDINGHAM~ j BESEKE zHur MOST REUerEND FADIR+HEDE OF YHur GraCI+OUS CALLACiON {sic} & ADMISSION~{\}
SEN j Am REDY TO *DO MY DUYTE IN OBEDIENCE TO YHOU AS SPiritUALE FADIR & AULS TO YE KING In FEWTE & TEMPerALE LORDE & FUnD+Our{\}
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{\}
In SIC POSSESSIOUN~ AS MY PreDICESS+OUR WES BEFORE QUHILK YF YHE REFUSE AT DO j MON NEDis PROTEST FOR MY RICHT & MY POSSESSION~{\}
SEN NO FAUT NOR LET IS IN ME {\\} jTeM YAR-AS IT IS SAID j HAWE NO LESENCE NOR CONDIT TO PerSEW YE SAID PriORY OF *COLDINGHAME WITH REUerENCE j VNDerSTANDE{\}
YAT YE WORTHY CATHOL+IKE KING" & PriNCE QUHILKe FUND+IT & ANEX+IT *COLDINGHAME TO Y^E MUnK+IS OF *DURAHAm TO MINISTer DIVYN{\}
*SerUICE GAFF YAIm LESENCE~ FOR EUer TO HAUE ACCESSs TO YE SAIDE PLACE~ & FORYer FRO-YIN ALS OFT AS YAIm BEHOW+IT TO CUm TO PreseNS OF YAIR{\}
SP[irit]UALE {no abbreviation} FADer & ORDYNer & HEDE+ +KIRK OF *SANCANDroIS TO RESAWE COLLACiOUN & *DO OBEDIENCE~ & OYer *DEWYTE & *AND {sic} ALS-SO TO OUR{\}
SOUerANE KING OF SCOTT+is OUR FUND+OUR AS HAS BENE FERM+LY KEP+IT ON-TO IS DAY OR YAn IT HAD BENE A+ +WANE FUnDACiOUN{\}
& conTRARI+OUS IN YE SELFE {\\} jTem IT LETT+is NO^T AT YAI SAY j Am ANE jNGLIS+MAn FOR SO WAR EUer MONK+is OF DURAHAM" TO QUHAm YE SAID PriORY OF *COLDINGHAm WES GraNT+ID{\}
& SA WES MY PreDICESS+OUR *AND Yir AS YAI CALL *ENMY TO YE KING OF *SCOTLAND YAT j NAY {"deny"} FOR j Am RESAW+IT BE WARDAn OF YE{\}
*EST MarCH AS AFFER+IS A MUnK OF *DURAHAm TO BE TO YE PriORY OF COLDINGHAm VNTO YE TYME j MAY CUm TO YE KING+is PreseNS TO{\}
MAK FEWTE & EUer TO BE HIS BARONE" & WASSALE & NO *ENMY QUHILK FEWTE TO YE KING & OBEDIENCE~ TO YHOU MY LORD &{\}
ORDYNer OF *SANCANDROIS & AL OYer DUYTE+IS AS MY PreDECESS+OUR+is HAS *DON~ OF-BEFOR j Am REDY TO *DO & EUer-MOR{.} TO KEPE & BESEK+is{\}
YHOU{.} AS{.} OF-BEFOR{.} AT YE *REUerENS OF GOD OF YHur ADMISSION" & GraCI+OUSE COLLACiON OF YE SAID PriORY LIKE-AS MY PreDICESS+OUR+is HAD{\}
OF-BEFORE SEN OUR FIRST FUnDACiON & GRONDE-RY^T & OUR POSSESSIOUN~ AR MAnIFESTE & *AND {sic} In CASE YHE REFUSE j BESEKE zOW{\}
OF A GraCI+OUS AFFECTU+OUSE ANSWER jN WRIT ProTEST+ING PLAYN+LY OF *SWILK REMEID AS AFFER+IS" *AND YAT SWILK DELAY+IS{\}
BE NO PreIUDICE TO MY PATroNE NOR ME SEN~ NO FAWTE NOR LET IS In VS {\\}