aldirman and balyeis ordanit Johne Cuk and Williame scrimgeour officiaris to pas' to sere Johne ruthirfurde and tak ane Stress and lat it Agan to borghe and It be askit and Warne him to Comper this day xv dais the secund' day of maij to Cum to Ansuer' to the saide borghe' as secund' day of proces'
The saide day Dauy menyes Johne of cullan Alexaner Rede gilbert menyes Alexander mar' Androw murray William blinsele Robert crag thomas Waus patry leslie William Wormet mathow branche and Johne Steuinson' burgis of the saide burghe Suorne the gret bodely aithe at commavnde and charge of the aldirman and balyeis In defalt of movable' gudis quhilkis coud nocht be comprehendit be the Officiaris apprisit ane annuell Rent of xlv schillingis yerlie to be tane and Rasit of the tua landis of thomas fyfis liand within the said' burghe in the Castalgat one the northt part of the samyn gat betuix the lande of maistir Johne badenaghe' one the Est and the lande of vmquhile thomas prat one the West part To the pament of the Some of xlv li' vsuale money of Scotlande aucht to the abbat and convent of arbrothoc and optenit befor the lordis of our' Souerane lordis Counsall for' ane annuell Rent of fyve pundis of Nyne yeris annuell bigan vnpait aving of the saide landis efitr the tenor of our' Soueran lordis lettres vndir the Signet directit to the aldirman and balyeis tharupon'
Curia balliuotum burgi de abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem xvjo die aprilis anno quo supra
Eodem die thomas Redale fecit constituit creauit et nominauit thomam leslie et thomam Waus coniunctim et diuisim suos legittimes procuratores ad respondendum plegio super Ipsum per alexandrum annande porrectum penes vnam barellam bituminis Agendum defendendum et cetera promittens de Rato et Rato
To the pament of the Some of xlv li' vsuale money of Scotlande aucht to the abbat and convent of arbrothoc and optenit befor the lordis of our' Souerane lordis Counsall for' ane annuell Rent of fyve pundis of Nyne yeris annuell bigan vnpait aving of the saide landis efitr the tenor of our' Soueran lordis lettres vndir the Signet directit to the aldirman and balyeis tharupon'