*THI%R ENDENTOURS MADE ATT *DURESME THE . XVJ . DAY OF *SEPTEMBR~ IN THE YHEERE OF GRACE A THOUSAND FOUR+HUNDRETH FOURTY AND AN BETWYX THE VENerABILL FADRE *JOHANn *PRI%OURE AND THE COUENTE OF THE *CATHEDRALE KIRKE OF *DURESME AND *WILLaM PRIOur OF *COLDYNGHaM ON THE TA PARTY AND Sir *DAVY HOME OF *WHEDI%RBURN~ KNYGHT ON THE TOTHIR PARTY BERYS WYTTNESSE THATT THE SAID PRI%OURE AND THE COUENTE OF *DURHaM AND THE *PRI%Our OF *COL=# DYNGHaM CONSIDERAND THE TREWE PROFITABILL AND GOODE SerUYCE THE WHILKE THE FOR=# SAID Sir *DAVY HAS DOONn AND SALL DO IN TYME COmMYNG TO THE KIRKE OF *DURESME THAYR~ *CELLE AND THE PriOURY OF *COLDI%NGHAM HAS GEVYN~ AND GRaUNTE TO THE SAID Sir *DAVY THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY OF THE SAID *CELLE AND *BARONY OF *COLDINGHaM WITH ALL APPur# TENaNCE LANGAND THARTO TO THE TERME OF . XL . YHEERE NEXT EFTIR FOLOWYNG THE DATE OF THERE ENDENTOURS . TAKAND FOR THE SAID OFFICE YHEERLY X . LI OF VSUALL MO=# NEY OF *SCOTLAND THE FEE AFORTYME ACCOSTOMED AND VSID AS LANG AS HE OCCUPI%=# ESSE I%N HI%S AWENn PARSONn THE OFFI%CE OF THE *BAILYERY AFORSAID . *AND OUERE THE SAID . X . LI@ THE SAID *PROURS AND COUENTE GRaUNTEz TO THE SAID Sir *DAVY DURYNG THE SAID TERME OTHERE . X LI@ OF VSUALL MONEY OF *SCOTLANDE IN THE NAME OF REWARD FOR HIS GOODE LANGE AND NOTABILL SerUYCE ABOUENn SAID . *AND I%N CASE THE SAID Sir *DAVY DI%E OR DECESSE WITHI%N THE SAID TERME OF . XL . YHEERE THATT THANn THES ENDEN=# TOURS BE VOIDE AND THE SAID TERME OF . XL . YHEER~ CESSE AND EXPI%ER~ FOR EUERMOORE *AND ALSO I%TT IS ACORDID BETWIX THE PAYRTI%Ez ABOUEN@ SAID / THATT THE SAID Sir *DAVY SALL NOTT GRaUNTE NE LATTE TO FERME NO LANDEz NO TENEMENTz WYTHI%N THE SAI%D *BARONY~ WITH-OUTE THE WILL AND CONSENNT OF THE SAID PRIOURE OF *COLDI%NGHaM AND HIS SUCCESSOURS FOR THE TYME BEYNG . *AND THATT THE SAID Sir *DAVY SALL SUPPORTE MAYNTEYN@ AND DEFENDE THE RIGHTEz FREDOMS AND POSSESSI%ONS OF THE SAID PRIOURY AND THE KIRKE OF *COLDI%NGHAM . *AND THE SAID *PRIOURE OF *COLDI%NGHaM SALL ORDANDE CHARGE AND DI%SCHARGE HI%S SerUaNTz WI%THI%N THE PRI%OURY OF *COLDI%NGHaM ATT HI%S WILL WYTH-OUTE LETTYNGE OR I%NTERRUPCIONn OF THE SAID Sir *DAVY OR ONY OTHER~ IN HIS NAME . *AND FOR ORDAND AND DI%SPOOSE HIS GOODEz OF HIS PLACE EFTI%R HI%S AWENn DISCRECI%ONn AND AS OTHERE ABBASE DOOSE WITHYN~ THE ROIALME OF *SCOTLAND TO THE MOSTE PROFETT OF THE PLACE . *GIFAND AND GRAUNTAND TI%LL THE SAI%D Sir *DAVY THAYRE FULL POWER~ AND AUCTORITEE FOR THAYM~ AND THAYRE NAME TILL THAYRE & PROFETT BE THE CONSENT AND THE COUNSELL OF THE PriOUR~ OF *COLDINGHaM BEYNG FOR TYME ALL THAYRE LANDEz TO SETT . FERMEz TO RAYSE TO THE ProFETT OF THE *CELL AFORSAID . COURTz TILL HALD . AMERCYMENTz TO RAYSE / TRESPASOURS TO PUNYSSH . THAYRE MENn OF THE SAID *BARONY~ AND LANDz WHER EUER~ THAY BE ATTACHED TILL BOROWE AGAYN~ TILL THAYRE FREDOM~ AND COURTE / *AND ALL OTHER~ AND SYNDRY THYNGEz TO DO AND SAY FOR THAYM~ IN THAYRE NAME THATT TILL THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY IS SEENn TO PerTEYNE OF CUSTOME OR OF LAWE . *FERME AND STABILL THAY HALDAND AND SALL HALD WHATT EUERE THE SAID THAYRE *BAILYE I%N HI%S OFFI%CE ON THAIRE BEHALFE LEDES TO DO FOR THE WELE OF THE SAID KIRKES OF *DURHaM . AND OF *COLDI&NGHaM . *AND ALL THE PREMYSSE WELE AND TREULY TO BE FULFILLID ON THE PARTT OF THE SAID Sir *DAVY THE SAME Sir *DAVY BEFOR THE SAID PRIOURE AND HIS COUNSELL HAS BODYLY SWORNn APONn A+BOUKE. *JN WYTTENESSYNG OF THE WHILKE THYNGEz BATH THE PARTIEz HAS ENTERCHAN# GHABLY SETT TO THAIRE SEALEz . DAY . YHEERE AND PLACE BEFORSAID <25 lines> **BE I%T KNAWEN TILL ALL MENn BY THERE PreSENTS LetRE@z VS *JOHN *PRIOUR~ AND THE CHAPITER~ OF THE *CATHEDRALL KIRKE OF *DURHaM WITH THE CONSENNT AND THE ASSENNT OF *JOHN Pri=# OURE OF *COLDINGHaME TILL HAFF MADE ORDAYNED AND STABLIST AND BY THERE PreSENNTes LetREz MAKEz ORDAYNEz AND STABLI%S A WIRSHIPFULL MANn Sir *ALEX~ *HOVME OF THAT ILKE KNYGHT OURE *BAILYE AND *GUBERNOur OF ALL OURE LORDSHIPP AND LANDes OF THE HOUSE AND *BARONY OF *COLDI%NGHaME WITH THE APPerTENANCES BATH I%N TENaNTes AND TENaNDRYz@ FOR THE TERME OF *SEXTY YHERI%z NEXT EFTI%R FOLOWAND THE DATE OF THI%R PreSENNT LetREz *AND GI%FF I%T HAPPYNS THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ TO DI%SCESE WI%THI%N THE SAID TerMEz WHE WILL AND WHE GRaUNT THATT *ALEX~ THE SONn AND THE AYRE OF THE SAID SHIR~ *ALEX~ OCCUPY AND HAUE THE SAID OFFI%CE OF *BAI%LYERY TO THE VSCHE OF THE TER=# MEz OF THE SAID SEXTY YHEREz . *GIFFAND AND GRaUNTAND TILL THE SAID SCHIR~ *ALEX~ OR TILL HIS SONn BEFORSAID OURE FULL POWERE AND AUCTORI%TEE FOR VS AND I%N OURE NAME AND FOR OURE SUCCESSOURS TILL OURE VSE AND PROFETT BY THE COUNSELL AND THE CONSENNT OF THE PriOURE OF *COLDI%NGHaME THERE BEYNG FOR TYME . ALL OURE SAID LANNDz TO SETT / FERMEz TO RAYSE / COURTes TILL HALD . AMerCIAMENTz TO RAYSE TRESPASOURS TO PUNYSSE / BRENEz TI%LL EXECUTE / TENaNDRIz@ TO RECUUYSSE ; THE SAMYNn TENANDes AND TENaNDRIz@ TI%LL DI%STREYNE AND HALD TI%LL *ARRERAGE AND DETTEz THEROF AUGHT OF TYME~ BYGAnNE / AND FOR TO COM TI%LL VS BE ASSETHID / OURE MEN AND THAIRE GOODEz OF OURE SAID LORDSHI%PP AND LANNDz WHEREUER~ THAY BE ATTACHI%ED TI%LL BOROWE AGAYN~ TI%LL OURE FREDOME AND CURTE / *AND GENerALY AND SPECIALY ALL OTHER~ AND SYNDRY THYNGEz TI%LL DO AND SAY~ FOR VS AND I%N OURE NAME~ THATT TI%LL THE OFFICE OF THE *BAILYERY~ I%S SEEN TILL PerTEENn OF CUSTOME~ OR OF LAWE . FERME AND STABILL WHE HALDAND AND SALL HALD WHATEUER~ THE SAID OUR~ SOUerEYNE~ *BAILYE I%N HI%S OFFICE OF OURE BEHALUE LEDIS TO BE DOONn . *ALSUA WHE WI%LL AND WHE GRaUNTE THATT THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ OR HIS SONn HAVE OF OURE SAID HOUSE OF *COLDINGHaM FIFE *MARCE OF VSUALL MONEY OF ENGLAND YHERLY FOR ALL THE TERMYS OF THE SAID SEXTI YHEREz FOR THE FEE OF THE SAID OFFI%CE . *AND ALSUA OTHIR FI%FE *MARC~ OF THE SAID VSUALL MONEY OF ENGLAND FOR THAYRE GOODE SerUYCE AND REWARDE . *JN WYTTYNES# SYNG OF THE WHILKE THYNGEz BATH THE PARTI%Ez HAS ENTerCHaUNGEABLY SETT TO THAYRE SEALEz *GIFFEN ATT *DURHaM THE -I%I%I%J . DAY OF *JANUARY THE YHEERE OF OURE LORDE A THOUSAND FOURHUNDRETH FOURTY AND TWA YHEREz . <1 blank line> *BE IT KNAWEN TI%LL ALL MENn BE THER PreSENT LetREz@ VS *ALEX~ HOVME~ OF THATT I%LKE KNYGHT AND *ALEX~ SONn AND *AYERE TO THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ LELY AND TREWLY TO BE BUNDYNn AND STRAI%T# LY OBLYSE VS THATT WHE SALL MAYNTEYN~ HELPP SUPPOWELL AND DEFENNDE *DAUn *JOHN *ELL AND ^HIS SUCCESSOurS PriOURS OF *COLDINGHaM THAYRE MENn THAYRE SerUaNTes THAYRE LANNDes POS# SESSI%ONS / *RENNTz GOODEz AND ALL OTHERE THYNGEz THATT TI%LL THAYMm OF THE SAID PLACE PerTEYNS OR MAY PerTEYNE I%N TYME~ TO COmME OF LAWE OR OF RIGHT / APONn THE SAID Pri# OURS COSTE FOR THE TERME~ OF SEXTY YHEREz NEXT EFTIR FOLOWANND THE DATE OF THI%R OURE PRESENTes LetREz@ BUT FRAUDE AND GILE / *AND ATT WHE FORSAID Sir *ALEX~ AND *ALEX~ SALL SETT NA LANNDz OF THE SAID PriOURY NOR NA TENaNTes MAKE WITHOUTE THE CONSENT OF THE PriOURE BEYNG FOR THE TYME~ DURYNG THE FORSAID TERMYS *AND IF I%T HAPPYN~ AS GODE FORBEIDE IT DO ATT THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ OR *ALEX~ HIS SONn AD AYER~ DO I%N THE CONNTRARY OF THI%S CONDI%CI%ONn BEFORSAID THATT THAN IT SALL BE LEFULL TO THE SAID PriOURE OR HIS SUCCESSOurS TO REVOKE AND AGAYNn CALL THE POWER~ THATT THE FORSAID Sir *ALEX~ AND HIS AYERE AND SONn *ALEX~ HAS OF THE SAID PriOURE DURYNG THE SAID TERMEz *AND EFTI%R THE TERMYS FORSAID WHE Sir *ALEX~ AND *ALEX~ SALL NEUER~ CLAME THE SAI%D OFFI%CE BOD ATT THE WILL OF THE PRIOURes OF *DURHaM AND *COLDYNG# HaM WHA BEI%S FOR THE TYME~ / *AND ATT THE SAID PriOURE SALL DISPOONn HIS GOODEz OF HIS PLACEz EFTI%R HI%S AWENn DI%SCRECIONn AND AS OTHERE *ABBAYS DOIS WITHI%N THE *REALME~ OF *SCOTLANDE TO THE MASTE PROFETT OF THE PLACE WI%TH-OUTE I%M=# PEDYMENT OF VS OR ONY OF OUREz I%N OURE NAME~/ *AND THATT THE FORSAID *PRIOUR~ OF *COLDYNGHaM FOR TYME BEYNG SALL ORDANNDE CHARGE AND DI%SCHARGE HI%S SerUaNTes LANGYNG TO THE PriOURY OF *COLDYNGHaM ATT HIS AWEN WI%LL WYTH# OUTYNn LETTYNG OR I%NTerRUPCIONn OF VS OR ONY OTHERE I%N OURE NAME~ . *AND MOORE-OUERE WHE OBLYSE VS THATT WHE SALL NOTT OPPRESSE NE OUERE-CHARGE THE SAI%D PLACE WYTH OFT REPAYRYNG TO I%T WITH MENn AND HORSE OTHERE WYSE THANn RESONn WI%LL . *JN WI%TTENESSE OF THE WHI%LKE THYNG WHE THE SAID Sir *ALEX~ AND *ALEX~ HAS SETT TO OUERE SEALEz THE FOURTE DAY OF *JANEUERE THE YHEERE OF OURE LORDE A THOUSAND FOURHUNDRETH FOURTY AND TWA YHEREz . <6 lines>