{Facsimile: Edinburgh University Library Ph. 1690, whence transcribed}
Venerab(i)le fadir in god we grete (z)ou wele Forsamek(i)le as dauid±hoppringill
of smailhame" being vexit be {\} ye hand of god as (z)e knaw ya^t
he may no^t vs(s) him±self to ye gyding of his land(is) and gud(is)
{\} bot ye cuyre y(ar)of stand(is) alan(er)lie in ye gyding of his wife
quham we haue tane vndir our(e) {\} p(ro)tectioun defens and saufgard
quha hes laitlie informit ws yat to (z)our(e) neidful erand(is) {\}
scho hes lent of hir husband(is) money to (z)ou and restis ane grete
p(ar)te y(ar)of as (z)it vnpayit {\} And (z)e causs(s) to poynd hir sa[i]d
husband(is) gud(is) & will mak hir na payme(n)t of ye sovmes {\} awand
be (z)ou nor (z)it allow ye samy(n) in hir malis quhairof we m(er)vel
greitlie {,} y^t (z)e {\} of (z)our(e) conscience wald trub(i)le ane gentill±woma(n)
yat is almaist ane wedow be resoun~ {\} of ye infirmite of hir
said spous Heirfore we pray (z)ou & als exhortis and requyris {\}
That (z)e do na wrang to ye said dauid nor his spous {,} bot y^t
(z)e cum to compt & rekning {\} w^t hir and trub(i)le hir no^t anent
ye poynding of hir husband(is) gud(is) vnto ye tyme (j)t be vnd(er)stand
{\} yat (z)e haue pait ye samy(n) Cert[?]fying {=hole in ms=} (z)ou
gif in ye meyn±tyme (z)e or (z)our(e) (con)vent be (z)o(ur)±\self or officiariis
{=sic=} dois hir ony trub(i)le in poynding for ye said(is) malis {,}
we will hald and {\} repute (z)ow as dissobeyar & refusar(e) of oure
resonab(i)le request and charge {,} and sall provide {\} sa scharp
remeid for ye eis(s) of ye said dauid and his spous y^t (z)e sal#
#be (con)tent to let yame life {\} in peax eftirwart(is) {,} w^t (z)our(e)
ansuer in writ agane quhat we sall lippin in {,} gevin vndir {\}
oure signete & subsc(ri)uit w^t oure hand at edinbur^t ye vj day
of (j)anuar(e) And of our(e) {\} Regnne ye xxij (z)er(e) {\\} {=signature=}
{((j)amis rx(}