penes peccuniam datam et accomodatam ad constructionem chori Abirdonensis The saide day certane personis vndir writin of thar' avne fre will has lent and deliuerit this money eftir follouing to pay Jonhne faidouris for the making' of the ruff and tymmir of the queyr and the money resavit fra the personis that happinis to haue takis of the tone at the next assedacion salbe allocat in thar girsoms' And the personis that gettis nay takis sal haue thar money of the haill tone at the fest of Sanct Androw in winter next hereftir thir ar the personis In the first lent be Alexander chamer eldar xl s' Robert blinsel xl s' Androw murray eldar xl s' Alexander chamer the sone xl s' Androw Cullan yongar xl s' David adamsone xx s' Dauid Spens xx s' philp Dunbrek xviij s' Johne thomsone xx s' patrik leslie xxiij s' iiij d' William nicholsone xx s' David mathesone xl s' John Wormet xl s' Androw branche xxxvj s' Robert Crage xl s' William gareache eldar xx s' William andirson' eldar xx s' thome leslie xx s' Androw ancroft xx s' James Craik xx s' John menyeis xxvj s' viij d' Androw Cullan eldar xviij s' Richard hil yongar xxiij s' iiij d' John grige thre li' Alexander nachty x s' Alexander gray xl s' William Wormet xx s' thome Waus xx s' John retre xxx s' Alexander mathesone xx s' Alexander menyeis xl s' John Culan xl s' bessy blinsele xx s' Richard' hil eldar xl s' Richard' Waus xx s' patrik chernsid' xx s' John moir' xx s' Will goldsmith xx s' Alexander mar' xl s' george bysset xl s' Duncan Colison' xxtj s' Robert Cullan xx s' James Colison' xx s' Allan litstar xx s' John Waus xx s' Summa huius lxij li' v s' et iiij d'

Anthonius The saide day Anthonius laurence procurator to the relict of Arnalde Wanstakinburghe and to the tutoris of his barnes grantit him avand to Dauid mathesone xvj s' g' Squair' money aucht be the vmquhile the said Arnald' quhilkis he oblist him be the fatht' of his bodie to be payt within ane yer' to the saide day his ayris executouris or assignais

James be the grace of gode Kinge of Scottis Tile our louet Richarde macdwele maser our serref in that part specialie constitut fforsamekle as now of late our trast cosing ande chancellar' Archibalde erle of Anguse passit and our' name componit ande appointis with the provestis Aldirmene bailyeis and communitez of our burrowis vidir vndir vrittin for thir Svmez of money eftir follouing to be Inbroche and pait to ws be thame siclik as vthris the prelatis baronis and burrouis of our Realme dois for expedicion' of gret materis concerning ws the commone weile of our Realme and liegis in gret nernes' that is to say our' burghe of Abirdene tua hundrethe pundis montrose fyfty pundis Dunde tua hundrethe and fyfty pundis brechein xxx li' forfair' xx merkis Abirbrothoc xxx li' Pertht jc fyfty li' couper fyfty li' Ande the Ciete of SanctAndrois vjc li' Our will Is her'for and we charge youe stratlie and commandis that ye in continent thir our lettres seyne pas' to ale the saidez burrouis ciete and townis Abone writtin Ande in our' nayme and Autorite command' and charge the provestis Aldermen bailyeis and communitez of the samyn that thaj in continent thankfully pay ande deliuer to yone in our' name' the somez of money aboue writin Ilk tovne for thar awne parte lik as thaj promittit to our saide chancellar' one our' behalf' tobe Inbroche be youe to ws to the effect aboue writin Ande failyeing of the pament of the saidez Somez promittit be thame as saide that ye Recognis in our handis the fredomez of the saidez burrouis and ciete chargeing the communitez and Inhabitantis tharof that thaj wys' nay thing belanging the fredome of the samyne or Recognicion' standing tharapone Ande quhile the saidez Somez be pait vndir ale the hiest pane and charge that eftir mycht folloue Ande thir our lettres be yow deuly execut and Indorsit bringis thame to giddir with the saide somez to ws gevin vndir our Signet at Edinburghe the xxix day of marche Ande of our Regnne the Sevint yer'

dominus Robertus Waus' Eodem die accedens ad barram dominus Andreas gray procurator domini Roberti Waus capellanj altaris beate marie magdalene infra ecclesiam Sancti nicholaij de Abirdene situati et protestatus fuit in forma Juris pro vno annuo Redditu xxti s' sibi et dicto altari annuatim debit' de quadam terra vasta Jacente in vico nauium ex australi parte eiusdem vici inter terram Johannis blak ex orientali ex vna et terram patricij andirsone ex occidentali partibus ab altera ad quam terram accedens nichil reperit distringibile preter terram et lapides quos ballivis in sacculo presentavit in Curia tanquam tercio die huius processus Testibus marco Scot Willelmo mornys et henrico horvm seriando

The hede Court vicesimo Septimo Curia Capitalis burgi de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xxvijo die mensis aprilis anno Domini et cetera nonagesimo quinto quo die Sectis vocatis et Curia affirmata absentes patent in Rotulo Sectarum