prepositus et Johannes mar' prepositus' et Johannes mar The xv day of marche the yer' forsaide sere Johne ruthirfurd' aldirman schew and declarit how he was to pas' for the hambringin of Sanct nicholes led' to beruik and the quyntray was dangerfull throw this plage of pestlence for the eschewin' perell' that his wyf and his barnis be nocht skathtit in tyme to Cum that thar' was in handis thre scoir' pundis of the wattir malys of this yer' immediatlie bigane Ande Johne of mar' grantit the samyn and that he hed' xxxv li' of the saide yeris maile in his handis for' the quhilkis he suld' ansuer' to the tone befor thir witnes gilbert menyes and thomas leslie et cetera

Curia balliuorum burgi de abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xiiijto die Aprilis anno Domini Millesimo quingentesimo primo

John mar' the said' day the aldirman ballieis Consal and communite of abirdene grantit and gaf to Jok of mar' Sone to alexander of mar' the Clerkschip vacand' be the dimission' of William yong last possessor' of the Samyn for' all the dais of his lyve he doinge gude and Sufficient seruice tharfor as efferis And' sere Johne ruthirfurd' aldirman deliuerit to him the saide clerkschip be ane page of paper et cetera In the tovnis nayme

Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem quinto die mensis marcij Anno Domini Millesimo et quingentesimo

The saide day It was deliuerit be ane suorne assis' Richerd' Waus forspekar that ande Canny Eduard' preue nocht be monunday that next cumis that the actioun' debatable' betuix Alexander hay and Jonhne Ramsay anent the clame of ane barrell salmond' tar' is dependand' in the Spirituale law befor' the Official' of Abirdene the said' Canny sal pay j barrel of tar' to bessy chamer Spous' to the saide Alexander