murray Eodem die accedens ad barram Andreas murray protestabatur in forma Juris pro vno annuo redditu xviij s' sibi annuatim debit' de quadam terra vasta Jacente in vico Castrj ex portam ex australi parte eiusdem vici inter terram ex orientali ex vna et terram ex occidentali partibus ab altera Ad quam terram accedens nichil reperit distringibile preter terram et lapides quos ballivis in sacculo presentavit in Curia tanquam primo die huius processus Testibus thoma philp Willelmo scherar' et Andrea nachtj seriando
Electio commissariorum huius burgi pro assedacione pistatorum et terrarum eiusdem The saide day the haill tone warnit be the hand'bell throw ale the partis of the Samyn ande gathrit batht balyeis Consale and haill communite Circualy Inquirit be philp of Dunbrek officiar' grantit consentit and ordanit be ane haill voce to f set al thar fischingis and wattiris of Dee and Done ande al thar' common' landis for fyve yeris eftir thar' generale assedacion Instan' be Runnyn to nichtbouris Induellaris of the tone for the bigin and reformacion of thar' kirk quer' and kirk werk ande for vthir nedfule thingis and chargis concerning the common' profit of the tone Ande chesit thir personis commissaris to Sett the Samyn In the first sere Jonhne ruthirfurd' aldirman Alexander menyes Robert blinsele Dauid menyes Jonhne of Cullane Alexander rede Alexander chamer Jonhne Colisone and Jonhne Wormet
Cullan turnour The saide day It was deliuerit be ane Suorne assis' Thomas leslie forspekar that Androw Cullane yongar sal resaue fra mathow turnor' xvj barrellis of buitir thai beand' sufficient merchand' gudis and mak him pament tharfor and for gif he has ony pertinearis to follow tham to releyve him tharanent
Watson' prat the saide day Comperit Alexander Watsone and offerit him redy to schew his richtis of his land' that he will vys' anent the debatis betuix him and alexander prat becaus' the saide alexander prat comperit nocht protestand' the tennentis be nocht wexit nor' Inquiet et cetera quhill he war' warnit
Copia commissionis huius burgi Vniuersis ad quorum Noticiam presentes littere peruenerint burgenses et communitas burgi de abirdene eternam in domino salutem Noueritis nos matura auisacione prehabita vtilitate nostra in hac parte debite premisa et diligenter considerata Et notant' pro constructione et reformacione ecclesie nostre parrochialis aliisque cause racionalibus animum nostrum monen' fecisse constituisse et ordinasse necnon tenore presencium facere constituere et ordinare nostros comburgenses predictos videlicet Johannem Ruthirfurd' militem ac prepositum nostri Alexandrum menyes Robertum blinsel David menyes Johannem Cullan alexandrum Rede alexandrum chamer Johannem colison' et Johannem Wormet nostros legitimos veros et indubitatos commissarios actores factores et deputatos speciales dan' et conceden' eisdem commissariis et eorum maiori partj nostrarum plenam potestatem et mandatum speciale omnes et singulas piscatorias nostras libertati dicti burgi Scriptan' tam aque de Deeque de Done terras nostras Redditus et posiciones vniuersas nobis pertinen' seu Juste scripture valen' assedand' arrendand' et ad firmas dimittend' vicinis nostris infra dictum burgum commorantibus pro terminis quinque annorum plenarie complendorum Ac omnia alia et singula terra dictam assedacionem necessaria gerend' et excercend' que nos facere possemus si present' in premissis personaliter Interessemus Ac si que sunt que mandatum exigant maius speciale Ratum gratum haben' et habiturum totum et quicquid dicti nostri commissarij seu maior perer per eorundem in premissis et premissorum quo libet nomine nostri iuste duxerint aut dixerit faciend' sub ypotheca et obligacione omnium bonorum nostrorum mobilium et immobilium presencium et futurorum In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium Sigillum nostrum communione presentibus est appensum apud dictum burgum xiijo die mensis Januarij anno Domini millesimo ccccmo nonagesimo nono