{=Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Photostat 1902, whence
transcribed=} {=Scots portion of text only=} {=~ represents a
horizontal stroke=} m^d yat (j)amys throw ye grace of god Bischop
of Sancandrois his counsele yat is to say ye Abbot of londor(is)
ye p(ri)or of {\} sancand(ro)is mast(er) walt(er)±stewart mast(er) (j)ohn~±seues
mast(er) (j)ohn~±beton~ mast(er) (j)ohn~±seldew mast(er) henry±dryden~ doctou\r(is)
mast(er) gilb(er)t±galbrath mast(er) gilb(er)t±forest(er) mast(er) william"±Ramsay
mast(er) (j)ohn"±legat licientiat(is) & hew±kenidy p(ro)west {\} of Sancandrois
with mony worthy clerk(is) of ye vniu(er)site befor quham~ (com)perit
on ye x day of (j)anuer at x of ye bell {\} Dane (j)ohan~±oll~ &
schir alexand(er)±howme on {.} ye±ta p(ar)t Askand ye said Dane
(j)ohn~±oll~ to be admittit be ye said bischop {\} to ye p(ri)ory
of Coldingha(m) And alsua {.} y(ar) (com)perit Dane willam~±boys
Schir Dauid±stewart & iiij monk(is) of Dunf(er)nlyn~ i(n) a {\} (com)mission~
with apu(n)tac(i)oun of ye Abbot of Dunf(er)mlyn~ p(re)tendand ye said
dane willam~±boys to be adm^ttit be ye said bischop {\} to ye
p(ri)ory of Coldingha(m) as for ye right of Dunfermly(n) And it was
chargit be ye said bischop to bath ye p(ar)t(is) to schew {\} quhat
yai had for yaim & ya(n) i(n)-(con)tenent ye said Dane willa(mus) & schir
Dauid±stewart gawe i(n) a# #chart(er) of king Rob(er)t(is) quhilk {\}
(com)p(re)hendid coldingham~ & al ye baro(n)ry with ye p(er)tenence &
an (j)nst(ra)ment of ye p(ro)cesse of Dane willam" p(ur)chast be Dane
{\} willam"±broune~ munk of Dunfermly(n) in ye curt of Rome how
he was cursit for his biding~ i(n) Coldingham~ & ye {\} ent(er)dityt
And alsua an (j)nst(ra)me(n)t how y(ar) was tresone Done to ye Realme
of scotlande be a p(ri)or of coldingha(m) quhilk {\} was caus(s) of
yair forfawt(ur) & putting out of yaim of ye lande ye±quhilk movit
ye king & ye realm~ to gif it to dun\f(er)mly(n) & at neu(er) (j)nglisma(n)
nor {.} Ennymy suld haue right y(ar)to Eft(er)warde And alsa {.}
a lett(er) of ye Duk of albanyis of {\} ye out# #putt#ing of Dane
(j)ohn~±akle (j)t(em) a lett(er) of ye bischop yat last Deit vnd(er) his
sele of ye right of Dunfermly(n) & {\} twa rollys of articlis ye±quhilk(is)
ar contenyt {.} befor in ye contrary of vs p(ro)testand yat ye said
dane (j)ohan~±oll~ suld {\} haff na {.} ma(n) {.} to speke for him
for he was ye king(is) Enmy & al yat spak for him in yat mat(er)
my^t be callid ye king(is) {\} Enmyis & he {=E is O-like=} yat
spek(is) for him to fortify {.} his {.} caus {.} agayne scott(is)±me(n)
& vs yat has ye king(is) chart(er)is forfawt(is) {\} to ye king lyfe
land & gude & y(ar)for schir {deletion} alexand(er)±howme we charge
yhow on ye king(is) behaulf yat (z)e fortify {\} no^t him {.} agaynis
vs vnd(er) al payn~ yat may folow anent(is) ye king" for he is comy(n)
within ye king(is) realm~ to {\} sew for a# #ben[?]fice {=letter
illegible=} & had na licens of ye king & alsa yat he had na {.}
(con)dit to cu(m) w^tin ye realm of ye king(is) & he {\} {<del<} ye
{<end<} an (j)nglisma(n) for al (j)nglisme(n) war p(ri)ncipal Enmys to
ye king" The said s(er) alex" answerit & said yat qwhar {\} he
put sic he {=sic=} Defautt till him as tynsale of lyff land &
gude he g(ra)nitid he was a scott(is)±ma(n) & tho^t to De a# #scott(is)\±ma(n)
& at had Done mar for ye realme of scotlande & his fad(er) befor
him ya(n) he or ony oy(er) y^t wauld say y^t {\} quhatsu(m)eu(er) he war
And alsua he suld answer befor his king or i(n) quhat oy(er) place
y^t it war nedeful quhar he {\} aucht til answer & y(ar) war ony
0 {*zero rel*} wauld put sic mat(er)es til him And for he wist
him±self he was a religious(s) {\} ma(n) & my^t no^t byde y(ar)by he
my^t say qwhat vnreson~ y^t he walde {.} And tho^t he callid
Dane (j)ohn~±oll~ y^t y(ar) was {\} ye±quhilk was p(rese)nt to ye bischop
be ye p(ri)or of Dura(m) ye king(is) Enmy y^t was he no^t for he p(ro)ferit
him to {deletion ?NA} {\} mak obedience to his bischop as his
p(re)decessour(is) had don~ of±befor as heuid of sp(irit)ualte at ye±quhilk
he aught {\} of ordour to begin And at he was redy to mak his
fewte to ye king quhe(n) it plesit him or ony i(n) his na(m) {\} to
resawe i(n) like man(er) as his p(re)decessour(is) had vsid ofbefore &
quhar he sayd he had na {.} (con)dit yat was no^t nedful {\} for
he had a# #(con)dit of Eld(er) tyme ya(n) ony of vs had bene liffand
ye±quhilk p(ro)portit i(n) ye king(is) chart(er) & gyft(is) {\} of ye±quhilk
he said suld s(er)ue him at yat tyme quhasu(m)eu(er) suld be i(n) ye co(n)trary
with ye help of god & sanc {\} cuthberch And alsa y^t he had
na (com)mission~ of his p(ri)or to sew his right i(n) his p(ri)our(is) name
And quhey(er) aposta\ta or no^t it was vnknawin til him And al
y(ir) allegac(i)onis mad yai gaf i(n) to ye bischop a lett(er) sent fra
{\} ye {\} king vnd(er) his p^eve±sele And a clerk callid mast(er)
gilb(er)t±forest(er) with charge & mad credence~ of y^e king(is) behalf
{\} chargeande ye bischop of his allegiance yat he suld no^t resawe
an (j)nglisma(n) to ye±quhilk it was a(n)swert {\} schortly i(n) write
as eft(er) folowis & gef it to ye said bischop & his counsele be
our p(ar)ty ye conf(er)mac(i)on of Rob(er)t {\} king & ye acte of king
(j)amis yat last deid (j)t(em) ye collac(i)oun of Dane willam"±drax &
ye collac(i)on of walt(er)\±scharsleke {(sede vacante(} w^t oy(er) sindry
alegeance be ye saide schir Alexand(er) {= Text of document continues
in ddcmch1439NME.tag, a copy of the collation in nme. =}