We balyeis Counsal and communite of Abirdene grantis vs avand to our Richt hertlie louet nychtbour' sere Jonhne ruthirfurd knicht threttene pundis and tene pennis vsual money of Scotland lent to vs in novmerit money in our gret neid' in tym of the makin' of thir lettres for the quhilkis we haue grantit and assignit and be thir present lettres grantis and assignis to the said' knicht his ayris executouris and assignez' our lauchful assignais in that part Sex pundis tene s' and v d' to be rasit at his or thar avne handis of the maile of ony half nethis fischingis of the Raik that plesis him of the next fischingis in the yer of god jM iiijC nyntj and nyn yeris Ande vthir sex li' of the male of ane demi nethis fisching in the yer thareftir follouing in the yer of god jM and fiwe hundreth yeris Ande gif neid' be the tennentis of the saide fischingis for' the sade threttie li' and tene d' and thar gudis to compell and distrenye at his or thar avne handis but le ony leif of vs And' we the saidez balyeis Consal and communite oblis' vs our successoris ayris executouris and assignez' to warand kep and defend this our assignacion to the said knicht his ayris executouris and assignez' as said is be al our landis and gudis aganis al dedlie In witnesing of the quhilkis we haue appensit our common' seil to thir lettres at Abirdene the xx day of Julij the yer of god jM iiijC nyntj and aucht yeris

Copia commissionis Alexandri menyeis Vniuersis pateat per presentes nos prepositus balliuos consules et communitatem burgi de abirdene vnanimi consensu et assensu vtilitate nostra in hac parte vndique pensata fecisse constituisse et ordinasse necnon tenor' presencium facere constituere et ordinare nostros dilectos conburgenses Robertum blinsel Johannem Cullan alexandrum Rede Johannem Colisone et thomam prat nostros legittimos commissarios ac deputatos speciales dan' et conceden' eisdem nostram liberam et ammodam presentatem Irreouacabilem ac mandatam speciale pro nobis et nomine nostro totas et Integras nostras paruas Custumas cum suis Justis pertinenciis assedare et ad firmam dimittere honorabili viro Alexandro menyeis nostro conburgensi predilecto pro terminis trium annorum immediate post terminem sue assedacionis prius desuper fact' complendorum Et generaliter omnia alia singula faciend' gerend' et excercend' quo in premissis et circa ea necessaria fuerint seu oportuna promitten' nos Rato grato firmum et stabile haben' et habiturus tocium et quicquid dicti commissarij nostri in premissis duxerint faciend' sub ypotheca et obligacione omnium bonorum nostrorum mobilium et immobilium presencium et futurorum In cuius Rei testimonium Sigillum nostri communione presentibus est appensum Apud Abirdene xxo die mensis Julij anno Domini Mo cccco nonagesimo octauo

Curia balliuorum de abirdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem penultimo die mensis Julij anno quo Supra

T prat murray The saide day thomas prat Come Souerte to Williame of murray for Ranald' Chene for auchtene stanez' of woll to be pait at the next beltane hereftir follouing

blakhall burnat the saide day comperit margeret burnat the Relict of vmquhill Johne blakhall of bourty and ratifeit and appreuit the assidacion' and takis maid be hir' to William blakhall of hal the landis of westerhous' the quartar of the myle of bourty pertening to hir' in lyfrent and of al hir' terce of the landis of the burroche of bourty mekile fymersy litile fymersy the myl of fymersy manetht and Certeson' and the balyeis mad tharupon' and suer' the gret aithe to obserue ale pontis contenit in tham Ande Alexander burnat hir' fadir promittit be the fath of his bodie to gif to the said' William the obligacion that Jhon blak hale his fadir mad' to him Anent the varandice of hir' coniunctfeftment vndir the pane of tua hundreth merkis for the quhilkis the said Willam Remittit him xl s' of mariage gudis And' atour he Reuocit and annullit al lettres maid' betuix him and his douchtir and the said' William John executis the chartir and letter Sesin of the half landis wister hous'