<fol. 142r>of your good continuance / And for als mekill as the ho
norable lorde the lord of hayle3 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
sires to have preferred befor al+menn to the priore of
Coldingham Daun Johnn Barlay for if 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 hayle3
and yowe to the whilke credence J pray yowe
to giff audience and so at this tyme~ to shewe your
good fauour as J and oure hous of Doresme trˆ[a]iste3
in yowe And may be+haldyn@ to do for yow and
yours in tyme~ commynge . And god almyghty have
yowe in his kepyng / wretyn~ at Doresme the
xij day of Auguste
Right honorable lord J commend me to yowr~ lordshipp
thankand yowe of the goode grace and tendirnesse
yhe have shewid till oure place of Coldingham pray
and yowe att the reuerence of Saynt Cuthbertt of
your~ graciouse continuance And lik hitt yowe to
wete thatt J . have receyuyd your honorable lre@
in the whilke J conseyve thatt your lordshipp is
enfourmed thatt no monke of Duresme can~ easely
be accept to the priore of Coldyngham bot Daun John
Barley in the whilke matere J have commytt cre
dence wretyn@ to my brethere Daun John Ell
<fol. 142v>to shewe to your~ honorable lordshipp 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
frende3 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 .
This is the credence commytt be the Priour of Doresme
to Dan~ John~ Ell Monk till shewe to the honorable
lord the lord of hayle3 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 . CCC / yheer~
and mare of the house of Coldyngham wyth fre
pouste there to putt the priour and Monke3 of Do
resme efter thayre awen~ distrecion~ wythoutyn@
restrenyng or artacion~ till ony speciall persoun
Jtm~ for grett inconemente3 thatt afortym~ fell in
Seynt Benett ordour be promocion~ of priour3 and offi
cers att the request of secular men . the pape
Gregory . ix . made a constitucion~ thatt na Monke of
Seynt Benett ordour be mediacion~ of Seculer perso
ne3 suld be promote to priore dignite or office of
payn~ of cursyng and inhabilite the whilke con
stitucion~ at all tyme3 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
<fol. 143r>of Doresme to preferr to the Priore of Coldyngham And
named Dann John lomley Monke of Doresme whann the
kyng ne his wrytyng called his 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 willam Trolhop Monke
of Doresme wham~ he called his cosyn~ . the priour and
Couent att thatt tyme~ awnswerd the said kyng and
Erle if thay suld admytt thayr~ request hitt suld
turn~ thaym~ in preiudice of the fredom~ afore reher
sid and contrary to dyuerse lawe3 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. Celle3 . sa that this . l . yheere
in the whilke the Priour hase been in thatt religion
was neuer~ Monke of Doresme promote to priore
or office be request of seculer~ men~ bot be free
disposicion~ of the priour and Couent of Doresme .
and sa he and his brether~ desyre3 and prays
hitt may be nowe .
Jtm~ if seynt Cuthbert and the house of Doresme
suld be spoylid of thayre possessionn continued sa mo
ny yhere3 hitt is likly to turn~ bath the reawme3
and dyuerse place3 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
<fol. 143v>kyng and lorde3 of Jngland and alsa to the [kyng and]
lorde3 of Scot
land for remedy to be hadd and he suppose3 att that suld
be fvn@ brekyng of treve3 in the whilke is contened
thatt nane of the liege3 of the reavme3 be spoyled
of thayre lande3 place3 and goode3
Jtm~ the priour prays Sir Davy home to remembr~ howe
thatt he is brothere of the Chapeter of Doresme for
the whilke thay triste he will be mare fauorable
in savyng of thayre right
Jtm~ thatt hitt like hym~ to remembr~ howe afortyme grete
instance hase been~ made to the priour to remove hym
of his office of Coldyngham and ther to have sett sir
Alexander home . and therto the Priour wald nott assent
nor in will was is . nor sall be hym~ to change wyth
outen~ gretter~ cause then~ he trowe3 to fynnde .
Jtm~ wheer~ hitt is report to sir Davy home att the
priour of Doresme is 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
langage3 nor reporte3 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 reavme3 and ease of all parties . And if he sa
do the priour will see thatt whatt monke of Doresme
occupie3 the priory of Coldyngham he sall reward
hym~ sufficiantly wyth fauour in othere maters
att may be shewid apon~ resoun .
<fol. 144r>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 first to have
graunt to yow thre thynge3 . oon~ is to haff your~ office
for the terme of your liefe vndr~ our~ common@ seall . The
secund is to haff your fee encresid . The thrid is to have
graunt of Eschaunge of certaynn launde in the Barony
of Coldyngham . As for the firste att dyuerse tyme3
J have sennd yowe somtym~ wrytin somtym~ be mouth
thatt neuere whe fynnd wretyn~ thatt ony man~ thatt
occupied the office as yhe doo / hadd hitt for terme of
lieffe ne be the common seall bod the Erle of Douglas
and att his request whatt tyme~ he relesshid his gret
fee of . C . marc~ Alexander your brothere . And if yhe
suld have hitt in thatt wiesse hitt wald be exsamplill
till all other thatt come eftre yowe till have the same
wiesse . For whilke my mocion~ as hitt was report to
me / yhe wald [hald] yow contennt for till have hitt for nota
bill tyme of yhere3 whilke whare likly to endure
as lang as your lieffe the whilke J . can~ wele agree
so att J . fynde thatt yhe do your diligence att this tyme
like as J wrate to yow late and traiste yhe will do
And this graunt to be endentid betwix vs and yowe
thatt yhe sall supporte desemid and maynteyn~ the
fredom~ and the righte3 of the kirke and the place of
Coldyngham . both lande3 goode3 / seruant3 / to be ordand
and disponed att ye priours will of Coldyngham be
yng for tymme to the profett of the kirkes and place3
<fol. 144v>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 yhitt say yha ne nay
wythoutyn~ playnare informacionn thatt hitt warr~ not
like to turne in hurtt till vs and our~ house of Coldyn
gham . Wharfor J . pray and conselle3 yowe sa for to
shewe yow a trewe brothere and our~ frennde att this
tyme~ thatt all whe be mare willy to fulfill your~
entente in 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 . <lat><16 lines></lat>
<fol. 146r><line 16>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 graciouse continuance . And
as touchand the Bailyery of Coldingham . for the whilk your
lordshipp nowe late wrate to me fore . likhitt your said lord
shipp to undirstand thatt diuerse of my brethere thatt has duel
lid att Coldingham . has lattyn@ me weete thatt sir Davy
home@ has hadd grett labour and diseese and oftyme3 has
been@ in grett parell and doute of his life forthe forthe
raunce and the righte3 of our~ Celle of Coldingham for the .
<fol. 146v>whilke . gentilnesse and kyndnesse will thatt j and my brether~
be more fauorabill till hym~ . and tharfor whe haff graunt hym~
the office of the said Bailyery for certeyn~ yhere3 vndir cer
teyn~ condicone3 And as your lordship wele knawe3 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 if 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 Bailyery to sir Alex~ home
for certeyn~ yhere3 like as hitt has been graunted afortym~
And gode and his blessid modre and oure haly patron Seynt
Cuthbert euermoore haff yowe in 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~ lettre3 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 in 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
<fol. 147r>And yhe will att the reuerence of gode considir howe thatt gode
has endovid yowe wyth gretter~ lyuelade thann is sir Davy .
and if the fee of the Bailyery the whilke is a grett help
to his liveloode be+takyn~ fro hym~ hitt ware to hym~ grett
loose and hynderaunce and to yowe litill encresse . Neuer~
the lesse as J . haff wrytyn~ to the lorde of hayle3 who wrate
to me for yowe for the office of the Bailyery a-forsaid .
if the said sir Davy will of his awen@ fre will surrendour
his patente3 of the said office of the Bailyery of Coldin
gham and delyuere thaym~ to me or to the priour of Col
dyngham J . cann wele agree me to graunte yowe the
said office for certeyn~ yhere3 apon~ certeyn~ condicon3@
And god haff yowe in his graciouse kepyng writyn~
att Durham the xiij day of Octobr~
Wirshipfull 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 office of the Bailyery of Coldingham . likhitt yow to vn
dirstande thatt the lorde of hale3 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 office . in whilke matere J haff wryten~ both to the
said lorde of hale3 . and to sir Alex~ onn this manere thatt
iff yhe will discharge your~ selfe onn your awen~ fre
will and surrendoure your~ patent3 of your~ office to
me or to the priour of Coldingham . J . can wele agre to graunt
to sir Alex~ the office of the Bailyery of Coldingham for
certeyn~ yhere3 noght gaynstandyng J consell yowe
<fol. 147v>be wele a-wisid or yhe delyuere thaym~ fro yowe for hitt is
noght ne has been~ myn~ entent to discharge yowe of your~
office wyth-outyn~ othere couse than~ yhe haff gevyn~ or will
giffe as J . suppoose . and thar-for putt no blame to me in
tym~ commyng for yhe shall haff no cause . And god almygh
ty haff yowe in his kepyng writen~ att durham the xiij day of Octobr~ <lat><21 lines></lat>
<fol. 148r><line 28> Right honorabill and wirshipfull lord J . commend me to yow
thankand yow of your~ graciouse 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
<fol. 148v>tinuance . And lik itt yow to remembr~ how att your request
J graunt the office of the Bailyery of Coldingham to sir Alex~
home for certeyn~ yhere3 . if so be sir Davy wald surrendour
his letre3 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 letre3 to me as touchand the same matere . And
as J wratt to your lordshipp befor so wrytt J yhitt . 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 lettre3 as
J wrate to yow afore . And gode and our~ lady haff yowe
euermoore in thayre graciouse 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 Coldingham for . xl . yheere vndir certeyn~
condiconn3~ . whe thatt tyme~ noght knawand na conande
ne parte made betwix sir Alex~ and sir Davy . Neuerthe
lesse if the said sir Davy home will discharge hym selfe
and surrendour his letre3 to me or to the priour of Coldin
gham J . can~ wele agree me for your sake and att your
<fol. 149r>requeste to graunt the said office of the Bailyery to sir Alex~
home for lx . yheere apon~ certeyn~ condiconn3 . And gode
and his blessid modre and oure haly patron Seynt Cuthbert
euermoore haff yowe in thayre haly kepynge writenn att
Durham the xxiiij . day of Nouembr~ .
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