Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirden' tenta In pretorio eiusdem tercio die Decembris Anno quo supra
Spens the said' day comperit ser William mureson' Curat of abirdene forspekar for Jonhne Spens and askit at marion' burnat the relict of vmquhile Dauy Spens the gudis of arschip and the chartiris pertening to him as ayr' to the said' Dauy
constitucio procuratoris pro communitate burgi The said' day the counsale and communite warnit be the hande bell throw the hell tone Ande forgatherit maid' constitut and ordanit Alexander menyeis Alexander chamer gilbert menyes James Colison' thar' procuratoris coniunctlie and Seueralie with pouer' to substitut ane or may to defend' the Summons maid' one the haill tone for iiijxx li' clamit be thomas leslie Johne mar' Richerd' ruthirfurd Richerd Waus and William Wormet Ande to follou and persew ser Johne ruthirfurd' for the common' gudis of the said' tone And' forthir tile ansuer' and defend' follou and persew ale and Sindrie actionis caus' concerning the hall tone and ordanit to make ane procuratory vndir thar' common sele and to be Selit with thar said' common' sele
The said' day Jonhne greg lauchfullie warnit callit and nocht comperit til ansuer' to the borghe' stekit one him be Androw litstar for the wranguis' haldin fra him of ix l' xix s' and x d' be gud' estimacioun' for costis etc maid' and sustenit in the present of ane pix of wade tharfor the aldirman ande balyeis ordanit William scrimgeor officiar' to pas' and tak ane distres of the saide Jonhniz and latt it Agane to the borghe' and it be askit Ande warne him to comper this day xv dais the xxij day of this instand monetht of December' to ansuer to the said' borghe' as secunde day of process
propinacio domino gray Justiciario S domini nostri Regis The saide say the aldirman ballieis and consale present for the tyme ordanit j pec' and demi of wax to be maide in torchis and prekatis and iij gallonis' of wyne boystis of skorcheatis to be gevin in ane propin' to the lorde gray Justice tile our Soueran lorde quhen he come to the ayr' of abirdene fra the northt partis and ordanit gilbert menyeis and Androu Cullane denys of the gilde to outred' the said' thingis of the common' gudis of the said' burghe'