Curia balliuorum burgi de abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xxij die mensis nouembris quo Supra

domini nostri Regis de quadam terra anteriori Jacente infra dictum burgum in vico Inferiori ecclesie ex boreali parte eiusdem vici inter terram Johannis malison' ex orientali ex vna et terram altaris Sancti petrj infra ecclesiam parochialem beati nicholaij de Abirdene situati partibus ab altera et communionem viam regiam versus austrum Et quod dictus patricius est legittimus et propinquior heres dicti quondam henrici patricij suj de dicta terra cum pertinenciis Et quod est legittime etatis Et quod dicta terrav valet nunc per annum decim s' et valuit tantum tempore pacis Et quod tenetur in capite de Supprimo domino nostro Rege per seruicium burgagium Et nunc existit in manibus domini nostri Regis per mortem dicti henrici per spacium duorum annorum aut eocirca in defectu viri heredis Jus suum hucusque minime prosequentis datis et clausis sub Sigillo Thome leslie vnius balliuorum dicti burgi ac Sigill' quorundam quj huic Inquisicionem Intererant faciend' Anno die mense et loco prenotatis

Cantores chorj The saide day the aldirman and consal present for the tyme grantit to sere Richerde Waus aucht merkis to sere Androw Coupar fiwe markis and to sere Jonhne strathachin four' merkis for this yer' to Cum for thar' continuale gude seruice and residence to be maid' in the queir' and kirk of Abirdene tharof thai assignit viij merkis to the said sere Robert of the vuirmyll

masonis' The saide day mathow Wricht oblist him be his hand' vphaldin to mak gude seruice in the luge and vteuthe to the bigin and furnysing of the queir' at the commavnd and sicht of the aldirman consal and the mastir of the kirkwerk and he sal nocht pas' to nathir vthir werk without speciale licence of the aldirman and the consal p for the quhilkis seruice to be done thai sal nocht content and pay to the said mathow tuenty tua merkis vsual money of Scotland the entre of the said mathow was tharwith that at mertymes last bigane the saide day Nichol masone and Dauid Wricht oblist tham be the fathtis of thar bodiis the gret aithe suorne to remane at Sanct nicholes werk in the luge and vteuthe thar to mak daly gude seruice and to be leile and trew in al pontis and nocht to pas' fra the saide werk without leif of the aldirman consal and mastir of the werk for the quhilkis gude seruice to be done thar sal content and pay to the saide nichol tuenty ane merkis and to the saide Dauid auchtene merkis

the saide fiwe merkis to the saide sere Androw of the said myll And' the saide four' markis to the said sere Jonhne of the maile of bogferloche to be rasit at thar avne handis