Ryght wirschipfull and well belouede sir J recomend me to 3ou thankyng~ 3ou euer-more of all gud gentilnes and ˆ [gret] kyndnes don~ & schewyt to me at all tymes euermor besekyng~ 3ou of gud
continuance / And if it ples 3ou to wett as for ye letters of my master þe priores and 3ores trewly J send yai~ on~ ye morn~ J com@ ham@ wt daun will Eden@ so at he suld mak yaim~ be deluerit
to sir Alex~ homm & to ye prior of Cold . and as 3it nothir~ for sande no labor yat dayly J haf mad no naunswer~ a-gayn~ can be had / Quar~for J besek 3ou excuse me to my master / of ye lang~
tariyng of yis aunswer~ Also sir J haue~ citid a man~ of hauerel to Aper~ in ye kirk of sanct~ oswald on~ seterday next comþng~ for xij s iiij d he Aw me as my seruand sall declar~ for ye qwilk
J besek 3ou of support in yis mater Also sir J ˆ [am] vexit be two fals lordans Ric~ ogill and John of hall for yai~ wald ˆ [haf] ye guddes of sanct~ Cuthbert and in fayth of me yai~ sall haf non~ for ye qwilk
þai~ ar~ wonder worth / and J besek 3ou lat my master ye prior haf knawlege of yis sam~ no mor bod god haf 3ou in kepyng~ both body & sall writyn~ at halieland on~ wedynsday last
past
Be 3our aune brother~
dau~ Th w .