The samyne day the aldirmane with avys' of the consale ordanit philpe Dunbrek officiar to pas' with sufficient witnes with him and warne Alexander menyeis to comper befor thame and the balyeis in the tolbutht one thurisday next to cum the xxviij of Januar instant thar to ansuer to the clame and instance of William blinsele for' the wranguis' intrometing and withhalding of his land liand in the gallougate becaus' the saide alexander allegit that he wald' vndirly his Juge ordinar his aldirman and balyeis in the decisione of the said lande Ande for vthir causis that the said William hed' of resone to allege for him

Eodem die Alexander de camera Dauid menyeis et Willelmus blinsell electi fuerunt commissarij ad proximum parleamentum Inchoandum tercio die februarij proximo futuro per prepositum et Consules qui promiserunt dicto Willelmo xl s' ad suas expensas et ipse obligauit se per terras bona et pistarias suas ad conseruandum burgum Indempnem de amerciamento decim li' dicti parleamenti

Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirdene tenta in pretorio per ballivos vicesimo octauo sexto die Januarij Anno quo supra

the quhilk day the aldirman balyeis consal and communite of the saide burghe' gathtreit riplie avisit ande circualy be euere mannys name inquerit be the ballieis and officiaris of the samyn burghe' anent ane summonce maide apon' diuers' and sindry of the nichtbouris of that Ilk purchest be Williame erle of erole and gilbert hay sone and apering ayr to villiame hay of ardendracht and execut be alexander tulidef of that Ilk is ane commone actione concerning the hale towne and thai to defend' it as efferis

menyeis blinsel The samyn day Williame blinsele follouit alexander menyeis be ane bile of complant affermit ane borghe' quhilkis eftir follouis sere aldirman and balyeis I William blinsele complenyeis to your mastirschipis that Alexander menyeis wranguislie and agannis the law occupeies and manvris my land ande heretage lyand in the gallougate betuix the land of Sanct mary magdalene one the northt part ande the lande of alexander rollande one the southt part and the kingis gate one the west syde and wrangis in the doing of it as he that compellit me of force contrar my will and wardit me and put me in danger of my lywe quhile I behuvit to mak ane pretendit alienacion' as I that was denudit of al my landis and annuellis in thome of fyffis handis obefor to mak pament to the saide alexander als' far as law will protestand' for mair resonnis to be schavin Ande tharto ane borghe' philpe of Dunbrek officiar' of this Court in thi hande quhilkis the saide Alexander be him and James leslie his forspekar opinly denyit Ande in continent the saide action' was put tile the decisione and determinacion' of ane assis' of thir personis vndir writin that is to say Alexander rede Jonhne of Culane Alexander chamer yongar thomas prat Dauid matheson' Androu murray eldar Williame Kintor Androu Wenton' Dauid prat Wat auchneyf Jonhne grige Alexander nachty William portar William andirson' eldar and Androu murray yongar quhilkis riplie avisit the gret bodely aith' suorne the allegacionis and richtis of batht the said partiis seyne and vndirstandin deliuerit and decretit be the moutht of the saide alexander rede talisman of the forsaide assis' the said borghe' of nayne availe And' that the saide alexander menyeis wrangit nocht in the occupacione and manuring of the saide lande