procuratorium thome fyf Eodem die thomas fyf fecit constitut creauit et Nominauit Andream fyf filium suum procuratorem legittimum in causa clamei' dominj abbatis et conuentus de arbrothoc penes summam xlv li' sibi ipsum Ac in omnibus aliis causis Actionibus et querelis ipsum concernens opponendum defendendum Agendum respondendum promittens de Rato et grato Cum ceteris clausis necessariis et Oportuniis in vberiore forma procuratorij

James be the grace of god king of Scottis To the alderman and baillies of our burght of Aberdene' greting fforsamekle' as It is humulie menit and schewin to ws that quhen ony taxt or contribucioun' Is Rasit throw ale our burrowis that our said burgh' of Aberdene' is nocht stentit nor pait neuire in tymes bigane bot the x part of the haill taxt put one our said burrowis eftir the auld Rit and consuetud' tharof And now we haue ordanit the Some' of jM merkis and jC crownis to be Rasit and' Inbrocht of our saidez' burrowis to the furnissing of our honorable' ambassatouris now being in Ingland forour mariag' as our lettres and extent Roll direct' tharapone proportis of the quhilk haile taxt and sowme' of jM merkis and jC crownis forsaid the x part tharof extendis to the Sowme' of jC merkis and x crownis quhilk yhe haue pait for your part of the said taxt to ane Reuerend' fadir in god and our traist consalour Androu postulat of murray as his acquittance gevin you tharapon' proportis as Is allegeit Neuirtheles' now laitly Dauid tempilman messinger and schir Williame Willek Wilkesoun' chaplane and seruitour to our louit patrik Blacatar of Tulealloun' knicht has cumin with our lettres chargeing you to mak pament to thame as our collectouris to our saidez' ambassatouris the soume of jC li for your part of the said taxt contrar the said consuetud' of our burrowis or ellis to haue put yow to our horne' and sesit in our handis the fredomes of our saide burgh' of abirdene as wes elikwis' allegeit Our will Is herfor and we charg' youe stratlie and commandis that in continent thir our lettres that gif your part of the said taxt be vnpait that ye mak samyn' to be pait without delay to the collectouris tharof samekle' as It extendis eftir the wse and consuetud of our said burgh' and siclik as has bene vsit in tymes bigane anentis our taxt And namar be Rasit of our said' burgh' of the quhilk we discharg' youe and ale vthiris our officiaris in tyme cuming be thir our lettres haldand thame for your warent in tyme cuming gevin vndir out signet at Edinburgh' the xj day of Januar' and of our Regnne the xiiij yer Ex deliberacione dominorum Consilij Douglace

tulidef baxtar The said' day the aldirman and consale secludit gilbert tulidef baxtar fra bred' bakin quhile pasche day next to cum vndir the pane of banision of the tone but ony dispensacion for the brekin of the statutis of the tone

Rede hatmakar The saide day Johne Rede hatmakar grantit him aving to Jonhne annand' xx ij s' Scottis money quhilkis he borrouit fra thome terres' his merchande of his gudis quhilkis the balyeis chargit him to pay within terme of law

Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xj die Januarij februarij anno quo supra