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{Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments: Misc. Charter 1439, Language 1}
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{=Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Photostat 1902, whence
transcribed=} {=Scots portion of text only=} {=~ represents a
horizontal stroke=} M^D YAT jAMYS THROW YE GRACE OF GOD *BISCHOP
OF *SANCANDROIS HIS COUNSELE YAT IS TO SAY YE *ABBOT OF LONDORis
YE PriOR OF {\} SANCANDroIS MASTer WALTer-STEWART MASTer jOHN~-SEUES
MASTer jOHN~-BETON~ MASTer jOHN~-SELDEW MASTer HENRY-DRYDEN~ DOCTOU\Ris
MASTer GILBerT-GALBRATH MASTer GILBerT-FORESTer MASTer WILLIAM"-*RAMSAY
MASTer jOHN"-LEGAT LICIENTIATis & HEW-KENIDY ProWEST {\} OF *SANCANDROIS
WITH MONY WORTHY CLERKis OF YE VNIUerSITE BEFOR QUHAM~ comPERIT
ON YE X DAY OF jANUER AT X OF YE BELL {\} *DANE jOHAN~-OLL~ &
SCHIR ALEXANDer-HOWME ON {.} YE-TA ParT *ASKAND YE SAID *DANE
jOHN~-OLL~ TO BE ADMITTIT BE YE SAID BISCHOP {\} TO YE PriORY
OF *COLDINGHAm *AND ALSUA {.} Yar comPERIT *DANE WILLAM~-BOYS
*SCHIR *DAUID-STEWART & IIIJ MONKis OF *DUNFerNLYN~ In A {\} comMISSION~
WITH APUnTACiOUN OF YE *ABBOT OF *DUNFerMLYN~ PreTENDAND YE SAID
DANE WILLAM~-BOYS TO BE ADM^TTIT BE YE SAID BISCHOP {\} TO YE
PriORY OF *COLDINGHAm AS FOR YE RIGHT OF *DUNFERMLYn *AND IT WAS
CHARGIT BE YE SAID BISCHOP TO BATH YE ParTis TO SCHEW {\} QUHAT
YAI HAD FOR YAIM & YAn In-conTENENT YE SAID *DANE WILLAmus & SCHIR
*DAUID-STEWART GAWE In A+ +CHARTer OF KING *ROBerTis QUHILK {\}
comPreHENDID COLDINGHAM~ & AL YE BAROnRY WITH YE PerTENENCE &
AN jNSTraMENT OF YE ProCESSE OF *DANE WILLAM" PurCHAST BE *DANE
{\} WILLAM"-BROUNE~ MUNK OF *DUNFERMLYn IN YE CURT OF *ROME HOW
HE WAS CURSIT FOR HIS BIDING~ In *COLDINGHAM~ & YE {\} ENTerDITYT
*AND ALSUA AN jNSTraMEnT HOW Yar WAS TRESONE *DONE TO YE *REALME
OF SCOTLANDE BE A PriOR OF COLDINGHAm QUHILK {\} WAS CAUSs OF
YAIR FORFAWTur & PUTTING OUT OF YAIM OF YE LANDE YE-QUHILK MOVIT
YE KING & YE REALM~ TO GIF IT TO DUN\FerMLYn & AT NEUer jNGLISMAn
NOR {.} *ENNYMY SULD HAUE RIGHT YarTO *EFTerWARDE *AND ALSA {.}
A LETTer OF YE *DUK OF ALBANYIS OF {\} YE OUT+ +PUTT+ING OF *DANE
jOHN~-AKLE jTem A LETTer OF YE BISCHOP YAT LAST *DEIT VNDer HIS
SELE OF YE RIGHT OF *DUNFERMLYn & {\} TWA ROLLYS OF ARTICLIS YE-QUHILKis
AR CONTENYT {.} BEFOR IN YE CONTRARY OF VS ProTESTAND YAT YE SAID
DANE jOHAN~-OLL~ SULD {\} HAFF NA {.} MAn {.} TO SPEKE FOR HIM
FOR HE WAS YE KINGis *ENMY & AL YAT SPAK FOR HIM IN YAT MATer
MY^T BE CALLID YE KINGis {\} *ENMYIS & HE {=E is O-like=} YAT
SPEKis FOR HIM TO FORTIFY {.} HIS {.} CAUS {.} AGAYNE SCOTTis-MEn
& VS YAT HAS YE KINGis CHARTerIS FORFAWTis {\} TO YE KING LYFE
LAND & GUDE & YarFOR SCHIR {deletion} ALEXANDer-HOWME WE CHARGE
YHOW ON YE KINGis BEHAULF YAT zE FORTIFY {\} NO^T HIM {.} AGAYNIS
VS VNDer AL PAYN~ YAT MAY FOLOW ANENTis YE KING" FOR HE IS COMYn
WITHIN YE KINGis REALM~ TO {\} SEW FOR A+ +BEN[]FICE {=letter
illegible=} & HAD NA LICENS OF YE KING & ALSA YAT HE HAD NA {.}
conDIT TO CUm W^TIN YE REALM OF YE KINGis & HE {\} {<del<} YE
{<end<} AN jNGLISMAn FOR AL jNGLISMEn WAR PriNCIPAL *ENMYS TO
YE KING" *THE SAID Ser ALEX" ANSWERIT & SAID YAT QWHAR {\} HE
PUT SIC HE {=sic=} *DEFAUTT TILL HIM AS TYNSALE OF LYFF LAND &
GUDE HE GraNITID HE WAS A SCOTTis-MAn & THO^T TO *DE A+ +SCOTTis\-MAn
& AT HAD *DONE MAR FOR YE REALME OF SCOTLANDE & HIS FADer BEFOR
HIM YAn HE OR ONY OYer Y^T WAULD SAY Y^T {\} QUHATSUmEUer HE WAR
*AND ALSUA HE SULD ANSWER BEFOR HIS KING OR In QUHAT OYer PLACE
Y^T IT WAR NEDEFUL QUHAR HE {\} AUCHT TIL ANSWER & Yar WAR ONY
0 {*zero rel*} WAULD PUT SIC MATerES TIL HIM *AND FOR HE WIST
HIM-SELF HE WAS A RELIGIOUSs {\} MAn & MY^T NO^T BYDE YarBY HE
MY^T SAY QWHAT VNRESON~ Y^T HE WALDE {.} *AND THO^T HE CALLID
*DANE jOHN~-OLL~ Y^T Yar WAS {\} YE-QUHILK WAS PreseNT TO YE BISCHOP
BE YE PriOR OF *DURAm YE KINGis *ENMY Y^T WAS HE NO^T FOR HE ProFERIT
HIM TO {deletion ?NA} {\} MAK OBEDIENCE TO HIS BISCHOP AS HIS
PreDECESSOURis HAD DON~ OF-BEFOR AS HEUID OF SPiritUALTE AT YE-QUHILK
HE AUGHT {\} OF ORDOUR TO BEGIN *AND AT HE WAS REDY TO MAK HIS
FEWTE TO YE KING QUHEn IT PLESIT HIM OR ONY In HIS NAm {\} TO
RESAWE In LIKE MANer AS HIS PreDECESSOURis HAD VSID OFBEFORE &
QUHAR HE SAYD HE HAD NA {.} conDIT YAT WAS NO^T NEDFUL {\} FOR
HE HAD A+ +conDIT OF *ELDer TYME YAn ONY OF VS HAD BENE LIFFAND

YE-QUHILK ProPORTIT In YE KINGis CHARTer & GYFTis {\} OF YE-QUHILK
HE SAID SULD SerUE HIM AT YAT TYME QUHASUmEUer SULD BE In YE COnTRARY
WITH YE HELP OF GOD & SANC {\} CUTHBERCH *AND ALSA Y^T HE HAD
NA comMISSION~ OF HIS PriOR TO SEW HIS RIGHT In HIS PriOURis NAME
*AND QUHEYer APOSTA\TA OR NO^T IT WAS VNKNAWIN TIL HIM *AND AL
Yir ALLEGACiONIS MAD YAI GAF In TO YE BISCHOP A LETTer SENT FRA
{\} YE {\} KING VNDer HIS P^EVE-SELE *AND A CLERK CALLID MASTer
GILBerT-FORESTer WITH CHARGE & MAD CREDENCE~ OF Y^E KINGis BEHALF
{\} CHARGEANDE YE BISCHOP OF HIS ALLEGIANCE YAT HE SULD NO^T RESAWE
AN jNGLISMAn TO YE-QUHILK IT WAS AnSWERT {\} SCHORTLY In WRITE
AS EFTer FOLOWIS & GEF IT TO YE SAID BISCHOP & HIS COUNSELE BE
OUR ParTY YE CONFerMACiON OF *ROBerT {\} KING & YE ACTE OF KING
jAMIS YAT LAST DEID jTem YE COLLACiOUN OF *DANE WILLAM"-DRAX &
YE COLLACiON OF WALTer\-SCHARSLEKE {(SEDE VACANTE(} W^T OYer SINDRY
ALEGEANCE BE YE SAIDE SCHIR *ALEXANDer {= Text of document continues

in ddcmch1439NME.tag, a copy of the collation in NME. =}