apprising of thomas fyffis landis Tile ale and Sindrie to quhais knalege thir lettres sale cum Alexander menyeis aldirman Thomas leslie James Colisone Johne mar' and Dauid mar' balyeis of this burghe of abirdene greting in gode euirlesting with ale humilite honour and Reuerence as efferis for samekile as our Soueran lordis lettres vndir the Signet was directit to vs sereffis in that part coniunctlie and seueralie to pas conpell and distrenye the landis and mak penny of Rediast gudis of thomas fyffis burgis of the saide burghe Ande falyeing of his movabile gudis to pas' his landis for the Some of fourty fiwe pundis pundis vsuale money of scotlande for ane annuel Rent of fiwe li' of nyne yeris bigane Recouerit be ane decret befor the lordis of our Souerane lordis consall And caus' ane venerabill fadir in gode Dauid abbat of arbrothot and the conuent of the Samyn be content and pait tharof eftir the tenor of our Souerane lordis lettres directit to vs tharupon' as in the samyn mair' fullie Is contenit Ande thareftir we the saide aldirman and balyeis passit serssit and socht the movabile gudis of the saide thomas be our' Selff and our' Officiaris and coud' nocht comprehend nayn' movabile gudis pertening to the saide thomas within the boundis of our office In defalt of the quhilkis at the charge of our said' Soueran lordis lettres forsaide lauchfullie gert warne and charge thir personis eftir follouing that is to say Dauid menyes Jonhe' cullan Alexander Rede gilbert menyes William blinsele alexander mar' Androw murray Robert crag thomas leslie Waus patry leslie William Wormet mathow branche and Johne Steuinsone burges of the saide burghe to Comper befor ws in the court of the saide burghe haldin within the tolbutht of the Samyn the Sextene day of the monetht of aprile the yer' of god' jM fiwe hundretht and tua yeris to pris' the landis of the said thomas for the saide Some of fourty fiwe li' and atour we causit to warne the saide thome fyf to comper the saide day and place befor ws to her' and se his landis prisit for the said Some Quhilkis personis fensit and affirmit the gret bodelie aithez suorne Inclusit within the consalhous' of the said' burghe Riplie avisit apprisit ane annuele Rent of fyve xlv s' pundis vsuale money of Scotlande yerlie to be Rasit of the tua landis of the saide thomas liand' within the said' burghe togiddir in the Castalgat one the northt part of the samyn gat betuix the land of mastir Johne badenaghe' one the Est part one that ane part Ande the lande of vmquhile thomas prat one the West part one that vthir part' to the avale of the said Some of xlv li' Ande passit thareftir to the mercat Corse of the saide burghe and thar be oppin proclamacion' askit the saide annuell Rent to the saide thomas or ony vthiris that walde cum and by It within xv dais next thareftir with Intracion and nay man walde Cum within the saide xv dais to by the saide annuell Rent we walde assigne It to the creditouris Ande the saide xv dais being bigan the saide thomas nor' nayn vthiris / walde pay the saide Some for the saide annuell Rent tharfor be verteu of our office we assignit the saide annuell Rent to the saide Abbat and convent and to dene James lauson' monk and procurator of the saide place with tham and thir Successouris to Reman eftir the forme of act of parliament' the Est lande nerrast the lande of mastir Johne badenaghe' Is hiddir of the saide hous' of Arbrothot in Regalite and the West lande In haldin of the King be burrow seruice

Alexander Rede gilbert menyes William blinsele alexander mar' Androw murray Robert crag thomas leslie Waus patry leslie William Wormet mathow branche and Johne Steuinsone burges of the saide burghe to Comper befor ws in the court of the saide burghe haldin within the tolbutht of the Samyn the Sextene day of the monetht of aprile the yer' of god' jM fiwe hundretht and tua yeris to pris' the landis of the said thomas for the saide Some of fourty fiwe li' and atour we causit to warne the saide thome fyf to comper the saide day and place befor ws to her' and se his landis prisit for the said Some Quhilkis personis fensit and affirmit the gret bodelie aithez suorne Inclusit within the consalhous' of the said' burghe Riplie avisit apprisit ane annuele Rent of fyve xlv s' pundis vsuale money of Scotlande yerlie to be Rasit of the tua landis of the saide thomas liand' within the said' burghe togiddir in the Castalgat one the northt part of the samyn gat betuix the land of mastir Johne badenaghe' one the Est part one that ane part Ande the lande of vmquhile thomas prat one the West part one that vthir part' to the avale of the said Some of xlv li' Ande passit thareftir to the mercat Corse of the saide burghe and thar be oppin proclamacion' askit the saide annuell Rent to the saide thomas or ony vthiris that walde cum and by It within xv dais next thareftir with Intracion and nay man walde Cum within the saide xv dais to by the saide annuell Rent we walde assigne It to the creditouris Ande the saide xv dais being bigan the saide thomas nor' nayn vthiris / walde pay the saide Some for the saide annuell Rent tharfor be verteu of our office we assignit the saide annuell Rent to the saide Abbat and convent and to dene James lauson' monk and procurator of the saide place with tham and thir Successouris to Reman eftir the forme of act of parliament' the Est lande nerrast the lande of mastir Johne badenaghe' Is hiddir of the saide hous' of Arbrothot in Regalite and the West lande In haldin of the King be burrow seruice

plegius serray cheyshame Eodem die plegium porrectum super Willelmum serray litstar per Willelmum cheyshame continuatur vsque ad pennultimum aprilis propter debilitatem Curie sine preiudicio parcium

Richerde le feur' gallicus et nostri mercatores The saide day Richerde le feur' franchman and merchande of Rovane was Accusit for the selling of his merchandice tile vthiris merchantis with ane wrangis pvnde quhilkis the saide Richerde denyit and in continent the saide actioun' was put to the decisioun' of thir personis eftir writin that is to say Johne of Cullan Alexander mar' patry leslie Alexander gray Johne Steuinson' Dauy Kintor' henry rede cristy prat Duncan crak William Ketht William Duncan Jonhne le frans' and Jonhne Suedry quhilkis riplie auisit the gret Aithez Suorne deliuerit be the moutht of the saide Johne of Cullane In the name of the saide assis' ale in ane voce concordand that the saide Richerde le feur' hed' wrangit in the selling of his merchandice with ane wrang pvnde and aw till Amend' as law and forber' in tyme to Cum et cetera

Curia Balliuorum burgj de aberdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem vicesimo die mensis aprilis anno quo supra