<County: Durham>
<Code: L0147f>
<MS reference: Durham, Prior's Kitchen, Dean and Chapter Muniments, Small Prior's Register I, fol. 188v>
<Text: Letter>


<fol. 188v>Ryght wyrshipfull and reuerent sir J recommend me to yowe . thankyng~
yowe as hertly as j can of the grette gentilnesse and kyndnesse tendir
loofe and effeccion@ thatt it has likidd yowe alwey to shewe to me be
sekyng~ yow of your good continuance And please it yowe to weete . thatt
J and my brethere att this tyme~ . senndes a brethere of oure3 the berer of
this letre to the courte of rome@ for certeyn@ maters concernyng~ the ryghte3
libertee3 and fredoms of the kyrke of Durham and the membre3 therof and
especyell of the Priory of Coldyngham in Scottland and lithum in
lancasshyre as the berer of this has if itt lyke yowe to shewe moore
playnly in wrytyng~ wherefoor J beseek yow att the reuerence of
Sent Cuthbert who is your patron~ and whoose ryghte3 yhe ar in maner
bun to susteen@ and defennde thatt [yhe] will laboure to oure seueraynn lorde
the kynge for his gracyouse letre3 to oure holy fadir the pope for the good
speed and fortheryng~ of oure seyd maters after the fourme consauyde by
my moste wyrshypfull lorde Cardinall of yowrke by wham@ J and
my brether ar rewleydd and gouernance in thys cause . whylke fourme
the berer of thys letre yf itt please yowe sall delyuer to yow to wha@
itt lyke yowr reuerence on my behalfe gyff full faith and credence
And gode almyghty keppe yow long~ in hegh whirshypp and easse of
yowr hertte to hys plesawnce wreton~ the viij dey of Septembr@
youre awen~ att all hys powere
John@ Priour of Duresme
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