dominus le gordon' The saide day Comperit ane Nobile and michtj lord Alexander lord gordon' befor the aldirman and ballieis Sittand in Jugement within the tolbutht of the samyn And thar' producit ane Act done befor the lordis of our Soueran lordis Consale vndir the hand' and manuale subscription of Jonhne of tiry as eftir follouis At Edinburghe the xxj day of Octobre the yer' of god jM iiijC lxxxxv yeris In presens of the lordis of Consal it is appontit ande accordit betuix Alexander lord gordone one that ane part and george eduardson' burges of Edinburghe one the tothir part anent the withhalding fra the said george of the Some of xxvj li' xvj s' vsual money of Scotland clamit be him to be avand' be the said lord gordone for certane Salt bocht and resauit be him fra the said george ande gilbert menyeis his factour In manere ande forme as eftir follouis that is to say The saide Alexander lord gordoun' sall preyff Sufficientlie befor the aldirman and balyeis of Abirdene or ellis befor the lordis of Counsall in the next sessioun' that he bocht the said Salt fra the said gilbert ande gaf him dettouris for the pament tharof Ande falyeing of his said preyff the said Alexander lord gordone sal content and pay the saide Some of xxvj li' and xvj s' to the said george be the next cessioun' Extractum de libro Actorum per me Johannem tirj clericum deputatum venerabili virj magistri Johannis fresale decanj de lestalrig Clericj Rotulorum et Registrj ac Consilij Regij Suppremj domini nostri Regis sub meis Signorum subscriptione manualibus John' tirj quhilkis Act being rede herd and vndirstandin In presens of gilbert menyeis the said lord Reuerentlie Requirit the aldirman and balyeis that thai walde caus' thir personis vndirwritin be Suorne the gret aithez ande declar' the verite anent the bying of the saide Salt eftir the tenour of the said act the quhilkis peticion the saide aldirman and balyeis vndirstandand' resonabile and consonant to resone Resavit the personis vndirwritin quhilkis riplie' auisit the gret aithez Suorne the saide gilbert nocht exceping' agan thame deponit and declarit as eftir follouis' In the first Alexander menyeis deponit be his aitht he hard say thar was salt sauld ande deliuerit be gilbert menyeis to my lord gordone and he was nocht present at the findin of the dettouris and he hard say thar was dettouris fundin sere John ruthirfurd deponit that gilbert menyeis hed sauld to my lord gordon' and deliuerit to his factouris certan gret salt and resavit Androw branche and thomas mar dettouris for the pament of the said salt and the saide lord bocht na salt fra george Eduardsone' burges of Edinburgh' Androw culan eldar concordis in ale thingis with the deposicion' of the saide sere John ruthirfurd' And atour saide that gilbert menyeis gert summond' Androw branche and thomas mar befor our souerane lorde for the pament of the saide salt Johnhe' colison deponit he hard say my lorde gordone' bocht certan salt fra gilbert menyeis and as he trowis and Remembris Androw branche and thomas mar was dettouris for the pament of the saide salt thomas prat deponit he hard say lord gordon' bocht salt fra gilbert menyeis and fand him dettouris for the pament of It thomas fyf concordis with the saide thomas pratis deposicion' in ale thingis Robert blinsele deponit he vndirstud gilbert menyeis had sauld certane sault to the lord gordone and had resauit dettouris for the pament of the samyn Androw culan yongar deponit he hard say lord gordone bocht certane salt fra gilbert menyeis and the aldirman and bailyeis for the tyme was dettouris for the pament of the samyn gilbert menyeis deponit be his aitht as he Remembris he sauld to lord gordon' certane salt of george Eduardsonnis and Androw branche Jonhne colison' thomas mar and Androw culan eldar come dettouris to him for the pament of the saide salt bot he Remembris nocht the quantite of the some' of the money to be resavit for the saide salt Ande Alexander red deponit he hard say lord gordone bocht certan salt fra gilbert menyeis and fand him dettour for the pament of the samyne

evinsone The said day the balyeis continevit the borghe' strekit one Robert evinsone be Jonhne mar' procurator to John blabir' for the wranguis' haldin fra him of tua petj quartaris of Salt quhil monunday that next cumis for waknes of the court in siclik strintht as It is now but preiudice til ony partj

agan thame deponit and declarit as eftir follouis' In the first Alexander menyeis deponit be his aitht he hard say thar was salt sauld ande deliuerit be gilbert menyeis to my lord gordone and he was nocht present at the findin of the dettouris and he hard say thar was dettouris fundin sere John ruthirfurd deponit that gilbert menyeis hed sauld to my lord gordon' and deliuerit to his factouris certan gret salt and resavit Androw branche and thomas mar dettouris for the pament of the said salt and the saide lord bocht na salt fra george Eduardsone' burges of Edinburgh' Androw culan eldar concordis in ale thingis with the deposicion' of the saide sere John ruthirfurd' And atour saide that gilbert menyeis gert summond' Androw branche and thomas mar befor our souerane lorde for the pament of the saide salt Johnhe' colison deponit he hard say my lorde gordone' bocht certan salt fra gilbert menyeis and as he trowis and Remembris Androw branche and thomas mar was dettouris for the pament of the saide salt thomas prat deponit he hard say lord gordon' bocht salt fra gilbert menyeis and fand him dettouris for the pament of It thomas fyf concordis with the saide thomas pratis deposicion' in ale thingis Robert blinsele deponit he vndirstud gilbert menyeis had sauld certane sault to the lord gordone and had resauit dettouris for the pament of the samyn Androw culan yongar deponit he hard say lord gordone bocht certane salt fra gilbert menyeis and the aldirman and bailyeis for the tyme was dettouris for the pament of the samyn gilbert menyeis deponit be his aitht as he Remembris he sauld to lord gordon' certane salt of george Eduardsonnis and Androw branche Jonhne colison' thomas mar and Androw culan eldar come dettouris to him for the pament of the saide salt bot he Remembris nocht the quantite of the some' of the money to be resavit for the saide salt Ande Alexander red deponit he hard say lord gordone bocht certan salt fra gilbert menyeis and fand him dettour for the pament of the samyne

Copia letteres Regie Jacobus dei gracia Rex scotorum omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes littere peruenerint Salutem Sciatis quod Intelleximus quod burgenses et mercatores burgi nostri de Abirdene quod magna dampna et Incommoda hactenus perpessi sunt ob exportacionem lane pellium et corriorum extra vicecomitum nostrum de Abirdene' Incontrarum priuilegiorum et libertatis dictorum burgensuum burgensium in fraude in nostre magne custume dicti burgi Nos Igitur accenden accenden' et perpenden' infrictionem dicte libertatis et huiusmodi dampna nostra et dictorum nostrorum burgensuum burgensium commisimus et tenore presencium committimus Preposito balliuis et burgensibus dicti nostri quj pro tempore fueruit eorumque deputatis liberam facultatem et plenariam presentatem eschaetand' et ad vsum nostrum approbriandum et capiendum huiusmodi bona lanas pelles Corria Sic extra dictum vicecomitum et libertatem dicti burgi abducta seu Impostrum forsitan' abducenda absque solucione nostre custume de quibusquidam bonis eschaetatis concessimus et tenore presencium concedimus dictis preposito balliuis et burgensibus burgi nostri de Abirdene dimidietatem eschaete eorundem pro eorum laboribus sumptibus et expensis faciendis certa eorum eschaetacionem Aliam vero dimidietatem dicte eschaete ad nos Importare et de eisdem bonis annuatim' nostro Scaccario computum reddere tenebuntur prepositj et ballivi burgi supradicti prout littere potestatis quondam carissimj et nobilisimj aui nostri dictis preposito balliuis et burgensibus prius desuper confectis in se plenius proportauit et testantur Quare Vniuersis et Singulis liegis et subditis nostris quorum Interest vel Interesse poterit stricte precipiendo mandamus contentus dictis preposito balliuis et burgensibus dicti burgi eorumque deputatis ministris et seruitoribus in omnibus et singulis eschaetacionem dictorum bonorum concernen' et deportacionem eorundem ad vsus nostros vt premittitur prompte Respondeant pareant et Intendant Et quod Incontrarium presencium nullatenus deuenire presumant temporibus pro futuris Sub omni pena quam ergam nostram Regiam Incurrere poteruit maiestatem presentibus pro nostra voluntate et deinde vsque ad nostram specialem Reuocacionem earundem durature datum sub magno Sigillo nostro apud abirbrothoc vndecimo die mensis Decembris Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo nonagesimo quinto et Regnj nostri Octauo Littera facta preposito balliuis et burgensibus burgj de Aberdene et cetera et cetera

Andreas litstar Eodem die Andreas litstar amerciatur per assisam Juratam ex ore Willelmi blinsell prelocutoris assise pro perturbio Johannis Kirkland' Cuj emendabit ut Jura volunt pro qua emenda Soluet dicto Johanni v s' fabrice operis v s' ij li' cere ad lumen Sancti Sanguinis et si perturbium in postrum alicui commiserit et de hoc conuictus summonuit soluet xx s' ad fabricam ecclesiam et restaurabit birretum et pilium