# 144{Edinburgh, HM Register House, SRO GD 55/480: 26 May 1389}
Sort date: {The MS is badly faded and some words illegible or lost and}
Location: {the MS readings have been checked with and supplemented from the BC edn.}
'Robert Erle of ;Fyf & of menteth wardane & chambirlayn of ;scotland
to ye custumere of ye Grete custume of ye burows off ;Edynburgh
;Hadyngtu(n) and ;Dunbarr greting For=qwhy±yat of
gude memore 'Dauid kyng qwhilom of ;scotland yat god assoillie w^t his
chartir vndre his grete Sele has gyv:in to ye
Religi:ouss(s) men ye Abbot &~ ye Conuent of ;meuros & to yair
sucess:our#is for eu(er)e=m[?]re fre:ly all~ ye custume of all yair
woll#ys as wele of yair awin grow:ing as of yair(e) tend#is of yair kyrk#es
as it app(er)#is `be ye @for:said chartir conferm#yt `be our mast
sou(er)eigne & doubt#it lorde & fadre our lorde ye kyng(e) of ;Scotland
'Robert yat now ys wyth his grete Sele To yow ioynt:ly &
seu(er)ail:ly `be ye tenour of yis l(ett)re ferme:ly we bid#0 &
co(m)mand#es yat ye @for:said woll#ys at your port#is yir l(ett)re#s sene
@ye±qwhilk l(ett)re#s yhe delyu(er)e#0 to yai(m) again yhe suffre#0 to be
shipp#it &~ fre:ly to pass(s) w^t=outyn ony add#yng or ?tak#ing of
Custume or ony obstacle or lett#yng in ony point eftir as ye
tenour of ye @for:said#es chartir & confirmac(i)on plen(er):ly ask#is &~
p(ur)port#is in wytness(s) here±of to yis l(ett)re we haue put our Sele
at ;Edynburgh ye !xxvj day of maij ye yhere of god ![m]ill~=ccc=iiij^xx
and nyne