Be it kend till al men be thir present lettres vs Aldirman balyeis counsale and communite of Abirdene Our avale in that part sene considerit and vndirstandyn' to haf set and to ferme lattyne and be thir present lettres settis and to formaill lattis tile our louet nichtbur' Thomas chapman ale and haile the fischingis of ane half nethis of the furis furdis apone the wattir of Dee for ale the termes of aucht yeris mailes and girssome fre for ane certane Some vsuale mone of scotland pait tile vs be the said Thomas in novmerit money In tyme of the making of thir present lettres to the defens' and resisting of the Inuasione of our ald Inemeys of Ingland and sayftie and conseruacion' of our burghe' for the defens' of our heritage of the landis of the crovis our landis of Rubislaw fischingis of the Raik for the quhilkis we stand' vndir our souerane lordis summonce for the reforming of our organis and for vthiris resonable' causis concerning vs of the quhilk some of formaile for the said aucht yeris we hald vs weill content and fullely pait and dischargis and quiet'clamis the said Thomas his airis executouris and assignez now and foreuir for vs our successouris airis executouris and assignez and for ale vthiris quhom' It efferis now and foreuir To be haldin and hede ale and haile the fischingis of the saide half nethis with thar pertinence to the said Thomas his airis and assignez with ale and sindrie fredomis aisiamentis and profitis quhatsumeuir pertenyng or onywis' may pertene tharto The Entra of the said Thomas his airis or assignez salbe in and with the said half nethis fischingis on' the vigile of Sanct Androw in wynter in the ye yer of god a thousand and fyve hundreth yeris quhilk salbe the vsche of this our generale assedacione Instant and frathinfurtht to continew in peciabile Josyn' and brukin the sammyn' quhill ale the termes of aucht yeris haile and togiddir be fullely complete and runnyn' malis fre and gyrsome fre but ony Impediment questione of demand of vs or ony vthiris to be maid in the contrar' and gif It happinnis the said Thomas his airis or assignez to be Inquiet Impedit or onywis' wexit In the Enteress' Josyn' and brukin of the said half nethis fischingis at the said' terme and Induring the said yeris as god forbed' quharthrow thai may nocht peciable' Joys' the said fischingis Thane we oblis' vs and our successouris aldirman balyeis counsale and communite to content refund and pay to the said Thomas his airis or assignez twenty pundis vsuale money of scotland for costis skathis dampnis and expensis maid and sustenit tharthrow within aucht dayis eftir It be knawin the Impediment be maid Nochtwithstanding this assedacion' havande ale strintht' force and effect as Obefor and we the said Aldirman balyeis counsale and communite and Our' Successouris sale warand kep and defend' ale and haile the said half nethis fisching' with the pertinence to the said Thomas his airis and assignez for ale the termes of aucht yeris as said Is aganis aganis ale dedly ale fraude and gyle away put In witnesing of the quhilkis our commone Seile Is hungyn' tile thir our lettres at Abirdene the aucht day of may the yer' of god a thousand four' hundretht nynty and Sevyn' yeris be for thir witnesis ser Johne Ruthirfurd' Aldirman Alexander menyes Robert blinselle Dauid menyes Alexander red Johne of Cullane Johne collison' Thomas prat Johne Wormet burges' of the said burghe and ser Johne stirueling public notar et cetera

In the contrar' and gif It happinnis the said george his airis or assignez tilbe Inquiet Impedite or onywis' wexit In the Enteress' Josyne and brukyn' of the said half nethis fisching at the said terme and Induring the said' yeris as god forbed' quharthrow thai may nocht peciably' Joys' the sammyn' fischingis thane we oblis' vs and our successouris aldirman balyeis counsale and communite to content refund and pay to the said georgis or airis or assignez twenty pundis vsuale mone of scotland for Costis skathis dampnis and expensis maid and sustenit tharthrow within aucht dayis eftir be It be knawin the Impediment be maid Nochtwithstanding this assedacion' havande ale strintht force and effect as Obefor And we the said Aldirman balyeis Counsale and communite and our successouris sall warand kep and defend' ale and haile the said half nethis fischingis with the pertinence to the said george his airis and assignez for ale the termes of aucht yeris as said Is aganis ale deidly all fraude and gyle away put In witnesing of the quhilkis Our common Seill Is hungyne to thir our lettres at Abirdene the aucht day of may the yer' of god a thousand four' hundreth nynty and Sevyne yeris befor thir witnes ser Johne' Ruthirfurd Aldirman Alexander menyes Robert blinsele Dauid menyes Alexander rede Johne of Cullane Johne collison' Thomas prat Johne Wormet burges of the said burghe' and ser Johne stirueling notar public et cetera

Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xxixo die mensis maij quo Supra

yeris quhilk salbe the vsche of this our generale assedacione Instant and frathinfurtht to continew in peciabile Josyn' and brukin the sammyn' quhill ale the termes of aucht yeris haile and togiddir be fullely complete and runnyn' malis fre and gyrsome fre but ony Impediment questione of demand of vs or ony vthiris to be maid in the contrar' and gif It happinnis the said Thomas his airis or assignez to be Inquiet Impedit or onywis' wexit In the Enteress' Josyn' and brukin of the said half nethis fischingis at the said' terme and Induring the said yeris as god forbed' quharthrow thai may nocht peciable' Joys' the said fischingis Thane we oblis' vs and our successouris aldirman balyeis counsale and communite to content refund and pay to the said Thomas his airis or assignez twenty pundis vsuale money of scotland for costis skathis dampnis and expensis maid and sustenit tharthrow within aucht dayis eftir It be knawin the Impediment be maid Nochtwithstanding this assedacion' havande ale strintht' force and effect as Obefor and we the said Aldirman balyeis counsale and communite and Our' Successouris sale warand kep and defend' ale and haile the said half nethis fisching' with the pertinence to the said Thomas his airis and assignez for ale the termes of aucht yeris as said Is aganis aganis ale dedly ale fraude and gyle away put In witnesing of the quhilkis our commone Seile Is hungyn' tile thir our lettres at Abirdene the aucht day of may the yer' of god a thousand four' hundretht nynty and Sevyn' yeris be for thir witnesis ser Johne Ruthirfurd' Aldirman Alexander menyes Robert blinselle Dauid menyes Alexander red Johne of Cullane Johne collison' Thomas prat Johne Wormet burges' of the said burghe and ser Johne stirueling public notar et cetera

Carnifices The saide day Alexander prat cristy prat Androw lousone Robert flessar' Jonhne flessar Robert futhes Williame blytht eldar Kelour lammyntone William Cardnow and the saide Cristy for the saide Androw lousone oblist thame be the fathtis of thar bodiis that euere tua of thame sal fynd' mak and vphald' ane Candile to worschip the Sacrament one corpus cristis day in tymes to Cum for the plesouris of the tone and for the amendis and assithtment of the Inobedience and falt committit agan the common' ordinance of the tone In the falyeing of the bering and vphalding of the said candillis