the copy of the kingis letter James be the grace of god king of Scottis Til ale and Sindrie our officiaris liegis and subditis quhome it efferis quhais knavlege thir our lettres salcum greting forsamekile as our vthiris lettres war direkit obefor' be avis' and deliuerance of the lordis of our consale chargeing for certan resonabile causis concerning the gude of merchandice and common wel of our realme that nay Schipis suld' pas' nor' saile in merchandice furtht of our realme in ony partis within the duk of burgunyeis land' for ane certan tyme to Cum lik as our vthiris lettres and proclamacion maid' tharapon' proportis Neuirtheles' becaus' we knaw that ane Schip of the tone of Wer' in zeland' the mastir ande Skippar tharof Callit neilboll was ladyne and chargit with merchandice and gudis of our merchandis of abirdene and vthiris our liegis befor the making of the saide proclamacion and was redy to haue departit and gif scho war' Stopit of hir viage it suld' be gret skathis bath to the skiparis and merchandice herfor of our Speciale fauoris we gif and grantis ful licence and fredome be thir our lettres to the saide skippar and merchandis to pas' quhen it plesis tham with the said Schip and merchandice and gudis to the campver' or ony vthir partis beyond' sey that plesis tham for the excerceinge of thar merchandice and wil that thai be nocht accusit attachit arrestit or trubulit tharfor in thar personis Schip merchandis or gudis be vs or ony of our officiaris liegis or Subditis in onyvis' nocht withstanding ony proclamacion Inhibicion lettres of or chargis of ouris in the contrar' anent the quhilkis we dispens' with the said Skippar and merchandis be thir our lettres quharfor we charge stratlie and commandis yow al and Sindrie our officiaris liegis and subditis forsaidis that nayne of yow tak apon hande to do or attampe ony thingis in contrar' this our licence and dispensacion in onyvis' in tyme to Cum vndir al the hieast pane and charge that eftir may follou gevin vndir our priue seile at Stirueling' the xix day of August Ande of our Regne the xj yeris

Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xxvij die Augusti quo Supra

Steuarte The saide day Androw Steuart and his wif was conuikit be ane Suorne assis' Jonhne Colisone forspekar for strubulance of maly seruand' to Johne of meldrum and scho quyt of thar al strubulance

we dispens' with the said Skippar and merchandis be thir our lettres quharfor we charge stratlie and commandis yow al and Sindrie our officiaris liegis and subditis forsaidis that nayne of yow tak apon hande to do or attampe ony thingis in contrar' this our licence and dispensacion in onyvis' in tyme to Cum vndir al the hieast pane and charge that eftir may follou gevin vndir our priue seile at Stirueling' the xix day of August Ande of our Regne the xj yeris

Curia balliuorum de abirdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem vltimo die augusti