OF YOur GOOD COnTINUANCE / *AND FOR ALS MEKILL AS THE HO=# NORABLE LORDE THE LORD OF HAYLEz NOWE LATE HAS WRE# TYN TO ME AND ALSWA *CORNELL THE SerUANT OF *COLDYN=# GHaM HAS REPORTE TO ME AT THE SAID LORD AND YHE DE=# SI%RES TO HAVE PreFERRED BEFOR AL+MENn TO THE PRI%ORE OF *COLDI%NGHaM *DAUn *JOHNn *BARLAY FOR I%F ONY OTHERE SULD COME THERTO BOD THE SAID *BARLAY YHE THYNKE HE SULD NOTT OPTEYN@ . *JN THE WHILKE MATER *J HAVE COmMYTT CREDENCE WRETYN~ TO MY BROTHERE *DAUn *JOHN *ELL TO SHEWE THE SAID HONORABLE LORDE OF HAYLEz AND YOWE TO THE WHILKE CREDENCE *J PRAY YOWE TO GIFF AUDI%ENCE AND SO AT THI%S TYME~ TO SHEWE YOur GOOD FAUOur AS *J AND OURE HOUS OF *DORESME TR^AISTEz IN YOWE *AND MAY BE+HALDYN@ TO DO FOR YOW AND YOURS I%N TYME~ COmMYNGE . *AND GOD ALMYGHTY HAVE YOWE I%N HI%S KEPYNG / WRETYN~ AT *DORESME THE XIJ DAY OF *AUGUSTE **RI%GHT HONORABLE LORD *J COmMEND ME TO YOWR~ LORDSHIPP THANKAND YOWE OF THE GOODE GRACE AND TENDIRNESSE YHE HAVE SHEWID TILL OURE PLACE OF *COLDI%NGHaM PRAY# AND YOWE ATT THE REUerENCE OF *SAYNT *CUTHBERTT OF YOUR~ GRACI%OUSE COnTI%NUANCE *AND LIK HI%TT YOWE TO WETE THATT *J . HAVE RECEYUYD YOur HONORABLE LRE@ IN THE WHILKE *J CONSEYVE THATT YOur LORDSHIPP I%S ENFOurMED THATT NO MONKE OF *DURESME CAN~ EASELY BE ACCEPT TO THE PriORE OF *COLDYNGHaM BOT *DAUn *JOHN *BARLEY I%N THE WHILKE MATERE *J HAVE COmMYTT CRE=# DENCE WRETYN@ TO MY BRETHERE *DAUn *JOHN *ELL TO SHEWE TO YOUR~ HONORABLE LORDSHI%PP AND PRAYS YOW OF GRACIOUSE AUDIENCE AND FAUOur IN THATT AT HE SALL SHEWE TO YOWE ATT THE REUerENCE OF *SEYNT *CUTH# BERT AS *J AND THE HOUSE OF *DORESME AND OURE FRENDEz MAY BE HALDEN~ TO YOWE IN TYME COmMYNG *AND GOD ALMYGHTY HAVE YOWE IN HIS KEPYNGE WRE# TYN~ AT *DORESME THE XIJ. DAY OF *AUGUST . *THI%S I%S THE CREDENCE COmMYTT BE THE *PriOur OF *DORESME TO *DAN~ *JOHN~ *ELL *MONK TILL SHEWE TO THE HONORABLE LORD THE LORD OF HAYLEz AND TO THE WIRSHIPFULL Sir . Sir *DAVY *HOME KNYGHT *FIRST THAT *SEYNT *CUTHBERT AND THE PriOur AND THE CO# UENT OF DORESME HASE BEEN~ POSSESSED . *C*C*C / YHEER~ AND MARE OF THE HOUSE OF *COLDYNGHaM WYTH FRE POUSTE THERE TO PUTT THE PriOur AND *MONKEz OF *DO# RESME EFTER THAYRE AWEN~ DISTRECION~ WYTHOUTYN@ RESTRENYNG OR ARTACION~ TILL ONY SPECIALL PerSOUn *JTM~ FOR GRETT INCONEMENTEz THATT AFORTYM~ FELL I%N *SEYNT *BENETT ORDOur BE ProMOCION~ OF PRIOurz AND OFFI# CERS ATT THE REQUEST OF SECULAR MEN . THE PAPE *GREGORY . IX . MADE A COnSTI%TUCION~ THATT NA *MONKE OF *SEYNT *BENETT ORDOur BE MEDI%ACION~ OF *SECULER PerSO# NEz SULD BE PROMOTE TO PRI%ORE DI%GNI%TE OR OFFICE OF PAYN~ OF CURSYNG AND I%NHABI%LITE THE WHILKE CON# STITUCION~ AT ALL TYMEz HASE BEEN KEPYTT IN THE HOUSE OF *DORESME / SA FERFURTH WHEN@ THE *NOBILL PRYNCE *ROBERTT KYNG OF *SCOTLAND GRAUNSYRE TO THE KYNGE ATT NOWE IS WRATE TO THE PRIOur AND COUENT OF *DORESME TO PREFERR TO THE *PRI%ORE OF *COLDYNGHAM *AND NAMED *DAnN *JOHN LOMLEY *MONKE OF *DORESME WHANN THE KYNG NE HI%S WRYTYNG CALLED HI%S COSYN~ *AND ALSA WHEN@ HONORABLE LORD *GEORGE THE *ERLE OF *MARCH ATT LAST DEID WRATE TO THE SAID *PRIOur AND COUENT TO PREFERR~ TO THE SAID PRIORE OF *COLDYNGHaM AND WI%LLAM *TROLHOP *MONKE OF *DORESME WHAM~ HE CALLED HI%S COSYN~ . THE PRIOur AND *COUENT ATT THATT TYME~ AWNSWERD THE SAID KYNG AND *ERLE IF THAY SULD ADMYTT THAYR~ REQUEST HITT SULD TURN~ THAYM~ I%N PreIUDICE OF THE FREDOM~ AFORE REHER# SID AND CONTRARY TO DYUERSE LAWEz PerTENAND TO THAYR~ ORDOur OF THE WHILKE AWNSWER~ BATH THE SAID KYNG AND *ERLE HELD THAYM~ CONTENT AND ADMYTTED FAUO# RABILY *MAYSTRE *JOHN@ *ARLEY *MONKE OF *DORESME@ *JTM~ LIKE REQUEST HASE BEEN@ MADE IN THE REAVME OF *JNGLAND AND LIKE AWNSWERS GEVYN@ WHERE THAY HAFFE . VIIJ. *CELLEz . SA THAT THIS . L . YHEERE I%N THE WHILKE THE *PRIOur HASE BEEN I%N THATT RELIGI%ON WAS NEUER~ *MONKE OF *DORESME PROMOTE TO PRIORE OR OFFI%CE BE REQUEST OF SECULER~ MEN~ BOT BE FREE DISPOSICION~ OF THE PRIOur AND *COUENT OF *DORESME . AND SA HE AND HIS BRETHER~ DESYREz AND PRAYS HITT MAY BE NOWE . *JTM~ IF SEYNT *CUTHBERT AND THE HOUSE OF *DORESME SULD BE SPOYLID OF THAYRE POSSESSIOnN COnTI%NUED SA MO# NY YHEREz HI%TT IS LI%KLY TO TURN~ BATH THE REAWMEz AND DYUERSE PLACEz OF BATH THE MARCHES TO DISEESE . FOR IN THATT CASE THE WHILKE GODE SHELD SULD FALL THE PRIOur OF *DORESME MUSTE OF NEDE SEWE TO THE KYNG AND LORDEz OF *JNGLAND AND ALSA TO THE ^{KYNG AND} LORDEz OF *SCOT# LAND FOR REMEDY TO BE HADD AND HE SUPPOSEz ATT THAT SULD BE FVN@ BREKYNG OF TREVEz I%N THE WHILKE I%S CONTENED THATT NANE OF THE LIEGEz OF THE REAVMEz BE SPOYLED OF THAYRE LANDEz PLACEz AND GOODEz *JTM~ THE PriOur PRAYS *Sir *DAVY HOME TO REMEMBR~ HOWE THATT HE I%S BROTHERE OF THE *CHAPETER OF *DORESME FOR THE WHILKE THAY TRISTE HE WILL BE MARE FAUORABLE I%N SAVYNG OF THAYRE RIGHT *JTM~ THATT HITT LIKE HYM~ TO REMEMBR~ HOWE AFORTYME GRETE I%NSTANCE HASE BEEN~ MADE TO THE PriOur TO REMOVE HYM OF HI%S OFFICE OF *COLDYNGHaM AND THER TO HAVE SETT Sir *ALEXANDER HOME . AND THERTO THE *PRIOur WALD NOTT ASSENT NOR I%N WILL WAS I%S . NOR SALL BE HYM~ TO CHANGE WYTH# OUTEN~ GRETTER~ CAUSE THEN~ HE TROWEz TO FYNNDE . *JTM~ WHEER~ HITT IS REPORT TO Sir *DAVY HOME ATT THE PRIOur OF *DORESME I%S INFOurMED ATT THE SAID *DAVY WYTH HIS REPAYR~ SULD OUerLAY THE HOUSE OF *COLDYNGHaM TILL GRETT HYNDRYNG THEROF . THE PriOur SAYS HE HAD NEUER~ SLIKE INFORMACION~ AND PRAYS HYM~ NOTT TO TRISTE ALL LANGAGEz NOR REPORTEz WYTH OVT BETTR~ ProBACOnN . *AND NOWE TO / SHEWE HIS SADD WYSDOME~ AND FAUOur AS HE HASE SHEWID AFORTYM~ BATH FOR THE GOODE OF BATH THE REAVMEz AND EASE OF ALL PARTIES . *AND I%F HE SA DO THE PriOur WILL SEE THATT WHATT MONKE OF *DORESME OCCUPIEz THE PriORY OF *COLDYNGHaM HE SALL REWARD HYM~ SUFFI%CI%ANTLY WYTH FAUOur IN OTHERE MATERS ATT MAY BE SHEWID APON~ RESOUn . *HONORABLE Sir AND BROTHER~ *J COMEND ME TO YOWE LETTAND YOWE THATT *J HAVE RECEYUYD YOUR~ LETTRE BE THE WHILKE *J VNDIRSTAND THATT IF YHE SULD LABOur OUR ENTENT AS TOU=# CHAND THE PriORY OF *COLDYNGHAM YHE DESYRE FI%RST TO HAVE GRaUNT TO YOW THRE THYNGEz . OON~ IS TO HAFF YOUR~ OFFI%CE FOR THE TERME OF YOur LIEFE VNDR~ OUR~ COmMON@ SEALL . *THE SECUND I%S TO HAFF YOur FEE ENCRESID . *THE THRID I%S TO HAVE GRaUNT OF *ESCHaUNGE OF CERTAYnN LAUNDE I%N THE *BARONY OF *COLDYNGHaM . *AS FOR THE FI%RSTE ATT DYUERSE TYMEz *J HAVE SENND YOWE SOMTYM~ WRYTI%N SOMTYM~ BE MOUTH THATT NEUERE WHE FYNND WRETYN~ THATT ONY MAN~ THATT OCCUPIED THE OFFI%CE AS YHE DOO / HADD HITT FOR TERME OF LIEFFE NE BE THE COmMON SEALL BOD THE *ERLE OF *DOUGLAS AND ATT HI%S REQUEST WHATT TYME~ HE RELESSHID HIS GRET FEE OF . *C . MaRC~ *ALEXANDER YOur BROTHERE . *AND IF YHE SULD HAVE HI%TT I%N THATT WI%ESSE HI%TT WALD BE EXSAMPLILL TILL ALL OTHER THATT COME EFTRE YOWE TI%LL HAVE THE SAME WI%ESSE . *FOR WHILKE MY MOCION~ AS HI%TT WAS REPORT TO ME / YHE WALD ^HALD YOW COnTENNT FOR TILL HAVE HI%TT FOR NOTA# BI%LL TYME OF YHEREz WHILKE WHARE LIKLY TO ENDURE AS LANG AS YOur LI%EFFE THE WHILKE *J . CAN~ WELE AGREE SO ATT *J . FYNDE THATT YHE DO YOur DI%LI%GENCE ATT THI%S TYME LIKE AS *J WRATE TO YOW LATE AND TRAISTE YHE WILL DO *AND THIS GRAUNT TO BE ENDENTI%D BETWIX VS AND YOWE THATT YHE SALL SUPPORTE DESEMID AND MAYNTEYN~ THE FREDOM~ AND THE RIGHTEz OF THE KIRKE AND THE PLACE OF *COLDYNGHaM . BOTH LANDEz GOODEz / SerUaNTz / TO BE ORDAND AND DISPONED ATT YE PriOURS WI%LL OF *COLDYNGHaM BE=# YNG FOR TYmME TO THE ProFETT OF THE KIRKES AND PLACEz BOTH OF DURHaM AND OF *COLDYNGHaM . *AS FOR THE SECUNDE TO ENCRESE YOur FEE . *J . CAnN WELE AGREE . *AS FOR THE THRID THE ESCHaUNGE TO BE MADE . *J CAnN NOGHT YHI%TT SAY YHA NE NAY WYTHOUTYN~ PLAYNARE I%NFORMACIOnN THATT HITT WARR~ NOT LIKE TO TURNE I%N HURTT TILL VS AND OUR~ HOUSE OF *COLDYN# GHaM . *WHARFOR *J . PRAY AND CONSELLEz YOWE SA FOR TO SHEWE YOW A TREWE BROTHERE AND OUR~ FRENNDE ATT THI%S TYME~ THATT ALL WHE BE MARE WI%LLY TO FULFILL YOUR~ ENTENTE I%N YOur DESYRE ABOUEN~ REHERSID AND IN OTHER~ THYNGES THATT MAY FALL IN TYME~ COmMYNGE . *AND THE HALY TRINITE HAFF YOW IN HIS KEPYNG WRETYN~ ATT *DURHaM THE . XX . DAY OF *AUGUSTE . <16 lines> *RIGHT HONORABILL AND WIRSHIPFULL LORD *J . COmMEND ME TO YOUR~ LORDSHIPP THANKAND YOWE OF THE GOOD GRACE . TENDIRNEESE . EESE SUPPORTACIOnN AND HERTLY AFFECCIOnN . WHILKE YHE HAFF DOON~ AND DOOSE DAYLY TILL ALL MY BRETHER~ AND OUR~ *CELLE OF *COLDINGHaM BESEKYNG YOW EUerMOORE OF YOur GRACI%OUSE COnTINUANCE . *AND AS TOUCHAND THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDI%NGHaM . FOR THE WHILK YOur LORDSHIPP NOWE LATE WRATE TO ME FORE . LIKHITT YOur SAID LORD=# SHIPP TO UNDIRSTAND THATT DI%UERSE OF MY BRETHERE THATT HAS DUEL=# LID ATT *COLDINGHaM . HAS LATTYN@ ME WEETE THATT Sir *DAVY HOME@ HAS HADD GRETT LABOur AND DI%SEESE AND OFTYMEz HAS BEEN@ I%N GRETT PARELL AND DOUTE OF HIS LI%FE FORTHE FORTHE# RAUNCE AND THE RIGHTEz OF OUR~ *CELLE OF *COLDINGHaM FOR THE . WHILKE . GENTILNESSE AND KYNDNESSE WI%LL THATT J AND MY BRETHER~ BE MORE FAUORABILL TILL HYM~ . AND THARFOR WHE HAFF GRaUNT HYM~ THE OFFICE OF THE SAID *BAILYERY FOR CERTEYN~ YHEREz VNDI%R CER=# TEYN~ COnDI%CONEz *AND AS YOur LORDSHI%P WELE KNAWEz Sir *ALEX~ HOME IS MYKILL BETTER ENDOVID AND GRETTER~ OF LYUELOODE THAnN IS Sir . *DAVY *AND THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDINGHaM IS A+GRETT HELP TO THE SAID Sir *DAVY . AND THARFOR TO TAKE HITT FRO HYM~ HITT WARR~ TO HYM~ GRETT HINDERaUNCE . *NEUER THE LESSE IF HITT LIKE TO YOur SAID LORDSHIPP AS TO YOWE THE WHILKE IS MOST WORTHY OF THAYRE KYN~ TO TRETE BETWEnN THAYM~ . THATT I%F Sir *DAVY WILL WYTH FULL HERTT AND WILL DISCHARGE HYM~ SELFE . AND DELY=# UERE TO ME OR TO THE PriOur OF *COLDINGHaM THE COmMON~ SEALL AND ALSO MY SEALL THE WHILKE HE HAS OF THE GRaUNT OF THE SAID *BAILYERY *J CAN@ WELE AGREE FOR YOur SAKE AND YOur REQUEST TO GRaUNT THE SAID OFFICE OF THE *BAI%LYERY TO Sir *ALEX~ HOME FOR CERTEYN~ YHEREz LIKE AS HI%TT HAS BEEN GRAUNTED AFORTYM~ *AND GODE AND HIS BLESSID MODRE AND OURE HALY PATRON *SEYNT *CUTHBERT EUerMOORE HAFF YOWE I%N THAIRE HALY KEPYNG WRI# TEN ATT *DURHaM THE XIIJ . DAY OF *OCTOBR~ *WIRSHIPFULL Sir *J COmMEND ME TO YOWE THANKYNG YOW OF YOUR~ GOODE SUPPORTACION~ SHEWID TO OURE *CELLE OF *COLDYNGHaM BESEKAND YOU OF YOUR~ GOOD COnTINUANCE *AND LIKHITT YOW TO WEETE THATT *J . HAFF RECEYUID YOUR~ LETTREz SENND TO ME BE MY BROTHER~ . *JOHN~ *PENCHERE . *AND AS TOUCHAND THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYE# RY OF *COLDINGHaM . *J . AM RIGHT SARY THATT ONY HEUYNESSE OR DEBATE SULD BE BETWEN YOWE AND YOUR~ COSYN~ Sir *DAVY FOR HITT . FOR I%N GOODE FAITH AND *J . WARRE NERHANDE YOWE . *J . WALD LABOUR~ WYTH ALL MYN~ HERTT BOTH WYTH MY GOODE AND MY BODY TO MAKE GOODE VNITE AND PECE BETWEEN YOWE *AND YHE WILL ATT THE REUerENCE OF GODE CONSIDIR HOWE THATT GODE HAS ENDOVID YOWE WYTH GRETTER~ LYUELADE THAnN I%S Sir *DAVY . AND IF THE FEE OF THE *BAILYERY THE WHILKE IS A GRETT HELP TO HIS LIVELOODE BE+TAKYN~ FRO HYM~ HI%TT WARE TO HYM~ GRETT LOOSE AND HYNDERaUNCE AND TO YOWE LITI%LL ENCRESSE . *NEUER~ THE LESSE AS *J . HAFF WRYTYN~ TO THE LORDE OF HAYLEz WHO WRATE TO ME FOR YOWE FOR THE OFFI%CE OF THE *BAILYERY A-FORSAID . IF THE SAID Sir *DAVY WILL OF HIS AWEN@ FRE WILL SURRENDOur HIS PATENTEz OF THE SAID OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDI%N# GHAM AND DELYUERE THAYM~ TO ME OR TO THE PriOur OF *COL=# DYNGHaM *J . CAnN WELE AGREE ME TO GRaUNTE YOWE THE SAID OFFI%CE FOR CERTEYN~ YHEREz APON~ CERTEYN~ COnDICONz@ *AND GOD HAFF YOWE I%N HIS GRACI%OUSE KEPYNG WRITYN~ ATT *DURHaM THE XIIJ DAY OF *OCTOBR~ **WIRSHI%PFULL Sir *J . COmMEND ME TO YOWE THANKAND YOWE HERTLY OF YOur GOOD SUPPORTACIOnN AND LABOUR~ SHEWID TILL MY BRETHER~ AND OURE *CELLE OF *COLDINGHaM PRAYAND YOWE OF YOUR~ GOOD CONTYNUANCE . *AND AS TOUCHANDE THE OFFI%CE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDI%NGHaM . LIKHITT YOW TO VN# DI%RSTANDE THATT THE LORDE OF HALEz HAS WRYTYN~ TO ME FORE *ALEX~ HOME FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SAID *BAILYERY . AND ALSO THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ HAS WRITEN~ TO ME REHERSYNG A CERTEYN~ CONDICIOnN MADE BETWIX YOWE AND HYM~ AS TOUCHAND THE SAID OFFI%CE . I%N WHILKE MATERE *J HAFF WRYTEN~ BOTH TO THE SAID LORDE OF HALEz . AND TO Sir *ALEX~ OnN THIS MANERE THATT IFF YHE WILL DISCHARGE YOUR~ SELFE OnN YOur AWEN~ FRE WILL AND SURRENDOURE YOUR~ PATENTz OF YOUR~ OFFICE TO ME OR TO THE PriOur OF *COLDINGHaM . *J . CAN WELE AGRE TO GRaUNT TO Sir *ALEX~ THE OFFICE OF THE *BAI%LYERY OF *COLDINGHaM FOR CERTEYN~ YHEREz NOGHT GAYNSTANDYNG *J CONSELL YOWE BE WELE A-WISID OR YHE DELYUERE THAYM~ FRO YOWE FOR HITT I%S NOGHT NE HAS BEEN~ MYN~ ENTENT TO DISCHARGE YOWE OF YOUR~ OFFI%CE WYTH-OUTYN~ OTHERE COUSE THAN~ YHE HAFF GEVYN~ OR WILL GIFFE AS *J . SUPPOOSE . AND THAR-FOR PUTT NO BLAME TO ME I%N TYM~ COmMYNG FOR YHE SHALL HAFF NO CAUSE . *AND GOD ALMYGH=# TY HAFF YOWE I%N HIS KEPYNG WRI%TEN~ ATT DURHaM THE XIIJ DAY OF *OCTOBR~ <21 lines> *RIGHT HONORABILL AND WIRSHIPFULL LORD *J . COmMEND ME TO YOW THANKAND YOW OF YOUR~ GRACI%OUSE SUPPORTACION DOOnN TO OURE *CELLE OF *COLDINGHaM AND TO MY BROTHER~ *JOHN@ *ELL NEWLY PreSENNT TO THE SAID *CELLE BESEKAND YOWE OF YOur GODE CON=# TINUANCE . *AND LIK ITT YOW TO REMEMBR~ HOW ATT YOur REQUEST *J GRaUNT THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDI%NGHaM TO Sir *ALEX~ HOME FOR CERTEYN~ YHEREz . I%F SO BE Sir *DAVY WALD SURRENDOur HIS LetREz OF THE SAID OFFICE TO ME OR TO THE PriOur OF *COLDYN# GHAM . *AND NOW LATE THE THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ PreSENT YOur HO# NORABILL LetREz TO ME AS TOUCHAND THE SAME MATERE . *AND AS *J WRATT TO YOur LORDSHIPP BEFOR SO WRYTT *J YHI%TT . THATT *J AND MY BRETHER ATT YOur ESPecIALL REQUEST WILL GRaUNT TO THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ THE OFFICE OF THE SAID *BAILYERY FOR LX . YHEERE . SO THATT Sir *DAVY WILL SURRENDOur HIS LETTREz AS *J WRATE TO YOW AFORE . *AND GODE AND OUR~ LADY HAFF YOWE EUerMOORE I%N THAYRE GRACI%OUSE KEPYNG . WRETEnN ATT *DUR=# HaM THE XXIIIJ . DAY OF *NOUEMBR~ **RIGHT HONORABILL AN WIRSHIPFULL LORDE . *J . COMEND ME TO YOur LORDSHIPP THANKAND YOW OF THE GOODE GRACE / TENDIRNESSE AND SUPPORTACION~ WHILKE YHE HAFF DOOnN AND DAYLY DOOSE TO OURE *CELLE OF *COLDINGHaM BESEKYNG YOW EUerMOOR~ OF YOur GRACIOUSE COnTINUANCE . *AND AS TOUCHAND THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDINGHaM TO THE WHILKE YHE DE# SYRE TO BE PROMOTE Sir *ALEX~ HOME YOur WELBELOUYD CO# SYN~ . LIK ITT YOur SAID LORDSHIPP TO VNDIRSTANDE THATT BEFORE *MICHAELMESSE LAST PAST Sir *DAVY HOME~ WAS ATT *DURHaM TO WHAM *J . AND MY BRETHERE GRaUNTE THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF *COLDI%NGHaM FOR . XL . YHEERE VNDIR CERTEYN~ CONDICOnNz~ . WHE THATT TYME~ NOGHT KNAWAND NA CONANDE NE PARTE MADE BETWIX Sir *ALEX~ AND Sir *DAVY . *NEUERTHE# LESSE IF THE SAID Sir *DAVY HOME WI%LL DISCHARGE HYM SELFE AND SURRENDOur HIS LetREz TO ME OR TO THE PriOur OF *COLDI%N# GHaM *J . CAN~ WELE AGREE ME FOR YOur SAKE AND ATT YOur REQUESTE TO GRAUNT THE SAID OFFI%CE OF THE *BAILYERY TO Sir *ALEX~ HOME FOR LX . YHEERE APON~ CERTEYN~ CONDICOnNz . *AND GODE AND HI%S BLESSID MODRE AND OURE HALY PATRON *SEYNT *CUTHBERT EUerMOORE HAFF YOWE I%N THAYRE HALY KEPYNGE WRITENn ATT *DURHaM THE XXIIIJ . DAY OF *NOUEMBR~ . <22 lines>