{=Yester Writs=} (j)ames be ye grace of god king of Scottis Till
oure louete dauid ye haye of (z)estir knicht greting {,} For±samekil
as yar(e) {\} is certane contensioun~s and debat(is) betuix (z)ow on
ye±ta# #p(ar)te and oure Cousing Robert lorde flemi(n)g and his
sounys on ye\±to±y(er) p(ar)te tweching ye patronage of ye kirk of
Bigare {.} Depending {"in process, awaiting decision"} as yhit
debatable~ in ye courte of Rome & {\} befor(e) (j)ug(is) Diligate
li(m)mit & depute fra ye sa(m)my(n) Ande {<S<} we ar informyt yat (z)e
and (z)o(ur) frei(n)d(is) purpos(s) on ye\±ta# #p(ar)te {,} and ye sounys
of oure Cousing Robert lorde flemi(n)g {.} on ye±toy(er) p(ar)te {,}
to mak co(n)uocatioune~ and gadering of o(ur) {\} liegis in fere of
were in grete multitude {,} for ye gaderi(n)g of la(m)mys woll and
vy(er) teyndis and dewiteis p(er)teni(n)g to ye {\} said p(er)sonage {,}
hable~ to Cause grete breke {"breach"} trouble~ and discorde
amang(is) oure lieg(is) {.} For ye±quhilk caus(s) {.} we {\} haue (com)monit
w^t ye vicar(e) gen(er)ale of glasgew to put sequestration~ & to sequest(er)
ye froit(is) of ye said kirk of by\gare i(n) ye handis of oure louet
maist(er) Ada(m) of cokburn~ of Scraline {,} to be obs(er)uit be him
{.} to ye vtilite & {\} proffit of ye p(er)sone" y^t finaly optenis
ye said p(er)sonage quhar(e) it effer(is) {.} As ye law det(er)mys {.}
& or\danis y(ar)uppo(n) Oure will is heirfor(e) and we charge (z)ow straitly
and co(m)maund(is) yat (z)e desist and cess(s) {\} of all (con)uocacioune~
& gad(er)ing of our lieg(is) in fere of were or vy(er)wayis {.} or of
cu(m)mi(n)g to ye said kirk now at {\} yis next feste of witsondaye
{,} for ye (j)ntromitting w^t ye sad(is) froitt(is) Bot y^t (z)e mak
ye said sequstra\cioune~ be obs(er)uit & kepit vnbroki(n) be (z)ow or
ony vy(er)is p(er)soun~s of (z)oure behalue {.} vndir all ye hiest pai(n)
{\} and charge (z)e may co(m)mit &# #fur(e) aganys ws in y^t p(ar)te {,}
For we haue writti(n) in lykewis(s) to ye sounys & p(ar)ty {\} of oure
said Cousing Robert lorde flemi(n)g to desist and cess(s) in lyke±wis(s)
{.} and to kepe & obs(er)ue ye sade {\} sequestration~ {.} vnto
ye tyme y^t ye said caus(s) be dec(er)nit quhar(e) (j)t effer(is) {.} Gevin
vndir oure Signet At Edi(n)\burgh~ ye xiiij daye of maij And
{<OF<} of oure Regne ye Nynte (z)ere {\\} {=subscription=} {)(j)ames
[d?g?]R)} {=fragments only remain of impressed seal=}