{Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Microfilm M.10, whence
transribed} He Excellent and Rycht mychty prynce Lik# #it
to (z)our henes to wyte me haff resauit (z)our honorabile l(ett)res
to me sende be A Reu(er)end fadir {\} ye abbot of Calkow contenand
yat it is well knawin yat trewis war tane & sworne o late betwix
ye Rewmys of ingland & scotlande & for±yi yhu {\} mervalis gretly
y^t my men be my wille & assent has byrnde ye toun~ of berwike
& in oy(er) c(er)tayne places wythin ye Rewme of inglande in brekyng"
fully {\} ye saide trewis in my defaute & nathing" in (z)hour(is)
& als agay(n) my(n) ath made in streynthing" of ye same trewis of
ye±qwhilke yhe desire rather yat amend(is) {\} war made yan ony
mar harme war done yarfor Requirande me to do yhou to wyte {.}
qwheyn {.} (j) will gere refourme ye sayde attemptat(z) or qwhat my
full {\} will be to do {.} o {.} yat mat(er) Anence y^e±qwhilkys
hee and Excellent prynce qwhar yhe say yhu {=sic=} m(er)valys gretly
y^t my men be my will & assent has bre(n)nede {\} ye toun~ of berwik
ye±qwhilk is wythin scotlande & oy(er) places in inglande in brekyng"
fully of ye sayde trewis (j) vnd(er)stand y^t giff yhour hee Excellent
war {\} clerly enfourmyte of ye brennyng" slachtyr & takyng" of
p(ri)soner(is) & scott(is) schippis y^t is done be yhour men to scottys
men w^t^hin ye saide trewis i(n) diu(er)s {\} places of scotlande
befor ye brynnyng" of Berwike {.} ye±qwhilk skathis our lege
lorde ye kyng" and his lieg(is) has paciently tholyte in ye kepyng"
of ye saide {\} trewis & chargit me til aske & ger be askyte be
my deput(z) redress(s) yarof {,} ye±qwhilk my deput(is) has askyte at
day&(gt);^i^s&(gt); {=inflexion inserted by scribe=} of marche & nane has
gotyne me think {.} {\} o resoune yhe suld erar put blame & punic(i)oun
to ye doarys of ye saide trespas done agay(n) ye trewis in swilke
man(er) & callys yai(m) rather brekar(is) of ye {\} trew {.} yan me
y^t has tholyte sa mikylle iniur(e) so lang(e) & nane amend(is) gottyn
{,} bot it is like y^t ye gret attemptat(z) y^t yhour men dois agay(n)
ye trewis is {\} well concelyte fra yhour audience for (j) suppose
& yhe wist it (z)he wald of (z)hour he worschipe ger it be refourmyte
& redressit {,} as ye cause requiryt {\} for lang(e) befor ye bry(n)ing
of berwike yhour men come w^t^hin our lorde y^e kyng(is) awin~ p(ro)pir
lande of arane & (j)le±malasch~ {Lamlach} & til his castell of brathwike
{Brodick} & {\} brynt his chapelle & oy(er) diu(er)se placis of yat
lande & tuke & Rownsounde ye capitain of ye sayde castelle &
slow his sone & heryde al y^t yai mycht our take {\} and alsua
yai hade takyne befor yat tym c(er)tayne scott(is) schippis chargit
w^t^h marchand(is) & ye marchand(is) {\} yarof in ye contrer of ye
sayde trewis of ye±qwhilk(is) {\} rep(er)acioun~ & redress(s) has bene
askyte befor ye bre(n)nyng" of berwike & nane gottyne And qwhar
(z)he say y^t berwike y^t stand(is) in scotlande ye±qwhilke {\} toun~
yhe call yhouris in yhour sayde l(ett)re(z) & c(er)tayne land(is) of yhour(is)
wythin inglande was brende be my men my will & my(n) assent {,}
brekand y^e trewis {\} in my defaute & nocht in yhouris & in ye
contrar of my(n) athe {,} yar±to (j) answer in yis man(e)r {.} y^t qwhat±tyme
it like to our lege lorde ye kyng" & to yhour {\} hee Excellent
{,} to ordane redress(s) to be made be his Co(m)missaris & yhouris
of all attemptat(is) done of aythir syde (j) {.} sall w^t^h ye help
of gode make it well {\} kennyt y^t (j) haff trewly kepit my(n) athe
& ye trewis as afferys to me of Resoun~ And qwha±eu(er) enfourmyt
yhour Excellence y^t (j) {.} hade brokyn my(n) {\} athe it hade bene
fayrar for him to haffe sende me y^t querell(e) in±to wyrt vndir
his selle & til haff tane answere greable as afferit to him vnd(er)
{\} my seelle agayne yan {.} sua vntrewly in my(n) absence till
enfourme yhour excellence {.} for (j) trayst he has saide mar in
my(n) absence yan he dar awow in~ {\} my p(rese)ns {.} for nocht displece
yhour honour {.} learys sulde be lytille alowit wyth ony sic worschipfull
kyng" as (z)he ar And qwhar (z)he say in yhour sayde {\} l(ett)res
{.} y^t (z)he desir rather amend(is) of attemptat(z) done agay(n) ye trewis
yan ony mar harme war done yarfor {,} to y^t (j) answer in yis man(er)
y^t qwhen {\} yhour saide l(ett)res come to me {.} our lorde y^e
kyng" was passit in ye northe p(ar)tis of scotlande {.} & (j) with
al gudly hast sende (z)hour l(ett)res til him of ye±qwhilk(is) at ye
makyng" of yir lett(er)is (j) hade nane answ[er] Neu(er)±ye±latt(er)
qwhen (j) hade vnderstandyne yhour l(ett)res (j) gert {,} cry in diu(er)se
plac(is) ye trewis to be kepit {,} {\} traystand yat it suld be
sua done on ye±toy(er) p(ar)t {,} eftyr ye±qwhilk crye yhour men of
(j)nglande has rydyne in scotlande wyth gret company like in {\}
fere of were & has heryde law±adyr±dalle {.} Tewydalle & a part
{,} of Etryke forest {,} ye±qwhilke at ye makyng" of yir lett(eris)
was tholyt & nocht don yarfor {\} And for±yi giffe {hole in ms
obscures descenders of Y and G} ye trewis sall stande it lyes
to yhour heenes to se for chastying" of trespassouris & for amend(is)
of Attemptat(z) done & y^t be±tym {\} and qwhat (z)he wochesaff of
(z)our heenes to do twychand y(ir) forsayde mat(er)is (z)he wolde c(er)tify
me be (z)our lett(er) wyth al gudly hast {.} hee almychty {\} prynce
{.} ye haly gast (z)ow haff in his (z)hemsall eu(er)mar wyrtyn at Eddynburgh~
vnd(er) my selle ye xxvj of (j)ulij {\} (j)amis of douglas wardane {\}
of ye marche {\\}