the samyne day george eduardson' burges of edinburghe producit befor the aldirman and balyeis thir previs vndir to preif ane new condicion maid betuix him and Jhone schaue for xij li' anent the fraucht of ane schipe as is contenit in the court haldin' befor the prouest and balyeis of edinburghe at mair lyntht quhilkis suorne in presence of James Dais procurator to the saide Jonhne schaue deponit as eftir follouis et cetera In the first Philpe of Dunbrek declarit that he bystud herde and saw quhen Jonhne schaue and James Dais askit xiij li' and x s' fra george eduardson' for fraucht to saile hamwart to leithe and the said george bad tham xij li' / gilbert menyeis deponit the samyn Duncan smytht deponit he herd the saide Jonhne and James ask xv li' fra george eduardson' for thar fraucht to leithe and george bade tham bot xij li' And' atour he saide he herd the aldirman and his houshald' ask say thai askit eftiruart xiij li' and demi Jonhne gibsone deponit that thar was ane new condicion maid in Abirdene to sayle hamwart to leith ande george eduardson' saide he wald gyff thame bot xij li' for thar fraucht and thai askit na mair' bot xiij li' and demi And Dauid leis deponit he herd george eduardson' bade tham xij li' and thai askit xiij li' and demi

The xii day of September the yer forsaid the aldirman ballieis consale and' communite gathtreyt grauntit ande consentit be thar aithis to thir artikilis and opunionnis vndir writin subscriuit with diuers' lordis and baronnis handis In the first quhar our Souerane lord was slane and nay punicion maid tharfor apone the tresonabile vile personis that putt thar handis violentlie in his mast nobile persone quhais saule god assolye to se for pvnicion of that tresonabile personis committaris of the saide slauchtir Secundly for the reformacione' of the mysgouerance of our Souerane lordis tresour' and disposicione of his heretage menesand' his autorite and crovne And als for the remede ande Souerte of our' Souerane lordis mast nobile persone and of our lordis his brethir And in likuys' his tresour strinthtis and artalyery to be putt in Souer and comptabile mennys handis to the vtilite and profit of our' Souerane lord and his successouris be the avys' and consal of the thre estatis / Alsua that al ransoms' tane be ony maner of mane of ony of the kingis liegis spirituale or temporale be restorit and gevin' agane And alsua that his lawis and Justice be ministerit throw his realme to al his liegis equaly according to the plesance of gode common' profit of the realme and legis And' grantit thar commone Sele tharapone

Eodem die prepositus ballivi consules et diuersi communitatis consenserunt et in mandatis dederunt ad sigillandum quandam cartam per Willelmum Kintor et Isabellam sibald' sponsam suam magistro andrea liale thesaurario de abirdene de et super dimidio Rethis de furdis suo Sigillo communi in cauda post Sigilla dictorum Willelmi Isabelle et ballivi Datoris sasine piscatorium dicti dimidii Rethis

Curia balliuorum burgi de abirdene tenta in pretorio per balliuos xvijmo die mensis Septembris et cetera lxxxixo

Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirdene tenta in pretorio per thomam mar et Andream branche balliuos eiusdem xixo die mensis Septembris Anno Domini et cetera octuagesimo nono