knowen@ be hit to all men@ yat J Robert of Priour of Calevych come to Calton@ Graunge ˆ [in the Counte of Stafford] wt dame Margerie of
longford & ther~ was assemblet wt hyr at hyr request sir henr~ Perponnt henr~ of Bothe willia@ of honford & J & ther~
sho made grete compleynt to vs of a grete debate & vareaunce yt was bytwene hyr husband yt Richard of Clyderhowe<?>
& hyr ˆ [&] by-cause yt sho was auoydet froo hyr sayde husband & bysye to make deuors bytwene hym & hyr a mensa & thoro
for yt tyme sho knewe non@ other cause bot thagh yt deuors wer~ made sho dredde hyr soore by-cause a fyne yt sho ˆ [& he] hade
reret of yt lond byfore yt tyme to hys fren@des & taken@ estate yerof a3ayne to hym & to hyr to terme of the lyfe of
the sayde Margerie & thagh suche deuors wer~ made sho was lernet yt the sayde Richard shulde haue hyr lon@de &
yer-opon@ prayet vs all of counsell & helpe & ther~ hit was asket by the sayde henr~ of the Bothe of hyr if any
estate wer~ ˆ [made] of the sayde londes byfore the sayde fyne reret by hyr oyer by any husband yt sho euer hade byfore yt tyme
& sho vnswaret playnly nay & sayde sykerly sho knewe neuer non@ ˆ [suche] estate made yer-of byfore the sayde fyne reret & <ill><1 word></ill>
vs of some other help & yer-opon@ we wer~ redelesse in partye And þeropon@ it was auyset amounges all yt J the sayde Priour
the sayde ˆ [sir] henr~ of the Bothe Perponnt prayet the sayde henr~ of the Bothe to helpe the sayde Margerie in this matere by
cause yt the sayde henr~ Perponnt was in way to goo ouer the see & also yt the sayde willia@ <1 char> of honford was
enditet in Derbyshyre & myght not abyde in yt cuntre to helpe hyr . and the sayde henr~ of the Bothe sayde he shulde
help helpe hyr to his power & forth-wt all counsaylet the sayde dame Margerie to ensclaundr~ hit in the cuntrey
yat ther~ was estate made & a dede yer-of to fer~ the sayde Richard to gete gode accorde bytwene hym & hyr & sho sayde hi<tear>
shulde be done & comfort hyr heghly yer-by And yer-oponn the sayde henr~ of the Bothe sayde yt he shuld helpe to his pow<tear>
yt hyr vnder colour of such saying yt hyr tenantes shulden@ not be distresset ne thayre ferme taken@ of hom by the say<tear>
richard vnto yt gode accorde myght be geten@ ˆ [and yer-to J the sayde Priour sayde if any suche dede wer~ feynet hit myght hynder the heyr & yt J wold neuer assent to & soo sayde all thies persouns then@ also] And yer-opon@ hit was auyset & ordenet at yt tyme by the sayde Margerie
yt J the sayde Priour shulde ryde ˆ [to] london@ for the deuors aforesayde & to gete gode accorde / bytwene the sayde Margerie
& hyr sayde husbond & opon@ en@de yt J shulde ˆ [graunte] yt the sayde Richard shulde be made syker of xl li by 3ere of the say<tear>
lond to terme of lyfe of the sayde Margerye if J myght noo bettur And thus we concludet & determynet at yt tyne & th<tear>
we departet And yat this tale is trewe in effect J wyll do to soth how as euer a prest ogh to do by any reson@